Barnett, Michael L.Barnard, HelenaBranzei, OanaBhatt, Babita2025-06-112025-06-112025-05Barnett, M.L., Barnard, H., Branzei, O. & Bhatt, B. 2025, 'Mattering matters : explaining what fits at Academy of Management Perspectives', Academy of Management Perspectives, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 183-187, doi : 10.5465/amp.2024.0322.1558-9080 (print)1943-4529 (online)10.5465/amp.2024.0322http://hdl.handle.net/2263/102761When an academic field has as its charge the thoughtful preparation and guidance of practitioner professionals, and when an academic field deals in a domain that vitally affects societal well-being, then that academic field must enter the world of practical affairs. Without being co-opted, it must strive for influence and impact. That is our challenge. We should matter. We must matter.en© Academy of Management Perspectives.EditorialScholarship and practiceSocietal well-beingAcademic fieldArticle