Welcome to EIASM's Winter 2024 Newsletter from the President

– Prof. Gerardine Doyle, EIASM President –
 

Dear EIASM Colleagues and Friends,

As we approach the end of another vibrant year within EIASM, on behalf of our board I extend a ‘thank you’ to our academic council members and scholarly associations for your active engagement and support throughout 2024.

At this time of year we remember our dear friends who passed away so suddenly in the month of April, Professor Barbara Czarniawska and Professor Irvine Lapsley. Both were wonderful friends of EIASM and were personal friends to many of us. Their absence is felt deeply. We are privileged to have worked and laughed with them through the years.

Following this profound sadness, we hosted our academic council meeting in the beautiful Palazzo Butera, Palermo, so kindly arranged by our board member, Professor Paolo Quattrone. The theme for our meeting ‘Navigating global societal challenges in a time of polycrisis while fostering a human-centered future in Management Research and Doctoral Education’ inspired discussions relevant to the future research agendas for scholars of our academic community.  We shall be back in Brussels for our 2025 academic council meeting. Please note the dates for your diary, 28^th and 29^th April 2025, and we look forward to welcoming you then.

Our EIASM community and board extends a sincere ‘thank you’ to two long standing board members, Professor Chris Chapman and Professor Hana Machková, who completed their terms during the year. Both Chris and Hana made valuable contributions to the life of EIASM. We wish them both every success now and into the future. It was Chris who initiated our Interdisciplinary Leader Award, Professor Barbara Czarniawska being our first awardee. On this note, you are invited to nominate colleagues for our 6th EIASM Interdisciplinary Leader Award on or before the 15^th February 2025. Nominations should be made by email to EIASM’s Executive Director, Prof. Jerome Chabanne-Rive (jerome.chabanne-rive@eiasm.be).

Within our EDEN programme, two new offerings commenced during the year, ‘Doctoral Seminar on Social and Ecological Sustainability in Supply Chains’ and ‘Doctoral Seminar on Boosting Empirics with Theory’. A special word of thanks and recognition of our faculty and everyone involved in both the design and delivery of these excellent additions to our portfolio which were all very well received. Thank you to all of our faculty who have led each of our EDEN programmes, workshops and conferences throughout the year.

None of the above would have been possible without the inspiring and dedicated leadership of our dear friend and Executive Director, Professor Jerome Chabanne-Rive and our stellar EIASM team. On behalf of our board and the entire EIASM community we recognise and thank them for all they do for EIASM and wish them a well-deserved rest over the festive season with their loved ones.

In writing our newsletter this December, once again it is with much sadness that devastating wars persist and once again we think of all who are suffering.

We wish you and your loved ones a healthy and happy Christmas and New Year and we look forward to welcoming you to our events in 2025.

Gerardine Doyle

EIASM President

The EIASM Interdisciplinary Leader Award has been established in 2015 to acknowledge individuals who have made exemplary contributions in interdisciplinary research.

EIASM believes that Interdisciplinarity is needed to ensure that theory-building, empirical research, education and institution-building in management integrate knowledge and progress in an era of increasing specialization. This is essential to further develop management as a field that is able to advance theoretically, to provide relevant knowledge for students and practitioners, and to ultimately help to deal with the grand and highly complex challenges of contemporary society.

The EIASM Interdisciplinary Leader Award is meant to honor the work of exemplary scholarship and/or institutional leadership. This may be shown in promoting specific cross-disciplinary streams of research, in developing new interdisciplinary theories or methods, in applying ideas, theories or methods from other sciences, in interdisciplinary education or pedagogical innovations, in applying interdisciplinary ideas in practice, in facilitating dialogue across disciplines or sciences, in exceptional service for academic societies or associations, or in serving as an example for others in promoting interdisciplinarity, diversity and/or pluralism across management studies.

The EIASM Board calls for nominations for the 6th EIASM Interdisciplinary Leader Award to be made by email to EIASM’s Executive Director, Prof. Jerome Chabanne-Rive (jerome.chabanne-rive@eiasm.be), by February 15, 2025. Nominations should include a letter from the main nominator together with at least two letters of support from other nominators.

An announcement will be made in the Spring 2025 followed by the hosting of a special event featuring a talk by the winner made to members of the EIASM Academic Council in April 2025. The winner will also receive € 5.000 monetary award.

During EIASM’s Board meeting on September 18, 2024, the Board Members' Council has appointed:

• Professor Mine Karatas-Ozkan, Southampton Business School, UK,
• Professor Martin Lukeš, Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE), Czech Republic,
• Professor Wilfred Mijnhardt, Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University, The Netherlands,
• Professor Stefano Zambon, University of Ferrara, Italy,

as members of the EIASM Board, for a three-year term starting January 1, 2025.

The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management is very pleased with their acceptance and their future contributions.

Know more on EIASM Board members: link

Dear Doctoral student, Dear PhD supervisor, Dear Doctoral School Director,

There has been a big shift in teaching methods since the COVID 19 pandemic and we want to understand the needs and preferences of doctoral education stakeholders and doctoral students like you.

Please can you help EIASM improve its training events for doctoral candidates by completing an anonymous survey?

