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THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE ACADEMY OF ACCOUNTING HISTORIANS, 1990-1994 The stated objectives of The Academy of Accounting Historians are to: 1. Encourage Research 2. Encourage Publication 3. Encourage Teaching 4. Encourage Personal Exchange in all areas of accounting history and to explore the interrelationships among accounting, business and economic histories from a broad environmental context. The following discussion presents a combination of strategies, tactics, and particular activities of the Academy that are designed to move the Academy toward the accomplishment of its objectives. While many of the strategies, tactics, and activities may impact several objectives, they are, to the extent possible, identified with particular objectives. IMPROVE COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING TECHNIQUES It is proposed that an Operations Manual describing the duties, responsibilities, and objectives of each of the positions appearing on the organizational chart be established and distributed to all appropriate personnel. The Operations Manual should be continuously updated so that persons holding these positions in the future will have some guidance. It is important that the objectives of a given area of the Academy be coordinated with the objectives of other areas as well as with the overall objectives of the Academy. It would be expected that officers, editors, chairpersons, and others holding key positions in the Academy would maintain adequate records of their activities during their term. These records should be submitted on a timely basis to the Archivist and/or Director of The Accounting History Research Center for inclusion in the archival materials of the 36 Academy that are maintained at the Center. INCREASE MEMBERSHIP The Academy should strive to increase membership annually. Particular attention should be given to the retention of current members. Emphasis should be placed not only upon the numeric increase in members, but upon the quality and makeup of the membership. Efforts should also be undertaken to attract more practicing and foreign members. While membership in the Academy is of two types — regular and life —the areas from which members come are as follows (membership figures as of January 1989): Individual (academic and practitioners) Institutional affiliates (college and university libraries, practitioner libraries, etc.) Domestic (U.S.) 354 203 557 Foreign 127 81 208 Total 481 284 765 In order to undertake the types of programs and commitments that are needed to accomplish the objectives of the Academy, it is imperative that both individual members and institutional affiliates be increased. Individual members are important in that the organization must have a pool of members who have an interest in the Academy and who are willing to devote their time and effort in assisting the organization in achieving its objectives. As indicated above, of the 765 members, approximately 481 (63%) are individual members. Institutional affiliates are valuable in that they house the scholarly publications of the Academy and reach a wide variety The Accounting Historians Notebook, Fall, 1990