Masterclasses

Our series of BAM Fellows Masterclasses are delivered by prominent management academics from across the globe each year. These online webinars are an exceptional learning experience, revealing how top academics think about the world, what inspires them, and how they develop and apply their ideas. Where do influential ideas come from? What leads to them to being widely taken up?

During the Masterclasses, our highly renowned speakers explain how their academic and intellectual journeys begun, and how they developed as influential academics in management. There are also opportunities to ask questions and engage directly with the speakers.

BAM Masterclasses are free for BAM members and £60 for non-members. You can sign up to become a member from just £30.

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BAM Fellows Masterclass Series

Our series of BAM Masterclasses are delivered by prominent management theorists from across the globe each year. These online webinars are an exceptional learning experience, revealing how top academics think about the world, what inspires them, and how they develop and apply their ideas. Where do influential ideas come from? What leads to them to being widely taken up?

The Masterclasses provide a platform for attendees to deepen their understanding of key research topics and academic practices. Led by esteemed experts, these sessions are crafted to address the evolving needs of the academic community. The masterclasses foster a collaborative environment where participants can engage with cutting-edge insights, explore contemporary debates, and share best practices. Tailored to support the advancement of academic careers, the masterclasses enable participants to stay at the forefront of research and practice.

Upcoming Masterclasses:

We will be announcing more sessions soon.

Masterclasses 2026

Date

Titles

Confirmed Speaker

14^th April 2026

AI for Prosperity: How Civic Leadership Shapes Regional Futures

Professor Palie Smart FBAM

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21^st January 2026

Research onions, methodological fit and golden threads

Professor Mark Saunders FBAM

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* Please note the 2026 recordings are embargoed for a year.

Masterclasses 2025

	Date	YouTube Recording Link	Confirmed Speaker
1.	12^thNovember 2025	A Conversation with Professor Sir Cary Cooper	Professor Cary Cooper FBAM Profile
2	18^thJune 2025	Historical Approaches in Management Research	Professor Stephanie Decker FBAM Profile
3	22^nd April 2025	Career Ecosystem Theory: A Foundation for Sustainable Careers	Professor Yehuda Baruch FBAM Profile
4.	12^th February 2025	Theorising from Case Study Research in Management	Professor Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki FBAM Profile

Masterclasses 2024

	Date	YouTube Recording Link	Confirmed Speaker
1.	30^th January 2024	International business agenda in an era of Polycrises	Professor Rosalie Tung FBAM Profile
2.	27^th February 2024	Business Models: Researching into, teaching about, and practising (no recording available)	Professor Charles Baden-Fuller FBAM Profile
3.	26^th March 2024	Curriculum isn’t enough: What relevant teaching means, how it feels, why it matters, and what it requires	Professor Jean Bartunek FBAM Profile
4.	30^th April 2024	Key Challenges of Process Scholarship within and between Organisations	Professor Andrew Pettigrew FBAM Profile
5.	28^th May 2024	Equal opportunities but unequal mentoring: The perceptions of mentoring by Black and minority ethnic academics in the UK university sector	Professor Emmanuel Ogbonna FBAM Profile
6.	25^th June 2024	The future of management education	Professor Howard Thomas FBAM Profile

Masterclass 2023

	Date	YouTube Recording Link	Confirmed Speaker
1.	7^th February 2023	Organisational becoming: Understanding organisational change as the non-deliberate effect of local practical coping action	Professor Robert Chia FBAM Profile
2.	29^th March 2023	Systems psychodynamics and the humanisation of organisation studies	Professor Jennifer Petriglieri FBAM Profile
3.	26^th April 2023	Sixty-five years of International Business Theory: Evolving Phenomena, Big Questions, and Grand Challenges	Professor Peter J Buckley OBE FBAM Profile

Masterclass 2022

	Date	YouTube Recording Link	Confirmed Speaker
1.	16^th February 2022	Interview-based Research in Management & Organization Studies	Professor Andrea Whittle Profile Professor Stefanie Reissner FBAM Profile
2.	23^rd April 2022	Crafting Integrative Reviews and Conceptual Papers	Professor Joseph Amankwah-Amoah Profile
3.	20^th April 2022	Sample Selection in Systematic Lit. Reviews of Management Research	Professor Martin Hiebl Profile
4.	18^th May 2022	Demystifying Theory Building in Management Research	Professor Suzanne Rivard Profile
5.	22^nd June 2022	The Scholar’s chase: Managing your academic social media presence	Professor Ana Canhoto Profile
6.	6^th July 2022	Data and AI and ethics	Professor Shireen Kanji Profile