The objective of this survey is to understand the needs and requirements of current doctoral students so that EIASM can develop its future program of doctoral workshops and seminars. New research subjects have also emerged in response to this time of ‘polycrisis’ and we want to make sure our program fits with new fields of research.

Thank you for taking part!

• You are Doctoral student: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FK7QF33
• You are PhD supervisor and/or Doctoral School Director: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KC595JL 

The 2025 EDEN Calendar will bring again a stimulating mix of seminars for PhD students and early career researchers. We will again propose several seminars in collaboration with our partners, on top of our regular EIASM EDEN seminars. We take this oportunity to thank: KATAJA, VHB-ProDok and CBS for the continuous collaboration. 

Feel free to share our calendar with your colleagues and students. 

For more details about the EDEN seminars check the EIASM website: here

EDEN Doctoral Course in International Business: State-of-the Art, Theories and Topics
Copenhagen, Denmark
April 28 - May 2, 2025

A joint EIASM - CBS collaboration

Deadline: March 1, 2025
ECTS credits awarded: 5
Website

"Over the past three years, our PhD course in International Business has experienced remarkable growth, attracting a diverse cohort of students from around the globe. This surge in interest underscores the program's commitment to providing a comprehensive foundation in international business theories, engaging with contemporary debates, and exploring emerging research areas. The faculty teaching the course, comprising leading scholars with editorial roles in top-tier IB and more generalist management journals, ensures that the curriculum remains at the forefront of the field. Looking ahead, we anticipate further expansion and enrichment of the course, continually adapting to the evolving landscape of international business. Participants can expect to hone their analytical skills, engage critically with current research, and cultivate the ability to identify and pursue innovative research opportunities. By fostering a dynamic and inclusive learning environment, we aim to equip the attending doctoral students with the expertise and vision necessary to contribute meaningfully to the global discourse on international business and/or meaningfully apply international business theories in other fields."

- Prof. Grazia Santangelo - Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS, Denmark

Faculty: Christian Geisler Asmussen - Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS, Si (Coco) Cheng - Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS, Dana Minbaeva - King’s College London and CBS, Michael Mol - Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS, Marcus Møller Larsen - Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS, Torben Pedersen - Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS, Larissa Rabbiosi - Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS, Grazia Santangelo - Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS, Wolfgang Sofka - Department of Strategy and Innovation, CBS, Flladina Zilja - Department of International Economics, Government and Business, CBS.

Registration via this link.

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13^th EIASM Workshop on Talent Management – September 30 – October 1, 2024

The 13th EIASM Workshop on Talent Management took place this autumn in a small - but full of talent! - country of Luxembourg! As usual, the workshop’s chairpersons comprised the esteemed professors Vlad Vaiman of the California Lutheran University in the United States, David Collings of Trinity College Dublin in Ireland, and Hugh Scullion, of Hull University in the United Kingdom. Over two days, the workshop was well attended and attracted established as well as new scholars in the field from the following countries: Ireland, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Finland, but also countries outside of Europe such as Uzbekistan, Japan, India, Malaysia, and the US & Canada.

This time the workshop took place in Luxembourg and was hosted at the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg premises and co-organised by the University of Luxembourg and their remarkable team! Full professor at NEOMA Business School Serge Da Motta Veiga, keynote speaker addressed the topic “Attracting and Retaining Employees in 2024 and Beyond”.

For the Practitioner Roundtable, Muriel Morbé represented the House of Training of the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg and Thierry De Poerck came from the Luxembourg Business Angel Network

The next (14^th) edition of the EIASM Workshop on Talent Management will take place in Eindhoven,  Netherlands in early October 2025.

The 21st EIASM Workshop on Corporate Governance took place in Dublin, Ireland on 28 and 29 October 2024.

The workshop was hosted by the Trinity Corporate Governance Lab at Trinity Business School, and was attended by 39 participants from 19 countries.

The formal opening was conducted by Prof Laurent Muzellec, Dean of Trinity Business School, and the keynote speaker was Prof Niamh Brennan, the Michael MacCormac Professor of Management at University College Dublin, who addressed the topic “Doing and Researching in Corporate Governance”.

Over the two days, papers were presented in three tracks: Strategic, Sustainable and International Corporate Governance. The tracks were chaired by Michael Hilb, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, Daniel Malan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and Laura Schaffner, EM Strasbourg, France.

The Promising Researcher Award, sponsored by the International Board Foundation, was awarded to Ryan Ferguson from the University of Edinburgh Business School for his paper, “An Awkward Account of Ordering Harm: The Ricocheting and Deflecting Effect of Commensuration”.

The official workshop dinner, co-sponsored by Trinity Business School, took place on the first night at Dunne & Crescenzi restaurant and on the second day participants were treated to a guided tour of the Trinity Old Library and the Book of Kells, sponsored by the Trinity Corporate Governance Lab.

The 22nd edition of the EIASM Workshop will take place in Tallin, Estonia on October 20-21, 2025.

It will be hosted by the Department of Business Administration, School of Business and Governance - Tallinn University of Technology.

Welcome to Visit Tallinn Media Bank.

