Southern Management Association
Encyclopedia
The Southern Management Association (SMA) http://www.southernmanagement.org is a regional affiliate of the Academy of Management
Academy of Management
The Academy of Management is a professional association for scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and organizations. The Academy of Management was established in 1936...

 http://www.aomonline.org. It is an academic association with a stated primary purpose to advance the teaching, learning, research, and practice of management. As of 2007, membership was over 900 professors of management, doctoral students, and business executives drawing from over 200 universities and companies in 43 states as well as several foreign countries.

As an academic association, the SMA has deemed the development and dissemination of new ideas and approaches in the science of management as a critical objective. This is done through conferences, cultivation of professional networks and communities, and the maintenance of a database of critical skills and areas of expertise of their members.

The SMA hosts an annual academic conference, publishes a semi-annual newsletter, provides employment placement services for members, and, along with SAGE publications, publishes the Journal of Management
Journal of Management
The Journal of Management was established in 1975 and is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by SAGE Publications and sponsored by the Southern Management Association that publishes both empirical and theoretical research articles in the field of management. The journal is published on a...

.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK