SIG OFFICERS (2026-2027):
CHAIR & PROGRAMME CHAIR
Lucia Michela Daniele (University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli), SIG CHAIR (luciamichela.daniele@
Clara Perez Cornejo (University of Burgos), SIG PROGRAMME CHAIR (cpcornejo@ubu.es)
GENERAL TRACK CHAIRS
Domenico Napolitano (Scuola Superiore Meridionale), GT CHAIR (d.napolitano@ssmeridionale.it)
Deborah Gervasi (Kore University of Enna), GT CO-CHAIR (deborah.gervasi@unikore.it)
PRACTITIONERS’ SIG OFFICERS
Ilaria Tutore (Parthenope University), PRACTIONER OFFICER (ilaria.tutore@uniparthenope.it)
COMMUNICATION OFFICERS
Giulia Nevi (Mercatorum Universitas), COMMUNICATION OFFICER (giulia.nevi@uniroma1.it)
BUSINESS FOR SOCIETY SIG STANDING TRACKS
GT01_00 – Business for Society General Track
Short description:
The B4S General Track examines how and under what conditions businesses contribute to society, aligning with the EURAM 2027 theme, “Rising Above,” which addresses social issues related to growth. 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, philosophy and history, the GT fosters dialogue on the B4S connection. It welcomes studies on how, why, and under what conditions businesses can act for society, including topics not covered by other 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
For more information contact:
Domenico Napolitano, Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Naples, Italy – domenico.napolitano-ssm@unina.it
ST01_01/ ST02_01 – Governance for purpose: Bridging Management and Law for a Responsible Corporation (co-sponsored B4S & CoGo)
Short description:
To engage corporations in systemic change to build desirable futures, the notion of purpose has spread in the managerial discourse, both to engage stakeholders and foster responsible innovation. But for purpose to be credible and support genuine corporate accountability over time, specific institutional conditions such as dedicated governance structures, and new legal frameworks are required.
We invite contributions that further our understanding of responsible corporations from various angles, including theoretical or comparative approaches to sustainable corporate governance; institutional developments in finance, innovative reporting regimes or fiduciary duties, and new legal forms of corporations, such as purpose-driven corporations or steward ownership..
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
For more information contact:
Kevin Levillain, MINES Paris, PSL University – kevin.levillain@mines-paristech.fr
ST01_02 – Performance measurement and management for sustainability
Short description:
Measuring sustainability performance plays a central role in diclosure and for implementing sustainability strategy. It implies adopting mechanisms to measure, represent, report, and communicate a firm’s performance, embracing environmental, social, and financial results. A relevant 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: sustainability and environmental reporting, integrated reporting, non-financial disclosure, their quality and assurance, main drivers and impacts, 2) management control and performance measurement for sustainability, the role of CFO and 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
For more information contact:
Lucrezia Songini, Eastern Piedmont University – lucrezia.songini@uniupo.it
ST01_03 – Finance and Economy for Society: Financial Inclusion, Governance and Sustainability
Short description:
The growing pace of financialization of the world economy raises the question of business purpose and governance inviting scholars to examine the role of corporations and organizations in coping with the challenges of the new millennium. The socio-ecological tension and technological disruption coupled with growing social, economic and financial inequality call for alternative approaches to using finance, financial resources to respond to these challenges. Building on the 2027 conference theme “Rising above, embracing resilience and rethinking management” our track invites conceptual; theoretical and empirical contributions in finance and governance to imagine, build and sustain a desirable future for our societies.
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
For more information contact:
Sharam Alijani, American University of Paris – salijani@aup.edu
ST01_04 – Philosophy and business ethics
Short description:
The track 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, the business ethics field, and managerial disciplines. Both in terms of theoretical paradigms and methods of analysis employed, we are open to a broad range of approaches: Virtue Ethics; Marxist and Gramscian philosophical approaches to the analysis of corporate behaviour and ethics; Continental Philosophy; Social and Political Philosophy; CSR, Sustainability and Business Ethics; Corporate Misconduct and Corporate Political Activity.