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RENT XXXVIII Conference Main Theme:

"The Multiple Faces of Entrepreneurship: Embracing the Diversity of Ambitions, Processes, and Practices Worldwide”

Full photo gallery available HERE

From everyday entrepreneurs to acceleration and growth; from self-employment to collective effort; from the dark side of entrepreneurship to inclusive entrepreneurship; from profitability to sustainability: The RENT XXXVIII Conference in Nantes held between 13^th and 15^th November 2024 examined entrepreneurship in its multiple guises and explored the tensions and varying outcomes of entrepreneurial endeavors in their unique contexts. Audencia Business School hosted this conference, it is a Grand Ecole, consistently ranked among the top business schools in France and Europe and recognized for its programs in entrepreneurship, sustainability and social responsibility.

RENT conference is widely regarded as ECSB's and EIASM's premier forum for entrepreneurship and small business research, and it continues to be a beacon for scholars and practitioners alike. This year, we were delighted to welcome over 370 participants—a remarkable achievement that underscores the growing importance of understanding entrepreneurship's diverse facets in today's global landscape. A total of 310 papers were accepted and 244 research papers were presented across 74 session tracks with amazing session chairs and discussants topped up with 16 poster presentations. Many of presentations delved into the main theme of "The Multiple Faces of Entrepreneurship" and showcased diversity of entrepreneurial ambitions, processes and practices.

The pre-conference day featured a doctoral workshop with 22 doctoral students receiving feedback from 6 senior academic mentors. Alongside the doctoral day we had ECSB professional development workshops, offering invaluable opportunities for emerging scholars to hone their research skills and network with seasoned academics.

Our Opening Reception took please in stunning Art Museum of Nantes, where attendees had a rare chance to see the permanent collections and the new exhibition of Cruise ships 1913-1942, where they could learn about the story of transatlantic voyages of that time.  

We were honored to have three distinguished keynote speakers:

• Professor Sophie Alkhaled shared insights on unveiling the "missing entrepreneurs" (refugee entrepreneurs), on the benefits of embracing gender and post-colonial perspectives, and on the impact of inclusive practices on global economies
• Professor Sophie Bacq discussed social entrepreneurship and community level entrepreneurship to illuminate the role of collective action in addressing societal challenges.
• Professor Dimo Dimov explored the complexities of entrepreneurial action from the philosophical stance of future orientation and hinge commitments that help entrepreneurs make sense of uncertain environments.

The keynotes in a form of provocations were followed by the facilitated discussion led by Professor Miruna Radu-Lefebvre, which further enriched the conference, providing a platform for in-depth dialogue on the complexities and nuances of diverse entrepreneurial practices worldwide.

Additionally, the long-awaited "Meet the Editors" session, facilitated by Professor Claire Champenois, brought together editors from ten leading entrepreneurship journals. This session offered participants invaluable insights into publishing opportunities and strategies for contributing to the academic discourse in entrepreneurship.

During the Gala dinner at Chateau De La Poterie, we celebrated excellence within our community by presenting several awards for outstanding papers, exceptional reviewers, and the ECSB Fellowship Award for Prof. Eddy Laveren. These accolades recognize the dedication and contributions of people committed to advancing entrepreneurship scholarship.

The conference was co-chaired by Professor Natalia Vershinina and Professor Vincent Lefebvre, whose leadership and dedication, together with the organising team from Audencia were instrumental in the success of RENT 2024.

We extend our deepest gratitude to all participants, contributors, and organizers who made RENT 2024 a resounding success. We look forward to reconvening in Twente, Netherlands, in 2025, and to continue exploring the dynamic field of entrepreneurship.

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2025 RENT Conference

will take place in

Twente, the Netherlands on November (19)20-21, 2025

The 2025 Conference Theme is:

 “Responsible Entrepreneurship & Technology – Combining the local and the global”


The submission deadline is: 

May 15, 2025

Conference Chairpersons : Chairs: Ruud Koopman, Michel Ehrenhard, Silvia Costa 

(more details will be available soon...)



https://www.rent-conference.org/

14th EIASM Workshop on Top Management Teams and Business Strategy Research
Theme - "The Role of Strategic Leadership in Navigating Grand Challenges"
Groningen, The Netherlands, March 20-21, 2025
Chairs: Dennis Veltrop, Sarosh Asad, Sebastian Firk - University of Groningen, The Netherlands

4th EIASM Conference on Management Accounting and Control in SMEs
Assisi, Italy, April 3-4, 2025
Chairs: Teemu Malmi - Aalto Business School, Finland, Fabio Santini - University of Perugia, Italy
Submission deadline: January 31, 2025

2nd EIASM Interdisciplinary Workshop on Sustainability and ESG Dynamics
Parma, Italy, April 10-11, 2025
Scientific Committee Members: Pier Luigi Marchini - University of Parma, Italy, Patrizia Tettamanzi - LIUC – Cattaneo University Italy, Chiara Mauri -  LIUC – Cattaneo University, Italy & Domenico Campa - International University of Monaco, Monaco
Submission deadline: January 31, 2025

EIASM Workshop on Fraud and Accounting Scandals – 4th Edition 
Lille, France, April 14-15, 2025
Chairs: Domenico Campa - International University of Monaco, Monaco, Aude Deville - Nice University, Nice University School of Management, France, Yves Gendron – Université Laval, Québec, Canada, Aziza Laguecir – EDHEC Business School, France
Local Chair: Aziza Laguecir – EDHEC Business School, France
Submission deadline: January 15, 2025 (extended deadline)

