AOM’s Historical Timeline
1936
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| The Quadrangle Club at the University of Chicago (Wikipedia) |
28 December 1936: AOM was founded during a meeting between Professor Charles L. Jamison, University of Michigan; Professor William N. Mitchell, University of Chicago; and other invited teachers of management courses at the University of Chicago's Quadrangle Club.
Founder and President: Charles L. Jamison, University of Michigan
Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL AOM Historical
1937
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| Charles L. (Charlie) Jamison, President (1936-1940) |
President: Charles L. Jamison
Annual Meeting: Philadelphia, PA
- AOM's first Annual Meeting had 24 attendees
- Charles Jamison designated as chairman of AOM
1938
President: Charles L. Jamison
Annual Meeting: Ann Arbor, MI
Publications: The first publication of the Academy of Management, a stenographic record of the third conference, was published by the University of Michigan's Bureau of Business Research.
1939
President: Charles L. Jamison
Annual Meeting: Philadelphia, PA
- $1 USD for lunch, $1.25 USD for dinner
1940
President: Charles L. Jamison
Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL
Governance: Constitutional Committee of the Academy of Management established
1941
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| Robert P. (Bob) Brecht, President (1941-1947) |
President: Robert P. Brecht, University of Pennsylvania, AOM's 2nd president
Annual Meeting: New York, NY
Governance: Academy of Management Constitution was adopted, acknowledging the AOM's scholarly purpose
1942
President: Robert P. Brecht
Annual Meeting: AOM meetings are suspended during World War II (1942-1947)
1947
President: Robert P. Brecht
Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL
1948
President: Ralph C. Davis, The Ohio State Univeristy, AOM's 3rd president
Annual Meeting: Cleveland, OH
Membership:
- 30 members
- Two classes of AOM membership were established: "Fellows" and "Associates"
- Dues: $5 USD
- Revenue: $182.50 USD
Publications: The first official Proceedings were issued for the Annual Meeting
Governance: the Executive Committee was given the authority to run AOM
1953
President: Franklin E. Folts, Harvard University, AOM's 8th president
Annual Meeting: Washington, DC
1954
President: William R. Spriegel, University of Texas, AOM's 9th president
Annual Meeting: Detroit, MI
Membership:
- 100 members
- Revenue: $827.73
1955
President: Ronald B. Shuman, University of Oklahoma, AOM's 10th president
Annual Meeting: New York, NY
Membership:
- 110 members
- First Fellows dinner held at AOM’s Annual Meeting
1957
President: Alvin M. Brown, Johns-Manville Corp., AOM's 12th president
Annual Meeting: Philadelphia, PA
Membership:
- Midwest Academy of Management (Midwest Regional Division) was formed
- Revenue: $1,872.70 USD
1958
President: Billy E. Goetz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, AOM's 13th president
Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL
Membership: Southwest Academy of Management (Southwest Regional Division) was formed
1959
President: Merten J. Mandeville, University of Illinois, AOM's 14th president
Annual Meeting: Washington, D.C.
