The major activities of IASM consist of the following: research meetings, publication of journals, a national convention, and mutual exchange and collaboration with foreign and domestic organizations.

1. Research Meetings

A) Theoretical Research Meetings

The research meetings are the most important building blocks of IASM on which other activities are to be developed in combination. Three types of activities are devised for this purpose. The first type of activity is the "theoretical research meeting." While this type of meeting is rather common at many academic institutions, IASM introduced various measures to provide young researchers with opportunities to develop their skills in writing papers, presenting them at various academic meetings including IASM’s national convention, and submitting them to journals.
The existing research meetings and their corresponding fields are shown in TABLE 1.

TABLE 1 : Theoretical Research Meetings and Corresponding Fields

Theoretical Research Meetings	Corresponding Fields
Theory of Strategic Management	Theoretical research on synthetic strategic management Strategic group management; Dynamic strategies; Growth strategies; Business strategies; CRM strategies; Strategic IT systems; Corporate governance; Industrial structure strategy; Business creation (new ventures) strategy; Organizational innovation; and CSR Strategy formation process; Business model development; Organizational goals/goal-setting; Resource bases and transfer; Alliances; Value-creation process; Formation and renovation of corporate ideology; Strategic management planning; and M & A Strategic service marketing; Service industry marketing; Local brand marketing; Lifestyle marketing; Entertainment marketing; Development-type marketing; and Web marketing
Global Strategy	Global strategy; Regional management and strategy; Political, economic and industrial strategy; Changes in the global environment concerning competition and related strategies; Regional Strategies for North America, Europe and Asia; Strategies of multinational corporations; Strategy across different cultures; and Standardization strategy
Product and Service Strategy	Frontier technology development; Production process innovation; Strategic project management; Strategic IT Management; Business life-cycle innovation; Hardware product development; Software service development; Product architecture; Strategic logistics; Technology venture strategy; Product development strategy; Offshore development strategy; System architecture; Program management of product development; and Contents business
Strategic Human Resource and Organizational Development	Leadership; Organizational design; Development of managers; Personnel development; Recruitment and hiring; The non-regular employee issue; Career development; Organizational development; Organizational assets; The individual and the organization; Motivation; Remuneration management; and Turnover/transfer/retention
Strategic Finance and Accounting	Strategic finance; Corporate value analysis; Cash flow analysis; Securities investment; Foreign investment; Strategic managerial accounting; Balanced score card; Fund procurement and allocation; Risk management and analysis; M&A and investment funds

B) Practical Research Meetings

The second type of activity is the "practical research meeting," which explores solutions to topical problems that businesses are trying to resolve. Practical research meetings are different from theoretical research meetings in that priority is not placed on how to write good papers but on how to resolve real and urgent problems. There are three practical research meetings as shown in TABLE 2.

TABLE 2 : Practical Research Meetings and Corresponding Fields

Practical Research Meetings	Corresponding Fields
Practice of strategic management	Synthetic practices of businesses; and Functional practices of businesses
Strategy and intellectual property and related laws	Governance and compliance; M&A; International trade and international investment; Antitrust and unfair competition laws,; Regulation of financial and securities markets; Protection of intellectual property rights; Conflict resolution; Product liabilities; Consumer protection; and Intellectual property and accounting information
Personnel retention	Personnel retention; and Human resource management

C) Medium- to Long-Term Meetings

The third type of activity is the "medium- to long-term research meeting," which concentrates on specific problems with rather fixed members. Both theoretical and practical problems can function as the themes of these meetings. There are five medium- to long-term research meetings as shown in TABLE 3.

TABLE 3 : Medium- to Long-Term Research Meetings

In-house personnel development
Personnel development
Event planning
Product development and information strategy
Business life-cycle innovation

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2. Publication of Journals

Two types of journals will be published from next fiscal year. One is an ordinary academic journal which contains refereed papers. It will consist of papers written in English or Japanese, and published as a printed journal. In addition, the English papers published in this journal will also be published as an electronic journal.

The other is a practical journal that introduces practical cases of various business activities or proposals of solutions to problems businesses are facing. This practical journal is expected to contribute to the resolution of real problems as well as the promotion of mutual understanding between academics and practitioners. This journal will also be published both as a printed journal and electronically.

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3. National Convention

A national convention will be held annually around September during which both theoretical and practical papers (and reports) will be presented and discussed. The convention will run for two days at the university that is in charge of convening that year.

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4. Exchange with Other Organizations

IASM intends to develop extensive networks with both domestic and foreign research organizations. Communication through the journals and research meetings will contribute to this purpose.

IASM will also strive to promote joint research with both domestic and foreign research organizations and actively engage in submitting policy proposals concerning various issues based on those activities.