40th EIASM Workshop on Strategic Human Resource Management
Workshop main Theme: - "HRM Past, Present and Future Issues"
Fribourg, Switzerland, April 24-25, 2025
Chairs: Michael Segalla - HEC Paris, France, Bruno Staffelbach - University of Lucerne, Switzerland
Local Chair: Eric Davoine, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Submission deadline: February 1, 2025

7th EIASM Workshop on Expatriation and International Mobility
Valencia, Spain, April 28-29, 2025
Chairs: Jean-Luc Cerdin – ESSEC, France, Jaime Bonache Perez - Charles III University of Madrid, Spain, Vesa Suutari - University of Vaasa, Finland, Chris Brewster – Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK
Submission deadline: January 15, 2025

2nd EIASM Interdisciplinary Conference on Management, Information Technology and Organizations
Bordeaux, France, May 15-16, 2024
Chairs: Elisabetta Magnaghi – KEDGE Business School, France, Eleonora Veglianti - Université Catholique de Lille, France
Submission deadline: January 20, 2025

19th IPDMC Doctoral Workshop
​Porto, Portugal, June 10-11, 2025
Chairs: Pascal Le Masson - MINES ParisTech, France, Miia Martinsuo, University of Turku, Finland
Submission deadline: January 15, 2025

32nd EIASM IPDMC: Innovation and Product Development Management Conference 
Porto, Portugal, June 11-13, 2025
Local Chairs:  Antonio Augusto Fernandes, Lia Patricio & Jose Coelho Rodrigues - Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
Chairs: Tommaso Buganza – Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Nuran Acur – University of Glasgow, UK 

3rd EIASM Workshop on People Analytics & Algorithmic Management (PAAM)
Twente, The Netherlands, June 12-13, 2025
Chairs:  Jeroen Meijerink - University of Twente, The Netherlands, Andy Charlwood - University of Leeds, UK,  Maria J. Belizon - UCD College of Business, Ireland
Submission deadline: March 11, 2025

15th EIASM Workshop on the Challenges of Managing the Third Sector
Durham, UK, June 23-24, 2025
Chairs: Noel Hyndman - Queen’s University Belfast, UK, Marc Jegers - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, Mariannunziata Liguori  - Durham University, UK.
Submission deadline: April 25, 2025

15th EIASM Conference on Current Research in Taxation
Vienna, Austria, July 7-8, 2025
Chairs: Christoph Watrin - University of Münster, Germany,  Martin Thomsen - University of Siegen, Germany

In 2025, we’re proud to celebrate a remarkable milestone: the 20th edition of the EIASM Workshop on Family Firm Management Research, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the Centre for Family Entrepreneurship and Ownership (CeFEO) at Jönköping International Business School. Together, these two legacies have helped shape the field of family business research, foster meaningful collaborations, and build a global community of scholars and practitioners.

The story of these institutions began in Jönköping in 2005, where the first EIASM workshop was held, marking the launch of an event that has become one of the most respected gatherings in the field. That same year, CeFEO was established, creating a center that advanced research and teaching on family entrepreneurship for two decades.

Since its inception, the workshop has become known for its dynamic atmosphere, where researchers share ideas, receive valuable feedback, and forge new connections. Over the years, it has visited some of Europe’s most vibrant cities, each adding a unique touch to the event. From the elegance of Nice in 2006 to the historic charm of Naples in 2008 and the creativity of Barcelona in 2010, the workshop has consistently brought together the best minds in family business research. Other memorable editions took place in Hasselt, Lyon, Bilbao, Helsinki, Zwolle, Bergamo, Nantes, and Cork. In more recent years, the workshop returned to Naples in 2023 and Barcelona in 2024, two of the favorite destinations for the community.

In 2025, the workshop comes full circle, returning to its roots in Jönköping for its 20th edition. This milestone is a moment of pride and celebration for the workshop and CeFEO, which has grown into a world leading center for family business studies. The event’s theme, “Legacy as a Catalyst in Family Entrepreneurship,” captures the essence of both family businesses and the shared history of EIASM and CeFEO. Legacy is about more than preserving traditions—it’s about using the past to inspire innovation, drive sustainability, and ensure resilience across generations.

This special anniversary edition will celebrate its evolution and the people who have contributed to its success. At the same time, it will focus on the future, exploring new ideas and challenges in family business research. Of course, the workshop will offer opportunities to reconnect and toast to the friendships and collaborations that have made the workshop so special.

We warmly invite you to join us in Jönköping on October 2-3, 2025!

Chairpersons: Massimo Baú - Senior Associate Professor & Kajsa Haag - Assistant Professor - Business Administration, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden.
 

♦  IPDMC 2025 will take place at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal on June 11-13, 2025.

At the 32nd IPDMC we will be exploring a wide range of innovation management approaches.

The central theme of the conference is 'Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Innovation’.

More details about the conference HERE  

The submission is closed. Registration will be open in January.

