The founding gathering of the IAM’s second century will take place on November 19–20, 2026 at ESE Business School in Santiago, Chile. The meeting will bring together our global fellowship with a carefully curated group of leaders from business, policy, and civil society. Confirmed keynote speakers include Peter Brabeck, former Chairman and CEO of Nestlé. … Continued
As the Academy enters its second century, the IAM is proud to welcome a distinguished cohort of new fellows whose work spans strategy, leadership, innovation, and the practice of management at the highest level: Modupe Akinola — Columbia Business School Edilson Camara — CEO Emeritus, Egon Zehnder Adam Grant — The Wharton School, University of … Continued
Meeting in Albania on September 24–25, 2025, the Academy’s leadership translated the energy of the Prague Centennial into a concrete agenda for the future. The board approved the Academy’s refreshed mission — “Advancing management for global good” — and vision — “Bridging Theory and Practice for Global Good.” Through education, research, and collaboration, the IAM … Continued
On November 21–23, 2024, the International Academy of Management returned to Prague — the city where it was founded in 1924 — to celebrate its Centennial. Hosted by the University of New York in Prague, the gathering brought together fellows and guests from around the world under the theme “A Century of Management Thought: Reflecting … Continued
Hein Schreuder passed away last Sunday, May 28th, at the age of 71. Schreuder held various academic and managerial positions in the Netherlands and abroad. He graduated in business economics from the Erasmus University Rotterdam in 1976, before starting his research career at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. In 1984, he was appointed professor of business … Continued
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
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
Luc Sterckx’s book, “Corporate Governance in Startups”, combines the structural and legal basis of Governance in startups with the author’s extensive experience in the field over several years and companies. He shows the way of very practical implementation including setting the right priorities.
This year’s conference “Impending Global Leadership Challenges: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis”, hosted by IEDC Bled School of Management, will take place on October 9, from 10:00 to 13:30 pm ET by Zoom. The Global Forum will gather business and thought leaders to discuss and learn about this year’s obstacles and challenges. The exhibitors … Continued
The pandemic is likely to have lasting, material repercussions for how health care enterprises approach corporate governance. These repercussions are separate and distinct from the board’s disaster-response duties that were summoned into application during the height of the health crisis. Rather, they relate to how certain traditional governance principles and practices are expected to change … Continued
Barclays, the multinational investment bank and financial services company, recently posted a position for a Partner Manager, Platform Ecosystem.
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.
Previously I have written about the importance of the healthcare, resource transformation, food and beverage, consumption, extractives & minerals processing, renewables and alternative energy, infrastructure, transportation, and technology and communications sectors to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
On August 19, 2019, 181 CEOs who are members of the U.S. Business Roundtable (BRT) issued a statement on the purpose of a corporation. Its opening sentence speaks to each person’s right to lead a life of meaning and dignity. It goes on to acknowledge the central importance of stakeholders, including customers, employees, suppliers, local communities … Continued
I am asking all of you who read this post to do whatever you can to encourage companies you are involved with in any way to get their board to publish a “Statement of Purpose.”
Previously I have written about the importance of the healthcare, resource transformation, food and beverage, consumption, extractives & minerals processing, renewables and alternative energy, and infrastructure sectors to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer’s latest book, ‘Dying for a Paycheck’, argues that it is, attributing more than 120,000 deaths a year to workplace health conditions.
$12.7 trillion! That’s the projected size of the global construction industry in 2022, according to one recent analysis. In the US alone, construction employs some 10 million workers. And while it’s a relatively slow-growth sector, it’s been remarkably stable in many of its elements for hundreds of years. That may begin to change.
In June 2017 the European Union passed the EU Accounting Directive for Non-financial Information. It was implemented Member States in 2018. This law “requires large companies to disclose certain information on the way they operate and manage social and environmental challenges” on an annual basis.
Today the vast majority of innovation and business-development opportunities lie in the interfaces between functions, offices or organisations. The integrated solutions that most customers want — but companies wrestle with developing — require horizontal collaboration.