President’s Message
Dear leaders of IFSAM member associations, dear GA, BoD and AB members, dear deputies, ambassadors and staff, dear colleagues, dear all.
Please let me start by thanking you for your trust and contributions to IFSAM during the last year.
2021 was an extremely eventful, even historical, year for the Federation, in at least six counts.
First, after the approval by the former Excom of the vision 2024 in Dec 2020 around the 30 years’ celebration, the federation initiated its efforts to deliver for the first time on its statutory soft policy objective of ‘establishing and maintaining standards of competence in management research, education and practice’. In January 2021 we started a consultation process of 5 webinars for the first soft policy statement, devoted to management research, which was approved by the GA in June and is since being diffused in different languages and through the member associations. The main insights of this consultation process were also embedded in five instalments of the first publication of the federation, also set up in 2021, the Conversation letters, with the cooperation of many of the panellists from the webinars, including the co-chairs, leaders of different member and observer associations.
Second, the year 2021 also saw the call for IFSAM four inaugural awards, an initiative approved in 2019 and which by recognizing outstanding, exemplar performance in management education, research service and practice we promote them. It is also our way to give a substantial part of IFSAM membership fees back to the worldwide community.
Third, also in January and due to the pandemic, we launched a new activity, the quarterly presidents’ platform meetings to gather information and insights on how each member and observer association as well as IFSAM itself were dealing and could deal with the pandemic for its annual conferences, bringing external speakers and conference service providers to garner a broader view. The organization of these meetings has been taken over by the office of the presidential team, also created in 2021, and led by Prof. Patrick Reinmoeller.
Fourth, 8 associations (re)joined the Federation during 2021: ACACIA, ACEDE, AMG, ANPAD, ASSG, ATC, BAM and CAMS. Their participation has reinvigorated the Federation. We are very grateful to their leaders who made this possible. With them, the Federation in 2021 totalled 21 member associations and two observer associations.
Fifth, late December 2021, IFSAM was incorporated in Belgium, after 9 months of very hard work, which included changes in the statutes. I would like to thank former Secretary General Prof. Arabella Mocciaro Li Destri and then deputy secretary Prof. Elisa Martinelli (now Secretary General) for their outstanding commitment and work in this matter, along with then President Elect Prof. Isabelle Bouty. The incorporation sets new governance standards for all of us. We count on your cooperation for fulfilling them. Going forward, we will learn how to implement these new governance requirements and, as any organization, we will have to make some adaptations based on the learnings.
Sixth, 2021 was also historical in terms of building of the Federation’s organizational capacity, with the creation of four new vice-presidencies, one for each statutory domain of soft policy (education, research, and practice), and another for communication. The new VPs (Silviya Svejenova, research; André Leao Maranhao, education; Lee Lu, practice, and Emma Parry, communication) were elected by the GA and their deputies appointed. A new VP position for new membership and governance was also approved and its nomination and election process activated, together with the position of President Elect, for which Prof. Ouidade Sabri and Prof. Sandro Castaldo were respectively elected early Jan 2022. The Advisory Board was also installed during 2021 and had its first meeting on Nov 15 under the leadership of Prof. Alain Burlaud, the inaugural chair, appointing Prof. Felicity Kelliher as the inaugural secretary of the AB. Many thanks to both for their supportive and dedicated effort.
I would like to thank the other colleagues of the former executive committee (now BoD) for their trust and help in the transition: Michael Morley (then past president), Yvon Pesqueux (then treasurer), Sibel Yamak (member at large) and last but not least Yang Zhang (then president and now past president). A special thanks to Yvon for his exceptional, outstanding service as Treasurer for so many years and for his role as acting Treasurer before the transition to the new Treasurer, Prof. Wafa Khlif, who has already taken us into a better operational banking situation.
