The mission of this Special Interest Group (SIG) is to facilitate and promote the development and exchange of knowledge within all areas of International Management within and beyond the academic community. In line with the European Academy of Management’s (EURAM) mission this SIG aims to be an open, international and multicultural European forum for networking and research (theoretical, empirical and methodological ) related to International Management with a particular (but not exclusive) regional focus on Europe regarding (a) the SIG community and (b) the geographical scope of empirical or conceptual research.
SIG OFFICERS (2025-2026):
Piyush Sharma (Curtin University) piyush.sharma@curtin.edu.au – SIG chair
Tak Yan Leung (University of the Sunshine Coast) tleung@usc.edu.au – SIG Programme chair
Ashish Malik (UNSW Canberra) ashish.malik@unsw.edu.au – General Track Co-Chair
Silvio Cardinali (Politecnica delle Marche) s.cardinali@staff.univpm.it – General Track Co-Chair
Jan Selmer (Aarhus University) selmer@mgmt.au.dk – Global Mobility Track Chair
Sylvie Chevrier (Université Gustave Eiffel) sylvie.chevrier@univ-eiffel.fr – Management and Cultures Track Chair
Pablo Collazzo (University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien) pablo.collazzo@fh-wien.ac.at – International Competitiveness Track Chair
Stefano Franco (Politecnico di Bari) stefano.franco@poliba.it – Managing ESG Track Chair
June Cao (University of Southampton) J.Cao@soton.ac.uk – Emerging Markets Track Chair
Aron Perenyi (Swinburne University of Technology) aperenyi@swin.edu.au – Communications Officer
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SIG STANDING TRACKS
GT07_00 International Management General Track
Short description:
The SIG “International Management” is interested in research addressing the challenges organizations face in an increasingly internationalized environment. We invite conceptual and empirical papers with robust Methods (1). While the call is open to ALL IB-related research, the submissions could focus on International organizations Management in international settings and the logic of entry to foreign Markets. We are interested in the role of AI and Tech, works on International Financial Management and Money, and research understanding the role of marketing and sales in international business.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
For more information contact:
Silvio Cardinali, Università Politecnica delle Marche – s.cardinali@univpm.it
ST07_01 – Global Mobility
Short description:
Global Mobility (GM) involves research on people and organizations who cross national borders for economic reasons. GM takes many forms, including both assigned and self-initiated expatriates, inpatriates, international business travellers, short-term assignees, international commuters as well as low-status expatriates, migrants, and refugees. It includes people in non-corporate communities, such as diplomats, academics, international teachers, international volunteers, military, missionaries, sports professionals, government employees, international artists and medical workers. Associated topics of interest include global employee experiences as well as GM objectives, strategies, policies and practices, global leadership, recruitment and staffing, talent management, performance management, compensation, and virtual global mobility and teams
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
For more information contact:
Jan Selmer, Aarhus University – selmer@mgmt.au.dk
ST07_02 – Management and cultures: Qualitative organizational research
Short description:
This track explores the complex role of cultures in organizations, including emerging cultures in the digital transformation of organizations, using qualitative methods. We welcome papers that address cross-cultural encounters in work settings, the Global South, multicultural individuals, languages in organizations, the international transfer and recontextualization of management tools, and the interplay of cultures and power relations in diverse organizations. It addresses also methodological questions: How to get access to international settings? How to compare equivalent situations across countries? How to deal with language and translation issues? What strategies enable academics to produce meaningful intercultural research?
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
For more information contact:
Sylvie Chevrier, Université Gustave EIffel – sylvie.chevrier@univ-eiffel.fr
INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SIG TRACKS
T07_03 – Responsible Global Leadership: An Emerging Ethics-Based Paradigm for Complex Global Contexts
“Responsible Global Leadership: Navigating Complexity with Purpose” This topic explores how leaders can effectively respond to today’s global challenges—such as climate change, inequality, and geopolitical instability—by aligning performance with ethical responsibility. It introduces the concept of Responsible Global Leadership (RGL) as a forward-looking framework that integrates global competencies with values-driven decision-making. The aim is to define what makes global leadership truly responsible and how it can be developed in practice
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Agnieszka Rachwał-Müller, agnieszka.rachwal-muller@uj.edu.pl
T07_04 – International Competitiveness
The International Competitiveness track invites submissions of empirical and conceptual papers investigating Competitiveness in an international context. Scholars are invited to reflect on the determinants of competitiveness from bottom-up (micro or firm-level and mezzo or cluster-level) and top-down (mezzo or regional level and macro or national/international level) perspectives. Gaps at the intersection of management and economics literature around competitiveness lend themselves to conceptual and empirical studies, with high practical impact. International competitiveness is relevant in both developing and developed nations, addressing challenges of corporate strategy, location, firm growth and performance, sustainability, economic development and policy-making.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth; Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Primary Contact:
Pablo Collazzo, Pablo.Collazzo@faculty.ism.lt