FBD's Mission

The Federation of Business Disciplines' mission is to facilitate the multidisciplinary exchange of ideas that foster professional growth and enrichment for its members to improve instruction, research and academic/business development.

Its goals are to:

• Be the best nationwide professional association.
• Promote high-quality teaching, research and service.
• Be recognized as high quality, national meeting.
• Increase diversity and encourage multidisciplinary interaction among members.
• Recognize outstanding achievement of members.
• Encourage excellence through peer evaluation of scholarly work.
• Provide social and professional opportunities for networks of scholars.
• Effectively serve member associations with program coordination, pre-registration, on-site registration and placement.
• Encourage strong support from academic administrators.
• Facilitate faculty placement.
• Coordinate an annual meeting at the most accommodating site.
• Be a financially viable professional association.