July, 2025 - In this message, the Division Chair presents the Management History Division as a community at a decisive moment, one that requires renewal, discipline, and collective effort rather than symbolic leadership alone. The message highlights concrete steps already taken to strengthen the Division, including revised bylaws, virtual paper development workshops, travel scholarships, a broader volunteer program, a redesigned logo, and more professional digital communication, while also setting out clear priorities for the next phase through webinars, mentoring, global outreach, resource sharing, and interviews with leading scholars. At its core, it defines the Division as an inclusive intellectual home sustained by service, responsibility, and visible work.
Read the message: Message from the Chair – July 2025
April, 2026 - In this message, the Division Chair presents the Management History Division as a community that has moved from recovery into visible institutional momentum, using the road to Philadelphia to take stock of what has been built over the past year. The message highlights concrete advances in scholarly programming, new ambassador, volunteer, and mentorship initiatives, strong AOM submission outcomes, improved governance and partnerships, and targeted support for members through travel grants and annual-meeting preparation. At its core, it frames the Division as steadily building a stronger infrastructure for research, teaching, and long-term community development, most clearly embodied in the launch of a curated repository for management history scholarship.
Read the message: Message from the Chair – April 2026