Strategic Management Society

Strategic Management Society
Name	Strategic Management Society
Formation	1981
Type	Professional association
Headquarters	London
Region served	International
Leader title	President

Strategic Management Society is an international professional association for scholars and practitioners concerned with long-term direction and scope of organizations. Founded in 1981, it serves as a forum connecting practitioners from Fortune 500 firms, academics from Harvard Business School, London Business School, INSEAD, and policymakers from institutions such as the European Commission and the World Bank. The society links research, teaching, and practice across contexts like Silicon Valley, Wall Street, Tokyo, and São Paulo.

History

The society was established in 1981 by leading figures from University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Columbia University, and University of Michigan who sought to bridge scholars associated with the Academy of Management, American Economic Association, and European Academy of Management. Early conferences attracted participants from McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, and corporate strategists from General Electric and Sony Corporation. Over decades the society expanded its reach through partnerships with universities such as MIT, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Wharton School, and Kellogg School of Management, and with global organizations including the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank.

Mission and Objectives

The society’s mission emphasizes advancing strategic thinking among academics and executives from institutions like PwC, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, and Samsung Electronics. Objectives include fostering dialogue between faculties at Yale School of Management, Columbia Business School, HEC Paris, and practitioners from Procter & Gamble, Toyota Motor Corporation, Siemens, and Unilever. It promotes rigorous research influenced by theorists associated with Michael Porter, Henry Mintzberg, Richard Rumelt, and Jay Barney and aims to disseminate findings through channels used by editors at Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, and Administrative Science Quarterly.

Membership and Governance

Membership comprises academics from institutions such as University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, National University of Singapore, and Tsinghua University, as well as executives from Apple Inc., Microsoft, Amazon (company), and BP plc. Governance is overseen by an elected board drawn from leaders affiliated with London School of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, University of Toronto, and ESSEC Business School, with executive staff coordinating activities with partners like Cambridge University Press and major conference venues in Barcelona, Vienna, Sydney, and Toronto. The society’s election processes reflect norms seen in bodies such as the Royal Society and the American Philosophical Society.

Publications and Conferences

The society sponsors peer-reviewed outlets and conferences that attract contributors connected to journals like Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science, and Management Science. Its annual and special conferences have been hosted in locales including Chicago, Paris, Dubai, and Hong Kong, featuring speakers from Intel Corporation, IBM, Nestlé, and Hewlett-Packard. Proceedings and themed issues draw submissions from scholars influenced by works such as Competitive Strategy, The Innovator's Dilemma, Good Strategy Bad Strategy, and Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management. Collaborative events have included symposia with European University Institute, Rotman School of Management, IE Business School, and think tanks like Brookings Institution.

Awards and Recognition

The society recognizes achievement through awards conferred to researchers and practitioners affiliated with Princeton University, Duke University, Cornell University, and Michigan State University. Notable awards mirror the prestige of honors like the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (in public perception), and spotlight work inspired by scholars such as C. K. Prahalad, David J. Teece, Gary Hamel, and Anita McGahan. Recipients often include authors of influential pieces published in venues like Harvard Business Review and winners of discipline awards from the Academy of Management.

Regional and Special Interest Groups

Regional and special interest groups connect members concentrated in regions such as Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Africa and link researchers from institutions such as Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of Cape Town, Seoul National University, and University of Melbourne. Special interest groups focus on themes including corporate strategy, innovation, strategic entrepreneurship, and global strategy, collaborating with centers like Stanford Technology Ventures Program, MIT Sloan School of Management – Innovation Lab, Oxford Said Business School – Strategy Group, and INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute.

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