Creating value in management academies

Thanks to the work of our academic societies, in recent years we have consolidated our identity and defined our reference principles and objectives: to create value for society and the economy, (in terms of relevance and impact); through research, teaching, third mission and service activities; within a system characterized by ethics, transparency, merit; in an international context that still pays attention to enhancing the specificities and culture of our country; in full synergy with all stakeholders, i.e.companies, institutions, civil society. These are the principles and goals that guide us, but the path is fraught with obstacles and we are moving within a very complex system. In recent years, the academic communities of management scholars in Italy and abroad are facing essential issues, chief among which are the crisis in the credibility of knowledge produced in management, due to factors of relevance and integrity, and the need to improve evaluation systems and consequently incentive systems.