Resources

Professional Bodies in Business and Management

• Academy of International Business: UK and Ireland Chapter
  AIB-UKI is an association of scholars and specialists in the field of international business. The association aims to promote teaching and research and act as a forum for the development and exchange of views on issues in international business.
• Chartered Institute of Public Relations 
  The CIPR is the advocate and voice of the public relations profession. Membership is open to PR practitioners at all levels in their careers and in all sectors.
• Chartered Management Institute (CMI) 
  The CMI is the chartered professional body for management and leadership excellence. It is the only chartered body in the UK that awards management and leadership qualifications, including the 'Chartered Manager' hallmark.
• Council for Excellence in Management and Leadership (CEML) 
  The CEML was appointed in April 2000 by the Secretary of State for Education & Employment and the Secretary of State for Trade & Industry to develop a strategy to ensure that the UK has the managers and leaders of the future to match the best in the world.
• Customer Care Network 
  The CCN is the UK's leading authority in customer service excellence.
• European Academy of Management (EURAM) 
  The EURAM is a professional community of engaged management scholars and reflective practitioners. EURAM aims to enhance the quality of research, improve its relevance for responsible and effective practice and contribute to the social and political discourse on management.
• European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) 
  EFMD is an international membership organisation that provides a forum for information, research, networking and debate on innovation and best practice in management development.
• International Chamber of Commerce 
  The ICC is an international business organisation with activities covering a broad spectrum, from arbitration and dispute resolution to making the case for open trade and the market economy system, business self-regulation, fighting corruption or combating commercial crime.
• Institute of Consulting 
  Membership of the IBC provides profesional status and a range of benefits including access to qualifications, online CPD support, events, networking, business support and a range of online resources.
• Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) 
  ICSA is the international qualifying and Membership body for the Chartered Secretary profession and the world's leading authority on governance and compliance.
• Institute of Directors 
  The IoD is the longest standing organisation to serve and support business leaders, with over 100 years of service in raising professional standards worldwide.
• Institute for the Management of Informaton Systems 
  The IMIS is an international association devoted to supporting and promoting the profession. The IMIS's services include covering e-learning and CPD support, online job search and online journals and bookshop.
• Institute of Operations Management 
  The Institute of Operations Management (IOM) is the principal UK professional society for operations management in manufacturing, service industries and the public sector. IOM is a membership body within The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) - CILT(UK); and International Associate for APICS in Great Britain.
• Social Enterprise Academy 
  The SEA was set up in 2004 as a social enterprise. It aims to tailor learning and development for people working in, or towards, a leadership role in the social economy. It delivers a number of programmes and courses that cover all areas of leadership, enterprise and social impact.
• Strategic Planning Society 
  The SPS fosters and promotes research and best practice in strategic thought and action. It aims to create a link between the academic and practitioner worlds of strategy by keeping strategists up-to-date with developments in strategy-related research and practice.
• UK Academy for Information Systems 
  The UKAIS aims to promote a better knowledge and understanding of information systems within the United Kingdom; to improve the practice of information systems teaching & research; and to enable successful knowledge transfer of IS research into teaching and practice in order to provide a positive economic and societal impact.