5.4: External Relations
Collaborate with other professional associations. Other Information:
The Academy collaborates with other professional associations in three ways: it has (a) membership in an international federation
(IFSAM), (b) relationships with associated societies that have a very loose cooperative agreement with the Academy (including
BAM, ASAC, ANZAM), and (c) relationships with affiliated groups that have a much closer working relationship with the Academy
(including the five U.S. regional AoMs, the Asia AoM, and the Iberoamerican AoM). The Academy also contracts with a public
relations firm to provide media coverage for Academy-published research. The proposed initiatives below focus on improving
our public relations and fostering collaborative relationships with complementary professional associations. Enhance our public
relations effort to explain and communicate better what the Academy does to a wider audience of institutions and society (e.g.,
tell our story better on our web site; expand media coverage; develop literature tailored for different audiences, etc.) Encourage
member involvement and participation in the professional services offered by collaborating associations (e.g., attend conferences;
subscribe to journals; get involved as volunteers.) Strengthen relationships among collaborating associations to enhance the
sharing of experiences and the accomplishment of common goals (e.g., participate in task forces on common issues; facilitate
the exchange of ideas and experiences among associations' officers; explore ways of reaching out to academics in the field
of management who are not currently being served by our network of associations, etc.) Explore new opportunities for collaboration
among professional associations serving related disciplines, e.g., accounting, finance, marketing, public administration,
or higher education, in general, e.g., AAHE projects and programs (e.g., address issues common to business school faculty
and other higher-education faculty; share best practices.) Explore new opportunities for relating to other associations that
are interested in the implications and applications of management scholarship (e.g., explore relations with ASTD, AMA, etc.)
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