The Academy of Management (AOM) was founded on 28 December 1936, and its development can be traced through membership, meeting attendance, publishing activity, finances, and organizational targets. Today, AOM says it has more than 21,000 members from more than 120 countries, while its archive contains more than 40,000 articles and abstracts. The figures below retain the measurement years and the source labels attached to each statistic.
Contents
- Organization at a glance
- Membership and international reach
- Historical growth in membership and meetings
- Annual meeting scale and participation
- 2024 registration rates
- Journals and research influence
- Future plans and organizational targets
Organization at a glance
AOM began with a meeting at the University of Chicago’s Quadrangle Club. Its scholarly purpose was formally declared through a constitution adopted on 30 December 1941. These dates come from the Academy of Management History source.
The organization now divides member interests across 26 management disciplines, described in current AOM material as 26 divisions and interest groups. AOM also says it supports six journals and associated content. The membership page reports more than 21,000 members and a membership base spanning more than 120 countries. Its archive includes more than 40,000 articles and abstracts.
The following snapshot brings those current organizational figures together with selected historical and publishing measures.
| Measure | Reported figure | Measurement period or status |
|---|---|---|
| Founding date | 28 December 1936 | Academy of Management History |
| Scholarly constitution adopted | 30 December 1941 | Academy of Management History |
| Divisions and interest groups | 26 | Current AOM description |
| Members | More than 21,000 | Current AOM membership page |
| Countries represented | More than 120 | Current AOM membership page |
| Articles and abstracts in archive | More than 40,000 | Current AOM membership page |
| Journals and associated content | 6 | Current AOM description |
The “more than” wording matters: the membership, country, and archive figures are reported thresholds rather than exact totals.
Membership and international reach
AOM’s membership history shows expansion over several decades. The Academy of Management History reports 8,113 members in 1991. Membership reached 11,520 in 2000, 13,563 in 2003, more than 14,000 in 2004, and 19,528 in 2011. By 2016, AOM reported membership above 20,000.
The current membership page reports more than 21,000 members from more than 120 countries. Because the current figure is expressed as a threshold and no exact measurement date is supplied in that source label, it should not be treated as a precise census or directly compared with the historical year-end figures as if the definitions were identical.
AOM’s 2021 virtual annual meeting represented 94 countries. The 2023 Annual Meeting included attendees from more than 80 countries, according to the 2023 AOM Annual Meeting Highlights. These meeting-specific country counts describe participation in particular events; they are not substitutes for the broader membership figure.
AOM’s stated Vision 2030 target is 30,000 members by 2030. This is a target, not a measured result or a forecast presented as an achieved total. It gives the organization a stated membership objective against which later figures may be compared.
Membership dues also vary by category. The membership page lists student membership dues at $106 and emeritus membership dues at $106. These are listed dues figures, not measures of total membership revenue.
Historical growth in membership and meetings
AOM’s historical statistics show that membership growth occurred alongside larger annual meetings. The Academy of Management History reports 3,100 annual-meeting attendees in 1991. Attendance rose to 4,842 in 1995, 5,560 in 2000, 7,200 in 2005, 9,527 in 2008, and 11,231 in 2012.
Selected milestones are shown below. Each figure is tied to the year stated by the historical source.
| Year | Membership | Annual-meeting attendance | Other reported measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8,113 | 3,100 | Revenue exceeded $1 million |
| 1995 | Not stated | 4,842 | — |
| 1998 | Not stated | Not stated | Revenue exceeded $2 million |
| 2000 | 11,520 | 5,560 | — |
| 2001 | Not stated | Not stated | Revenue exceeded $3 million |
| 2003 | 13,563 | Not stated | — |
| 2004 | More than 14,000 | Not stated | Assets exceeded $5 million |
| 2005 | Not stated | 7,200 | — |
| 2008 | Not stated | 9,527 | — |
| 2011 | 19,528 | Not stated | — |
| 2012 | Not stated | 11,231 | — |
| 2016 | More than 20,000 | Not stated | — |
The financial figures use threshold language as well. Revenue exceeded $1 million in 1991, exceeded $2 million in 1998, and exceeded $3 million in 2001. Assets exceeded $5 million in 2004. These are historical statements from the Academy of Management History source; they are not presented here as independently rechecked accounting results.
