Goal 2: Providing Indispensable Value
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Goal Two Details: Membership | Division and Interest Groups | Connect@AOM | Career Services
AOM is providing indispensable value to a diverse membership characterized by extensive professional services, vibrant volunteerism, interactive communities, and reimagined governance.
What does that mean for our volunteers and member communities?
In 2023, the Academy faced a unique array of global challenges, yet the resilience and commitment of our international community have been pivotal in sustaining AOM's progress. Our ongoing mission to connect members through scholarship and teaching in management and organization has remained at the forefront of our efforts. Our member community's active engagement has enabled us to successfully meet our objectives and explore innovative initiatives, further enhancing our impact in management.
As we prepare for 2024, our strategic focus is to deepen our understanding of the values and priorities of our global members. We aim to enhance our support for members throughout every stage of their professional career. By refining our services and offerings, we are committed to effectively addressing the diverse needs of our community and fostering their continued development and success.
Membership
Our worldwide members are professors and PhD students in business schools at universities, academics in related social science and other fields, and practitioners who value knowledge creation and application.
Division and Interest Groups
Members benefit from involvement in the Academy’s 26 Divisions and Interest Groups (DIGs). Divisions and Interest Groups provide disciplinary “home bases” where members connect and collaborate around specific management domains. These active communities offer a broad range of services tailored to members with interests in a specific management discipline.
In 2023, the Management, Spirituality, and Religion (MSR) Division formally transitioned from an Interest Group to a Division following a member vote approving division status and the AOM Board of Governor’s subsequent confirmation.
Division & Interest Group Reviews
Together, the AOM Board and DIG leadership share responsibility for strengthening the Academy and serving the needs of members. As such, they have a responsibility to develop a strategic agenda, assess progress, and update the agenda over time. In that spirit, the Board of Governors approved the Division and Interest Group Relations Committee (DIGR) recommendation for re-envisioning the content and process of the DIG 5 Year Review that includes:
- A streamlined process with less administration and an opportunity for real-time accounting/adjusting of strategic priorities.
- Improving leadership continuity as result of revising the process to a 3-year recurrence.
- Stakeholder orientation – guidelines for leadership accountability, planning, and reporting.
- Cross-DIG communication, collaboration, and sharing of key learnings & best practices.
- Two-way (DIG-AOM) developmental dialogue related to report feedback.
- Opportunities for more frequent dialogue or interactions among DIG leaders and BOG.
Now, every three years, the Academy’s Divisions and Interest Groups are reviewed by a group of DIG leaders and members of the Board serving on the Division and Interest Group Relations Committee.
In 2023, the following five divisions were the initial cohort of DIGs to follow the new guidelines. Click on each division for their Strategic Review Reports.
- Critical Management Studies (CMS)
- Management, Spirituality, and Religion (MSR)
- Research Methods (RM)
- Strategizing Activities and Practices (SAP)
- Technology and Innovation Management (TIM)
Inaugural Cross-DIG Strategic Sharing Forum
In her communication to DIG Leaders announcing key changes to the DIG Review structure, President Amy Hillman highlighted feedback received from DIG Leaders indicating optimism for cross-DIG communication, collaboration, and sharing of key learnings and best practices. To address the strong DIG appetite for cross-DIG sharing opportunities, the Division and Interest Group Relations (DIGR) committee facilitated the inaugural Cross-DIG Strategic Sharing Forum at the Academy's 83rd Annual Meeting in Boston.
The Cross-DIG Strategic Sharing Forum provided the Academy's 26 unique Division and Interest Groups with an opportunity to share best practices, innovations, and strategic activities with each other, i.e., fellow DIG leaders and volunteers.
Six divisions and interest groups – CAR, HR, MOC, MSR, SAP, and STR – gave presentations followed by an open forum.
2023 Division and Interest Group Membership
1,004 Members 716 Members
753 Members 2,205 Members 3,836 Members 805 Members 3,364 Members 2,004 Members 920 Members 1,526 Members 377 Members 610 Members 1,338 Members 607 Members 1,669 Members 4,196 Members 6,332 Members 425 Members 966 Members 735 Members 2,397 Members 2,069 Members 5,685 Members 659 Members 3,583 Members
Connect@AOM 
Throughout the course of 2023, more than 2,100 members shared their experience and expertise across 60+ communities on Connect@AOM. Community participation resulted in over 12,300 discussion threads and 2,000 uploaded files and resources shared, with our DIGs leading the way as the most engaged communities across AOM. Whether you posted news and announcements, replied to a fellow member’s question, or simply read the Daily Digest emails to stay informed, we thank all AOM members for contributing to our vibrant online community!
Check out some of 2023’s most active, recommended, or followed conversations:
- Mandatory Entrepreneurship Education
- What is MSR's preferred definition of spirituality?
- Using episodes of the TV show Silicon Valley as a teaching device?
- On the Passing of Edgar Schein
- Seeking a scale on belonging
- Content request: Doctoral Course on Foundational Theories in Entrepreneurship
- Careers in non R1 universities
- Central list of schools seeking PhD Programs?
- Curious how folks are using chatbots for teaching
- Most stressful part of teaching?
- Add this unique exercise to your teaching of Supply Chain related classes
Career Services
In 2023, 53 recruiting teams engaged with approximately 300 job seekers during the Annual Meeting Career Fair. This year, a total of 869 job postings were made available by 486 unique employers and advertising agencies. We observed an average of 1,333 active job seekers each month, alongside website traffic that averaged 137,538 visitors, leading to nearly 7,000 submitted applications.
Additionally, our AOM Career Coaches experienced increased engagement, with over 50 members meeting with multiple coaches throughout the weekend.
Career Center at the Annual Meeting
