AoM Presidential addresses

Collation of AoM presidential addresses with links to full-text versions and video recordings where available

Anne-Wil Harzing - (updated Wed 3 Dec 2025 09:11)

Below you'll find a list of AoM Presidential addresses from 1996 onwards, arbitrarily chosen as the first year I attended AoM myself and ending with the most recent - 2025 - conference, thirty years later. I love all of them - each for a different reason - so I would really encourage you to dip into as many as you can.

You will find, though, that there are some that resonate particularly strongly with you. For me, these were addresses by two recent presidents - Sharon Alvarez and Amy Hillman - reflecting on our privilege and responsibility as academics and on service as the core of our profession, as well as two earlier ones that spoke to the power of thinking small (Carol Kulik) and the importance of compassion in our scholarship (Anne Tsui).

These are also all key tenets of the Positive Academia initiative that Christa Sathish and I established, and they very much represent a different way of looking at our scholarly work and our academic community. So I have linked them directly above.

Introduction

Reading through the whole collection provides a fascinating insight into the development of our profession over the years. Whereas some aspects have changed beyond recognition, others are enduring. The early contributions refer to the potential of email and the Internet to change the way we collaborate and source information. With the AI revolution in full swing, it is hard to believe that this was only a few decades ago [see also: How to keep up-to-date with the literature, but avoid information overload?].

The focus on the internationalization of the profession with an increasing number of non-US attendees at the annual meetings also reads like a tale from another era. Although the Management profession might still be US-dominated [see also: How to write for US journals with non-US data], US scholars are now in a minority at the annual meetings.

Obviously, contributors in 2020 and 2021 were very much inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on academia, our research, and our teaching. There are also perennial favourites, such as the importance of our work speaking to managers and the wider public. But every single one of the presidential addresses is worth a read and/or watch, both for their glimpses into the times at which they were given and for their content. Enjoy!!

Note: video-recordings are available for all presidential addresses since 2012. In the past, AoM offered free access to the published versions most presidential addresses between 1996 and 2011. Unfortunately, since the redesign of their website these files are no longer available. Let me call on the Academy to make all presidential addresses freely available. I think everyone - regardless of their financial means - should have access to the voices that have shaped our profession.

Presidential addresses 2021-current

In recent years, video-recording has been routine. Hence, videos are available for all presidential adresses since 2021. Unfortunately, the articles themselves remain behind a paywall. You will need an AoM membership or access to a university library that subscribes to the journals.

Presidential addresses 2011-2020

From 2011 to 2020, most presidential addresses are available as a video recording [only 2011 is missing]. However, access to free downloads for the articles is rather patchy; for most you will need an AoM membership or access to a university library that subscribes to the journals.

Presidential addresses 2001-2010

AoM only started recording videos in 2012, so pre-2012 addresses are only available in text format. In the past, AoM offered free access to most presidential addresses between 1996 and 2011. Unfortunately, since the redesign of their website links to these files are no longer available. So you will need an AoM membership or access to a university library that subscribes to the journals.

Presidential addresses 1996-2000

Unfortunately, apart from the 1997 address, most of these presidential addresses are only available to subscribers. You will need an AoM membership or access to a university library that subscribes to the journals.

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Anne-Wil Harzing is Emerita Professor of International Management at Middlesex University, London. She is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business, a select group of distinguished AIB members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the scholarly development of the field of international business. In addition to her academic duties, she also maintains the Journal Quality List and is the driving force behind the popular Publish or Perish software program.

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