Finally, I would like to mention the two people who ‘behind the curtains’ (or more precisely behind the general info email address) contribute to the successful operations of the federation. I am referring to Eleonora Piacenza, our media master and more, and to Andrea di Carlo, our administrative assistant. Grazie mille to both for their unfailing and always available support.
To conclude, this annual newsletter, which is a statutory requirement that we are again fulfilling, is the joint product of the work of the prior communications’ team (Emma Parry and Minjie Cai) and the new VP comm, Prof. Guadalupe Calderón. Special thanks to all of them for making it a reality.
I wish 2022 will bring greater stability and reach to IFSAM thanks to all your advice, support, dedication, and effort.
Warm regards,
Xavier Castañer
IFSAM President
President’s Message
Dear leaders of IFSAM member associations, dear GA, BoD and AB members, dear deputies, ambassadors and staff, dear colleagues, dear all.
Please let me start by thanking you for your trust and contributions to IFSAM during the last year.
2021 was an extremely eventful, even historical, year for the Federation, in at least six counts.
First, after the approval by the former Excom of the vision 2024 in Dec 2020 around the 30 years’ celebration, the federation initiated its efforts to deliver for the first time on its statutory soft policy objective of ‘establishing and maintaining standards of competence in management research, education and practice’. In January 2021 we started a consultation process of 5 webinars for the first soft policy statement, devoted to management research, which was approved by the GA in June and is since being diffused in different languages and through the member associations. The main insights of this consultation process were also embedded in five instalments of the first publication of the federation, also set up in 2021, the Conversation letters, with the cooperation of many of the panellists from the webinars, including the co-chairs, leaders of different member and observer associations.
Second, the year 2021 also saw the call for IFSAM four inaugural awards, an initiative approved in 2019 and which by recognizing outstanding, exemplar performance in management education, research service and practice we promote them. It is also our way to give a substantial part of IFSAM membership fees back to the worldwide community.
Third, also in January and due to the pandemic, we launched a new activity, the quarterly presidents’ platform meetings to gather information and insights on how each member and observer association as well as IFSAM itself were dealing and could deal with the pandemic for its annual conferences, bringing external speakers and conference service providers to garner a broader view. The organization of these meetings has been taken over by the office of the presidential team, also created in 2021, and led by Prof. Patrick Reinmoeller.
Fourth, 8 associations (re)joined the Federation during 2021: ACACIA, ACEDE, AMG, ANPAD, ASSG, ATC, BAM and CAMS. Their participation has reinvigorated the Federation. We are very grateful to their leaders who made this possible. With them, the Federation in 2021 totalled 21 member associations and two observer associations.
Fifth, late December 2021, IFSAM was incorporated in Belgium, after 9 months of very hard work, which included changes in the statutes. I would like to thank former Secretary General Prof. Arabella Mocciaro Li Destri and then deputy secretary Prof. Elisa Martinelli (now Secretary General) for their outstanding commitment and work in this matter, along with then President Elect Prof. Isabelle Bouty. The incorporation sets new governance standards for all of us. We count on your cooperation for fulfilling them. Going forward, we will learn how to implement these new governance requirements and, as any organization, we will have to make some adaptations based on the learnings.
Sixth, 2021 was also historical in terms of building of the Federation’s organizational capacity, with the creation of four new vice-presidencies, one for each statutory domain of soft policy (education, research, and practice), and another for communication. The new VPs (Silviya Svejenova, research; André Leao Maranhao, education; Lee Lu, practice, and Emma Parry, communication) were elected by the GA and their deputies appointed. A new VP position for new membership and governance was also approved and its nomination and election process activated, together with the position of President Elect, for which Prof. Ouidade Sabri and Prof. Sandro Castaldo were respectively elected early Jan 2022. The Advisory Board was also installed during 2021 and had its first meeting on Nov 15 under the leadership of Prof. Alain Burlaud, the inaugural chair, appointing Prof. Felicity Kelliher as the inaugural secretary of the AB. Many thanks to both for their supportive and dedicated effort.
