Constitution of the
Division of Business Policy and Strategy
Academy of Management
Article I - NAME
The name of this organization shall be the Division of Business Policy Strategy and of the Academy of Management, hereinafter referred to as the Division.
Article II - PURPOSE
The general purpose of the Division is to promote scholarship and advances in the field of business policy and strategy, and to aid in the extension of knowledge in this field to nonprofit organizations. Business policy and strategy deals with management of the total enterprise. It is concerned with enterprise formation and development; with entrepreneurship; with the formulation of corporate and business objectives, strategies, and policies; with the design of organizational structures, systems and procedures for the implementation of strategy; and with those characteristics of leadership essential to the accomplishment of this purpose.
The specific activities of the Division will include:
- Encouraging and supporting research, with special emphasis on empirical research, related to business policy and strategy;
- Promoting and conducting the interchange of information, concepts, ideas and research results among those interested in business policy and strategy;
- Promoting and conducting the interchange of information and views on issues and approaches to the teaching of business policy and strategy;
- Such other activities and services as are deemed useful by the officers and membership in advancing the state of knowledge and practice in the field of business policy and strategy.
Article III - MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the Division shall be open to members in good standing of the Academy of Management with interest in the Division's purposes.
Article IV - OFFICERS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 1. The officers of the Division shall consist of a Past Chair, a Chair, a Chair-Elect, a Program Chair, an Assistant Program Chair, a Treasurer, a Secretary/Newsletter Editor, and such other appointed officers as approved by the Executive Committee.
Section 2. The Past Chair serves as a counselor to the Chair and, as Chair of the Nomination Committee, is responsible for conducting and certifying the annual election.
Section 3. The Chair succeeds the Past Chair at the BPS Annual Business Meeting. The Chair shall be the chief executive officer of the Division and shall administer all affairs of the Division with policy guidance from the Executive Committee, the Chair of the Academy of Management, and its Professional Division Policy Committee. The Chair is responsible for the conduct of the Division's activities in a manner that will assure the accomplishment of the Division's purposes, subject to the policy guidance of the Executive Committee, the Division's Constitution, and the bylaws of the Academy. The Chair will appoint the Secretary/Newsletter Editor and Treasurer, when appropriate; the Regional Liaison Representatives called for in Section 6 of Article IV; the Chair and Membership of all Standing Committees, unless otherwise specified; and such ad hoc committees as are necessary, all subject to the approval of the Executive Committee. The chair coordinates all existing Division Committees. At the annual national meeting of the Academy of Management, the outgoing Chair presides over the Division's business meeting and reports on the status and progress of the Division, before passing the baton to the new Chair.
Section 4. The Chair-Elect succeeds the Chair on at the BPS Annual Business Meeting. During her or his tenure, the Chair-Elect serves in the absence of the Chair and assists the Chair as necessary. The Chair-Elect will coordinate and supervise the Division's annual Doctoral Dissertation Award competition.
Section 5. The Program Chair, if elected, (or the new Chair Elect) succeeds the outgoing Chair-Elect at the BPS Annual Business Meeting of each year. The Program Chair shall be responsible for planning and supervising the Division's program at the annual national meeting of the Academy of Management subject to the guidelines established by the National Program Chair of the Academy of Management, as well as those of the Executive Committee of the Division. The outgoing Program Chair will maintain responsibility for the entire program, fulfilling all duties of this office until the end of the Academy of Management’s Annual Meeting, even after passing the office formally to the new Program Chair at the BPS Business meeting.
Section 6. The Assistant Program Chair succeeds the Program Chair at the BPS Annual Business Meeting. The Assistant Program Chair will continue to fulfill all duties of this office until the close of the AoM Annual Meeting, despite formally passing the office on to his or her successor at the BPS Business meeting. The Assistant Program Chair helps the Program Chair develop and administer the annual program in whatever way possible. In addition to providing general assistance to the Program Chair, the Assistant Program Chair is responsible for planning and supervising the Division’s Professional Development Workshops at the annual national meeting of the Academy of Management, subject to the guidelines established by the National Program Chair of the Academy of Management, as well as those of the Executive Committee of the Division. The Assistant Program Chair is also responsible for coordinating and supervising the selection of the winners of all the best paper prizes given by the BPS Division. He or she is also responsible for coordinating all of the food orders at the conference site for the BPS Program as well as its pre-conference program.
