• The IAM
  • Presentation of IAM
  • The Constitution of the Academy
  • The Constitution of the Academy by Laws
  • Administration of the Academy
  • Chancellors of the Academy
  • Organigrama
• Publications
• Activities
  • March 16, 2007 - IMD, Lausanne
• Fellows
  • IAM MEMBERS 2010
  • IAM MEMBERS 2009
  • IAM MEMBERS 2008
• INTRANET

The Constitution of the Academy

ARTICLE I - NAME AND TITLE
The Institution shall be known as: The International Academy of Management¹. The members of this Institution shall be known as: Fellows; and this Institution, with its members, shall continue to be known by the same name and titles.

ARTICLE II - OBJECTIVES
The general objectives of the Academy shall be:

1.To honor excellence in management through the election to Fellowship of individuals who have made an outstanding international contribution to the science and art of management.

2.To provide a forum for the exchange internationally of knowledge and experience so as to contribute to the advancement of the science and art of management and thus to human progress.

ARTICLE III - FELLOWSHIP
The election to Fellowship shall be the highest honor conferred by the international management movement.
A maximum of fifteen Fellows shall be elected annually for life. This number, however, may be increased to replace any Fellow or Fellows who died during the electoral year.Should the number of Fellows elected in one year be below the maximum established, the number of Fellows to be elected in the following year may be increased proportionally at the discretion of the Chancellor.

ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS
The administrative officer of the Academy shall be the Chancellor, who shall be assisted by two Vice-Chancellors from each Regional Chapter. The affairs of the Academy shall be administered by the Chancellor with the aid of the Governing Board, of which the Chancellor shall be Chairman and the Vice-Chancellors members ex officio.




ARTICLE V - REGIONAL CHAPTERS
The Regional Chapters of the Academy shall cover the same geographical area as the Regional Committees of CIOS². The Chairmen of the Regional Chapters, upon taking office, shall become Vice-Chancellors of the Academy.

ARTICLE VI - ACTIVITIES
The activities of the Academy shall be as decided from time to time by the Chancellor and Governing Board and may include, inter alia: research, publication, awards, meetings, congresses, consultation with and advice to other bodies.

ARTICLE VII - GENERAL AUTHORITY
The Governing Board, subject to no other authority, may repeal, alter or add to any articles, by-laws or regulations of the Constitution of the Academy.In all constitutional matters pertaining to the organization, administration and procedures of the Academy not previously covered in this instrument, the Chancellor, with the advice of the Governing Board of the Academy, is hereby authorized to act.

 

¹ The term "Academy" is used in the sense of a "society of learned men and women" and not in the sense of "an institution of learning".
² Comité International de l'Organisation Scientifique - The World Council of Management, under whose auspices the Academy was founded in 1952.

---

© The International Academy of Management