I would like to thank the other colleagues of the former executive committee (now BoD) for their trust and help in the transition: Michael Morley (then past president), Yvon Pesqueux (then treasurer), Sibel Yamak (member at large) and last but not least Yang Zhang (then president and now past president). A special thanks to Yvon for his exceptional, outstanding service as Treasurer for so many years and for his role as acting Treasurer before the transition to the new Treasurer, Prof. Wafa Khlif, who has already taken us into a better operational banking situation.
Finally, I would like to mention the two people who ‘behind the curtains’ (or more precisely behind the general info email address) contribute to the successful operations of the federation. I am referring to Eleonora Piacenza, our media master and more, and to Andrea di Carlo, our administrative assistant. Grazie mille to both for their unfailing and always available support.
To conclude, this annual newsletter, which is a statutory requirement that we are again fulfilling, is the joint product of the work of the prior communications’ team (Emma Parry and Minjie Cai) and the new VP comm, Prof. Guadalupe Calderón. Special thanks to all of them for making it a reality.
I wish 2022 will bring greater stability and reach to IFSAM thanks to all your advice, support, dedication, and effort.
Warm regards,
Xavier Castañer
IFSAM President
IN THIS ISSUE
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President’s Message
2021 was an extremely eventful, even historical, year for the Federation, in at least six counts
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In 2021 IFSAM General Assembly established 4 IFSAM Inaugural Awards
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New and re-joined member associations during 2021
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Advisory Board: missions and functioning
by Alain Burlaud, chair of the Advisory Board
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by Patrick Reinmoller, director of the Office of the President Team (IFSAM)
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IFSAM 2022 Congress will be held virtually in collaboration with ANPAD between 7th and 9th September 2022
15th IFSAM Congress (2020)
The theme of the 2020 IFSAM congress, organized in cooperation with EURAM, was: ‘The challenges of management research, education and practice during and after the current pandemic across the world.’
The program included panels each dealing with one the three issues above (management research, education, and practice) plus a fourth panel on how scholarly associations are dealing themselves with the covid challenges.
The panels 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 (IFSAM executive committee member and EURAM past president) & Yang Zhang (IFSAM President), David Zoogah, Africa AOM among others.
Panel 1. 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.
Panel 2. 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. (video)
Panel 3. On the challenges of and opportunities for management practice in pandemics: Adaptation (online shift), restructuring & reinventing, developing resilience (how does academic management knowledge help?). (video)
Panel 4. On the challenges of and opportunities for management learned societies in pandemic times: Shifting to online, redefining activities and financial resilience. (video)
Sibel Yamak and Xavier Castañer, congress co-chairs.
The theme of the 2020 IFSAM congress, organized in cooperation with EURAM, was: ‘The challenges of management research, education and practice during and after the current pandemic across the world.’
The program included panels each dealing with one the three issues above (management research, education, and practice) plus a fourth panel on how scholarly associations are dealing themselves with the covid challenges.
The panels 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 (IFSAM executive committee member and EURAM past president) & Yang Zhang (IFSAM President), David Zoogah, Africa AOM among others.
Panel 1. 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.
Panel 2. 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. (video)
Panel 3. On the challenges of and opportunities for management practice in pandemics: Adaptation (online shift), restructuring & reinventing, developing resilience (how does academic management knowledge help?). (video)
Panel 4. On the challenges of and opportunities for management learned societies in pandemic times: Shifting to online, redefining activities and financial resilience. (video)
Sibel Yamak and Xavier Castañer, congress co-chairs.
IFSAM 30TH year anniversary
In its annual meeting on 17 Oct 2020, IFSAM Council decided, among other topics, to celebrate the 30 years’ anniversary of the federation on December 8th, 2020, with an online, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, event where former leaders of IFSAM will be honored for their contributions and service to the federation. Past president Michael Morley, President Yang Zhang, Treasurer (and former president) Yvon Pesqueux and President-elect Xavier Castañer delivered speeches about the past 30 years and plans of IFSAM.
