SIG OFFICERS (2024-2025):
Davide Bizjak (University of Naples Federico II), SIG CHAIR (davbiz@unina.it)
Lucia Michela Daniele (University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”), GENERAL TRACK CHAIR (luciamichela.daniele@
Domenico Napolitano (Scuola Superiore Meridionale), GENERAL TRACK CO-CHAIR (d.napolitano@ssmeridionale.it
Anna Pistoni (University of Insubria), PROGRAMME CHAIR (anna.pistoni@uninsubria.it)
Ilaria Tutore (Parthenope University of Naples), COMMUNICATION OFFICER (ilaria.tutore@
Maria Coscia (Parthenope University of Naples), CO-COMMUNICATION OFFICER (maria.coscia001@studenti.
BUSINESS FOR SOCIETY SIG STANDING TRACKS
GT01_00 – Business for Society General Track
The B4S General Track examines how and under what conditions businesses can contribute to society, aligning with the EURAM 2025 theme, “Managing with Purpose,” which prioritizes purpose over profit. The track traditionally focuses on how organizations and management education can address societal challenges, encouraging a shift from profit-driven to purpose-driven models. With an interdisciplinary approach drawing from economics, political science, sociology, and history, the GT fosters dialogue on the B4S connection from a well-being perspective. It welcomes studies on how, why, and under what conditions businesses can act for society, including topics not covered by other B4S tracks.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact
Lucia Michela Daniele – luciamichela.daniele@unicampania.it
ST01_01/ST02_01 – Rethinking the Responsible Corporation: Bridging Management, Law & Purpose (B4S & CoGo SIGs)
In the face of current global challenges, there is an urgent need to design institutional and legal governance frameworks that facilitate a transition towards sustainable, responsible and purposeful corporate practices. What are the principles of governance, the institutional conditions or legal frameworks that enable corporations to better manage sustainability-related matters and responsible innovation? We invite contributions that further our understanding of responsible corporations from various angles: theoretical or comparative approaches to corporate governance; recent institutional developments in sustainable finance or in corporate law, such as purpose-driven corporations; alternative and emerging forms of business organizations; and innovative reporting regimes.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Primary Contact
Kevin Levillain – kevin.levillain@mines-paristech.fr
ST01_02 – Performance measurement and management for sustainability
Measuring sustainability performance plays a central role in implementing sustainability strategy and developing relationships with stakeholders. It implies to adopt mechanisms to measure, represent, report and communicate firm’s performance, embracing environmental, social and financial results. A recent stimulus in this direction is the European Directive 2022/2464 on corporate sustainability reporting.
We aim to attract papers which critically review and advance theory, methodology and practice and provide empirical evidence on: 1) sustainability and environmental reporting, integrated reporting, non-financial disclosure, their quality and assurance, and main drivers, 2) management control and performance measurement for sustainability, the role of CFO and the controller.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact
Lucrezia Songini – lucrezia.songini@uniupo.it
ST01_03 – Finance and Economy for Society: Financial Inclusion, Governance and Sustainability
The growing pace of financialisation and commodification of the economy has brought to scrutiny the purpose of finance and businesses in society and their role in coping with the grand challenges of the new millennium. The socio-ecological crises of the past decades have highlighted the growing pace of economic inequality, social and financial exclusion thus calling for an inclusive and socially responsible finance and financial literacy to counter inequality through financial and economic empowerment. Building on the 2025 conference theme “Managing with Purpose” this track invites scholarly contributions discussing the role of finance in creating an equitable and sustainable economy.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Primary Contact
Sharam Alijani – sharam.alijani@neoma-bs.fr
ST01_05 – Philosophy for business ethics
The topic aims to collect any kind of study that successfully applies and adopts philosophical paradigms to explain, interpret, and impact ethical behaviours in management and business. We are looking for novel or established approaches to create synergies between philosophical studies and managerial disciplines. Both in terms of theoretical paradigms and methods of analysis employed, we are open to a broad range of elements: Virtue Ethics, Consequential and Non-consequential Ethics, Marxist and Gramscian Ethics, Continental Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, CSR, Sustainability and Business Ethics, Corporate Misconduct and Corporate Political Activity, Ethics of Care, Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Business Ethics.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Primary Contact
Guglielmo Faldetta – guglielmo.faldetta@unikore.it
ST01_08 – Arts & Philosophy for Business and Society
This track aims at providing an open, inclusive and rigorous forum to investigate how management scholars can learn from millennial knowledge of arts and philosophy. We also contribute to the fine-grained understanding of management practices of thriving artistic, cultural, heritage and creative organizations in a context of growing digitalization of cultural institutions. We invite scholars to consider arts and philosophy not only as objects of management but as also sources from which management could learn. Accordingly, we call for contributions that build from arts management research to explore wider aspects of the relationship between arts, culture, philosophy, business and society.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities
Primary Contact
Domenico Napolitano – domenico.napolitano-ssm@unina.it
BUSINESS FOR SOCIETY SIG TRACKS
T01_09 / T06_09 – Innovating Pedagogy for Future Challenges in Management Education (co-sponsored B4S / INNO SIGs
This conference track explores the innovation of teaching methods in management education, preparing leaders to tackle complex scenarios. We welcome discussions on diverse pedagogies, including arts-based methods and digital innovations, transcending traditional focuses to include issues like sustainability. Contributions can address new teaching strategies, integration of contemporary issues into curricula, and fostering ethical leadership. We seek insights from educators and practitioners on enhancing educational practices to meet both global and local challenges, with a special interest in competencies like futures literacy and adaptability.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Marina Schmitz, IEDC-Bled School of Management – marina.schmitz@iedc.si
