Theme: "Organizing: The Beauty of Imperfection" The 38th EGOS Colloquium’s theme engages with the dynamic and complex nature of organizing by questioning idealized images of ‘perfection’ as being rooted in order, efficiency, symmetry, and predictability. Rarely, if ever, do our theories...

Due to the corona pandemic it is at this time unclear whether we will be able to go ahead as planned. We remain hopeful that the situation improves quickly, however please be aware that the conference can take place only if it is safe to do so and may be held entirely online. The conference aims...

Topics: - Firms adjustment margins in the face of large adverse shocks; - Trading firms’ behavior in an increasingly uncertain environment with rising protectionism, bilateralism, sanctions and global re-shuffling; - The role of financial, institutional, informational, and other frictions in...

The conference aims to create a forum for discussion on issues related to the recent patterns of firms activity, the organization of production and financing decision, as well as their determinants, consequences and implications for policymaking. Topics: - The evolution of firm market power and...

General Theme: Enlightening the Future: The Challenge for Organizations

The objective of the conference is to discuss recent contributions to the understanding of the digital economy and its consequences for modern societies. Keeping the spirit of previous years, the conference will feature theoretical, econometric, experimental and policy oriented contributions. We...

The theme of the 2018 EGOS Colloquium thus provides an opportunity for organizational scholars to reflect on the phenomenon of surprise and challenge and rethink its different conceptualizations. It also invites to examine and analyze the meaning of organizational scholarship in light of an...

Session 1 - "Use of Grace Period and its Impact on Knowledge Spillover: Evidence from Japan". Session 2 - "Measuring Science Intensity of Industry Using Linked Dataset of Science, Technology and Industry". Session 3 - "The Impact of Entrepreneurial Human Capital on Initial Funding: Evidence from...

Key Topics: - Management of innovation - Economics of innovation and entrepreneurship - Innovation and entrepreneurship for educators - Innovation and entrepreneurship in business - International innovation and entrepreneurship - Social innovation - Innovation and entrepreneurship in minority groups

This workshop series brings together researchers interested in studying the internal economics of firms and other organisations. It covers areas such as organisational economics, personnel economics, management and productivity, incentives and contracts, bounded rationality, and behavioral...