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
For more information contact:
Guglielmo Faldetta, Kore University of Enna – guglielmo.faldetta@unikore.it
ST01_05 – Arts, Culture, Craft & Philosophy for Business and Society
Short description:
This track aims at providing an open and inclusive forum to investigate how management scholars can learn from millennial knowledge of arts, culture, craft and philosophy. We also contribute to the understanding of management practices of thriving artistic, cultural, heritage and creative organizations in the context of emerging new technologies implemented by cultural institutions and impact assessment. Arts, culture, craft and philosophy should be considered as sources from which management could learn. Accordingly, we call for contributions that build from arts & cultural management 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
For more information contact:
Davide Bizjak, University of Naples Federico II – davbiz@unina.it
BUSINESS FOR SOCIETY SIG TRACKS
T01_06 / T06_09 / T14_01 Innovative Pedagogies for Rising Above: Resilience, History, and Sustainable Future (co-sponsored B4S / INNO / Conference Theme SIGs)
Management education stands at a turning point. As disruption becomes the norm, how we teach shapes how future leaders respond to ecological crisis, geopolitical instability, technological change, and social inequality. Echoing EURAM 2027’s call to “rise above,” this track invites bold, inclusive, and future-oriented pedagogies built around three commitments: cultivating resilience, reckoning critically with history, and rethinking management as a moral practice for sustainable, just futures. We welcome contributions on experiential, arts-based, decolonial, AI-enhanced, and systems-thinking approaches, co-created with industry and society. Our aim is to connect educators and scholars cultivating responsible, adaptive, and transformation-ready leaders.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 4: Quality education;Goal 10: Reducing inequalities;Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production;Goal 13: Climate action;Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals.
For more information, contact
Marina Schmitz , IEDC-Bled School of Management, marina.schmitz@iedc.si
T01_07 / T02_05 / T03_08 / T10_ 05 / T11_05 / T12_ 03 / T13_10 Action Research in Management: Approaches for Greater Research Impact upon Practice (co-sponsored by B4S & CoGo & ENT & PO & PM&NPM & RP&RM & SM SIGs)
Short description:
Action Research (AR) provides a collaborative, cyclic method for helping organizations steer through today’s complexity of geopolitical shocks, digital upheaval, and regulatory turbulence. It moves iteratively between practice and theory, resonating with real impactful and phenomenon-driven research, and bridging academic knowledge with organizational practice. This track welcomes methodological contributions on rigorous AR design and evaluation, and practical contributions on AR research protocols organization. Aligned with the conference theme of “rising above,” the track explores how AR addresses grand challenges for improved articulation between management sciences and practice for a greater impact on society.
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 17: Partnerships for the goals
For more information contact:
Miriana Ferrara , University of Salerno, mferrara@unisa.it
T01_08 From AI to digital transformation in the Human+ Era: what are the effects on business for society?
Amid Amsterdam’s canal-lit reflections and algorithmic dawns, 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. Rather than replacing humans, Human+ management augments them, reshaping work, identity, and responsibility. AI affects human identities, experiences, competences, posing ethical questions on human-machine and AI2AI interaction and adoption. The waters of the Human+ era are rising—but are we building the dikes, or learning to navigate the current? Will we govern AI or be governed by it?
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 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure;Goal 10: Reducing inequalities;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
Francesco Laviola , Sapienza University of Rome, francesco.laviola@uniroma1.it
T01_09 Humanistic Management and Circular Economy: Rethinking Management foundations for Societal Grand Challenges
Addressing the current multiple societal grand challenges requires a change of paradigm in business and business models. Humanistic Management, which centres on a radical new vision of the person based on human-wholeness and flourishing, and the Circular Economy, which challenges linear operating production and consumption systems, have contributed to rethink the foundations of management and innovate the literature and business practices in promising directions. We look for contributions coming from these two perspectives that can advance understanding of the managerial, organisational and strategic implications of circular business models implementation and humanistic management. Conceptual and empirical papers are equally welcome.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation;Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth;Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure;Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production;Goal 13: Climate action;Goal 14: Life below water;Goal 15: Life on land
For more information, contact
Giancarlo Ianulardo , University of Exeter, g.ianulardo@exeter.ac.uk
T01_ 10 Rising Above Corporate Social Irresponsibility: Rethinking Management for Resilient Organizations
Corporate Social Irresponsibility (CSI) has become a critical challenge for business and society, despite the growing diffusion of ESG practices and sustainable finance. CSI—including fraud, corruption, environmental harm, labor violations, governance failures or greenwashing—continues to compromise stakeholder value creation and undermine trust in management. Aligned with the conference theme, this track aims to understand and predict which firms act irresponsibly, as well as to understand their motivations and their consequences. We welcome conceptual and empirical contributions by scholars from diverse management disciplines that explore these issues. The acquisition of this knowledge is relevant for society, managers, and academics.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth;Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure;Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production;Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
For more information, contact
Marta Riera , University of Valencia, marta.riera@uv.es
T01_ 11 Relationships, Values, and Community-driven (Social) Innovation in Collaborative Ecosystems
