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SUMMARY:SMS 46th Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:SMS 46th Annual Conference \nOctober 17 – 20\, 2026 \nTo be held at the lnterContinental Hotel Berlin \nClick here to view the full conference webpage.
URL:https://www.strategicmanagement.net/event/sms-46th-annual-conference/
LOCATION:Private: lnterContinental Hotel Berlin\, Budapester Str. 2\, Berlin\, 10787\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Annual Conferences
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SUMMARY:Opportunity Structures in a Fragmented Geo‑Economic Landscape: Reimagining Social Mobility In and Around Organizations
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time\nWednesday\, October 21\, 8:30–17:45 \nHost Institution\nTechnische Universität Berlin \n\nLocation\nEinstein Center Digital Future (ECDF)\nWilhelmstraße 67\, 10117 Berlin\, Germany \nRegistration Fees \n\nNon‑Member: $105\nSMS Member: $90\n\n\nEvent Overview\nA defining feature of today’s geo-economic landscape is the rapid and uneven transformation of opportunity structures across regions\, industries\, and social groups. Artificial intelligence and automation are reshaping skill requirements and potentially substituting for traditional “mobility gateway” jobs. Geopolitical realignment and shifting expectations around diversity\, equity\, and inclusion are altering the institutional environment in which firms design recruitment\, promotion\, and compensation systems. Meanwhile\, deindustrialization and energy transitions are weakening traditional employment paths in “left-behind” regions\, fueling political discontent. \nThis one-day workshop brings together leading scholars and practitioners to examine how organizations and entrepreneurial ecosystems respond strategically to these unequal opportunity structures. Four curated panel discussions and an interactive Research Sprint address how recruitment systems\, internal labor markets\, and career ladders shape mobility trajectories; when and for whom entrepreneurship functions as a pathway to upward mobility; what evidence organizations and NGOs actually need to design mobility-enhancing strategies; and how declining opportunities relate to populism and democratic resilience. \nThe Extension is co-organized by Christopher I. Rider (University of Michigan)\, Leif Brändle (University of Hohenheim)\, Aleksandra Kacperczyk (London Business School)\, and Karl Wennberg (Stockholm School of Economics)\, with practice partners Netzwerk Chancen\, Startup-Verband\, and Bertelsmann Stiftung. It features scholars from strategy\, entrepreneurship\, sociology\, and political economy alongside practitioners working on social mobility and equitable opportunity in Germany and beyond. \n\nKey Takeaways\nParticipants will gain: \n\nConceptual frameworks for understanding how fragmentation reshapes access to opportunity\nCross‑national evidence on measuring social mobility using advanced data and methods\nPractitioner perspectives on the evidence needed to design effective mobility programs\nInsight into how opportunity gaps relate to populism and democratic resilience\nHands‑on experience designing a multi‑method research project during an interactive Research Sprint\nConnections to an international research and practice community\n\n\nAgenda\n08:30–09:00 — Registration and Coffee \n9:00–9:15 — Welcome and Framing\nIntroduction of the Extension theme\, its connection to the SMS 2026 Annual Conference and the Six Big Questions of Strategic Management\, and an overview of the day’s structure and expected outcomes. \n09:15–10:30 — Panel 1: Reimagining Social Mobility In and Around Organizations\nHow should we conceptualize opportunity structures and mobility pathways in the context of geo-economic fragmentation? What does social mobility look like when traditional career ladders are disrupted by deindustrialization\, automation\, and shifting institutional environments? When and for whom does entrepreneurship function as a pathway to upward mobility? \n10:30–10:45 — Coffee Break \n10:45–12:00 — Panel 2: Measuring Mobility: Research Design and Data Frontiers\nWhat are the measurement challenges in studying social mobility across organizational and regional contexts? How do we design studies that capture mobility trajectories across countries\, institutions\, and career types? Where are the data gaps\, and what new methodological approaches can address them? \n12:00–13:15 — Lunch and Poster Session\nBuffet lunch with poster displays from registered participants presenting work-in-progress on social mobility\, organizations\, and entrepreneurship. Poster presenters circulate during the full 75-minute window. \n13:15–14:30 — Panel 3: From Evidence to Action: Practitioner Perspectives on Equitable Opportunity\nWhat do organizations\, NGOs\, and foundations actually need from researchers to design mobility-enhancing programs? What evidence gaps exist\, and what does actionable research look like from the practitioner side? How can research–practice partnerships generate evidence that changes organizational behavior? \n14:30–14:45 — Coffee Break \n14:45–16:00 — Panel 4: Mobility\, Populism\, and Democratic Resilience in a Fragmented Landscape\nHow do declining or unequally distributed opportunities relate to political discontent\, support for populist parties\, and democratic backsliding? What role do firms’ nonmarket strategies and community engagement play in regions experiencing mobility risk? How do patterns of spatial inequality\, top-earner segregation\, and industrial restructuring across countries shape who benefits from economic change and who is left behind? \n16:00–17:30 — Research Sprint: “From Evidence Gap to Project in a Page”\nThree practice partners — Netzwerk Chancen\, Startup-Verband\, and Bertelsmann Stiftung — each present a real evidence gap from their work via pre-recorded video pitches. Participants self-select into mixed scholar–practitioner groups of approximately 10–13 people. Each group designs a multi-method research project in real time\, using AI tools to produce a scrollable HTML “project page” with a research question\, theoretical mechanisms\, multi-method design\, a conceptual visualization of anticipated results (“Figure 1 from the dream paper”)\, and a 150-word aspirational abstract.