The Journal of Management Studies is governed by a charity named the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS), initially founded by
Grigor McClelland in 1963 for this specific purpose. Since its foundation, it has considerably expanded its remit, in collaboration with the journal: it organises regular conferences, delivers awards, and co-operate with other bodies such as the
British Academy of Management to award grants such as the SAMS/BAM Research and Capacity Building Grants. There are 17 trustees of the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies - including Bill Harley (chair), Sabina Siebert (deputy chair), Robert Blackburn (treasurer), Elena Antonacopoulou, Julia Balogun (the dean of the
University of Liverpool School of Management), Andrew Corbett, Joep Cornelissen, Rick Delbridge,
Timothy Devinney,
Annabelle Gawer, Paula Jarzabkowski, Wendy Loretto (dean of the
University of Edinburgh Business School), Terry McNulty, Klaus Meyer,
Thomas Roulet, Bill Starbuck, Christos Tsinopoulos. == References ==