T01_10 – Toward Humanistic Management: Purpose-Driven Companies, Circular Business Models and Community-based Ecosystems
In this track we look for contributions that can advance understanding of the complexities of managing purpose-driven organizations within interconnected ecosystems. We welcome studies on the strategic implications of circular business models implementation across different organisations and sectors, employing theories and tools from the management, organisation studies and strategy literature. Studies employing a humanistic person-centred ethics based on human-wholeness, flourishing and the common good are particularly welcome. Calling upon scholars in stakeholder”s and humanistic management as well as circular economy fields, we welcome both conceptual and empirical papers highlighting the challenges and opportunities in managing for a better world.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Primary Contact:
Domènec Melé, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain – mele@iese.edu
T01_11 – From AI to digital transformation in the Human+ Era: what are the effects on business for society?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) transforms organizational practices, leading to innovative applications in management and society. Researchers and policymakers emphasize human-centric AI development, leading to changes in HR, business models, decision-making, and corporate governance. AI impacts service and manufacturing sectors and determines change in big as in small and medium enterprises. AI affects human identities, experiences, competences, posing ethical questions on human-machine and AI2AI interaction and adoption. The path to singularity is closer, but are we ready to manage the opportunities and what could be the dark sides of a Human+ society? This track invites papers investigating the impact of AI on management and society.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Primary Contact:
Francesco Laviola, Sapienza University of Rome – francesco.laviola@uniroma1.it
T01_12 – Wisdom, Spirituality and Purpose: Nurturing Flourishing within Organizations and Management Education
This track explores how wisdom, spirituality, and purpose can nurture flourishing in organizations and management education. It examines the integration of practical wisdom, spiritual principles, and purpose-driven management practices and leadership to enhance responsible decision-making, ethical conduct, and sustainable value creation. We invite contributions investigating how these elements shape managerial mindsets, organizational cultures, and educational approaches. The track aims to advance our understanding of cultivating professionals capable of navigating complexity, promoting well-being, and contributing to the common good in today’s ever-changing business landscapes, while transforming management education to meet these challenges.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Primary Contact:
Raysa Rocha, University of Essex – raysa.geaquinto@gmail.com
T01_13 – Navigating intra/inter organizational relationships in the Digital Era: exploring collective intelligence and social identity
We welcome theoretical and empirical contributions aimed at exploring the effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on intra- and inter- organizational relationships (ORs). In our understanding, intra- and inter- organizational networks emerge as systems of Collective Intelligence (CI), in which actions from individuals, groups, and AI technologies are inspired and coordinated toward a purpose. Accordingly, purpose may emerge as a social category around which people, groups, and organizations define and classify themselves and their relationships. This means embracing the complexity of social identity processes when investigating how new ways of managing intra- and inter- ORs impact on people, organizations, and society.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
Primary Contact:
Michela Iannotta, Sapienza University of Rome – michela.iannotta@uniroma1.it
T01_14 – Organizing to create value from data collaborations
Data are increasingly understood to be an important resource to gain and sustain competitive advantage, yet firms often lack all the necessary data and resources to create value. Consequently, new organizational forms as data ecosystems emerge to facilitate data-driven innovation. However, the designing and governance of such ecosystems are challenges. Challenges include coordination and alignment of diverse actors, power imbalances, privacy and security concerns, technical and standards bottlenecks. The aim of this topic is to encourage debates on the new challenges in the lifecycle of data ecosystems.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Primary Contact:
Simona Leonelli, Dipartimento di Economia Marco Biagi – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia – simona.leonelli@unimore.it
T01_15 – Managing Diversity and Inclusion In Circular Economies: Exploring Linkages
The circular economy (CE) concept has gained considerable attention for its environmental benefits. However, to fully contribute to sustainable development, CE must emphasise social inclusion – a perspective that remains largely underexplored. In this context, the relevance of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) practices becomes evident, as they address social inclusion challenges like reducing inequalities and promoting gender parity. This track aims to explore the intersection of CE and D&I, two critical concepts that, when combined, can drive both environmental sustainability and social equity. We invite theoretical and empirical studies that delve into how D&I principles can be embedded in CE, and how diverse perspectives can enhance CE strategies and can contribute to sustainability and social well-being.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 15: Life on land
Primary Contact:
Maria Coscia , University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, maria.coscia@unicampania.it
T01_16 – Climate Solutions and Carbon Management across Management Disciplines
This track invites researchers from all disciplines to explore sustainability and the transition to a net-zero society and economy. We welcome qualitative and quantitative studies, including literature reviews, action research, and design science. Topics may include innovative sustainability strategies, climate solutions, carbon management and climate literacy across different sectors, including but not limited to car industry, manufacturing sector, tourism industry and education. The goal is to foster interdisciplinary discussions that provide actionable insights and best practices, guiding industries towards a more resilient and sustainable future.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Petra Molthan-Hill, Nottingham Business School – petra.molthan-hill@ntu.ac.uk