\nEach group includes at least one “builder” who translates the group’s ideas into a live webpage using AI-assisted vibecoding (e.g.\, Claude\, Gemini). A gallery wall displays all three project pages updating in real time. The session closes with 4-minute presentations from each group\, practice partner responses\, and a participant vote on three awards: \n\nMost Theoretically Ambitious — the project that would most advance the field\nMost Actionable — the project a practice partner would co-fund tomorrow\nBest Picture — the most compelling conceptual visualization of anticipated results\n\nAll project pages will be compiled into a “SMS Berlin 2026 Research Sprint Gallery” and shared with participants and practice partners after the event. \n17:30–17:45 — Closing Plenary\nSynthesis of key insights from the day’s four panels and the Research Sprint. Presentation of draft research and practice priorities on social mobility in and around organizations. Next steps for collaboration between scholars and practice partners\, and for engagement with the broader SMS community.\n \n\nSpeakers and Participants\nCo-Organizers \n\nLeif Brändle\, Lecturer\, University of Hohenheim\nChristopher I. Rider\, Thomas C. Kinnear Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies\, University of Michigan\nAleksandra (Olenka) Kacperczyk\, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship\, London Business School\nKarl Wennberg\, Professor\, Stockholm School of Economics\n\nConfirmed Panelists \n\nHa Hoang\, Professor and Associate Dean for Research\, ESSEC Business School\nEric Yanfei Zhao\, Professor and Associate Dean for Research\, Saïd Business School\, University of Oxford\nMartin Hällsten\, Professor of Sociology\, Stockholm University\n\nLocal Hosts \n\nIsabell Stamm\, Professor of Sociology\, TU Berlin / Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies\nJanina Sundermeier\, Junior Professor of Digital Entrepreneurship and Diversity\, Freie Universität Berlin\n\nConfirmed Practice and Policy Partners \n\nKatrin Janeczka\, Managing Director\, Netzwerk Chancen\nAlexander Hirschfeld\, Team Leader Research\, Startup-Verband\nJulia Scheerer & Jennifer Eschweiler\, Project Managers\, Sustainable Social Market Economy\, Bertelsmann Stiftung\n\nLocal Partners \n\nEinstein Center Digital Future (ECDF)\nFreie Universität Berlin — via Janina Sundermeier\nTU Berlin — via Isabell Stamm\nMax Planck Institute for the Study of Societies\nUniversity of Hohenheim\nUniversity of Michigan\, Ross School of Business
URL:https://www.strategicmanagement.net/event/opportunity-structures-in-a-fragmented-geo-economic-landscape-reimagining-social-mobility-in-and-around-organizations/
LOCATION:Private: Berlin\, Germany\, Berlin\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Conference Extension
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SUMMARY:AI-Shaped Strategic Decision-Making in Multinational Enterprises: Promises\, Perils\, and New Research Directions
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the SMS Global Strategy Interest Group \nFree for Members | $39 for Non-Members \nCan’t attend live? We still encourage you to register — you’ll be among the first to receive the session recording once it’s released. \n\n\n\n\nStrategic decision-making (SDM) is a complex and uncertain process shaped by bounded rationality\, intuition\, emotions\, and organizational politics. Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming this process\, with both beneficial and detrimental consequences. This webinar examines these ambivalent effects in the distinctive context of multinational enterprises (MNEs). Distinguishing among predictive\, generative\, and agentic AI\, the panel will discuss how AI augments or partially substitutes managerial cognition\, reshapes organizational learning and capabilities\, and transforms the coordination and governance of cross-border activities. We will also examine how national institutions and cultural characteristics influence managers’ reliance on AI\, while critically considering how competitive dynamics\, market structures\, and regulatory regimes shape the development and deployment of generative AI and large language models – which may threaten research integrity. Finally\, the panel will explore how AI changes bounded rationality\, creates new biases\, and challenges established assumptions and boundary conditions in strategy and international business theories\, highlighting promising directions for future research.\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\nCatherine Welch – Trinity College Dublin\nDana Minbaeva – King’s College London\nOlli Kuivalainen – LUT – Lappeenranta–Lahti University of Technology\nThomas Linder – Copenhagen Business School\, University of Innsbruck\, and WU Vienna\nJorge Carneiro (moderator) – FGV EAESP São Paulo School of Business Administration\n\nCatherine Welch is Chair of Strategic Management at Trinity College Dublin\, Ireland. She is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Aalto University\, Finland. Catherine’s research has concentrated on context in international business research\, particularly process approaches to studying firm internationalization. She has a particular interest in the uses of qualitative research methodology in management research. Her work has appeared in leading journals in international business and management. She has a track record of launching new disciplinary conversations and advocating methodological and theoretical pluralism. Most recently she has been writing about the impact of LLMs on IB scholarship. Catherine is currently a member of the Research