82nd SAM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE

ADVANCING MANAGEMENT:MANAGING HEALTHY ORGANIZATIONS

March 15 - 21, 2027

A HYBRID CONFERENCE

The Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) invites you to participate in its 2027 International Business Conference (IBC) at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Jacksonville Airport. SAM is the world’s oldest professional management association, partner of the peer-reviewed SAM Advanced Management Journal published by Emerald Publishing, and the home of the International Business Skills Championship that occurs during the annual Conference. SAM has long been committed to advancing management research, practice, and education. Our 2027 IBC, the 82nd in SAM’s history, continues this tradition by bringing together academicians, researchers, industry experts, practitioners, and students to share insights, exchange ideas, and foster new collaborations.

Submission Guidelines

CALL FOR PAPERS, POSTERS & PRESENTATION PROPOSALS

Full Paper Deadline March 1, 2026

Abstract Only Deadline March 8, 2026

In an increasingly complex and rapidly changing world, managers are constantly asked to make choices about where to focus their time, resources, and attention. New technologies, changing workforce expectations, economic uncertainty, global competition, and evolving customer needs create opportunities while also placing new demands on organizations and their leaders. Amid these competing priorities, effective management requires more than simply doing more. It requires understanding what truly matters and having the discipline, knowledge, and leadership to act on it.

The theme of the 82nd Annual Business Conference of the Society for Advancement of Management, “Advancing Management: Managing What Matters,” challenges academicians, practitioners, and students to examine the priorities, decisions, systems, and people that shape organizational success. It asks a fundamental management question: What matters most, and how should organizations manage it?

Frederick Winslow Taylor and the pioneers of scientific management sought to improve organizations by carefully examining how work was performed and identifying better ways to accomplish it. While organizations and workplaces have changed dramatically since Taylor’s time, the underlying challenge remains relevant. Managers must determine which activities create value, which processes require improvement, how resources should be allocated, and how individual efforts can contribute to broader organizational goals.

Advancing management requires applying these principles to the realities of modern organizations.

Managing what matters begins with establishing clear priorities. Organizations have access to more information, technology, and performance data than ever before, yet having more information does not necessarily lead to better decisions. Leaders must distinguish meaningful information from noise and translate data into action. Financial performance, customer satisfaction, employee engagement, productivity, quality, innovation, and organizational growth can all be important, but their significance depends on the organization, its mission, and the challenges it faces. Effective managers understand that not everything can be a priority at the same time.

People also remain at the center of what matters. Organizations depend on individuals and teams to turn strategies into results. Recruiting and retaining talent, developing future leaders, building effective teams, managing performance, and creating opportunities for professional growth are essential management responsibilities. As expectations surrounding work continue to evolve, managers must consider how leadership practices, organizational culture, communication, and employee development influence both individual and organizational performance. Managing people effectively is not separate from achieving results; it is fundamental to achieving them.

Technology presents another important challenge. Artificial intelligence, automation, analytics, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies are changing how organizations operate and how decisions are made. The management challenge is no longer simply whether organizations should adopt new technologies, but how they can use them effectively and responsibly. Managers must determine which technologies create meaningful value, how they should be integrated into existing operations, and how organizations can prepare employees for changing roles and expectations. Managing what matters means recognizing technology as a tool for advancing organizational objectives rather than an objective in itself.

Organizations must also manage through uncertainty. Economic changes, supply chain disruptions, workforce shortages, competitive pressures, regulatory developments, and unexpected crises can quickly alter organizational priorities. Resilient organizations are able to respond without losing sight of their fundamental purpose. This requires thoughtful planning, sound financial management, operational flexibility, ethical decision-making, and leaders who can make difficult choices when information is incomplete.

Managing what matters also requires looking beyond immediate results. Decisions made today influence an organization’s long-term financial health, workforce, reputation, customers, communities, and ability to compete in the future. Managers must balance short-term performance with long-term sustainability while considering the broader consequences of organizational decisions. Ethical leadership, responsible use of resources, stakeholder relationships, and organizational accountability are therefore not peripheral concerns; they are central management issues.

Education has an equally important role in advancing management. Colleges and universities must prepare students to enter workplaces that are changing rapidly, while organizations must continually develop the knowledge and capabilities of their existing workforce. Experiential learning, assessment, career development, professional education, mentoring, and partnerships between education and industry can help ensure that individuals have the skills necessary to manage and lead effectively. Research that examines how management is taught, learned, measured, and applied contributes directly to the advancement of the profession.

Evidence must ultimately guide these efforts. Effective management requires organizations to ask difficult questions, evaluate results, learn from both successes and failures, and continuously improve. Research and practice should help managers understand not only what works, but why it works, under what circumstances, and how those lessons can be applied to new challenges. Advancing management depends on connecting rigorous scholarship with practical problems and meaningful organizational outcomes.

The Society for Advancement of Management invites academicians, practitioners, and students to submit research, case studies, applied projects, and innovative ideas that explore what matters in today’s organizations and how it can be managed more effectively. Contributions may examine leadership, strategy, operations, technology, human resources, organizational behavior, finance, marketing, entrepreneurship, project management, ethics, sustainability, education, career development, analytics, or other areas that contribute to stronger organizations and better management.