- First Academy of Management Board of Governors was elected
1960
President: Joseph W. Towle, University of Illinois, AOM's 15th president
Annual Meeting: St. Louis, MO
Membership: 387 members
1961
President: George R. Terry, Northwestern University, AOM's 16th president
Annual Meeting: New York, NY
- Revenue grows to $6,134.11
- Early career placement activities at the meeting included 35 job applicants and 45 job openings
Membership: Dues: $7 USD
1962
President: Harold F. Smiddy, General Electric Co., AOM's 17th president
Annual Meeting: Pittsburgh, PA
Membership:
- Revenue: $6,134.11 USD
- Southern Management Association (Southern Regional Division) was formed
Publications: AOM publishes its first book: "Current Readings and Emerging Concepts: Readings from the Academy of Management Journal" edited by Joseph F. Towle
1963
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| Sigma Iota Epsilon Management Fraternity |
President: Harold D. Koontz, University of California, Los Angeles, AOM's 18th president
Annual Meeting: Boston, MA
- AOM Book Awards program initiated
Membership: AOM begins affiliation with Sigma Iota Epsilon Management Fraternity (founded in 1928)
Publications: Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) publishes four issues a year
1964
President: Keith Davis, Arizona State University, AOM's 19th president
Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL
Membership: Eastern Academy of Management (Eastern Regional Division) formed
1965
President: Dalton E. MacFarland, Michigan State University, AOM's 20th president
Annual Meeting: New York, NY
- Foundation for Administrative Research created
1966
President: Preston P. Le Breton, University of Washington, AOM's 21st president
Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA
Membership:
- 800 members
- Dues are $50 USD
1968
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| 1968 Annual Meeting Program |
President: Ernest Dale, University of Pennsylvania, AOM's 23rd president
Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL
- Decision made to hold the subsequent meetings in the month of August (previous year the Annual Meeting was held in December)
Membership: Revenue: $18,347.29 USD
1969
President: Paul J. Gordon, Indiana University, AOM's 24th president
Annual Meeting: Cincinnati, OH
- First Annual Meeting to have mini-workshops centered around topics of interest to AOM members
Divisions and Interest Groups: Creation of seven ad hoc committees to generate professional interest subgroups within the Academy of Management
1970
President: Joseph A. Litterer, University of Massachusetts, AOM's 25th president
Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA
1971
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| AOM's first nine professional divisions |
President: William G. Wolf, Cornell University, AOM's 26th president
Annual Meeting: Atlanta, GA
- Attendees: 550 members
- First issue of the Academy of Management Newsletter was published
Membership: 1,400 members, including 70 members from 16 global countries
Divisions and Interest Groups: Nine professional divisions formed.
1972
President: George A. Steiner, University of California, Los Angeles, AOM's 27th president
Annual Meeting: Minneapolis, MN
- Formal Site Selection Committee established
1974
President: Lyman W. Porter, University of California, AOM's 29th president
Annual Meeting: Seattle, WA
1975
President: Herbert G. Hicks, Louisiana State University, AOM's 30th president
Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA
Divisions and Interest Groups: Public Sector interest group was formed
1976
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| First edition of the Academy of Management Review (AMR) |
President: Stanley C. Vance, University of Tennessee, AOM's 31st president
Annual Meeting: Kansas City, KS
- Health Care Administration interest group receives division status
Publications: First publication of the Academy of Management Review (AMR)
1978
President: John B. Miner, Georgia State University, AOM's 33rd president
Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA
- AOM archives moved from Florida Atlantic University to Cornell University
Divisions and Interest Groups: Public Sector interest group receives division status
1979
President: Rosemary Pledger, University of Houston at Clear Lake, AOM's 34th president
Annual Meeting: Atlanta, GA
- AOM's first female president elected
1980
President: William F. Glueck, University of Georgia, AOM's 35th president
Annual Meeting: Detroit, MI
Membership:
- 4,800 members
- Revenue: $275,000 USD
Governance: AOM's national offices are located at Mississippi State University
1982
President: Max S. Wortman, Jr., University of Tennessee, AOM's 37th president
Annual Meeting: New York, NY
- Academy of Management bylaws are adopted
1983
President: Robert B. Duncan, Northwestern University, AOM's 38th president
Annual Meeting: Dallas, TX
- George R. Terry Book Award was established
- Irwin Award for Scholarly Contributions to Management was established
1985
President: Kathryn M. Bartol, University of Maryland, AOM's 40th president
Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA
Membership: 6,422 members
Divisions and Interest Groups: Research Methods interest group was formed
1986
President: Fred Luthans, University of Oregon, AOM's 41st president
Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL
- AOM celebrates fiftieth anniversary with the "Centennial of Management"
Divisions and Interest Groups:
- Conflict Management interest group was formed
- Entrepreneurship interest group receives division status
1987
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| First publication of the Academy of Management Executive (AME) |
President: Richard M. Steers, University of Oregon, AOM's 42nd president
Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA
Divisions and Interest Groups: Technology and Innovation Management division was formed
Publications:
- Academy of Management Journal and Academy of Management Review Best Paper Awards were established
- First publication of the Academy of Management Executive
1988
President: Don Hellriegel, Texas A&M University, AOM's 43rd president
Annual Meeting: Anaheim, CA
Membership: Academy of Management Membership Directory published
Divisions and Interest Groups: Research Methods interest group receives division status
Governance: AOM receives tax exempt status, classified as a 501 (c) (3) organization
1989
President: Arthur G. Bedeian, Louisiana State University, AOM's 44th president
Annual Meeting: Washington, DC
- AOM national office relocates to Ohio Northern University
- Distinguished Educator and Distinguished Service Awards established
Publications: Academy of Management Executive Best Paper Award was established
1990
President: Steven Kerr, University of Southern California, AOM's 45th president
Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA
1991
President: Janice M. Beyer, University of Texas at Austin, AOM's 46th president
Annual Meeting: Miami, FL
- 3,100 attendees
- Academy of Management Code of Ethical Conduct was adopted
- Revenue: $1+ million USD
Membership: 8,113 members
Divisions and Interest Groups:
- Conflict Management interest group receives division status
- Managerial and Organizational Cognition interest group was formed
1993
President: Donald C. Hambrick, University of Colorado, AOM's 48th president
Annual Meeting: Atlanta, GA
Publications: Academy of Management Journal becomes a bimonthly publication
1994
President: Greg R. Oldham, University of Illinois, AOM's 49th president
Annual Meeting: Dallas, TX
- The first AOM executive director, Nancy Urbanowicz, is hired
- AOM national office moves from Ohio Northern University to Pace University in Briarcliff Manor, New York
1995
President: Mary Ann Y. Von Glinow, Florida International University, AOM's 50th president
Annual Meeting: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
- 4,842 attendees
- Academy of Management becomes incorporated
- First Annual Meeting to be held outside the United States
- Carolyn Dexter Best International Paper Award was established
1996
President: Richard T. Mowday, University of Oregon, AOM's 51st president
Annual Meeting: Cincinnati, OH, Theme: Learning from Unusual Events
- Academy of Management enters the electronic age, with the development of our first website
1997
President: Michael A. Hitt, Texas A&M University, AOM's 52nd president
Annual Meeting: Boston, MA, Theme: Current Issues That Call for Action
- Signed Affiliation Agreements with:
- Fellows of the Academy
- Sigma Iota Epsilon Management Fraternity
- Eastern Academy of Management
- Midwest Academy of Management
- Southwest Academy of Management
- Western Academy of Management
- Southern Management Association
1998
President: William H. Starbuck, New York University, AOM's 53rd president
Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA
- Signed Memorandum of Understanding with Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC)
- Revenue: $2+ million USD
Divisions and Interest Groups: Women in Management division name changed to Gender and Diversity in Organizations division
1999
President: Anne S. Huff, University of Colorado, AOM's 54th president
Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL, Theme: Change and Development in a Pluralistic World
- William H. Newman Best Dissertation Award established
Divisions and Interest Groups: Managerial and Organizational Cognition interest group receives division status
2000
President: David A. Whetten, Brigham Young University, AOM's 55th president
Annual Meeting: Toronto, ON, Canada, theme: Planning “A New Time”
- 5,560 attendees
- Signed Memorandum of Understanding with Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
- Signed an Affiliation Agreement with the Asia Academy of Management
- Mentoring Award established
Membership: 11,520 members
2001
President: Andrew H. Van de Ven, University of Minnesota, AOM's 56th president
Annual Meeting: Washington, DC, theme: How Governments Matter
- The Statement of Strategic Direction adopted by the Board of Governors
- Signed Memorandum of Understanding with European Academy of Management (EURAM)
- Signed an Affiliation Agreement with the Iberoamerican Academy of Management (IAM)
- Academy of Management electronic intranet, InfoNET, was created
- Revenue $3+ million USD
Divisions and Interest Groups: Management Spirituality and Religion interest group was formed
2002
President: Jean M. Bartunek, Boston College, AOM's 57th president
Annual Meeting: Denver, CO, theme: Building Effective Networks
- Signed Memorandum of Understanding with the British Academy of Management and the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
- AOM website redesigned, offering extensive online services to the members
Publications: Academy of Management Learning and Education is published
2003
President: Jone L. Pearce, University of California, Irvine, AOM's 58th president
Annual Meeting: Seattle, WA, theme: Democracy in a Knowledge Economy
- Memoranda of Understanding signed with the Brazilian Academy of Management (ANPAD) and ACACIA, the Mexican Academy of Management
Membership: 13,563 members
2004
President: Rosalie L. Tung, Simon Fraser University, AOM's 59th president
Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA, theme: Creating Actionable Knowledge
- Assets: $5+ million USD
Membership: 14,000+ members
2005
President: Denise M. Rousseau
Annual Meeting: Honolulu, HI, theme: A New Vision of Management in the 21st Century
- 7,200 in attendance
- Hurricane Katrina strikes Academy of Management Review office at Tulane University. Full recovery of operations takes six months.