We remembered the 15 different biannual congresses realized since our foundation in 1990. 24 awards were given to past and current leaders for their outstanding service to the Federation: Horst Albach, Greg J. Bamber, the late Janice Beyer, N Sue Bruning, Alain Burlaud, Antonio Carvalho Neto, Zhicheng Chen, Peter Dowling, Santiago García Echevarria, Kenichi Kuroda, David Lamond, Rolf A. Lundin, Michael J Morley, the late Tasuku Noguchi, Yvon Pesqueux, André Petit, Santiago Porras, Koji Shimohata, the late Eric Simon, Dongshui Su, the late Toshio Takahashi, Pieter Terlouw, the late Wolfgang Weber & Yang Zhang.
Leaders of past & current member associations were present to join in the celebration & accept the award for the deceased or absent awardees. Academy of Management, AIMS, Stratégie, ANPAD, ANZAM, AODN, ASAC, CAMS, CNEMA, EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT, FNEGE, JABA, NAM, SIMA, VHB, British Academy of Management & Irish AoM.
In its annual meeting on 17 Oct 2020, IFSAM Council decided, among other topics, to celebrate the 30 years’ anniversary of the federation on December 8th, 2020, with an online, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, event where former leaders of IFSAM will be honored for their contributions and service to the federation. Past president Michael Morley, President Yang Zhang, Treasurer (and former president) Yvon Pesqueux and President-elect Xavier Castañer delivered speeches about the past 30 years and plans of IFSAM.
We remembered the 15 different biannual congresses realized since our foundation in 1990. 24 awards were given to past and current leaders for their outstanding service to the Federation: Horst Albach, Greg J. Bamber, the late Janice Beyer, N Sue Bruning, Alain Burlaud, Antonio Carvalho Neto, Zhicheng Chen, Peter Dowling, Santiago García Echevarria, Kenichi Kuroda, David Lamond, Rolf A. Lundin, Michael J Morley, the late Tasuku Noguchi, Yvon Pesqueux, André Petit, Santiago Porras, Koji Shimohata, the late Eric Simon, Dongshui Su, the late Toshio Takahashi, Pieter Terlouw, the late Wolfgang Weber & Yang Zhang.
Leaders of past & current member associations were present to join in the celebration & accept the award for the deceased or absent awardees. Academy of Management, AIMS, Stratégie, ANPAD, ANZAM, AODN, ASAC, CAMS, CNEMA, EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT, FNEGE, JABA, NAM, SIMA, VHB, British Academy of Management & Irish AoM.
Call for IFSAM Inaugural Awards
In May 2021, IFSAM General Assembly approved the proposal of its committee on awards to call for the following 4 IFSAM Inaugural Awards. Recognition was accompanied by a monetary amount of 1.500 euros for each award.
IFSAM Award for Excellence in Societally Relevant Management Scholarship
IFSAM places particular value on published scientific research in management which improves our understanding of the ways in which society can be advanced and the world made a better place. To give expression to this value, the Federation inaugurated the IFSAM Award for Excellence in Societally Relevant Management Scholarship. This award aims to encourage researchers to prioritize research which serves society. The award was given to published research which addresses societal challenges at local and/or global levels with the aim of contributing to societal wellbeing.
This could be done, for example, through empirical studies which investigate different types of organizations (e.g., traditional businesses, social enterprises, NGOs) and various groups and individuals (e.g., disadvantaged groups, employees, employers, and other stakeholders) in relation to real life problems and sustainable development goals. An alternative approach was through conceptual works which problematize the existing values, structures, and practices to emancipate individuals and society as a whole and which introduce innovative ways of dealing with existing and future problems.