The call for papers will be re-opened for articles targeting 2 special issues by Research and Technology Management:

Special Issue
Platforms as a Catalyst for Innovation

Special Issue
Responsible Innovation for Emerging Technology: Navigating Ethics, Society, Diplomacy, and Sustainability 

Abstract deadline;: January 27th, 2025
Full paper submission: April 7th, 2025
Paper presentation @IPDMC 2025 and feedback: Jun 11th-13th 2025
Full paper Deadline: Oct/Dec 1st 2025

♦ 19th IPDMC Doctoral Workshop (Porto, 10-11 June, 2025)

Doctoral Workshop is an important and integral part of the IPDMC conference

The workshop is very interactive, and it gives small groups of students (typically 3) several hours of intensive discussion about their research with a senior faculty member. Plenary sessions will be focused on general topics of interest to doctoral students, such as: methodological options, publishing research results, the doctoral journey, and next steps in the academic or industry career.

The deadline for students to submit the comprehensive description of their research is January 15, 2025 
More details HERE

IPDMC LinkedIn page : https://www.linkedin.com/company/ipdmc-innovation-and-product-development-management-conference/?viewAsMember=true

2024

19th EIASM Interdisciplinary Conference on Intangibles, Sustainability, and Value Creation: Reporting, Management, and Governance  was organised on the 19th and 20th of September 2024 at the University Grenoble Alpes, France.

The Conference was organised under the auspices of the Franco Italian University, with the sponsorship of Association Francophone de Comptabilité, the Mapmondes chair and the Double Materiality chair.

This Conference followed the adoption, in July 2023, by the European Commission, of the first delegated act that sets out cross-cutting standards for the disclosure of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) information. The sustainability reporting revolution has started and further guidance is now expected to address its implementation challenges that relate to the definition and the content of material sustainability/ESG information, to how to collect the required sustainability/ESG information, or to what form of communication should be employed, including in what digital form. To address those issues, the ambition of the Grenoble conference was in creating an unprecedent opportunity for cross-disciplinary exchanges that will assist regulators, preparers, and all users of the upcoming sustainability reporting. The new reporting issues will contribute to an equal footing between sustainability and financial reporting, under the concept of “values creation”, a multi-perspective, multi-stakeholders, multi-dimension, multi-time horizon, multi-intangibility concept. To achieve that goal, we invited guest speakers who can support us in bridging the gap between those different perspectives. 

Two Chairpersons co-directed the Conference: Prof. Dr. Stefano Zambon from the Department of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara (Italy), and Associate Prof. Dr. Véronique Blum from the Accounting Preparation Center, Université Grenoble Alpes.

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2025

20th EIASM Interdisciplinary Conference on Intangibles, Sustainability, and Value Creation: Reporting, Management, and Governance - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - Modena, Italy, September 18-19, 2025

We are excited to announce that 2025 will be a special year for the event, as we will be celebrating its 20th anniversary.


On this occasion, major figures in the field will be involved, special tracks and special sessions will be linked to the event.

This Conference aims to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the “EIASM Interdisciplinary Conference on "Intangibles, Sustainability, and Value Creation: Reporting, Management, and Governance". Back in 2005 this Conference was established to stimulate research and discussion in the area of intangibles and intellectual capital. Along the years, sustainability (environmental, social and governance – ESG) issues have been added to enrich the debate and engage with different disciplines and scholarly background.

The Chairpersons are : 

Prof. Dr. Stefano Zambon - Full Professor of Corporate Reporting and Business Economics - Department of Economics and Management -  University of Ferrara, Italy 
Prof. Dr. Laura Girella - Associate Professor of Business Economics and Corporate Reporting - Department of Economics and Management ‘Marco Biagi’ - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, and Technical Specialist, Connectivity and Integrated Reporting, IFRS Foundation

Keynote And Special Sessions' Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Prof. Baruch Lev - Philip Bardes Professor (Emeritus) of Accounting and Finance - New York University Stern School of Business

Special Sessions’ Speakers

Prof. Subhash Abhayawansa - Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Prof. Alnoor Bhimani - London School of Economics, UK
Prof. Véronique Blum - Centre de préparation à l'Expertise Comptable - University of Grenoble Alpes, France
Prof. Maria da Conceição Marques - Coimbra Business School, Portugal
Prof. Luminita Enache - Haskayne School of Business - University of Calgary, Canada
Prof. Justyna Fijałkowska - University of Social Sciences, Lodz, Poland
Prof. Dominika Hadro - Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Wroclaw, Poland
Prof. Robert Obermaier - University of Passau, Germany
Prof. Daniela Rupo - Dipartimento di Economia - University of Messina, Italy
Prof. Manfred Schwaiger - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich,, Germany
Prof. Philip Vergauwen - Director, Solvay Business School, Brussels, Belgium

Submission deadline  (1 page abstract) 

June 1st, 2025

Special tracks related to the Special Issues will be dedicated to: 

The Governance, Management and Organisation of a Revolution: In Pursuit of Sustainability
The future for integration in reporting
Sustainable development and reporting on value creation in a new regulatory landscape

Publication Opportunities : Three Special Issues are associated with the Conference. It will be possible to present and discuss papers eligible for submission to the Special Issues in dedicated special tracks organised at the Conference.

