The Public and Non-Profit Management SIG aims at providing an authoritative and internationally focused forum to discuss major developments in the area of governance and management of public interest. Such focus allows embracing all organisations that operate for the benefit of the community, be they public or private. Key issues include network management, performance management, organisation and HRM, social innovation, social responsibility, accounting and accountability, marketing and fundraising, leadership. We especially welcome topic proposals focusing on collaborative governance (networks and co- production), social innovation, management of hybrid organisations and the creation of public value at the intersection between public and private domains. We encourage envisioning topics and symposia proposals that could be managed in partnership with another SIG.
SIG OFFICERS (2025-2026):
‘Elke Loeffler (University of Birmingham) ‘e.loeffler@bham.ac.uk – SIG Chair
Lorenzo Costumato (University of Roma Tor Vergata, IT) lorenzo.costumato@uniroma2.it – SIG Programme Chair
Nancy Borkowski (University Of Alabama At Birmingham, USA) nborkows@uab.edu – SIG Co-Chair for Healthcare Management
Reto Steiner (ZHAW School of Management and Law, CH) reto.steiner@ipm.swiss – SIG Co-Chair for the General Track
Filippo Giordano (LUMSA University, IT) SIG Programme Chair, f.giordano@lumsa.it – SIG Co-Chair for Scientific Quality
Luigina Paglieri (Roma Tor Vergata, IT), luigina.paglieri@uniroma2.it – SIG Communications Officer
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT & NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT SIG STANDING TRACKS
GT11_00 – Public and Non-Profit Management General Track
Short description:
The track chairs welcome papers dealing with the multiplicity of governance arrangements promoting the public interest. These have endured a shift from the traditional Weberian public administration to forms emulating business models, to public governance hybrid solutions based on collaboration and co-production, also increasingly leveraging on digitalization. The public sector has become more fragmented and multifaceted, while the shift in expectations by citizens make them now keener to engage in policy-making and service delivery. The PNPM general track aims at gathering and promoting confrontation between engaged scholars investigating the role of public and no-profit management for the pursuit of public
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 1: No poverty; 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 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
For more information contact:
Filippo Giordano, LUMSA – Free University – f.giordano@lumsa.it
ST11_01 – Accounting, Auditing and Sustainability in Public and Hybrid Organizations
Short description:
This track aims to bring together researchers from the areas of accounting, accountability, CSR and sustainable management with those focusing on public sector and hybrid organizations. In particular, we would like to attract theoretical and empirical papers addressing the following issues: Accounting, Accountability, Auditing, Sustainability and social responsibility, Social reporting, Social auditing, Public Value, Public governance, Hybrid organizations, Ethics, Corruption, Social partnerships, Stakeholders engagement, Performance Management, Corporate social disclosure, Digitalization, and Smart Initiatives; Measuring social impact, Risk Management; Emergency Governance.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
For more information contact:
Giuseppe Grossi, Kristianstad University – giuseppe.grossi@hkr.se
ST11_02 – Healthcare Management Research
Short description:
This standing track seeks to facilitate sharing of research concerning the health of the population and of the ways to organize healthcare services more effectively and efficiently. Studies of cooperative strategies of hospital networks, physician referral practices, public and private partnerships, and other efforts that improve outcomes are encouraged. Papers on patient safety and satisfaction, workforce issues including quality of work-life and employee satisfaction, evidence-based management decision-making, innovative practices, and the efficient reallocation of health services are welcome. Submissions may include conceptual papers as well as qualitative and empirical studies.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reducing inequalities; Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
For more information contact:
Nancy Borkowski, University of Alabama at Birmingham – nborkows@uab.edu
ST11_03 – Management and governance of culture, heritage and tourism
Short description:
Managing and governing culture, heritage and tourism has always been a complex task, cutting across institutional levels, management styles, and organizational settings. In an era characterized by unpredictable disruptions (technological, societal, and to geopolitical), cultural organizations must navigate high waters with resilience, adaptability, and strategic agility. This Standing Track explores how management scholars can contribute to understanding these sectors and guiding organizations through such a turbulent environment, fostering thriving artistic, cultural, and tourism management across cities, regions, nations, and communities. The track emphasizes human-centered, purpose-driven practices that enable organizations to innovate while safeguarding cultural integrity and societal relevance.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people; 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 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions; Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
