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Society for Advancement of Management
NicknameSAM
PredecessorTaylor Society, Society of Industrial Engineers, Industrial Methods Society
Merged into1936
FormationNovember 11, 1912
Founded atHotel Astor
HeadquartersMarshall University
Location
  • The Villages
President
Avinandan Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Chief of Staff
Patrick Endicott
Websitewww.samnational.org

The Society for the Advancement of Management, commonly known as SAM, is the oldest among professional management societies. On November 11, 1910 colleagues of Frederick W. Taylor met at the New York Athletic Club to discuss and promote the principles of 'scientific management'.

Following two years of discussion groups and informal meetings the group came together and formed the Taylor Society on November 7, 1912.

In 1936 the Taylor Society merged with the Society of Industrial Engineers and new organization undertook the new name. To date the Society is the world's oldest professional management society.

Society for Advancement of Management

In 1936 the Taylor Society merged with the Society of Industrial Engineers forming the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM). International presidents of the society have been:[1]

  • 1936-1937: Ordway Tead
  • 1937-1939: William H. Gesell
  • 1939-1941: Myron H. Clark
  • 1941-1942: Keith Louden
  • 1942-1944: Percy S. Brown
  • 1944-1946: Raymond R. Zimmerman
  • 1946-1947: Harold B. Maynard
  • 1947-1948: William L. McGrath
  • 1948-1949: Charles C. James
  • 1949-1951: Dillard E. Bird
  • 1951-1952: Leon J. Dunn
  • 1952-1953: Edward W. Jochim
  • 1953-1954: Bruce Payne
  • 1954-1955: George B. Estes
  • 1955-1956: Frank F. Bradshaw
  • 1956-1957: John B. Joynt
  • 1957-1958: Homer E. Lunken
  • 1958-1959: Phil Carroll
  • 1959-1960: Dause L. Bibby
  • 1960-1961: James E. Newsome
  • 1961-1962: Robert B. Curry
  • 1962-1963: Fred E. Harrel
  • 1963-1964: Hezz Stringfield Jr.
  • 1964-1965: William R. Divine
  • 1965-1966: Oliver J. Sizelove
  • 1966-1967: Donald B. Miller
  • 1967-1968: James L. Centner
  • 1968-1969: David N. Wise
  • 1969-1970: Jack E. Wiedemer
  • 1970-1971: Carl W. Golgart
  • 1971-1972: Owen A. Paul
  • 1972-1973: Ernest T. Tierney
  • 1973-1974: Warren G. Orr
  • 1974-1975: James W. Bumbaugh
  • 1975-1976: Hal J. Batten
  • 1976-1977: W. H. Kirby Jr.
  • 1977-1978: A. T. Kindling
  • 1978-1979: James J. Rutherford
  • 1979-1980: John S. McGuinness
  • 1980-1981: Clifford J. Doubek
  • 1981-1983: Tony Brown
  • 1983-1986: Moustafa H. Abdelsamad
  • 1986-1987: Thomas R. Greensmith
  • 1987-1988: S. G. Fletcher

One of the main task of the Society for Advancement of Management was the recognition of achievements in the advancement of management. Fot that, the society had initiated an Award Program, which contained the Taylor Key Award, the Human Relations Award, the Gilbreth Medal, the Materials Handling Award, the Phil Carroll Advancement of Management Award, the Industrial Incentives Award, and finally The SAM Service Award Honor Society.[1]

Taylor Key Awards

Prominent winners of the Taylor Key Awards have been:

References

  1. ^ a b c S.A.M. Advanced Management Journal, Volume 53, 1988. p. 40-48