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History
and Focus of the SAM Organization
History
and Focus of the SAM Organization
SAM was founded in 1912 by the colleagues and
disciples of Frederick Taylor, the "Father of Scientific Management."
- SAM is a non-profit organization run and built by hundreds of
volunteers.
- SAM as an organization, focuses on general
management skills.
- We believe that every individual interested in management should
belong to SAM in addition to any other association in his/her area of
specialization.
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SAM meets every other week in Barsema
Hall. At the meetings a speaker,
sometimes an Alumnus of NIU, will talk to the group
about his or her business experiences and usually encourages the students to
ask questions. Also at the meetings we
plan any upcoming events we may have, such as fundraising or a trip.
Our regular activities help develop skills that are
needed in the business world. This
includes goal setting, planning, organizing, controlling, project management, scheduling, prioritizing, budgeting, advertising, marketing,
public relations, selling, fund raising, and running productive meetings.
- Gives you a personal introduction to the practicing managers in
your local community.
- Exposes you to the most successful management techniques in current
use.
- Transforms textbook theories into practical application. Eases the
transition from college to career.
- Introduces you to other students who share your interests,
concerns, and career objectives.
- Strengthens your resume with a professional credential.
- Moves your career on a faster track. "Through the interaction
of students, faculty, and practicing managers, to assist in communicating
the practice of professional management."
I. NAME
SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF
MANAGEMENT, INC.
II. PURPOSE
The purposes of this Society, as stated in its
charter, are:
Through research, discussion, publication, and
other appropriate means to conduct and promote scientific study of the
principles governing organized effort in industrial and economic life,
including both labor and management; and to impart to the public information
concerning said principles and their various applications for the general
betterment of society, particularly by, but not limited to, elimination of
unnecessary effort and unduly burdensome toil; and to receive, invest, reinvest
and administer funds or other property exclusively for the above described
scientific, educational and charitable purposes.
PREAMBLE
The mission of any organization that serves the
public is the task of serving it well with values that can satisfy the
legitimate desires of the group served. This mission must be accomplished at a
cost that will make possible a competitive profit; a healthy cash flow within
business organizations is a requisite for a growth economy. The Society sees no
conflict between the service objective and the profit objective of the business
organization. It believes that these are complementary concepts under any
economic or social philosophy, whether it is based on state capitalism, private
capitalism, or some combination of them. It believes that this is true so long
as business operations conform with public policy, and
are in consonance with accepted business ethics in the particular economy. It
believes further that under any economic philosophy, a profit is a reward of
capital for a successful acceptance of business risk in the rendering of an
economic service. Since values are satisfactions of needs, both economic and
non-economic organizations should operate profitably, in the sense of producing
surplus values.
Leadership is a major factor in the accomplishment
of its mission by any organization. Management is the work of executive
leadership. The success of a modern industrial society and, therefore, the
development or maintenance of high living standards for its citizens,
depends on a continuous improvement in the quality and managerial effectiveness
of all business and governmental executives.
The Society for Advancement of Management is an
organization whose activities contribute broadly to professional improvement of
the field of Management. An important activity is adult education. SAM is in a
unique position to contribute effectively to executive development,
particularly at the community level. The Society asserts, therefore, that it
has the following mission.
SAM's
To provide an opportunity for the members to increase
management skills and expertise through participation in programs and services
designed to improve the professional quality of their knowledge, performance,
and leadership ability.
SAM's
FOCUS & VISION
The Society for Advancement of Management strives
to be a leading edge management organization for facilitating learning,
personal and professional development, and a network necessary to compete in
today's global business environment. Our primary customers are Managers who
wish to be informed on the practice of good management, Academicians interested
in the applied practice of management through education, research, and
training, and Students who aspire to management careers. By promoting and
facilitating interaction among these three groups, we believe the art and
science of management practice can be advanced to new levels of quality and
effectiveness.
III. MEMBERS
The members of this Society shall consist of the
members in good standing as of December 31, 1935, of the Taylor Society of
Industrial Engineers (a membership corporation of the District of Columbia),
and of such additional members as shall thereafter be admitted in the matter
prescribed in the bylaws.
IV. GOVERNMENT
The affairs of the Society, including the
establishment and implementation of policy, shall be the responsibility and
duty of the Board of Directors.
V. NON-PROFIT NATURE
No part of the net earnings of the Society shall
inure to the benefit of any member or individual; and no member, officer or
employee of the Society shall be entitled to receive any income or profit therefrom, except reasonable compensation for services
actually rendered in affecting one or more of the purposes of the Society. The
Society shall not carry on propaganda, or otherwise attempt to influence
legislation.
VI. AMENDMENTS
This Constitution may be amended by vote of
two-thirds of the Board of Directors voting in person or by mail at any regular
or special meeting of that Board, provided the proposed amendment shall have
been considered at a previous meeting of the Board, and shall have been
published in a circular developed specifically for that purpose or any general
publication of the Society sent to all members at least thirty days prior to
the meeting of the Board at which the final vote on the amendment is taken.