Constitution    Bylaws

The Constitution of the Society for Case Research

Approved, March 1995, Revised March 2004

ARTICLE 1--- NAME OF ORGANIZATION

The name of this organization shall be “Society for Case Research” (SCR).

ARTICLE II--- PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

  1. The Society for Case Research is a non-profit organization whose basic purpose is the development of individual efforts in the field of case writing, case teaching, and case research.
  2. The major objectives are:
    1. To promote the association of case writers and those using cases for their education or research;
    2. To provide programs for the exchange of ideas and the improvement of case research, writing and teaching;
    3. To assist in the publication of written cases or the results of case research and other scholarly work; and
    4. To provide recognition for excellence in case research, writing and teaching.

ARTICLE III---GOVERNING BODY

  1. The governing body shall be the Board of Directors, which shall consist of the eight elected officers, the Immediate Past-President, six At-Large Directors, the Editor of Annual Advances in Business Cases, the Editor of the Business Case Journal, the Editor of the Newsletter, and the Archivist. The President shall be the Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
  2. The eight elected officers shall be President, President Elect and Chair of the Publications Committee Vice President-Program, Vice-President-Workshop (current year), Treasurer, Vice President of Membership/Secretary, and Vice-President-Workshop (subsequent year), and the Director of External Relations.
  3. The Board of Directors is the principal administrative body of the Society for Case Research subject to referendum of the total membership. The Board shall be responsible for financial and other operations, especially as they relate to the accomplishment of organizational objectives.
  4. The Nominating Committee shall consist of the Immediate Past President, one At-Large Director appointed by the President, and one general member to be appointed by the President. The Immediate Past President shall be the Chairperson of the committee.
  5. The Publications Committee shall consist of the President-Elect, the Editors of the Society’s four publications, (Business Case Journal, Annual Advances in Business Cases, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, and Newsletter) and two other SCR members appointed by the President. The President-Elect shall serve as the Chairperson of the committee. The Publications Committee shall be responsible for all publications of SCR.
  6. The Membership Committee shall consist of the Past President, the Director of External Relations, the Vice President of Membership/Secretary, and two other SCR members appointed by the President. The Vice President of Membership/Secretary shall serve as the Chairperson of the committee.

ARTICLE IV---MEMBERSHIP

  1. The membership shall consist of those persons who support the objectives of the organization and pay the annual membership fee. The membership year is specified in the By-Laws.
  2. The right to vote, to initiate and sign petitions, and to hold office are reserved to members in good standing of the Society of Case Research.

ARTICLE V---MEETINGS

  1. Annual General Meeting. There shall be one general business meeting of the Society for Case Research each year open to all members. All members shall be notified in writing of the time and place of the annual general meeting at least thirty days in advance of the meeting date. Announcement of the general meeting made in the program of the Midwest Business Administration Association shall suffice as the written announcement requirement herein specified.
  2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the membership may be called by the President or a quorum of the Board with at least thirty days notice.
  3. Board of Directors Meeting. A planning meeting shall be held by the Board of Directors at least once a year at the call of the President. Each member of the Board shall be notified of the time and place of the meeting at least fifteen days in advance of the meeting date.
  4. Special Meetings of the Board of Directors. Special Electronic Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President for the purpose of obtaining Board approval of a decision necessary to the ongoing conduct of the Society’s business relating to its publications or to regularly scheduled conferences and workshops, or to approve an appointment to a vacant office of the Society. If a vote is required during an electronic meeting, it may be taken by vote of those participating in the meeting, provided that a quorum is present at the time of the vote.
  5. Quorum. The members present at official meetings of the Society for Case research shall constitute a quorum. The quorum for meetings of the Board of Directors shall be one-half of the nineteen voting Board members nine (9). In the event that any person shall hold two positions on the Board of Directors listed in Articles III.1 and III.2, that person shall have only one vote and shall be counted as present in only one position. For purposes of constituting a quorum, the number required nine (9) shall be unchanged unless there are three or more persons holding two Board positions, in which event, the number required for a quorum shall be reduced to eight (8).
  6. Procedure. All questions of parliamentary procedure shall be first settled by referring to the Constitution and By-Laws of this organization and then to Robert’s Rules of Order (revised).

ARTICLE VI---CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION

  1. No article shall be added to this Constitution and no part shall be amended or annulled except by:
    1. formal proposal, discussion, and show of hands ballot approved by at least two-thirds of the Society for Case Research members present at a business meeting held in conjunction with either the Annual Meeting or the Summer Workshop; or
    2. formal proposal, an opportunity to prepare briefs stating arguments pro and con, and a paper or e-mail ballot sent to all members and approved by at least two-thirds of the members returning said ballots within thirty days after the posting.
  2. Proposal of change may be made by the Board of Directors or by a petition to the President that is signed by the greater of a least ten members or five percent of the members in good standing of the Society for Case Research.
  3. A proposed change in the Constitution shall be submitted to the membership of the Society for Case Research at least thirty days before the meeting or at least thirty-five days before the mailed ballots are due. Amendments to the proposed constitutional change may be made during the discussion of the proposed change at the business meeting provided that such amendments do not deviate from the subject matter of the originally proposed constitutional change.
  4. Copies of amendments shall be distributed to the members as soon as practicable after adoption.

ARTICLE VII---REFERENDA

Upon its own initiative or upon the request in writing of the greater of ten members or five percent of the members in good standing of the Society for Case Research, the Board of Directors shall submit a question to the members of the Society for Case Research for a referendum vote by electronic mail: the ballot for such a vote shall be accompanied by briefs stating both sides of the question.

ARTICLE VIII---FINANCES

Organizational financial records for the Society for Case Research will be kept. Any revenues or expenses of this organization will be handled by the Treasurer. Appropriate records of all financial transactions will be kept by the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall prepare an annual financial statement which shall be presented to the membership for review and approval at the annual business meeting.