Academy of Management
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The Academy of Management (AOM, the Academy) is a professional association for scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and organizations. The Academy of Management was established in 1936. It provides a forum for university management professor
Professor
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s and management professionals to present and publish their research and ideas.

Divisions

Upon registration, members of the Academy are granted memberships in 2 of its 25 divisions and interest groups; they may then pay an additional fee to join more. Each division has a unique focus in management issues and has its own governing officers. Currently, these divisions include: Business Policy & Strategy, Careers, Conflict Management, Critical Management Studies, Entrepreneurship, Gender & Diversity in Organizations, Health Care Management, Human Resources, International Management, Management Consulting, Management Education & Development, Management History, Management Spirituality & Religion, Managerial & Organizational Cognition, Operations Management, Organization & Management Theory, Organization Development & Change, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Communication & Information Systems, Organizations & The Natural Environment, Public & Nonprofit, Research Methods, Social Issues in Management, Strategizing Activities & Practice, Technology & Innovation Management.

Publications

The publications of the Academy, which historically receive high Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) ratings, include the following:

  • Academy of Management Journal
    Academy of Management Journal
    The Academy of Management Journal a is peer-reviewed academic journal on management. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2009 impact factor is 6.483, ranking it second in the categories "Management" and "Business" .- External links :*...

  • Academy of Management Learning and Education
    Academy of Management Learning and Education
    Academy of Management Learning and Education is the fourth and most recent journal sponsored by the Academy of Management, the largest association of business professors in the world. As an academic journal, it is not devoted to teaching, but to the management of management and business education...

  • Academy of Management Review
    Academy of Management Review
    The Academy of Management Review a is peer-reviewed academic journal on management. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal's 2009 impact factor is 7.867, ranking it first in the categories "Management" and "Business" .- External links :*...

  • Academy of Management Perspectives (formerly Academy of Management Executive)


The first three journals were ranked in the top 40 business journals in the world by the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....

in 2006. Both the Academy of Management Journal and the Academy of Management Review are ranked in the top 10 in SCImago Journal Rank
SCImago Journal Rank
SCImago Journal Rank is a measure of scientific influence of scholarly journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from. The SJR indicator is a variant of the eigenvector centrality measure...

 in the "Business, Management and Accounting" category.

Conferences

The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, held each year in August, is the largest annual gathering of management scholars in the world and is attended by more than 10,000 people. It provides a forum for sharing research and expertise in all management disciplines through invited and competitive paper sessions, panels, symposia, workshops, distinguished speakers, and special programs for doctoral students. The next meeting will be held in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
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in August (2011).
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