CFP | EURAM 2026 | T12.03 Management History, Theory, and Philosophy

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, […]

Release | Family businesses and business families in cultural context: interdisciplinary updates for family business research

Abstract: This article shows that business family and family business research is dominated by reductionist and biased concepts of culture that are in sharp contrast with recent advances in anthropology and the broader social sciences that would allow for more fine-grained analyses. Through an inbound theorizing approach, state-of-the-art anthropological and sociological concepts of culture are […]

Release | Rainmaking: Observed with social systems theory

Abstract: This article examines contemporary efforts to control climate change through the lens of social systems theory, particularly by drawing comparisons to rain dances and shamanic rituals. It argues that modern climate control strategies bear functional similarities to archaic rituals aimed at influencing weather patterns, despite the absence of direct causality. Using Niklas Luhmann’s concepts […]

CFP | EURAM 2025 in Florence | T12_04 Management History, Theory, and Philosophy

We invite you to submit your research to our track at the 25th European Academy of Management Anniversary Conference (EURAM 2025) in Florence, Italy! Date: 22-25 June 2025 Venue: University of Florence Track: T12_04 – Management History, Theory, and Philosophy Proponents: Matteo Cristofaro, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy Augusto Sales, Brazilian School of Public […]