NORTH AMERICAN
MANAGEMENT SOCIETY

NAMS Mission Statement

1. We are an inclusive group of Management scholars in learning and practicing organizations.
2. We foster the development and distribution of new knowledge in Management.
3. We value new knowledge in Management that comes from practitioner innovations as well as formal and informal research activities in schools, colleges, and universities.
4. We recognize that new knowledge in Management occurs as a result of dialogues between individuals as well as experimentation in the field by practitioners and scholars; by studies in laboratories; and by observations of individuals, groups, and institutions.
5. Since Management is necessary in ALL organizations, we seek new knowledge in the field from individuals in ALL organizations, profit and nonprofit, government and business.
6. We seek to develop and distribute new knowledge in ALL AREAS of Management of All Types of Organizations.