The 2020 IFSAM congress was held online and abridged due to the pandemic and was in connection with EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT 2020 online conference (Dec 4-6). https://conferences.euram.academy/2020conference/
The theme of the 2020 IFSAM congress was: ‘The challenges of management research, education and practice during and after the current pandemic across the world.’
The program will included panels each dealing with one of the three issues above (management research, education and practice) plus a fourth panel on how scholarly associations were dealing themselves with the covid challenges.
The panels has showcased several leaders in the field of management scholarship across the world, such as Sharon A. Alvarez (AOM Vice President elect), Isabelle Bouty (AIMS President), Pawan Budhwar (INDAM founding President), Sandro Castaldo (SIMA President), Thomas Durand (EURAM immediate past President), Norio Kambayashi (JABA President), Felicity Kelliher, Lee Lu (AODN President), Antonio Gastaud Macada (ANPAD outgoing President), Patricia Genoe McLaren (ASAC President), Kathrin Moeslein (EURAM President), Michael J Morley (IFSAM past President), Mark Mullaly (ASAC VP), Alketa Peci (incoming ANPAD President), Len Trevino (IberoAmerican AoM), Anne Tsui (RRBM founding President), Sibel Yamak & Yang Zhang (IFSAM President), David Zoogah, Africa AOM among others.
The congress is co-chaired by Sibel Yamak and Xavier Castañer (IFSAM President-elect).
Panel 1 (Dec 4, 3pm-5pm CET).
On the challenges of & opportunities for management research in times of pandemic across the globe: Rules of the game, knowledge generated and its diffusion and use (link with practice).
Len Treviño, Ibero American president
Jane Lu, Asia AOM president
Michael Morley, IFSAM past president
Anne Tsui, IACMR & RRBM founding president (also AOM 67th president)
Sibel Yamak, EURAM past president
David Zoogah, Africa AOM president
Panel 1
The Challenges and Opportunities of Management Research in Times of Pandemic across the Globe: Rules of the Game, Knowledge Generated and its Diffusion and Use
Michael Morley, IFSAM past president
Responsible Leadership in Pandemic Times and Beyond
Anne Tsui, IACMR & RRBM founding president (also AOM 67th president)
Panel 2 (Dec 5, 3pm-5pm CET).
On the challenges of and opportunities for management education in times of pandemic: The radical shift to online instruction (‘the business of now’) and its future.
Melanie Bryant, ANZAM outgoing president (or incoming one)
Sandro Castaldo, SIMA president (Società Italiana di Management)
Salma Damak, ATC (Association Tunisienne de la Comptabilité) president
Norio Kambayashi, JABA president
Antonio Gastaud Maçada, ANPAD outgoing president
Panel 3 (Dec 6, 2pm-3.45pm CET).
On the challenges of and opportunities for management practice in pandemics: Adaptation (online shift), restructuring & reinventing, developing resilience (how does academic management knowledge help?).
Sharon Alvarez, AOM VP elect
África Ariño, SMS president elect
Pawan Budhwar, INDAM founding president
Thomas Durand, EURAM past president
Stefan Gueldenberg, EURAM VP practice
Lee Lu, AODN president
Mark Mullaly, ASAC VP
Panel 4 (Dec 7, 2.30pm-4.30pm CET).
On the challenges of and opportunities for management learned societies in pandemic times: Shifting to online, redefining activities and financial resilience.
Isabelle Bouty, AIMS president
Felicity Kelliher, Irish AOM chair
Trish McLaren, ASAC president
Kathrin Moeslein, EURAM president
Alketa Peci, ANPAD incoming president
Zhang Yang, IFSAM president