Established in 1969, the institute supports the research activities of the Faculty of Management and has greatly contributed to the faculty's international reputation. Granting priority to new junior faculty members, the institute also supports the faculty's most promising students, encouraging them to conduct research with their professors.

Reports of research supported by the institute are published in the most prominent scientific journals in the field. Preliminary findings are published in the institute's Working Papers Series, which may be viewed on the institute's website. The series deals with topics in the following fields: finance, accounting, insurance, business and law, general and international management, technology and operations management, information systems, healthcare management, marketing, strategy and entrepreneurship, organizational behavior and human resources.

The institute is an autonomous nonprofit organization run in conformance to TAU rules governing the operation of its affiliated research institutes, as well as according to the institute's own bylaws.