For more information contact:
Lorenzo Mizzau, University of Genoa – lorenzo.mizzau@unige.it
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT & NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT SIG TRACKS
T01_06 / T06_09 / T11_04 / T13_ 09 – Action Research in Innovation Management and Management Sciences: Conceptual and Empirical Research Studies
Action Research (AR) provides a collaborative, cyclic method for helping organizations steer through today’s “high waters ” of geopolitical shocks, digital upheaval, and regulatory turbulence. AR converts propositional theories into participatory, context-specific learning. We invite conceptual, methodological, and empirical studies that use robust AR protocols to address exigent challenges like supply chain fractures, sustainability paradoxes, and workforce disruption while building agility and resilience for navigating in an unpredictable world. Submissions must specify transparent cycles of diagnosis, action, and reflection; integrate qualitative and digital-trace evidence; and articulate multilevel impact, thereby extending AR quality criteria and equipping managers to act decisively amid continual disruption.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Action Research (AR) provides a collaborative, cyclic method for helping organizations steer through today’s “high waters ” of geopolitical shocks, digital upheaval, and regulatory turbulence. AR converts propositional theories into participatory, context-specific learning. We invite conceptual, methodological, and empirical studies that use robust AR protocols to address exigent challenges like supply chain fractures, sustainability paradoxes, and workforce disruption while building agility and resilience for navigating in an unpredictable world. Submissions must specify transparent cycles of diagnosis, action, and reflection; integrate qualitative and digital-trace evidence; and articulate multilevel impact, thereby extending AR quality criteria and equipping managers to act decisively amid continual disruption.
Primary Contact:
Sylwia Sysko-Romanczuk, sylwia.sysko.romanczuk@pw.edu.pl
T11_05 – Public–Social Enterprise Collaboration: Hybrid Organizations and Cooperatives in a Changing Policy Landscape
This topic explores how hybrid social enterprises—blending nonprofit missions with business practices—are transforming public service delivery and redefining the relationship between government and civil society. Amid shrinking welfare states and growing societal complexity, these organizations raise critical questions about governance, funding, autonomy, and accountability. The proposal invites interdisciplinary research on new collaboration models, legal frameworks, and policy impacts across diverse contexts. It presents a timely opportunity, particularly within the EURAM 2026 theme, to explore how hybrid organizations foster inclusive, values-driven innovation in the public sector and contribute to systemic change in an era of disruption.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
This topic explores how hybrid social enterprises—blending nonprofit missions with business practices—are transforming public service delivery and redefining the relationship between government and civil society. Amid shrinking welfare states and growing societal complexity, these organizations raise critical questions about governance, funding, autonomy, and accountability. The proposal invites interdisciplinary research on new collaboration models, legal frameworks, and policy impacts across diverse contexts. It presents a timely opportunity, particularly within the EURAM 2026 theme, to explore how hybrid organizations foster inclusive, values-driven innovation in the public sector and contribute to systemic change in an era of disruption.
Primary Contact:
Simone Poledrini, poledrini@icloud.com
T11_06 – Young people co-producing in public services: Theoretical developments, new approaches and international perspectives
We invite empirical and theoretical papers that reconceptualize youth as active co producers in public management. Topics can span innovation in policy design, governance structures, participatory models, entrepreneurship, civic service integration, or programme evaluations. We especially welcome diverse methodologies and comparative research. Both empirical and theoretical contributions are welcome.
We invite submissions (e.g., 15 minute papers) exploring the topic of young people co-production in: education; health; social behaviour; youth unemployment.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
We invite empirical and theoretical papers that reconceptualize youth as active co producers in public management. Topics can span innovation in policy design, governance structures, participatory models, entrepreneurship, civic service integration, or programme evaluations. We especially welcome diverse methodologies and comparative research. Both empirical and theoretical contributions are welcome.
We invite submissions (e.g., 15 minute papers) exploring the topic of young people co-production in: education; health; social behaviour; youth unemployment.
Primary Contact:
Francesca Pennucci, francesca.pennucci@santannapisa.it