Annual meeting scale and participation
The 2023 Annual Meeting was the 83rd annual meeting. The 2023 Annual Meeting Highlights report more than 10,000 in-person attendees, attendees from more than 80 countries, more than 12,000 program participants, and more than 2,300 sessions. It also records 397 TLC@AOM participants and more than 30 different journal sessions.
The Boston meeting used seven hotels across the Boston area, according to the 2023 Annual Report’s Goal One material. The hotel count illustrates the physical scale of the event, while the session and participant counts describe its program breadth.
AOM’s historical record also includes a major virtual-meeting measure. In 2021, the virtual annual meeting registered more than 9,600 participants and represented 94 countries. This event should be read separately from the 2023 in-person attendance figure because the formats and participation measures differ.
The 2024 Annual Meeting was scheduled for 9–13 August 2024 in Chicago, Illinois, and was identified as the 84th Annual Meeting. The registration form stated that its early-rate window ran from 5 March 2024 through 7 May 2024. These are schedule and pricing details for that specific event, not current registration terms.
2024 registration rates
The 2024 registration form listed an early academic member rate of $499 USD and an early executive member rate of $499 USD. The early student member rate was $250 USD, while the early emeritus member rate was also $250 USD.
Regular rates were higher for the categories reported in the source. The regular academic member rate was $550 USD, and the regular student member rate was $275 USD. Late or onsite rates were $650 USD for academic members and $325 USD for student members.
| 2024 registration item | Listed rate |
|---|---|
| Early academic member | $499 USD |
| Early executive member | $499 USD |
| Early student member | $250 USD |
| Early emeritus member | $250 USD |
| Regular academic member | $550 USD |
| Regular student member | $275 USD |
| Late or onsite academic member | $650 USD |
| Late or onsite student member | $325 USD |
| TLC@AOM 2024 registration | $120 USD |
Membership included two complimentary DIGs for 2024 Annual Meeting registration. The form listed each additional division at $11 and each additional interest group at $7. The TLC@AOM 2024 registration price was $120 USD.
Journals and research influence
AOM’s journal statistics provide several distinct measures. The Academy of Management Journal had an impact factor of 10.5, a five-year impact factor of 13.8, and an article influence score of 7.79, according to the AMJ journal page.
The Academy of Management Review reported an impact factor of 13.9, a five-year impact factor of 19.3, and an article influence score of 10.19 on the AMR journal page. Among the journal figures listed here, these are the highest reported values for all three measures.
Academy of Management Learning & Education had an impact factor of 5.2, a five-year impact factor of 6.0, and an article influence score of 1.95. These figures are identified by the AMLE journal page.
Academy of Management Perspectives reported an impact factor of 5.7, a five-year impact factor of 8.3, and an article influence score of 3.61. Academy of Management Discoveries reported an impact factor of 4.8, a five-year impact factor of 6.2, and an article influence score of 3.08.
| Journal | Impact factor | Five-year impact factor | Article influence score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Management Journal | 10.5 | 13.8 | 7.79 |
| Academy of Management Review | 13.9 | 19.3 | 10.19 |
| Academy of Management Learning & Education | 5.2 | 6.0 | 1.95 |
| Academy of Management Perspectives | 5.7 | 8.3 | 3.61 |
| Academy of Management Discoveries | 4.8 | 6.2 | 3.08 |
The measures are not interchangeable. An impact factor, a five-year impact factor, and an article influence score describe different aspects of journal performance, so the table is best used as a compact reference rather than as a single ranking system.
Future plans and organizational targets
AOM’s Future Annual Meetings information scheduled the 2026 Annual Meeting for 31 July to 4 August 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It identifies the event as AOM’s 86th Annual Meeting.
The same future-meeting material says that future annual meetings are planned to support more than 2,500 sessions and events and require 20,000 sleeping room nights. These are planning requirements and capacity expectations, not attendance totals. The distinction is important: sleeping room nights measure accommodation demand, while sessions and events measure programmed activity.
The Academy of Management History also reports that AOM’s Board of Governors expanded from 14 to 17 members in 2025. Alongside the Vision 2030 target of 30,000 members by 2030, this provides a recent organizational-governance measure and a forward-looking membership goal.
Taken together, the available statistics describe an organization that began with a 1936 founding, developed a formal scholarly purpose in 1941, expanded its membership and meeting footprint over time, and now combines international participation, a large research archive, multiple journals, and long-range event and membership targets.