Methods Advisory Committee of the Journal of International Business Studies. She is an Associate Editor of Organizational Research Methods. She was a founding member of the Research Methods Shared Interest Group (RM-SIG) of the Academy of International Business (AIB) and from 2022-2025 she served on the AIB Executive board. \nDana Minbaeva is Professor of Strategic Human Capital at King’s Business School\, King’s College London\, and holds a part-time professorship at Copenhagen Business School. Her research lies at the intersection between strategic human capital and international business. She has published more than 100 articles\, book chapters\, cases\, and reports\, with work appearing in leading journals including Academy of Management Review\, Journal of International Business Studies\, Journal of Management\, and Human Resource Management. She is the author of Leading Strategic Transformation: The H-Factor (Emerald Publishing) and co-author of Encyclopaedia of Strategic International Management (Edward Elgar Publishing) and Workforce Analytics: A Global Perspective (Routledge). \nProfessor Minbaeva is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business (AIB) and the European International Business Academy (EIBA). She is the recipient of numerous national and international research awards\, including the prestigious Journal of International Business Studies Decade Award. She has extensive editorial experience\, having served as an Associate Editor of Academy of Management Review\, Journal of International Business Studies\, and Human Resource Management. \nOlli Kuivalainen is Professor of International Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Business School of the LUT University (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology\, Finland) and Visiting Professor of Strategy at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (UK). His main research interests include internationalization\, international entrepreneurship\, and international business strategy\, and role of advanced technologies in internationalization\, for example\, how they change the way multinational enterprises manage and organize their operations. His research has been published in journals such as Journal of International Business Studies\, Journal of World Business\, International Business Review\, Journal of International Marketing. He currently serves as an associate editor of the International Marketing Review\, and he is also a member of the editorial boards of Journal of World Business and Journal of International Entrepreneurship. \nThomas Lindner is a Professor of international business with affiliations at Copenhagen Business School\, the University of Innsbruck\, and WU Vienna. In his research\, Thomas works on understanding how companies make business decisions\, with a focus on the global political environment\, the role of artificial intelligence\, and company finances. His research predominantly uses quantitative methods\, and Thomas has contributed to developing such methods in the context of editorials\, perspective papers\, and special interest groups. In his policy-oriented work\, Thomas works together with central banks and governments to improve data-driven decision-making as well as the education of gifted students. In his work oriented towards business practice\, Thomas advises companies on internationalization strategies\, the valuation of acquisition targets\, and on developing measurement systems for social impact. Outside work\, Thomas enjoys skiing\, beach volleyball\, reading science fiction\, and travelling the world. \nJorge Carneiro is Professor of strategy and international business at FGV EAESP Sao Paulo School of Business Administration and was Academic Director of FGV’s OneMBA global executive MBA for nine years. Carneiro is VP Program-elect of AIB (Academy of International Business) and has served as Chair of AIB-LAC (Academy of International Business\, Latin America and the Caribbean chapter) and as board member of EIBA (European International Business Academy) and of BALAS (Business Association of Latin American Studies) and chaired the Strategy division of ANPAD (the Brazilian Academy of Management). Carneiro is a member of the Strategic Committee of Corporate Governance of the Amcham Brazil and of the Strategy & Innovation Committee of IBGC (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance). Carneiro currently serves as senior editor of International Business Review\, associate editor of Multinational Business Review and is a member of the editorial review board of Global Strategy Journal. \nCarneiro’s research and teaching interests focus on the social impact of multinationals\, the behavioral approach to strategy formulation and execution in multinational companies\, impact of AI on strategic decision-making\, and business dynamics in Latin America. Before embracing the academic career\, Carneiro accumulated 16 years of practitioner experience\, mainly in the oil & gas industry and in digital start-ups.
URL:https://www.strategicmanagement.net/event/ai-shaped-strategic-decision-making-in-multinational-enterprises-promises-perils-and-new-research-directions/
LOCATION:Private: Online\, Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:SMS 47th Annual Conference in Vancouver
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date for the SMS 47th Annual Conference in Vancouver\nOctober 16-19\, 2027\nSheraton Vancouver Wall Center\, Vancouver\, Canada\n  \n \nProgram Chairs: \n\nBenjamin L. Hallen\, University of Washington\nJing Li\, Simon Fraser University\nMarvin Washington\, Simon Fraser University\nTamara Vrooman\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, Vancouver International Airport
URL:https://www.strategicmanagement.net/event/sms-47th-annual-conference-in-vancouver/
LOCATION:Private: Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center
CATEGORIES:Annual Conferences,Conferences
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