Public and Non-Profit Management

Public and Non-Profit Management — Strategic Interest Group 11
EURAM 2027 · Amsterdam · 22–25 June Paper deadline 12 January 2027 SIG 11 tracks & call for papers →

The Public and Non-Profit Management SIG aims at providing an authoritative international forum for debate on topical research issues related to public service organisations, including those pursuing public value in the public, nonprofit and private sectors across fields such as health and social care, education, culture, utilities and tourism. Key issues may involve digital transformation, performance evaluation and accountability, partnership working, public engagement, HRM, social innovation, project management and sustainability.

SIG Officers 2026–2027

Elke Loeffler
SIG Chair
University of Birmingham, UK
e.loeffler@bham.ac.uk
Lorenzo Costumato
Programme Chair
University of Rome Tor Vergata, IT
lorenzo.costumato@uniroma2.it
Filippo Giordano
Co-Chair for Scientific Quality
LUMSA University, IT
f.giordano@lumsa.it
Luigina Paglieri
Communications Officer
University of Rome Tor Vergata, IT
luigina.paglieri@uniroma2.it
Reto Steiner
Co-Chair for General Track
ZHAW School of Management and Law, CH
reto.steiner@zhaw.ch
Nancy Borkowski
Co-Chair for Healthcare Management
University of Alabama at Birmingham, US
nborkows@uab.edu
Lorenzo Mizzau
Co-Chair for Collaborative and Hybrid Governance
University of Genoa, IT
lorenzo.mizzau@unige.it
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Awards

EURAM 2026 · Kristiansand, Norway
SIG Best Paper Award
Navigating Wicked Problems Through Stakeholder-Led Strategy Toolmaking: Urban Water Management as a Case Study and an Actionable Agenda for Adaptive Governance
Gökhan Gökmen, Bursa Technical University, TR · Bernelle Verster, CICS.NOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, PT
Most Inspirational SIG Paper Award
Do Women Open Doors for Other Women? Evidence from Public Healthcare Organizations
Alessia Poli, Università degli Studi di Milano, IT · Anna Prenestini, Università degli Studi di Milano, IT · Fabrizia Sarto, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, IT · Marta Marsilio, Università degli Studi di Milano, IT
Track Best Paper Award · Collaborative Governance & Public Value
Navigating Wicked Problems Through Stakeholder-Led Strategy Toolmaking: Urban Water Management as a Case Study and an Actionable Agenda for Adaptive Governance
Gökhan Gökmen, Bursa Technical University, TR · Bernelle Verster, CICS.NOVA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, PT
Track Most Inspirational Paper Award · Collaborative Governance & Public Value
Between Values and Visibility: Cooperative Identity and Employer Image in a Multilevel Analysis
Giacomo Buzzao, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, IT · Ludger Voigt, Technische Universität Braunschweig, DE · Richard Lang, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, IT
Track Best Paper Award · General Track
Too much of a good thing: A mixed-method analysis of ethical leadership, psychological capital and burnout in the Portuguese Air Force
Tiago Rodrigues Gonçalves, ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, PT · João Francisco, Força Aérea Portuguesa, PT · Marta Coutinho, ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, PT
Track Most Inspirational Paper Award · General Track
Institutional Capacity Index (ICI): Model, Indicators, and Index
Humberto Martins, Fundação Dom Cabral, BR · Ettore Oriol, Fundação Dom Cabral, BR · Paulo Guerra, Fundação Dom Cabral, BR
Track Best Paper Award · Healthcare Management
Flight, Fight or Freeze: Doctors Coping Strategies in Failing Healthcare Systems
Gregory N. Orewa, University of Texas at San Antonio, US · Nero Edevbie, Sam Houston State University, US · Juliet O. Osuji, North Carolina A&T State University, US · Emmanuella Osih, University of British Columbia, CA · Desiet Stifanos, University of Texas at San Antonio, US
Track Most Inspirational Paper Award · Healthcare Management
Do Women Open Doors for Other Women? Evidence from Public Healthcare Organizations
Alessia Poli, Università degli Studi di Milano, IT · Anna Prenestini, Università degli Studi di Milano, IT · Fabrizia Sarto, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, IT · Marta Marsilio, Università degli Studi di Milano, IT
EURAM 2025 · Florence, Italy
SIG Best Paper Award
Blood donors and donation agencies as strategic partners: modeling dynamic partnership capabilities as organizational context variables
Katharina A. Kaltenbrunner · Isabella Scheibmayr

Growing blood shortages in Europe call for a better understanding of what drives blood donation. Using the theory of planned behaviour and a structural equation model on a sample of 3,025 Austrian blood donors, the authors show that dynamic partnership capabilities can influence people's intention to donate blood.

Published in International Review on Public & Nonprofit Marketing (2025) · Read the paper →

Publication opportunities

Public Money & Management · Special issue

Cultural organizations in transition: rethinking management, governance, and organizational change

If you undertake research on the transformation of cultural services and organisations, explore the call for research and discussion papers. The special issue examines how cultural organizations can sustain their public mission while navigating organizational, sustainability and technological transitions.

Research Articles 31 October 2026 · Debate / New Development Pieces 31 December 2026

Contact Lorenzo Mizzau or another member of the co-editors team. Read the full call for papers →

Past SIG Chairs

Filippo Giordano
LUMSA University, IT
Andrea Bonomi Savignon
University of Rome Tor Vergata, IT
Denita Cepiku
University of Rome Tor Vergata, IT
Stephen P. Osborne
University of Edinburgh Business School, UK
Jane Broadbent
Roehampton University, UK
Robert Fouchet
Paul Cézanne University, FR
Marco Meneguzzo
University of Rome Tor Vergata, IT