IFSAM Award for Excellence in Indigenous Management Scholarship
IFSAM is dedicated to the development of management research and teaching as a field of scientific inquiry and its advancement in all nations. To give expression to the centrality of diverse, contextualized, authentic, embedded management scholarship, the Federation inaugurated the IFSAM Award for Excellence in Indigenous Management Scholarship. The aim of the award is to encourage, recognize and celebrate outstanding indigenous research in the field of business and management (all subfields included) from around the world. We were especially interested in research where the intellectual tradition, the phenomenon of interest, and the way it is explored and communicated are of relevance to the context in which the research takes place and where a commitment to their pursuit yields meaningful insights of value to stakeholders in that context and beyond.
IFSAM Award for Excellence and Innovation in Management Pedagogy
IFSAM is dedicated to the development of management research and teaching as a field of scientific inquiry. To give tangible expression to the centrality of pedagogy as part of this effort, the Federation inaugurated the IFSAM Award for Excellence and Innovation in Management Pedagogy. The aim of the award was to identify, showcase and share excellent, impactful pedagogy in the field of business and management (all subfields included) from around the world. The award was made to an individual, team or organization based on a sustained commitment to pedagogy in their operating context. Drawing from the Federation’s contextualized approach, differences in pedagogy (i.e., way of teaching) across different contexts will be considered.
IFSAM Award for Exceptional Service to the Management Field Worldwide
This award was made in recognition of significant and enduring service to the management scholarly community worldwide. The award could be bestowed on a person, team, or organization.
We thank our GA Awards’ Committee and its Chair, Michael J Morley, as well as the other members of the selection panels (Andrew Jack, Felicity Kelliher, Marie McHugh and David Zoogah). We are also grateful to Martinelli Elisa for her logistical assistance as deputy secretary to make these inaugural awards a reality.
New and re-joined member associations during 2021
ACACIA – Academia de Ciencias Administrativas
Mexico
19/05/2021 – Rejoined as a Full member
ACEDE – Spanish Academy of Management
Spain
Founding member
09/08/2021 – Rejoined as a Full member
AMG – Association Marocaine de Gestion
Morocco
Dec 2021 – Joined as Associate member
ANPAD – Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração
Brasil
11/03/2021 – Rejoined as a full member
ASSG – Association Sénégalaise des Sciences
de Gestion
Sénégal
19/05/2021 – Joined as Associate member
ATC – Association Tunisienne de comptabilité
Tunisia
20/02/2021 – Joined as Associate member
BAM – British Academy of Management
UK
Founding member
15/01/2021 – Rejoined as a Full member
CAMS – China Academy of Management Science
China
Founding member
Dec 2021 – Rejoined as a Full member
Advisory Board: missions and functioning
by Alain Burlaud, chair of the Advisory Board
Conseil consultatif : missions et fonctionnement
Le Conseil consultatif dans la gouvernance de l’IFSAM
La gouvernance de l’IFSAM est au service d’un subtil équilibre entre trois objectifs : 1/ représentation démocratique des membres de la Fédération, 2/ efficacité de fonctionnement et 3/ élargissement et diversification de son capital relationnel. A chacun de ces objectifs correspond une instance de gouvernance.
- L’Assemblée générale, réunissant une représentation de tous les membres, arrête les choix stratégiques et assure le contrôle du fonctionnement de la Fédération de façon démocratique. Elle compte actuellement 35 membres plus 2 observateurs.
- Le Conseil d’administration, composé de 10 membres, y compris son Président et de son bureau, assure le fonctionnement opérationnel dans le cadre du mandat que lui donne l’Assemblée.
- Le Conseil consultatif, regroupant un ensemble de personnalités qualifiées nommées par l’Assemblée générale permet d’ouvrir la Fédération à de nouveaux réseaux académiques, d’introduire de la variété tout en ayant un rôle strictement consultatif.
Le Conseil consultatif résulte d’une décision impulsée par le Président dans le cadre d’une modification des statuts et validée par l’Assemblée générale en 2021. Il a pris ses fonctions lors de la réunion inaugurale du 15 novembre 2021.