In an era of escalating disruption, this track explores the strategic shift from firm-centric models to dynamic, collaborative ecosystems. We examine how stakeholder engagement, shared values, trust, and collective purpose enable community-driven innovation and the creation of sustainable economic, social, and environmental value. We invite conceptual, empirical, and methodological papers on Open Innovation, digital platforms, crowds, communities, and AI-enabled collaboration. Join us to investigate how organizations can build resilience, rethink management beyond firm-centric boundaries, and create shared value through purpose-driven and values-based collaborations for a sustainable future.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure;Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities;Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production;Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
For more information, contact
Mario Tani , University of Naples Federico II, mario.tani@unina.it
T01_ 12 Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
How can operations, logistics and supply chains create sustainable value for business and society in an era of AI and digital transformation? This track places sustainability and responsible business at the heart of OLSCM. It explores how AI and emerging digital technologies can enable net-zero operations, circular economy, sustainable logistics, resilient supply chains, responsible sourcing, social sustainability and inclusive, human-centric operations. We welcome research examining both the opportunities and unintended consequences of digitalisation, bringing together scholars to explore how technology can help organisations move beyond efficiency towards environmentally responsible, socially inclusive and economically viable operations ecosystems.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
For more information, contact
Muhammad Kamal , University of Exeter, M.M.Kamal@exeter.ac.uk
T01_ 13 Value Co-creation in Alternative Finance
Alternative finance was built on a promise that traditional finance often fails to deliver: ecosystems where underserved founders can seek capital and ordinary people can invest in them. Crowdfunding, blockchain, and microfinance each discipline uniquely pursues this promise through different mechanisms, but research remains anchored to financial dependent variables like amount raised, number of investors, and returns. This track asks for research that moves past financial outcomes, focusing on innovation and resilience. We propose value co-creation, grounded in Service-Dominant Logic, as a framework for capturing the more-than-financial dimensions of alternative finance: trust, legitimacy, interactivity, resource integration, and collaboration.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 1: No poverty;Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth;Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure;Goal 10: Reducing inequalities;Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
For more information, contact
Marco Luzi , University of Malaga, luzi@uma.es
T01_ 14 Sufficiency and post-growth as new business paradigms
In recognition of mounting ecological crises and tensions on resources, sufficiency and post-growth emerge as resolution pathways to meet the needs of humanity within planetary boundaries. As businesses play a pivotal role in shaping consumption and production systems, this track seeks to contribute to the growing field of research on sufficiency- and post-growth-oriented business models, strategies, management tools and practices. We therefore invite both theoretical and empirical investigations furthering our understanding of the role of businesses in fostering new paradigms that align with sufficiency and post-growth.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
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
For more information, contact
Benjamin Combes , Mines Paris – PSL University, benjamin.combes@minesparis.psl.eu
T01_ 15 Spirituality, Religion, and the Pursuit of Wisdom: Reimagining Management for Sustainable Futures
This track examines spirituality and religion as vital, under-recognised resources for confronting management’s grand challenges. It welcomes research on workplace and organisational spirituality, the influence of religious traditions on governance and leadership, and the cultivation of practical wisdom, or phronesis, as a foundation for ethical judgement. Responding to the call to rise above inherited assumptions, the track reconsiders whose knowledge counts in management theory, recovering contemplative, faith-based and indigenous epistemologies long marginalised by secular, growth-oriented models. It invites theoretical, empirical and pedagogical contributions connecting these traditions and other sources of wisdom with resilience, ethical governance and long-term, regenerative organisational practice.
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 10: Reducing inequalities;Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
For more information, contact
Raysa Rocha , University of Essex, raysa.geaquinto@gmail.com
T01_ 16 From Compliance to Transformation: Climate Solutions and Carbon Management across Management Disciplines
Climate change is redefining behavior across firms, industries, and economies. Organizations must change and innovate faster if we want to avoid ever increasing temperatures and the associated draughts, heatwaves, floodings and related impacts on food, health, and survival. This requires every decisionmaker to know about and enact relevant climate and carbon management solutions. This track examines how organizations adapt to climate pressures, innovate under regulatory constraints, and transform their structures, strategies, and relationships with broader institutions and society. In the spirit of the overall conference theme, it explores how new management practices can help build more resilient and sustainable organizations.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 2: Zero hunger;Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people;Goal 4: Quality education;Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy;Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities;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
For more information, contact
Petra Molthan-Hill , Nottingham Business School, petra.molthan-hill@ntu.ac.uk
T01_ 17 From Reimagining History to Re/membering Futures
This topic invites work that moves from “reimagining history” to re/membering history in management and organization studies. Rather than treating history as interpretation alone, it begins from the premise that colonialism severed the connective tissues of language, practice, relation, and ways of life. Re/membering names the work of gathering back what has been fragmented and asking what more relational, accountable, and community-rooted forms of business and organizing might become possible from there. In doing so, the topic opens space to rethink enterprise beyond dominant market-centred imaginaries and toward more “we”-responsive forms of practice, value, and societal contribution.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG):
Goal 4: Quality education;Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions;Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
For more information, contact
Naida Culshaw , GEM Alpine Business School, naida.culshaw-external@grenoble-em.com