Section 7. The Treasurer is appointed for a three-year renewable term. The Treasurer shall maintain the Division’s financial records, prepare annual budgets, and report to the Executive Committee on the financial status of the Division. Approval of all expense reimbursement requests shall require the joint approval of the Treasurer and the Chair. All reimbursement requests should be submitted first to the Treasurer, who will review them in terms of the spending guidelines established by the Executive Committee, the bylaws of the Academy, and reasonableness for the items claimed. If acceptable, the Chair will also approve the request and will forward it to the appropriate officer of the Academy for payment. If a request is not acceptable for any reason, the Treasurer and Chair shall discuss the matter with the individual submitting the request. If the explanation is satisfactory to both, they will approve and process the request. If either or both remain unsatisfied, the matter shall be held over until the next Executive Committee meeting and shall be resolved by a majority vote of that Committee, subject to the bylaws of the Academy and the guidelines previously established by the Executive Committee.
Section 8. The Secretary/Newsletter Editor is appointed for a three-year renewable term. The Secretary/Newsletter Editor shall keep a record of the Division's annual business meeting, all Executive Committee meetings, all amendments to the Constitution, and shall carry out such other duties as specified by the Chair. He or she will also be responsible for gathering information and publishing the BPS Newsletter.
Article V - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Section 1. The policy-making body for the Division shall be the Executive Committee, composed of the Past Chair, Chair, Chair-Elect, Program Chair, Assistant Program Chair and twelve members of the Division elected for two year staggered terms. Normally six Division members are to be elected to the Executive Committee each year for two-year terms. The Chair is the presiding officer of Executive Committee Meetings.
Section 2. All activities of the Division shall be under the review of the Executive Committee.
Section 3: All non-officer members of the Executive Committee will be appointed to at least one subcommittee. Two permanent subcommittees are charged with (1) Assisting the Program Chair, and (2) Assisting the Assistant Program Chair. The Chair will also establish subcommittees responsible for New Initiatives and Recurring Problems regularly and as needed, subject to Executive Committee approval. In each year that the Division is responsible for conducting its 5-year survey, there will be a subcommittee appointed to assist the Chair with this task. The Chair is responsible for making all subcommittee appointments. All subcommittees must include at least one Executive Committee member in their second year and at least one Executive Committee member in their first year to provide for task continuity.
Section 4. The Executive Committee must be convened at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management. The Executive Committee will also meet once during the winter to conduct Division business. Usually, the Chair will convene the Executive Committee, but a written call for an Executive Committee meeting supported by at least five Executive Committee members can convene such a meeting or cause a ballot to be issued for vote by the Division membership.
Section 5. All issues will be deemed approved or disapproved by a simple majority of a quorum of the Executive Committee. A quorum is defined as seven (7) members for meeting and all members for ballots petitioned under the provisions of Section 4.
Section 6. The Executive Committee shall serve as the Nominating Committee. When serving as a Nominations committee, it will be chaired by the Past Chair.
Article VI - COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
Section 1. The committees of the Division shall include the: (1) Executive Committee, (2) Teaching Committee, (3) Research Committee, (4) Newsletter Committee, and (5) Regional Liaison Committee. No person can serve simultaneously on any two committees.
Section 2. The membership of the Executive Committee, its duties and manner of operation are specified in Article V.
Section 3. The Teaching Committee is composed of the Chair, Chair-Elect, Program Chair and a minimum of four appointed members serving two-year terms. Normally, one half of the members will be appointed each year. The Chair of the Teaching Committee shall be the Chair-Elect or her/his appointee. The Teaching Committee shall promote improved teaching of policy and strategy and will promote and conduct efforts that lead to such improvement. Ordinarily, the Teaching Committee will serve as a policy-maker in this area and will work through task force groups it appoints to conduct such activities as it deems appropriate.
