Southwest Academy of Management

Welcome to SWAM

The Southwest Academy of Management

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IT IS TIME TO SUBMIT TO OUR 2026 CONFERENCE IN DALLAS, TX!

To submit to the SWAM 2026 conference, please follow the link here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=swam2026

We welcome full papers, developmental papers, panels, workshops, and symposia. To access the Call for Papers, see below:

Call For Papers_SWAM26Download

Interested in leadership with Southwest Academy of Management?!
We have the following open positions:
Vice President-Program Chair Elect
Treasurer
Membership Chair
Representative at Large (2 open)
Proceedings Editor
Media Director
Marketing Director
For position descriptions, please go here: https://swaom.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/swam_new_constitution_2-27-2023.pdf 
 PLEASE SEND ALL NOMINATIONS, including a 100 word MAX bio, to ewaples@msudenver.edu
Nominating Committee puts forth no more than TWO names for each open Officer position. Preference for open Officer positions may be given to individuals having served SWAM in any capacity, including officer, director, or track chair.

Nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Educator award will open soon. SWAM welcomes nominations and self-nominations from anyone who meets the following criteria:
Self-nomination is permitted
Attended a SWAM conference within previous two years (2024 or 2025)
Register for and attend SWAM 2026 in Dallas, TX from March 18-21, 2026
Not a current SWAM board member
Not assigned to more than half-time administrative duties
To submit a nomination, including self-nominations, please complete the form at:
(coming soon)

Nominees will then be asked to submit supporting documents to the chair of the distinguished educator selection committee, TBD

The Southwest Academy of Management

is dedicated to crafting the whole professor through teaching, research, and service. We will accomplish this mission by:

Providing programs

to members and schools within our region to enhance professional development.

Fostering a Professional Environment

that supports the research interests of SWAM members.

Innovative programming

that encourages the linkages between academia and industry.

Mentorship

that examines career development issues, including the issue of service within academia.

An open organization

that pursues positive changes, innovative ideas and creative new directions by actively seeing member participation.

Members that

seeks to understand the diverse needs of all universities and meet the professional needs of faculty within those universities.

An array of resources

SWAM is an affiliate member of the Federation of Business Disciplines (FBD)

For more information on FBD please visit their website.

SWAM is an affiliate member of the Academy of Management (AOM).

For more information on AOM please visit their website.

“Empowering management professionals through research, collaboration, and innovation. Join us in advancing the theory and practice of management.”

Southwest Academy of Management

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