- Academy launches centralized manuscript management system
2006
President: Thomas G. Cummings, University of Southern California, AOM's 61st president
Annual Meeting: Atlanta, GA, theme: Knowledge, Action and The Public Concern
Publications: Academy of Management Executive is discontinued and replaced by the Academy of Management Perspectives
2007
President: Ken G. Smith, University of Maryland, AOM's 62nd president
Annual Meeting: Philadelphia, PA, theme: Doing Well by Doing Good
Publications: Academy of Management Annals was launched under the editorship of Jim Walsh and Art Brief.
Divisions and Interest Groups: Organizations and the Natural Environment interest group receives division status
2008
President: Thomas W. (Tom) Lee
Annual Meeting: Anaheim, CA, theme: Improving Lives
- 9,527 attendees
Divisions and Interest Groups: Critical Management Studies interest group receives division status
2009
President: Angelo DeNisi, Tulane University, AOM's 64th president
Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL, theme: Green Management Matters
- AOM launches AOM Connect, a members' only social networking platform including areas for file sharing, networking and groups
2010
President: James P. Walsh, University of Michigan, AOM's 65th president
Annual Meeting: Montreal, QC, Canada, theme: 2010: Dare to Care: Passion and Compassion in Management Practice and Research
- AOM introduces the Strategic Plan including updated Vision and Mission statements and 4 key areas of Strategic Intent
- Signed an Affiliation Agreement with the Indian Academy of Management
Divisions and Interest Groups: Strategizing Activities and Practice interest group was formed
2011
President: Susan E. Jackson, Rutgers University, AOM's 66th president
Annual Meeting: San Antonio, TX, theme: Enlightening, Balancing, and Transcending
- President Jackson urges members to make the Strategic Plan their own and move it to action through Strategic Doing
- AOM holds its first Africa Faculty Development Workshop in Ghana
Membership: 19,528 members
2012
President: Anne S. Tsui, Arizona State University, AOM's 67th president
Annual Meeting: Boston, MA, theme: The Informal Economy
- attendees: 11,231
- AOM holds its second Africa Faculty Development Workshop in Rwanda
- AOM launches a new website, AOM.org
2013
President: Ming-Jer Chen, Darden School of Business, AOM's 68th president
Annual Meeting: Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), FL, theme: Capitalism in Question
- Teaching & Learning Conference (TLC@AOM): Academy of Management launches a conference focused on teaching and learning in conjunction with the Annual Meeting
7-10 January: AOM Africa Conference, Academy of Management holds its first conference outside of North America
2014
President: R. Duane Ireland, Texas A&M University, AOM's 69th president
Annual Meeting: Philadelphia, PA, theme: The Power of Words
2015
President: Paul S Adler, University of Southern California, AOM's 70th president
Annual Meeting: Vancouver, BC, Canada, theme: Opening Governance
Publications: Academy of Management Discoveries was first published
2016
President: Debra L. Shapiro
Annual Meeting: Anaheim, CA, theme: Making Organizations Meaningful
Membership: 20,000+ members
2017
President: Mary Ann Glynn, Boston College, AOM's 73rd president
Annual Meeting: Atlanta, GA, theme: At The Interface
Divisions and Interest Groups: The Business Policy and Strategy (BPS) division was renamed Strategic Management (STR)
2018
President: Carol Kulik, University of South Australia, AOM's 74th president
Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL, theme: Improving Lives
Specialized Conferences:
- Tel Aviv, Israel: From Start-up to Scale-up: Coping with Organizational Challenges in a Volatile Business Environment
- Surrey, England: Big Data and Managing in a Digital Economy
2019
President: Jacqueline A-M. Coyle-Shapiro, London School of Economics, AOM's 75th president
Annual Meeting: Boston, MA, theme: Understanding the Inclusive Organization
Specialized Conference: Bled, Slovenia, Responsible Leadership in Rising Economies
2020
Annual Meeting: First virtual annual meeting, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, theme: 20/20: Broadening Our Sight