Les missions du Conseil consultatif
Le Conseil consultatif est au service de l’Assemblée générale, du Conseil d’administration et du Président pour apporter un éclairage sur une question qui lui est posée. Il est notamment consulté sur les projets d’ordre du jour de l’Assemblée générale, sur la stratégie de l’IFSAM, sur les thèmes des manifestations scientifiques. Il peut également, de sa propre initiative, informer les différentes instances d’événements importants dont il aurait connaissance.
Enfin, le Conseil consultatif a aussi des missions informelles non négligeables telles que maintenir un lien durable entre ceux qui ont contribué au rayonnement de la Fédération et ceux qui ont aujourd’hui la charge de ses destinées.
La composition du Conseil consultatif
Le Conseil consultatif comprend actuellement 11 membres se répartissant comme suit : Amérique du Nord (2), Australie (2), Europe de l’Ouest (6) et Japon (1). Quatre d’entre eux sont d’anciens présidents de l’IFSAM.
Le président du Conseil consultatif est élu pour un mandat de trois ans afin d’éviter les risques d’enracinement dans la fonction. Le nombre de membres n’est pas limité par les statuts mais doit évidemment rester suffisamment raisonnable pour que son fonctionnement ne soit pas trop lourd et ne fasse pas concurrence à l’Assemblée générale.
La présidence actuelle est assurée par Alain Burlaud (France) qui fut président de l’IFSAM de 1995 à 1996.
Advisory Board: missions and functioning
The Advisory Board in IFSAM’s governance
IFSAM’s governance is based on a subtle balance between three objectives: 1/ democratic representation of the Federation’s members, 2/ operational efficiency and 3/ expansion and diversification of its relational capital. Each of these objectives has its own governance body.
- The General Assembly, which brings together a representation of all the members, decides on strategic choices and ensures the control of the Federation’s functioning in a democratic manner. It currently has 35 members plus two observers.
- The Board of Directors, composed of 10 members, including its President and its Officers, ensures the operational functioning within the framework of the mandate given to it by the Assembly.
- The Advisory Board, made up of a group of qualified personalities appointed by the General Assembly, allows the Federation to benefit from new academic networks and to introduce variety while having a strictly advisory role.
The Advisory Board is the result of a decision initiated by the President in the context of a modification of the statutes and validated by the General Assembly in 2021. It took office at the inaugural meeting on 15 November 2021.
The tasks of the Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is at the service of the General Assembly, the Board of Directors, and the President to shed light on a question put to it. It is consulted on the draft agenda of the General Assembly, on IFSAM’s strategy and on the themes of scientific events. It may also, on its own initiative, inform the various bodies of important events of which it is aware.
Finally, the Advisory Board also has important informal tasks such as maintaining a lasting link between those who have contributed to the Federation’s renown and those who are now in charge of its destiny.
The composition of the Advisory Council
The Advisory Board currently comprises 11 members as follows: North America (2), Australia (2), Western Europe (6) and Japan (1). Four of them are former IFSAM Presidents.
The Chair of the Advisory Board is elected for a three-year term to avoid the risk of being embedded in the position. The number of members is not limited by the statutes but must obviously remain reasonable enough to ensure that its functioning is not too cumbersome and does not compete with the General Assembly.
The current Chair is Alain Burlaud (France), who was President of IFSAM from 1995 to 1996.
Presidents’ Platform Meetings
by Patrick Reinmoller, director of the Office of the President Team (IFSAM)
Leaders of scholarly associations in management are greatly concerned that the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic might put their associations at risk and thereby disrupt the scholarly infrastructure that supports management education and research. These leaders seek to learn and adapt fast.
IFSAM has sought to address these challenges by providing opportunities for these leaders to gather and share experiences and knowledge, to learn and adapt faster in a setting that is conducive to open and confidential sharing of perspectives. We call these opportunities Presidents’ Platform Meetings (PPM). Over the last year, these quarterly PPMs have helped associations to navigate the crises together. For example, at one PPM in Spring 2021 the associations discussed their experiences with switching from face-to-face conferences to online conferences. Sharing and comparing their setups and systems used in, for example, Australia, Italy, and the US helped associations to think through the trade-offs of various functionalities and modalities of hosting online conferences be they synchronous or asynchronous, or hybrid. At another Platform Meeting in Winter 2021 the associations explored the theme of conference economics.
COVID-19 has led to many cancellations of conferences and meetings. For most associations, the annual conferences alongside the annual fees of their members are the most important source of revenue that provides the necessary means to support all activities and provide the scholarly infrastructure. Hearing from professional conference organizers how to enhance the economic viability of online conferences sparked discussions of best practices and new ideas among the presidents.
An upcoming PPM in early 2022, prepared with Nuno Barros de Oliveira, deputy director of the PTO, will focus on a key driver of value and revenues: conference experience. Representatives of Professional Congress Organizers and business schools will share their findings on how the acceptance of online conferences and the willingness to pay for such online experiences are evolving as we speak. Presidents of IFSAM member associations will discuss the key insights to learn and adapt faster. Platform Meetings help members to cope with the acute risk that COVID-19 poses and make the scholarly infrastructure IFSAM member associations provides to societies more resilient. The objective is to encourage the ‘maintenance of and synergies among scholarly associations of management’ (IFSAM Statutes) and to ensure their endurance.
16th IFSAM Congress (2022)
We are delighted to announce that IFSAM 2022 Congress will be held virtually in collaboration with ANPAD as a pre-conference activity of ENANPAD22 between 7th and 9th September 2022. The theme is: Opportunities and Challenges in a Changing Business & Management Higher Education institution (HEI) Landscape..
The programme of IFSAM 22 Congress will include a series 90-minute roundtable discussions that focus on management research, management education, and academia-management practice interactions. It will also include substantive discussion sessions devoted to the work of the winners of the inaugural IFSAM awards, and an exploration of the first IFSAM soft policy statement, on management research.
General Assembly Advisory Board at Dec 31st 2021
Alain Burlaud
Greg J. Bamber
Santiago García Echevarria
Felicity Kelliher
David Lamond
Marie McHugh
Michael Morley
André Petit
Yinshan Tang
Anne S. Tsui
Board of Directors at Dec 31st 2021
Xavier Castañer
President of IFSAM
Switzerland
xavier.castaner@unil.ch
Yang Zhang
Past President of IFSAM
China
zyang@hhu.edu.cn
Arabella Mocciaro
Secretary
Italy
arabella.mocciaro@unipa.it
Elisa Martinelli
Deputy SG 2021
Wafa Khlif
Treasurer
Tunisia
trasurer@ifsam.org
Silviya Svejenova
VP research
Denmark
ssve.ioa@cbs.dk
Christine Moser
Deputy VP for Research 2021
Andre Luiz Maranhao de Souza-Leao
VP education
Brasil
andre.sleao@ufpe.br
Sergio Wanderlay
Deputy VP education 2021
Lee Lu
VP practice
Thailand
leelu@mail.com
Vijayakumar Parameswaran Unnithan
Deputy VP for Practice 2021
Isabelle Bouty
VP conferences ad interim
France
isabelle.bouty@dauphine.psl.eu
Emma Parry
VP Communication 2021
Minjie Cai
Deputy VP communication 2021
We thank all General Assembly, Advisory Board and Board of Directors members during 2021 for their service to the federation
We acknowledge the assistance and help of Elisa Martinelli, current IFSAM Secretary General, and Eleonora Piacenza, IFSAM media manager, for the preparation of this Annual Newsletter.
Editor of this Annual Newsletter
Guadalupe Calderón
VP Communication 2022