Special Issue with the Journal of Management and Governance on “The Governance, Management and Organisation of a Revolution: In Pursuit of Sustainability”.
Special Issue with Financial Reporting on “The future for integration in reporting”.
Special Issue with Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal on “Sustainable development and reporting on value creation in a new regulatory landscape”

ALL DETAILS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE ARE AVAILABLE HERE 
"We hope to see many of you at this special event – please mark the dates in your agenda”

The 9th Reward Management Conference (RMC) with the theme of “Responsible Rewards” was held on the Brussels campus of Vlerick Business School on 2-3 December 2024. 

The conference was organized by EIASM along with Aino Tenhiälä (IE Business School, Spain), Xavier Baeten (Vlerick Business School, Belgium), Conny Herbert Antoni (University of Trier, Germany), and Jason D. Shaw (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore). The event included more than 35 researchers and practitioners from Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia.

The conference included a particular emphasis on six responsible reward themes: sustainable rewards, pay transparency, the gender pay gap, changes in the labor market, employment contracts, and pay-for-performance.

The conference featured a keynote speech by Ingo Weller, Professor and Head of the Institute for Human Capital Management at LMU-Munich. His speech focused on the meaning on responsible rewards with an eye toward guiding future research directions in compensation, benefits, and total rewards. Co-organizer Xavier Baeten delivered opening remarks on the importance of the theme and the European context. In the closing remarks, lead co-organizer Aino Tenhiälä summarized the conference themes and encouraged participants to submit to a special issue of Compensation and Benefits Review with the theme of Responsible Rewards.

The call for papers is open to all authors, but papers from the RMC will be featured in the issue. The call for papers is available HERE.

13th Conference on Performance Measurement in Management Accounting
Barcelona, Spain, September 8-10, 2025 
Chairs: Sofia Lourenço – ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, Teemu Malmi – Aalto University School of Business, Finland, Melissa Martin - University of Illinois Chicago, USA, Frank Verbeeten - Utrecht University School of Economics, The Netherlands 
Local Chair: Bruno Cohanier - EADA, Barcelona, Spain
Submission deadline: May 1, 2025

EIASM Public Sector Emerging Scholars Program (ESP)
Online, tbd 
Chairs: Michela Arnaboldi - Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Deborah Agostino - Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Patrícia Gomes – IPCA, Portugal, José Javier García Lacalle - University of Zaragoza, Spain

20th EIASM Interdisciplinary Conference on Intangibles, Sustainability, and Value Creation: Reporting, Management, and Governance
Modena, Italy, September 18-19, 2025 
Chairs: Stefano Zambon - University of Ferrara, Italy, Laura Girella - l'Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy 
Submission deadline: June 1, 2025

11th EIASM Conference on Tourism Management and Related Issues
Rimini, Italy, September 25-26, 2025
Chairs: Marcello Mariani - University of Reading, UK
(more details will be available soon)

14th EIASM Conference on Talent Management
Eindhoven, Netherlands Italy, early October, 2025 (tbc)
Chairs: Vlad Vaiman - California Lutheran University, United States, David Collings - Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Hugh Scullion, of Hull University, United Kingdom. 
(more details will be available soon)

EIASM 20th Workshop on Family Firm Management Research
Jönköping, Sweden, October 2-3, 2025
Chairs: Andreas Jansson, Emilia Florin Samuelsson, Ulf Larsson Olaison, Kajsa Haag, Massimo Baù - Jönköping International Business School, Sweden 
Submission deadline: June 20, 2025

22nd  Workshop on Corporate Governance
Tallin, Estonia, October 20-21, 2025
Chairs: Laura Georg Schaffner - University of Strasbourg, France, Michael Hilb - Swiss Board School, Switzerland,  Daniel Malan - Trinity Business School, Ireland and University of Stellenbosch, South Africa 
Local Chair: Mike Wahl - Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Submission deadline: June 15, 2025
(more details will be available soon)

RENT 2025
Conference theme: “Responsible Entrepreneurship & Technology – Combining the local and the global”
Twente, the Netherlands, November 19-21, 2025
Chairs: Ruud Koopman, Michel Ehrenhard, Silvia Costa 
Submission deadline: May 15, 2025
(more details will be available soon)

News from European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management and Business Administration

► Looking ahead to 2025 - dates for your diary

As the year comes to an end, EDAMBA Executive Committee are busy planning events for 2025. Our mission is to develop common ideas, values, evaluation criteria, standards, and practices to assess and enhance the quality of doctoral education, through the exchange of experiences and cooperation in a global network.

EDAMBA aims to achieve its mission through four pillars of activity:

1. The Annual Meeting for Heads of Doctoral Programs and Deans of Business Schools

2. The Summer Research Academy for doctoral candidates

3. The EDAMBA-EIASM Consortium on Doctoral Supervision for PhD and DBA supervisors

4. The Thesis Competition for junior scholars

►EDAMBA-EIASM Consortium on Doctoral Supervision

EIASM and EDAMBA, with a long experience in doctoral training, have joined forces to offer a unique evidence-based training programme relevant to both new and experienced doctoral supervisors where participants exchange best practices, identify areas of development and discuss emerging trends.

Registration is now closed for the Consortium which will take place in January 8-10, 2025 at Esade Business School in Barcelona.

More than 30 Doctoral supervisors have registered from EDAMBA members Université Paris Dauphine - PSL, Nord University Business School, Grenoble Ecole de Management, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University, University of Gloucestershire, Corvinus University of Budapest, Kozminski University, University College Dublin, Sveučilište u Rijeci / University of Rijeka Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Miksolc and Esade as well as non-members Universidade de Aveiro,  Lancaster University, INSEAD, Linköping University, Babson College and Aalto University.