Section 4. The Research Committee is composed of the Chair, Chair-Elect, Program Chair and a minimum of sixteen appointed members serving two-year terms. Normally, one half of the members will be appointed each year. The Chair of the Research Committee shall be the Chair of the Division or her/his appointee. The Research Committee shall promote and conduct research on policy and strategy that leads to advances in these related areas. Ordinarily, the Research Committee will serve as a policy-making body in research matters and will conduct its work through task force groups it appoints to conduct such activities as it deems appropriate.
Section 5. The Newsletter Committee is composed of the Chair, Program Chair, and the Secretary/Newsletter Editor. This committee approves all copy for the Newsletter and develops guidelines, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, for publication of the Division's Newsletter.
Section 6. The Regional Liaison Committee is composed of the Chair, the Secretary/Newsletter Editor, and as many appointed Regional Liaison Representatives as deemed necessary by the Chair. Each representative will be appointed for a term of two years. One half of the Regional Representatives shall be appointed at the winter Executive Committee meeting in even numbered years and the remainder shall be appointed at the same meeting in odd numbered years. It shall be the duty of the Regional Liaison Representatives to promote the Division's interests at the regional meetings held in their respective regions, to support and encourage other activities and developments within their regions that are of benefit to the Division, including case competitions, and to report relevant news from their region to the Secretary/Newsletter Editor.
Article VII - ELECTION PROCEDURES
Section 1. The Executive Committee shall act as the Nominating Committee.
Nominees for the position of Assistant Program Chair must have served as an elected member of the Executive Committee. Additional nominations for positions on the Executive Committee can be made prior to February 1 of each year by written petition attested to by ten (10) members in good standing of the Division. Additional nominations for the position of Assistant Program Chair can be made prior to February 1 of each year by written petition attested to by twenty (20) members in good standing of the Division.
Section 2. The elective officers are the Chair-Elect, the Assistant Program Chair, and the elected members of the Executive Committee. Two nominees will be offered for each Executive Committee position and three for the position of Assistant Program Chair. The Program Chair will ordinarily be a nominee for the Chair-Elect Position.
Section 3. Nominations will be closed as of March 1 of each year and as shortly thereafter as feasible, the Past Chair will submit a ballot to the membership. A plurality of all ballots returned to the Past Chair will constitute election to the open offices.
Section 4. A Chair cannot be nominated to the Assistant Chair or Chair-Elect position until at least two years after her or his term of Past Chair has expired.
Section 5. The positions of Past Chair, Chair, Chair-Elect, Program Chair, and Assistant Program Chair terminate as of the Annual BPS Business meeting each year. Membership on the Executive committee begins at the Annual BPS Business Meeting and terminates two years later. Appointed positions and committee memberships normally terminate at the Annual BPS Business meeting commensurate with their established length of service.
Section 6. The election must be completed prior to May 1 and will be deemed official when a letter certifying the results has been presented to the Chair by the Past Chair.
Article VIII - PUBLICATIONS
Section 1. A Newsletter will be published by the Division to facilitate communications and reporting of all Division activities to the entire membership.
Section 2. The Newsletter Committee will be responsible for initiating and maintaining the Newsletter.
Section 3. To accomplish its general purpose, the Division will publish whatever articles, papers, notes, and other materials as the Executive Committee deems necessary, subject to the publications policy of the Academy of Management.
Article IX - MEETINGS
There shall be an annual business meeting of the Division held concurrently with the annual national meeting of the Academy of Management. Special meetings may be held as deemed necessary by the Division's Officers.
Article X - RATIFICATION AND AMENDMENTS
Section 1. This constitution will be ratified by a majority of all members who vote through ballot sponsored by the Executive Committee of the Division.
Section 2. Amendments to the Constitution shall be by a two-thirds vote of the Division members present at the annual business meeting of the Division or by a majority vote of all members who vote during an election sponsored by the officers of the Division.
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