Chronicle of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences
| Author | Sofiane Sahraoui |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/00208523221139390 |
| Published date | 01 December 2022 |
| Date | 01 December 2022 |
| Subject Matter | Chronicle of the Institute |
Chronicle of the
International Institute of
Administrative Sciences
Sofiane Sahraoui
International Institute of Administrative Sciences, Belgium
Post-COVID strategy for the International Institute of
Administrative Sciences
Like most other organizations, the International Institute of Administrative Sciences
(IIAS) has endured trying times during COVID: cancellation of events, followed by
having to move them to online and then hybrid formats; a reduction in membership
fee receipts as a result of members reprioritizing their budgets; delays in delivering ser-
vices and the difficulties involved in doing so; and in general, disruption to the IIAS busi-
ness model. All of these have put the organization under heavy strain. The COVID crisis
came at a time when IIAS was emerging from another survival crisis whose causes were
internal rather than external: revenues had been decreasing for several years; operational
expenses were steadily increasing; and the institute governance was in question. Had the
COVID crisis come in 2017, IIAS could have folded. As it was, starting in the second half
of 2017, drastic changes were made to reverse the situation. These consisted of the
following.
1. Reducing the operational expenses by as much as 50%. This objective was achieved
by the end of 2018. Spending in certain areas such as IT was reduced by as much as
70%.
2. Improving our conference offer, especially the three main conferences. In 2019, we
were able to finalize the revamped format of our events and secure record attendance
and revenues. Conference revenue stood at 40% of total revenue for the first time in
many years. It was precisely this share of the revenue that would be wiped out by the
Corresponding author:
Sofiane Sahraoui, International Institute of Administrative Sciences, 6th Floor, C Block 1040, Rue du
Commerce 96, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Email: s.sahraoui@iias-iisa.org
Chronicle of the Institute
International
Review of
Administrative
Sciences
International Review of Administrative
Sciences
2022, Vol. 88(4) 1250–1253
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