Call For Papers
Only one in 12 strategic business plans runs according to plan[1]. Decision-makers sometimes fail to realize the speed of events and many incorrectly assess inherent uncertainties when designing their organizations. This trend hampers the detection of the most adequate routes for the required medium to long-term scenarios.
In line with the first edition, the second International Conference of the School of Social Sciences and Technology of the European University of Lisbon aims to contribute towards the enlightenment of the future by bringing Management changes, mutations and pathways to the fore. However, in this edition the digital revolution, the turbulence that hangs over geopolitics and international relations, the climate and environmental changes and their consecutive impact on the business world all play a major role.
The international conference "Navigating the future of Management" consequently calls for papers highlighting core issues consisting of key major themes:
Geoeconomics, Strategy & Competitiveness
– The reshaping of globalisation, friendshoring, nearshoring and the redesign of global supply chains.
– Strategy under radical uncertainty: real options, robust decision-making, scenario planning.
– Ecosystems and platform orchestration; multi-sided platforms and markets.
– Organisational resilience and anti-fragility in the face of shocks.
Operations, Supply Chains & Sustainability
– Risk modelling and supply chain resilience (networks, simulation).
– Circular economy, decarbonisation, ESG metrics and cost/service/impact trade-offs.
– Planning under uncertainty: stochastic optimisation, agent-based modelling, digital twins.
Consumer Behaviour and Digital Customer Experience
– Consumer behaviour in digital and AI-mediated environments.
– Trust, privacy and data disclosure in digital services and platforms.
– Human-AI interaction and consumer experience in retail and service contexts.
People, Work & Organisational Culture
– The future of work: hybrid models, AI skills, continuous learning.
– Culture for adaptive learning, diversity, inclusion and well-being.
– Leadership in complex environments and decision-making under ambiguity.
Government Policies, Regulation & Development
– Innovation and industrialisation/reindustrialisation policies in fragmented environments.
– Algorithmic regulation, international standards and transnational cooperation.
– Public administration, health, education and critical infrastructure in contexts of uncertainty.
Emerging Technologies & Digital Transformation
– AI (including generative AI) in management: productivity, decision-making, augmented management, governance and ethics.
– Automation and the reorganisation of work; human-in-the-loop.
– Cybersecurity, technology risk management and regulatory compliance (AI, data, privacy).
– Interoperability, data sovereignty/portability, edge/IoT, 5G and applied quantum computing.
– AI-driven analytics and data-driven decision-making in organisations.
Finance, Risk & Governance
– Measurement of geopolitical risk and its impact on cost of capital, investment and hedging.
– Fintech/DeFi, asset tokenisation and prudential regulation.
– Data and AI governance, algorithmic auditing and model assurance.
Sports Management
– Strategic Management & Governance in Sport
– Digital Transformation & Technology in Sport Management
– Human Resource Management & Leadership in Sport
– Sport Events, Tourism & Legacy Management
– Economics, Finance & Entrepreneurship in Sport
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
– Innovation in business models.
– Start-up ecosystems.
– Commercialisation of new technologies.
– Digital entrepreneurship and technology platforms.
Theory, Methods & Epistemology
– Complexity and adaptive systems in management; causality in non-experimental contexts.
– Mixed methods, process tracing, scenario science, design science.
– Reproducibility, open data, open methods and documentation standards.
– Behavioural experiments in decision-making and technology adoption.
NOTE: Interdisciplinary work and sector-specific studies (energy, health, mobility, metalworking, finance, agriculture, tourism, cities/regions, etc.) are strongly encouraged.
[1] Bradeley.C, Hirt.B & Svere, S. (2018). Strategy beyond the Hokey Stick: People, Probabilities and big Moves to Beat the odds. Wiley