Faculty are

• Dimitris Assimakopoulos, Burgundy School of Business (FR) & Vaasa University (FI) & EDAMBA
• Anette Boom, EIASM & Copenhagen Business School (DK)
• Pierre Batteau, Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management (FR) & EDAMBA
• François Collet, ESADE Business School (SP) & EDAMBA
• Ignasi Marti, ESADE Business School PhD Director (SP)
• Cristina Dominguez Soto, DBA Co-Director, Comillas Pontifical University (SP)
• Marie Ryberg, Copenhagen University, Department of Science Education (DK)
• Radu Godina, Nova University Lisbon SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | FCT NOVA (PT)

We look forward to a stimulating few days discussing the challenges faced by program directors, doctoral supervisors, PhD/DBA in Management in business schools brought on by technological changes (e.g. use of AI), sustainability challenges, changing demographics and regionalization.

Thanks to EIASM, EDAMBA Doctoral Programmes Association and ESADE for supporting this event again.

► EDAMBA Thesis Competition  - save the date!

• Submission opens: January 15, 2025
• Submission closes: February 28, 2025
• Decision: June 2025
• Presentation and award ceremony: September 2, 2025
• Publication: January 2026

The EDAMBA Thesis Competition recognizes junior scholars who can demonstrate the importance and relevance of their research to a diverse audience with a 5,000 word summary of their doctoral thesis.

The EDAMBA Thesis Competition was created because many doctoral students and graduates have to present their work to an audience who is not familiar with the theories or methods used. Yet the job market opportunities and career progression of doctoral students and graduates may depend on assessments or recommendations by academics from other fields.  In addition, funding and grant applications may also be assessed by experts from other disciplines - especially for inter-disciplinary research proposals – which is another reason why researchers need to be able to present their work to clearly and rigorously.

► EDAMBA Summer Research Academy 2025 - save the date!

• Submission opens: January 15, 2025
• Submission closes: February 28, 2025
• Dates: July 20-24, 2025
• Location: Athens, Greece

The main focus of the Summer Academy is the presentation and discussion of research projects by participating doctoral students. Each participant will present an overview of their project to a panel of invited faculty - they should focus on challenges and problems connected to relevant research methods and/or developments of theory. The aim is to get an overview and understanding of the issues connected to the implicit or explicit philosophy of science involved. Both faculty and students will take part in the discussions.

Lectures by invited faculty will identify important issues and introduce themes or methodologies that will be developed in more detail in the workshops. Workshops are more interactive and participants should expect to contribute. There are two evenings available for meetings and consultations between faculty and participants.

Taking place in the relaxed environment of the St. George Lycabettus Hotel in Athens, there will be many opportunities for informal conversations and exploring the exciting city of Athens.

5 ECTS are assigned for participation in the EDAMBA Summer Academy.

► Annual Meeting 2025 - save the date!

Kozminski University have invited EDAMBA members to come to Warsaw in Poland next year for the 2025 Annual Meeting.

• Registration opens: June 1, 2025
• Dates: August 31 - September 2 2025
• Location: Warsaw, Poland

EDAMBA welcomes applications for membership from universities or business schools awarding doctoral degrees (PhD and DBA) in the fields of Management and Business Administration.  Benefits of membership include:

• Participation in all EDAMBA seminars and workshops, including the annual meeting which provides a unique opportunity to meet program directors.
• Representation on the EDAMBA Executive Committee by elected members 
• Access to EDAMBA informal network, publications and events
• Participation of doctoral students in annual EDAMBA Summer Academy
• Particpation for recent graduates in annual EDAMBA Thesis Competition
• Invitation for Doctoral Superviors in management and business to attend the EIASM-EDAMBA Winter Consortium

EDAMBA
RUE FOSSÉ AUX LOUPS 38, 1000 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

EAA 2025 - 47^th Annual Congress

Date: May 28-30, 2025
Location: Rome, Italy
Congress co-Chair: Saverio BOZZOLAN and Giovanni FIORI

EAA PhD Forum 2025

Date: May 28, 2025
Chair: Juan Manuel GARCÍA LARA

EAA 41^th Doctoral Colloquium 

Date: May 24-27,  2025
Location: Rome, Italy
Co-Chairs: Joachim GASSEN, Alexandra VAN DEN ABBEELE & Andrea MENNICKEN

 

Upcoming EAA Annual Congresses

48th EAA Annual Congress – Prague, Czech Republic, May 2026

49th EAA Annual Congress – Turin, Italy 26-28 May 2027

EAA Virtual Accounting Research Seminars  

Location: Online

Other online EAA Activities

Meet the Editors – European Accounting review

Strategic Communications in Sustainability Reporting: Effective Academic and Think Tank Collaboration for Policy Impact

IDENTIFYING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES ON IFRS 18 PRESENTATION AND DISCLOSURE IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

EAA-ARC – Accounting Resources Centre – https://eaa-online.org/arc/
If you are looking for an event in accounting research – such as a doctoral course, a workshop, or a conference – please visit the EAA Accounting Resources Centre, the one-stop location for research resources and networking opportunities relevant for emerging scholars and others interested in accounting research.

