A big thank you to the 2745 authors who submitted a paper to the conference!

Authors will be notified about the acceptance of their paper on 18 March

Timely start planning your staying in Florence for EURAM 2025

We hope you will join us from 22-25 June 2025 at the University of Florence, School of Economics and Management, Via delle Pandette, 9, IT-50127 Firenze (FI).

Book your hotel as soon as possible

Florence is a popular destination in June. We would like to advise you to start planning your travel well in advance. We recommend that you consider pre-booking accommodation as soon as possible opting for “no cancellation fees” where available. You may find information about the different options here.

Plan your trip

Information about getting to Florence can be found here. If you live in Austria, France,Italy or Switzerland,  we encourage you to travel by train for sustainability reasons.

Register

Register for EURAM 2025 at early bird rate here

Theme

Dear EURAM member and friend,

The EURAM conference theme is “Managing with Purpose”:

The debate on the concept of corporate purpose, both from an academic and practice perspective, is on the rise. At its heart lies the notion of striking a balance between the pursuit of profit and the maintenance of a meaningful and lasting purpose. The theory of shareholder value clearly demonstrated the limits of a focus on profit-maximization. Stakeholder theory served to call attention to the value of the voices of other stakeholders but directed a deal of its attention towards the comparison and the balance of different interests. Today, the identification, articulation and maintenance of a meaningful and shared purpose has become a central issue for many organizations. Business leaders are encouraged to embrace the idea that companies must go beyond the profit motive. They must also create value by helping society to provide new solutions to a growing array of challenges.

Managing with Purpose is a strategic assumption that creates value, enhances impact, and fosters longevity. It reflects something more aspirational than the search for profit through economic exchanges. It explains how the people involved in the organization can make the difference, giving them a sense of meaning and drawing their support. It is about people coming together to do something they believe in and allowing profit to follow as a consequence of their collective endeavor rather than being an end in itself. However, despite a growing body of research on the topic, many questions remain. How is Purpose defined? How many purposes can an organization have? How do organizations deliver a sense of purpose to their various internal and external stakeholders and what are the inherent trade-offs that have to be faced? There are no easy answers to these questions. Scholars, leaders, and organizations need to work together to combine and exchange their knowledge and co-create new models and approaches.

On behalf of the Local Organising Committee,

Andrea Paci, EURAM 2025 Co-Chair

Sara De Masi, EURAM 2025 Co-Chair