About American Management Association

For nearly a century, American Management Association (AMA) has been transforming the way business professionals think and work. That’s why a majority of Fortune 500 companies trust AMA for their training solutions. We have the resources and expertise to guide individuals and organizations forward and produce optimal business results.

American Management Association traces its origins back to 1913 with the founding of the National Association of Corporation Schools (later to become the National Association of Corporation Training). By 1922, this group had merged with the Industrial Relations Association of America (founded in 1918 as the National Association of Employment Managers), to form the National Personnel Association. In 1923, the group chose a new name, American Management Association, to better reflect its mission and goals.

In 1973, AMA consolidated five closely related national associations—all dedicated to management education—into one organization. With this consolidation, the Regents of the University of the State of New York granted recognition to AMA as an educational institution.

Our Mission

AMA is an international, nonprofit, membership-based association that provides a broad range of management training and development and educational services to individuals and organizations.

AMA provides individuals and organizations worldwide with the knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve performance excellence, adapt to changing realities, and prosper in a complex and competitive world.

AMA serves as a forum for the exchange of the leading concepts, ideas, and insights on management practices and trends.

AMA maintains the highest commitment to ethical business practices, high-quality products and services, and the well-being of its customers, members, and employees.

Our vision and purpose is to be the world’s leading institution providing a broad range of quality management development and educational services designed to make a meaningful difference to individuals, organizations, and society at large.

Learning Through Doing

Individuals, teams, organizations and government agencies all can benefit from our unique approach to experiential learning through doing. The AMA experience is your experience. Each solution we present is about you and your needs. In each session, we adapt our world-class curriculum to meet your individual training requirements as well as your organization’s pressing business needs.

AMA courses are led by senior executives, managers, authors, course developers, and even CEOs! Our faculty adds value to every course, not only through their practical, action-oriented presentations—but also through the practical advice they offer and the opportunities throughout the seminar session for the one-on-one mentoring critical to effective learning.