Michael Badawy chairs only National Academy of Management Session web cast globally

Michael Badawy, professor, Management of Technology and Strategic Management, Pamplin College of Business, National Capital Region, recently organized and chaired an "All Academy Show Case Session," at the Annual National Academy of Management conference recently held in Philadelphia. The session title was How Can Business Schools Do Well by Doing Good? An Action Agenda for Refocusing Business Education. Badawy's session was the only one chosen by the National Academy Program Committee to be web cast live and globally a first in the Academy's 70-year history. The conference received 5,556 submissions out of which 1700 were accepted.

In addition to Badawy, the speakers's list included five other internationally- recognized professors: the world's leading management guru, Henry Mintzberg, McGill University; three professors from Harvard Business Schools, Clayton Christensen, Lee Fleming, and Michael Tushman, and Jay Conger, London Business School (UK). At the conclusion of the session, the panel addressed questions from both the session attendees, and from web-cast viewers in countries that included South Africa, England, India, and Switzerland.

The Academy of Management is the leading professional association of scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and organizations. Its central mission is to enhance the profession by advancing scholarship and enriching the professional development of its membership of more than 18,000, representing more than 100 countries.

Badawy received his Ph.D. with honors from the Stern Graduate School of Business, New York University.

Posted November 1, 2007