EAA Peer Mentoring Initiative - https://eaa-online.org/arc/peer-mentoring-initiative/
The EAA PhD Mentoring Initiative (PMI) aims to help European PhD students refine their research proposals and enhance the overall quality of their work by accessing timely advice and feedback from some of Europe’s top accounting researchers. The PMI is a resource open to all European PhD students in accounting. 

EAA Newsletter
Learn about the latest developments within the European Accounting Association by reading the latest EAA Newsletter. Members and non-members alike can access this and previous issues on the EAA website. 

New issue

We're excited to announce the publication of the sixth issue of the RF for 2024, featuring 10 articles.  In other news, between 13 December 2024 and 7 January 2025, we will shut down the Fast Track option for submissions to ensure we honor our timelines and give both Editors and Referees a well-deserved break. Happy reading!

► The EFA Online JobMarket is a free resource for Members. Candidates can view current job listings here.

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► European Finance Association (EFA) AISBL Rue Fossé aux Loups 38, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

EIBA 2025 – 51th Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy
Theme: "
Dates: December 11-13, 2025
Host & Location: University of Pireaus
Inquiries: 

► EIBA 2025 is preceded by several EIBA pre-conference events for doctoral students & young scholars...

39th  EIBA John H. Dunning Doctoral Tutorial (JHD-DT)
"The John H. Dunning Doctoral Tutorial in International Business"
Date: December 11, 2025
Location:Athens, Greece
Paper Submission Deadline: September 1, 2025 (not open yet)

14th EIBA Doctoral Symposium
"The Danny Van Den Bulcke Doctoral Symposium in International Business"
Date: December 11, 2025
Location:Athens, Greece
Paper Submission Deadline: September 1, 2025 (not open yet)

EURAM Doctoral Colloquium 2025

Dates: 21-22 June 2025
Location: University of Florence, School of Economics and Management
Submission Deadline: 11 January 2024
 

EURAM Annual Conference 2025

Dates: 22-25 June 2025
Theme: Managing with Purpose
Location: University of Florence, School of Economics and Management
Submission Deadline: 14 January 2024

EURAM Awards & Grants

New EURAM 2025 Innovation in Management Teaching Award (Triennial)
Deadline: 14 December 2024

EURAM 2025 Book Award
Deadline: 21 January 2025

EURAM Grants Scheme
Deadline: 12 February 2025

EURAM Edith Penrose Award sponsored by INSEAD for Trailblazing Researchers
Deadline: 26 February 2025

European Management Review

Special Issue on The Future of Management Education and Research: The role of institutions
(25th EURAM Birthday Celebration Issue)
Submission Deadline: 31 January 2025 

EURAM Governance: New Board Members

Thomas Durand, Chairperson, Le Cnam, Paris
Konstantinos Koronios, University of Peloponnese 
Diego Matricano, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

Watch the latest EURAM Webinars on YouTube

• Addressing problems arising from endogeneity in management research with Marco Giarratana, Vice-Rector of Research and Coordination, IE University, Madrid, Spain
• Applying for Starting Grants by the European Research Council (ERC) with Adriana Cristoiu, ERCEA; SH1 panel: Economics, Finance, Management
• Using Machine Learning in Management, with Bart Vanneste, UCL School of Management
• Selecting the qualitative method that fits your project, with Niels Noorderhaven, Tilburg University

EURAM Jobmarket: here

Read the EURAM Newsletter here. 

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EMAC Spring Conference & Doctoral Colloquium 2025

EMAC Doctoral Colloquium 2025

Location: Pozuelo (Madrid), Spain
Dates: May 25-27, 2025

Submission Deadline: January 21, 2025 16:00 CET Time
 

EMAC Spring Conference 2025

Location: Pozuelo (Madrid), Spain
Dates: May 27-30, 2025
Early Bird registration deadline: April 22, 2025 (not open yet)

EMAC Fall Conference 2025

Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Dates: September 17-19, 2025

Submission deadline: April 23, 2025 (16:00 CET) [submission site not yet available]

EMAC-Enginius Doctoral Competition (2025)

Submission Deadline: January 13, 2025 (16:00 CET)

EMAC–Sheth Foundation Sustainability Research Competition (2025)

Submission Deadline: February 4, 2025 (16:00 CET)

EMAC Junior Faculty Visiting Program (2025)

Submission Deadline: March 11, 2025

7th Jobmarket simulation Workshop

Submission Deadline: March 15, 2025

EMAC Newsletter 

EMAC Newsletter: EMAC Members are invited to send their contributions for the monthly EMAC E-Newsletter to Anne-Laure Marteaux. The next issue will be circulated in December 2024.
 

EurOMA 2025 – 32nd International Annual EurOMA Conference
Dates: June 13-18, 2025
Location: Milan, Italy

► The EurOMA 2025 Conference is preceded by the following events...

• 24th EurOMA Doctoral Seminar - June 13-14, 2025
• 18th EurOMA Workshop on Journal Publishing in Operations Management - June 14, 2025
• 16th EurOMA Early Career Workshop - June 15, 2025

Other EurOMA Activities

► For more information about this association, please visit the EurOMA website.