Call for Papers: EURAM 2026
EURAM 2026 | 16–19 June 2026 | University of Agder, Kristiansand (Norway)
As part of the European Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference 2026, the Special Interest Group “Innovation” (SIG 06) invites submissions for the track “Innovation for Sustainability, Circularity and Green-tech.”
Under the conference theme “Navigating High Waters – Managing in an Age of Disruption”, this track addresses how companies can turn ecological and societal challenges into opportunities for sustainable innovation.
The emphasis is on research exploring sustainability-oriented innovation processes, circular business models, green technologies and product-service systems that contribute to the sustainable transformation of economy and society.
The track is led by an international research team, including Prof. Dr. Klaus Fichter (Borderstep Institut), Prof. Dr. Erik G. Hansen (Johannes Kepler University Linz & Leuphana University Lüneburg), Prof. Dr. Frank Tietze (University of Cambridge) and other partner institutions.
Thematic areas (selection)
- Sustainability-oriented innovation and entrepreneurship
- Circular innovation & green-tech
- Sustainable business models and ecosystems
- Digitisation, IoT and smart products as enablers for sustainability
- Transitions to sustainable product-service systems
- Diffusion, scaling and IP-strategies in the context of SOI (sustainability-oriented innovation)
Submission of papers until 7 January 2026
Submissions can be made until 7 January 2026, 14:00 Belgian time, via the EURAM conference platform. Please refer to the authors’ guidelines.
All information on the Call for Papers can be found here.
About EURAM
The European Academy of Management is a scholarly society founded in 2001. Its goal is to advance the academic discipline of management in Europe. With members from 60 countries, EURAM is highly diverse and offers its members the opportunity to enrich debates on a wide range of topics and traditions in management research.
About the conference theme “Navigating High Waters”
The theme of EURAM 2026, “Navigating High Waters,” reflects the current environment for organizations and management. A world characterized by high uncertainty, complex interconnections, and disruptive change.
- Companies are no longer confronted with just “classic” management tasks, but with profound upheavals: geopolitical risks, rapid technological advances, demographic shifts, and increasing regulatory density.
- In these “stormy seas,” management needs new skills: agility, resilience, innovation, and a holistic understanding across all functions and organizational levels.
- The term “high waters” symbolizes phases in which familiar management paradigms are no longer sufficient. Instead, broad perspectives are required: strategy, marketing, supply chains, human resources, and more.
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