“Advancing Management: Managing What Matters” is ultimately a call to focus management scholarship and practice on the decisions, people, systems, and ideas that make a meaningful difference. By identifying what matters, measuring what matters, and managing what matters, we can strengthen organizations, develop more capable leaders, and continue advancing the theory and practice of management.

TRACK 1: ORGANIZATION STUDIES

• Business and Corporate Strategy
• Human Resource Management
• Leadership and Conflict Management
• Organizational Behavior and Industrial-Organizational Psychology
• Organization Development and Change
• Governance and Board Leadership

TRACK 2: ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• Small Business Management
• Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship
• Social Entrepreneurship

TRACK 3: INNOVATION MANAGMENT

• Artificial Intelligence and Management
• Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies
• Technology Adoption and Management
• New Business Models
• Design Thinking and Innovation Management Automation and the Future of Organization

TRACK 4: INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

• Information Systems Management
• Cyber and Information Security Management
• Operations, Project & Quality Management
• Supply Chain and Logistics Management
• Business and Management Analytics
• Digital Commerce and Social Media

TRACK 5: FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF BUSINESS

• Marketing, Sales, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Banking, Insurance, and Economic Development Management

TRACK 6: SECTOR SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT

• Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
• Education and Higher Education Management
• Government and Public Administration
• Nonprofit and Association Management
• Manufacturing and Industrial Management
• Construction and Engineering Management
• Retail and Service Management
• Professional Services Management

TRACK 7: SOCIAL ISSUES IN MANAGEMENT

• Business Ethics and Social and Ethical Issues in Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Diversity Management
• Sustainability Management

TRACK 8: EMERGING AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY MANAGEMENT

• International Management
• Management History
• Management Consulting
• Careers and the Future of Work

TRACK 9: PUBLIC HEALTH / HEATHCARE MANAGEMENT

• Health Informatics
• Healthcare Management
• Healthcare Workforce Development
• Managing Health Disparities
• Management and Public Policy
• Public and Non-Profit Healthcare Management

TRACK 10: SPORTS & HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

• Esports Management
• Facilities / Event Management
• Hospitality Management
• Sports Management
• Talent Management

SUBMISSION PROCESS

The 2027 Conference will be using the automated manuscript submission and review system “EasyChair,” to facilitate review and acceptance of submitted work; papers sent via email cannot be reviewed. To submit your full paper or extended abstract, please click on the following link, and follow the easy steps to register and submit your paper:

FOR ABSTRACTS / FULL PAPERS

1. Competitive full papers should be typed, double-spaced, and not more than 20 typewritten pages, not including references and tables.
2. Extended Abstracts should be typed, double-spaced, and about 1-2 pages in length.
3. Papers must be submitted using APA Style.
4. For papers with multiple authors, at least one author for each accepted paper will be expected to register and personally appear to present the research.
5. One author cannot present more than three papers.
6. The 2027 Conference Proceedings will adhere to an abridged summary for those papers selected for inclusion. Authors selected will be advised of the necessary length and details.

FOR POSTERS

1. A poster presentation submission should have a title page with an abstract of no more than 300 words. Do not include the author’s names on the title page, as posters will be double-blind reviewed.
2. Submission of the actual poster is not required during the selection process.
3. A poster presentation should be unique and not a presentation or summary of a published work.
4. For posters with multiple authors, at least one author for each accepted poster will be expected to register and personally appear to present.
5. If accepted, posters are permitted up to 50 inches in width and 50 inches in length.

FOR SYMPOSIUM, WORKSHOP & PANELS

1. The submission must include an abstract that includes the target audience, proposed format (symposium, workshop, or panel), required technology, a statement of value added, and description of the expertise of the presenter (and guests).
2. The proposal should broadly describe the basic components of the session, as well as a general outline of the content for each component.
3. For proposals with multiple authors and or presenters, all the presenting authors for each accepted session will be expected to register and personally appear to facilitate their presentations.

FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS

Submissions are limited to a maximum of three per individual author/presenter. At least one of the authors/presenters in a jointly-authored submission must attend and present at the Conference the work submitted Papers and Abstracts are reviewed as they are submitted on the conference management system, and decisions posted.09

Full papers or extended abstracts will be double-blind reviewed. Submissions should include a title, authors, objective, outline, methodology, and importance. Author identification, including complete mailing address, e-mail, and telephone number, should appear in the EasyChair submission. Authors should not identify themselves elsewhere in the extended abstract or full paper. After a paper or abstract is accepted, the authors could update their submission on EasyChair system and add their name, contact information, and affiliation, if they desire so. Please state on the front page: “Abstract / Paper for the SAM 2027 Conference.” A non-refundable conference registration fee is due and payable within two weeks after notification of acceptance. Only full papers submitted will be eligible to published in the Conference Proceedings or be considered for best paper awards.

Journal Publishing Opportunity

We are pleased to share that SAMIBC2027 partners with the preeminent business journal publisher, Emerald Publishing. Submitted papers are eligible for expedited review and consideration for being published in the SAM Advanced Management Journal.

The final version of the papers invited/selected and presented must be sent by May 1, 2027, to be considered for publication in SAM Advanced Management Journal. This allows authors time to review comments and to incorporate changes needed based on feedback.