About the IM Division

The general objective of the International Management Division of the Academy of Management is to promote scholarship and advances in the field of international business, including management in a broad range of both profit and nonprofit organizations. The Division brings together a global community of scholars researching and teaching management themes with a cross-border or cross-cultural dimension, including not only traditional management topics, but also the contribution of management to addressing evolving global social and environmental challenges. Scholarship that focuses on a single country and has no international issues or implications is not within the purview of the IM division. Members of the IM community conduct research on themes such as:

• the cross-border management of operations, including multi-country, multi-unit, strategy formulation and implementation;
• the cross-border differential impact of cultural, social, economic, technological, political, and other institutional forces on strategies, organizational forms, and management practices;
• evolving forms and management practices in cross-border business using physical and virtual channels supporting international business activities;
• the international competitiveness of entrepreneurs, firms, industries, and nations;
• comparative management studies involving two or more countries;
• the impact of multinational enterprises on the societies in which they operate, and their contribution to global challenges such as social inequalities and climate change.