Eleven Associated Organizations
Eleven formal organizations with over 700 active members make up the MBAA International. These organizations represent a variety of disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, health administration, human resources, information systems,
insurance, international business, legal studies, management, marketing, operations management and entrepreneurship, and case studies.
Affiliated Organizations
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Geographically Dispersed Membership
Since 1999, the annual MBAA International conference has been attended by participants from 47
states and several other countries.
Geographic Breakdown of Membership
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First Meeting
The Midwest Business Administration was conceived at the 1964 meeting of the American Economic Association in Chicago. The MBAA International's inaugural meeting - 1965 - was planned by a committee consisting of Schuyler F. Otteson and L.L. Waters of Indiana University and Sidney Feldman of the University of Kansas. Their immediate objective was to ensure that those who wanted to participate in the fledgling disciplines of business administration would have a forum in which to do so. The first meeting was held on the occasion of the Midwest Economic Association meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. About 200 attended that meeting and were treated to eight sessions involving ten presenters. Topics included economic development, marketing, quantitative decision making, transportation, and public utilities.
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Multidisciplinary and Collegial Philosophy
The MBAA International has become successful beyond the wildest expectations of its founders. Success was rooted in the philosophy espoused by them: " We are convinced that the organization should function as a coordinating body- a sort of holding company - that would not threaten the identity or autonomy of organized groups in finance, accounting, marketing, and other business disciplines. The MBAA International should provide the forum for a single unifying program in addition to any meetings offered by specialized groups. The MBAA International should offer a select number of speakers on topics of equal interest and value to all conferees. " It is clear that from the start the focus of the MBAA International was on providing a multidisciplinary experience for participants.
The MBAA International experience is of
- collegiality and fellowship
- renewing friendships and making new ones
- continuing dialogues about teaching and research projects.
It is the warm feeling associated with the annual return " home " to Chicago (since 1978). It is the mixture of attendees from large and small, public and private, two and four year, and teaching and nonteaching institutions. It is
Chicago! Chicago is a wonderful city with its many events, varieties of food, and excitement.
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