36. Management
Description of Publication: Management Review
The editors of Management Review tout themselves as "America's number one publication on successful business management." They do this each month by offering interviews, practical case studies, and in-depth articles about surviving and prospering in the business world. This 65-page magazine is colorful, informative, and compact. It is reader-friendly with contemporary issues, a few cartoons, cases, summary boxes (called "Briefcase"), conference information, and some classifieds. One particularly useful attribute is the "Case Study" which focuses on a specific company, cites the challenge, and offers the solution.
The AMA provides educational forums worldwide, where members and their colleagues learn practical business skills and explore the best policies of world-class organizations through interaction with each other and expert faculty practitioners. The AMA's publishing programs provide tools individuals can use to extend learning beyond the classroom in a process of lifelong professional growth and development through education. If you are interested in the profession, consider joining the AMA, and enjoy the conferences.
Another source that could prove helpful for the campus set is the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM), which publishes the SAM Advanced Management Journal (ISSN 0036-0805) on a quarterly basis. For information on publications, conferences, and the like, SAM has a Web site at www.enterprise.tamucc.edu, or call (540) 342-5563. SAM has a very active campus association membership. The Society for Advancement of Management was established in 1912 by the father of scientific management, Frederick W. Taylor, and his associates. It is a quarterly, refereed publication, especially designed for the general manager. "SAM Guidelines for Authors" is available in the journal or at the Web site.
One other publication, a new kid on the block so to speak, is The Public Relations Strategist: Issues and Trends That Affect Management. This journal is published by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA); call (212) 460-0360 or fax (212) 995-0757 for information. You can also visit the PRSA Web site at www.prsa.org. Membership dues also provide for subscription to the magazine. Young professional managers would be wise to look into the opportunities provided by this large and prestigious management organization. To paraphrase the publisher, Fraser P. Seitel, in a letter to the readers, their intent in recruiting writers of high caliber is to distinguish The Strategist from all the other management and communications journals. "Our mandate and market are broader than most others in this field. We seek to be a thought leader on pertinent management issues and to speak to senior managers and CEOs in language they understand. In other words, we want people actually to read our publication, not look at the pictures." An example of an article is "View From Abroad," by Sir Adrian Cadbury, former CEO Cadbury-Schweppes. ("The British treat boards of directors differently than do Americans. The head of a national committee to study the work of boards explains the rationale.")
One unique aspect that is useful and hopefully will be continually developed in this and other journals is a section called "Face Off." Both sides of an issue are developed and argued by experts in the field. Also listed in the table of contents is a column that tells what articles are coming in the next edition. An editorial index on the last page lists articles published during the year in specific categories (e.g., Ethics and Values, Media, etc.).
A quality complement to Management Review is The Academy of Management Journal (ISSN 0001-4273). The Journal publishes articles in fields of interest to members of the Academy of Management; call (914) 923-2607. These "fields of interest" can be seen in the list of divisions and interest groups listed on the inside front cover of the Journal (e.g., operations management, information systems, research methods, etc.). This is an academic journal for an academic audience and reading these articles could be more than a shade demanding for the average 20-year-old undergraduate.
In its articles, the Journal seeks to publish work that develops, tests, or advances management theory, research, and practice. Articles are expected to have well-articulated and strong theoretical foundations, based on all types of empirical methods-quantitative, qualitative, and combinations. In general, there are enough $25 words in practically any article in this journal to satisfy even the most demanding of intellectual sophisticates. Although the journal is not recommended for the average college student, it is included to reach those laboring away in the graduate programs and to balance those whose primary horizons focus on such publications as Rental Equipment Register, Product Directory and Buyers' Guide, and Field and Stream. You can reach the Journal on the Internet at www.aom.pace.edu. An example of an article is "Diversifying Entry: Some Ex Ante Explanations for Post-entry and Growth," by Anurag Sharma and Idalene Kesner.
Finally, take advantage of two excellent databases on management that open the door to hundreds of articles: EMERALD (Electronic Management Research Library) and ANBAR Electronic Intelligence (see Chapter 41).
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