Proponents

• Matteo Cristofaro, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
• Augusto Sales, FGV EBAPE, Brazil
• Anna Spadavechia, University of Strathclyde, UK
• Steffen Roth, Excelia Business School La Rochelle, France, and University of Cambridge, UK
• Massimo Sargiacomo, University of Pescara, Italy
• Albrecht Fritzsche, IEDC Bled School of Management, Slovenia
• Kevin Tennent, University of York, UK
• Adoracion Alvaro, CUNEF Universidad, Spain
• Julie Ricard, McGill University, Canada

Track description

The ‘Management History, Theory, and Philosophy’ track addresses the historical and philosophical foundations and challenges of management and organization theory and practice, as well as the application and evolution of historical research methods. Knowledge of these foundations and challenges is vital for interpreting trends, developing creative management solutions to persistent organizational problems, overcoming intellectual lockdowns, and shaping the futures of our disciplines. This track aims to encourage theoretically oriented social science history and its methods, establishing a clear relationship with present-day debates and practices in the management discipline. We seek contributions that fall into the following categories:

• Historical analyses of management concepts, theories, and practices.
• Philosophical and theoretical explorations of management foundations.
• Contributions that revisit or propose new directions in management research.
• Interdisciplinary studies that link historical, theoretical, and philosophical perspectives to contemporary management issues.

Author Guidelines

https://conferences.euram.academy/2026conference/authors-guidelines-for-full-papers/

Open to all paradigms, this track invites philosophical, historical, theoretical, and conceptual contributions from scholars with backgrounds in management and organization-related areas (e.g., entrepreneurship, accounting, auditing, international business, marketing, retailing, strategy, management tools, etc.), as well as those from sociology, economics, anthropology, history, philosophy, information science, communication studies, and other disciplines. The focus is on addressing issues and challenges in the following non-exclusive fields:

• Business history and its impact on modern management practices
• History of social and economic thought and its influence on management theory
• Management philosophy and its practical applications
• The historical development of management tools and their contemporary relevance
• Social studies of management and organization science
• Futures studies in management and organization

By integrating historical and philosophical perspectives, this track provides a comprehensive understanding of the evolution and foundational challenges of management theory and practice. It fosters interdisciplinary dialogue, promoting innovative research that bridges historical and philosophical insights with contemporary management practices.

Associated Journals

• Journal of Management History
• Kybernetes

The PDF version of this Call for Papers is available for download here.

Background literature

• Cristofaro, M., and Giardino, P. L. (2025), Surfing the AI waves: the historical evolution of artificial intelligence in management and organizational studies and practices, Journal of Management History, DOI: 10.1108/JMH-01-2025-0002.
• Fernandez-Moya, M., Álvaro-Moya, A., & Puig, N. (2025), Supply-driven academic innovation. Establishing entrepreneurship education as a discipline in Spain (1974–2000s). Management & Organizational History, Vol. 20 No. 2, pp. 160-188.
• Fritzsche, A. (2022), The pragmatic roots of scientific insight: A culturalist approach to management theory in the view of grand challenges, Scandinavian Journal of Management, Vol. 38 No. 4, pp. 101230.
• Fritzsche, A. (2025), Propositional logic, paradox, and Indian dialectics–towards a deeper ontological approach in paradox theory, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Vol. 42 No. 3, pp. 629-639.
• Roth S. (2023), Digital transformation of management and organization theories. A research programme, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 451-459.
• Roth S., Schneckenberg D., Valentinov V., and Kleve H. (2023), Approaching management and organization paradoxes paradoxically: The case for the tetralemma as an expansive encasement strategy, European Management Journal, Vol. 41 No. 2, pp. 191-198
• Roth S., Schwede P., Valentinov V., Pérez-Valls M., and Kaivo-oja J. (2020), Harnessing big data for a multifunctional theory of the firm, European Management Journal, Vol. 38 No. 1, pp. 54-61.
• Roth S. and Sales A. (in press), Multifunctional organisation. A systems-theoretical concept and its practical implications, Kybernetes, DOI: 10.1108/K-05-2025-1387.
• Roth S. and Valentinov V. (in press), Multifunctional tetralemma. Framework for the strategic management of moral trade-offs, Journal of Business Ethics, DOI: 10.1007/s10551-025-06138-y.
• Sales A., Mansur J., and Roth S. (2023), Fit for functional differentiation. New directions for personnel management and organizational change bridging fit theory and social systems theory, Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 36 No. 2, pp. 273-289
• Sales A., Mansur J., Valentinov V., and Roth S. (2025), Willing unwillingness. A Luhmannian perspective on followership and leadership in organizations, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Vol. 42 No. 2, pp. 563-573.
• Tennent, K. D., Gillett, A. G., & Foster, W. M. (2020), Developing historical consciousness in management learners, Management Learning, Vol. 51 No. 1, pp. 73-88.