SAAM’s work is largely carried out by members on a voluntary basis. We are a “bottom-up” organization, managed through a representative process. SAAM’s governance and organization are representative of diversity (e.g., in terms of gender, ethnicity, race, language, religion, and national origin) of the South Asian region.
Founding Group (2010-2020)
A Working Group is currently running the affairs of SAAM in order to provide a stable base to its initial structure and operation.
- Professor Jawad Syed, Lahore University of Management Sciences (Pakistan) – Coordinator
- Professor Edwina Pio, AUT University, New Zealand (India)
- Professor Shaista Khilji, George Washington University, USA (Pakistan)
- Professor Bahaudin Mujtaba, Nova Southeastern University, USA (Afghanistan)
- Professor Naresh Khatri, University of Missouri, USA (India)
- Professor Syed Saad Andaleeb, Penn State Erie, USA (Bangladesh)
Current Leadership (2020 till date)
- Professor Jawad Syed, Lahore University of Management Sciences (Pakistan) – President
Core Committee
- Professor Edwina Pio, AUT University, New Zealand (India)
- Professor Shaista Khilji, George Washington University, USA (Pakistan)
Dr. Faiza Ali, Lahore University of Management Sciences (Pakistan)
- Dr. Mariam Mohsin, PIDE, Islamabad (Pakistan)
SAAM’s Brief History
In August 2010, several Academy of Management participants from South Asia met informally in Montreal in order to discuss the need and mechanics to establish the South Asian Academy of Management. They endorsed the principle that SAAM should be an independent organization, with links to the Academy of Management, British Academy of Management, European Academy of Management, and other scholarly organizations. The objective of SAAM is thus to encourage contextualized management research with South Asia’s relevance toward global contribution to scholarship.
South Asian Academy of Management 