Administrative Sciences Association of Canada

What Administrative Sciences Association of Canada does

The Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) is a member-governed professional academic association founded in 1957 and based in Windsor, Canada, serving business academics and management professionals across Canada and internationally. Its core offerings include a rotating annual conference hosted by Canadian business schools, a members-only digital archive of conference proceedings dating back to 1979, online access to the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences via a partnership with Wiley, a job postings board for Canadian business schools, an in-person Canada Connects Job Market for faculty recruitment, structured divisions covering business management disciplines, awards and grants, an ASAC Fellows recognition program, and a 2026 Indigenous Colloquium in partnership with Luminary. The underlying technology is a conventional digital membership platform, a members-only proceedings database, and integration with Wiley Online Library for journal access; there is no proprietary AI/ML technology disclosed.

ASAC's revenue model is subscription-based membership fees, supplemented by event registration fees (e.g., $40 for students/retirees and $80 for regular attendees at the 2026 Indigenous Colloquium) and conference sponsorship revenue. Its go-to-market is event-driven: acquisition and engagement flow through the annual conference and regional institutional hosting arrangements, with digital channels (website, email, job board) serving as supporting infrastructure. Customer segments are segmented by academic career stage: senior faculty, junior faculty and doctoral students, business students, and Canadian business schools/institutions.

Name

Administrative Sciences Association of Canada

Legal name

Administrative Sciences Association of Canada

Website

https://asac.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) is a member-governed professional academic association, founded in 1957 and based in Windsor, that serves business academics across Canada and internationally through an annual rotating conference, conference proceedings dating back to 1979, the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences via Wiley, awards, and faculty recruitment services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association / Academic Membership Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Academic conference management
• Scholarly membership organization
• Business research networking
• Academic journal publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Windsor

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: ASAC generates revenue through annual membership fees that provide access to conference proceedings, the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (via Wiley Online Library), member discounts on print subscriptions, awards and grants, and the ASAC Fellows program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ASAC is a member-governed professional academic association that delivers an annual business research conference, a 45+ year digital conference proceedings archive, online access to the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences via Wiley, a job postings board, awards and grants, and specialized divisions for Canadian business academics, faculty, doctoral students, and management practitioners.

Product overview

The Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) is an academic association offering a unified membership-based platform centered on its annual conference. The core offerings include the ASAC Annual Conference, ASAC Conference Proceedings (digital archive from 1979), the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (CJAS) via Wiley partnership, and a Job Postings Board for Canadian business schools. Additional services include ASAC Awards & Grants, specialized Divisions across business management disciplines, Canada Connects Job Market for career networking, and the Indigenous Colloquium as a pre-conference event. ASAC serves as the primary platform for business research, teaching, and management practices convergence in Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASAC Annual Conference Annual conference bringing together business academics and professionals from across Canada and internationally to share research, teaching innovations, and management practices. Includes Canada Connects Job Market and the Indigenous Colloquium as ancillary events.
• ASAC Conference Proceedings Digital archive of conference papers and proceedings available to ASAC members, spanning from 1979 to present; serves as the historical record of papers presented at the annual conference.
• Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (CJAS)

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mount Royal UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMount Royal University (Bissett School of Business) is hosting the ASAC 2026 Annual Conference themed 'Blue Sky Thinking: Harnessing the Future' in Calgary, Alberta from May 22-25, 2026. MRU's Faculty of Business, Communication Studies and Aviation is the hosting faculty for this flagship annual event.
• LuminarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuminary is partnering with ASAC for the 2026 Indigenous Colloquium. The Executive Director of Luminary moderates key sessions. The colloquium explores Indigenous entrepreneurship, economic development, financial instruments, and business school engagement with Indigenous communities.
• Wiley (Wiley Online Library)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASAC has a partnership with Wiley providing members online access to the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences through Wiley Online Library. Members receive registration codes and instructions for affiliation. ASAC members also receive discounts on Wiley print subscriptions through the Member Direct Print on Demand program.
• Tsuut'ina NationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 2026 Indigenous Colloquium is hosted in the heart of the Tsuut'ina Nation at the Grey Eagle Resort, demonstrating a partnership with the First Nation community for this pre-conference event.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Wiley (publisher partner): ASAC's publishing partner for the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem player whose terms, product roadmap, and journal strategy materially shape ASAC's member value and revenue economics.

Emerging players

• International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT): A global scholarly association for management of technology researchers. Comparable to ASAC as a discipline-specific academic society with annual conference and proceedings, but smaller and more niche in its domain.
• Administrative Sciences (MDPI journal): An open-access journal in the same administrative sciences field as CJAS. Not a society but competes for the same author and reader attention that anchors ASAC's journal-access value proposition for members.

Direct peers

• Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ): A regional academic association for accounting and finance faculty with annual conference, journals, awards, and a member-governance structure. Closely comparable to ASAC in national scope, conference-driven revenue model, and journal partnerships.
• British Academy of Management (BAM): A UK-based academic association for business and management scholars with a comparable annual conference, peer-reviewed journal portfolio, divisions, and membership model. Closest peer to ASAC in size, geographic scope (national), and product mix.
• European Academy of Management (EURAM): A European membership association for management scholars running an annual conference, journals, and special interest groups. Comparable to ASAC as a non-US regional society competing for academic members and conference attendance.

Regional players

• Association Francophone pour le Savoir (ACFAS): A Canadian francophone association promoting research across all disciplines, including management. Comparable as a Canada-based scholarly association hosting an annual congress, but its broader disciplinary scope makes it adjacent rather than direct competition for ASAC's business-school members.
• Canadian Federation of Business School Deans (CFBSD): A Canada-focused body representing business school deans. Adjacent peer to ASAC: shares the Canadian business-school ecosystem and faculty recruitment conversation, but targets institutional leaders rather than individual academic members.

Broad incumbents

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): The dominant global business school accreditation body. Overlaps with ASAC in serving Canadian business schools and faculty but is broader (accreditation, standards) rather than a direct conference and proceedings competitor.
• Academy of Management: The largest international professional association for management and organizational studies scholars. It is the most analogous society to ASAC in mission (annual conference, journals, divisions, awards) but operates at global scale and absorbs significant Canadian academic mindshare.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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