Governance

The Academy is governed by a Council of Management, composed of individuals elected by the general membership for a minimum of 3 years, and others co-opted for specific tasks as well as a few ex-officio members. It represents the interests of the membership and contributes to the activities of the learned society through working with the Vice Chairs. An elected Executive Committee develops the strategy, works with Council and oversee the longer term direction of the Academy and ensure an effective implementation of the agreed strategy.

Executive Committee

About the Committee

The Executive Committee consists of the President, the Chair, elected Vice-Chairs and an appointed Treasurer. The elected Vice-Chair roles cover the following portfolios of BAM activity:

Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity and Respect (EDIR)
Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building (AACCB)
Research and Publications (R&P)
Management, Knowledge and Education (MKE)
Sustainability

Professor Emma Parry

Chair

Professor Katy Mason

President

Dr Charles Thornton

Treasurer

Professor Kate Black

Co-Vice Chair: Management, Knowledge and Education

Dr Ashley Roberts

Co-Vice Chair: Management, Knowledge and Education

Professor Pawan Budhwar

Co-Vice Chair: Research and Publications

Professor Stephanie Decker

Co-Vice Chair: Research and Publications

Professor Sarah Robinson

Co-Vice Chair: Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building

Prof David Sarpong

Co-Vice Chair: Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building

Professor Savvas Papagiannidis

Co-Vice Chair: Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Dr Russ Glennon

Co-Vice Chair: Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Professor Martyna Sliwa

Professor Jan Bebbington

Vice Chair for Sustainability, Lancaster University Management School

BAM President

The role of BAM President is to:

Provide leadership in external relations between BAM and stakeholders such as government and its agencies, other learned societies, practitioner and professional societies and universities.
Bring to bear network contacts for the benefits of BAM membership.
Influence external stakeholders at a senior level, enhancing the stature of BAM in the eyes of others and increasing the impact of BAM in UK society and economy.
Support the intellectual activity of the learned society.
Encourage the development and expansion of knowledge in the field of management.
In collaboration with the Chair and Vice-Chairs, contributing to, and influencing, the setting of strategic aims and communicating these internally to members and externally to other stakeholders.
Support recruitment and growth in membership.
Act as confidential recipient of ‘whistleblowing’ or complaints from members.

BAM Chair

The role of BAM Chair is to:

Develop BAM strategy and agree priorities with the Executive and Council
Chair Council meetings and support Council activities
Chair Executive meetings and support the activities of the Vice Chairs
Support the CEO in the running of the office and the operation of society as a whole
Support the BAM community in pursuing the vision and purpose of the learned society
Work with the President to agree foci and liaise with external stakeholders
Liaise with Fellows

Vice Chair Portfolios

All Vice-Chairs have the responsibility for reviewing and development of new membership services and recruitment of new members. In addition to chairing the relevant committee and playing a role in the strategic development of BAM, the Vice Chair are expected to develop their role in particular areas, including but not limited to:

Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity and Respect (EDIR)

Ensure that the core values of Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity and Respect (EDIR) are fully embedded and reflected in all BAM activities, including Conference, events, SIGs, publications, research, grants, awards and the Fellows College.
Work with the BAM Office to oversee monitoring of EDIR across all BAM activities, as above but also including website, social media and membership, and to report to the BAM Executive Committee on progress,
Work across committees to advise, alert and recommend best practice actions to improve EDIR.
Engage with appropriate external parties working with improving EDIR to bring best practice into BAM and the wider BAM community.

Sustainability

Ensure that the core values of sustainability in all its forms are fully embedded and reflected in all BAM activities, including Conference, events, SIGs, publications, research, grants, awards and the Fellows College.  
Work with the BAM Office to oversee monitoring of sustainability across all BAM activities, as above but also including website, social media and membership, and to report to the BAM Executive Committee on progress,  
Work across committees to advise, alert and recommend best practice actions to improve sustainability and raise awareness and promote sustainability in business and management education and research.  
Engage with appropriate external parties working with improving sustainability to bring best practice into BAM and the wider BAM community.

Special Interest Groups

Oversee governance rules for SIGs
Implement the guidelines for the formation of SIGs
Oversee funding of SIGs
Enabling learning and knowledge sharing between SIG chairs
Encourage SIG activities throughout the year
Act as a route for SIGs to have voice and input in the executive

Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building

Oversee academic issues of the annual conference
Oversee key events e.g. doctoral symposium and summer workshop
Develop and monitor the provision of events which cover the academic career, writing and methods (with appropriate SIGs)
Support capacity building for strategic priorities such as influencing policy making, engaging stakeholders and publicity and engaging with world-class academics internationally
Liaise with other VCs and SIG chairs to support their capacity building activities.

Research and Publications

Consider how we open up scholarly research work, rather than constraining it e.g. promoting monographs, considering the impact of the ABS list
Consider how we encourage innovation and the development of management scholarship, possibly by holding a debate and bringing people of experience and standing in
Consider what BAM might do to help increase the flow of researching funding to the community, and consult with BAM members who are in appropriate RC networks
Journals – in consultation with those previously involved, as appropriate, work on establishing some ground rules for the relationship between the editors, the executive, council and BAM
Investigate the possibility of having a new journal and/or a platform for on-line, open access journals – possibly in conjunction with the British Library
Consider how we should best recognise the heterodoxy of people’s research careers – e.g. part time PhDs, people without PhDs but who have been teaching for 10 years – are they ‘early career’?
Oversee the administration of the small grants fund

Management Knowledge and Education

Develop BAMs approach to supporting high quality learning, teaching and management education by organizing activities and events and engaging with professional bodies and other learned societies
Work with the Vice-Chair (Academic Affairs of Conference and Capacity Building) to develop capacity building programme for members
Work with the Vice-Chair (Research and Publications) to develop and launch a management knowledge and education journal
Develop and support BAM learning, teaching and management education awards
Develop and support BAM MKE small grant scheme

Treasurer

In liaison with the CEO, oversee BAM finances and resources and liaise with the auditors
Present financial and resource issues and plans to the Executive Committee
Participate with the Chair and other Vice-Chairs in decision making