The 2019 International Academy of Management Conference in Spain was a great success

This year’s conference “Politics, Corporations and Society: New Questions and New Answers from the Old World” was hosted by San Telmo Business School and featured presidents of the leading European companies, as well as academics of prestigious institutions and social leaders. This event was organized by The International Academy of Management and sponsored by the Junta de Andalucía, Fundación Cajasol, Iberia and Banco Unicaja.

We want to thank San Telmo Business School for the outstanding event and invite you for the 2020 Global Forum which will take place Oct 15-16 in IEDC-Bled School of Management in Bled, Slovenia.

Also, this year The IAOM granted a Lifetime Achievement Award to two of our Fellows. Professors Ichak Adizes and Pedro Nueno.

Impending Global Leadership Challenges: Lessons Learned from the Covid-19 Crisis

The international Academy of Management Global Forum 2020 took place on October 9th and was hoster by IEDC – Bled School of Management, Slovenia. In this meeting, many topics were discussed by leaders around the world, offering business, academic and political perspective. Read the complete article here – Impending Global Leadership

Save the date - Global Forum 2021

This year’s conference “Reshaping Capitalism: An Agenda for Corporate Leaders, Investors and Regulators”, hosted by IEDC Bled School of Management, will take place on October 15th, from 10:00 to 13:30 pm ET by Zoom. Please save the date for the next Global Forum 2021. To register in advance for this meeting, please send an e-mail to: … Continued

“Marketing Myopia”

Years ago, Theodore Levitt, a marketing professor at the Harvard Business School, published a popular article entitled “Marketing Myopia.” Many people in business today, despite not having read the article, subscribe to the idea. It is that companies should define themselves in terms of broad industry perspective rather than narrow product position. To take Levitt’s … Continued

Why CEOs Should Adopt A Triple Bottom-line

With the US midterm elections just in the rear view mirror, domestic political activism and social consciousness are not surprisingly at peak levels.. Individuals are obviously energized, but so are companies. For instance, more than 135 employers including Cava, Walmart, Levi Strauss & Co, Tyson Foods, and Patagonia, have launched campaigns to promote civic engagement … Continued

The Importance Of The Infrastructure Sector To The Sustainable Development Goals

Previously I have written about the importance of the healthcare, resource transformation, food and beverage, consumption, extractives & minerals processing, and the renewables and alternative energy sectors to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The underlying data for that blog are based on a paper “The Relationship Between Investor Materiality and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Methodological Framework” that I wrote with Professors Gianni … Continued

The workplace poison that could be costing you talent and money

Every workplace environment has its pros and cons, but there’s a fear lurking in the professional world which can become detrimental to overall company performance. Amy Edmonson, Harvard professor and author of “The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth,” says that the fear of speaking up can stifle … Continued