Public and Non-Profit Management



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
SIG Chair



 Elke Loeffler, University of Birmingham, UK  

 



SIG Programme Chair

 Lorenzo Costumato, University of Rome Tor Vergata, IT

 


SIG Chair for Scientific Quality

 Filippo Giordano, LUMSA University, IT

 


SIG Communication Officer


 Luigina Paglieri, University of Rome Tor Vergata, IT

 luigina.paglieri@uniroma2.it                                                       



SIG General, Standing and Special Tracks at EURAM 2026

The SIG Public & Nonprofit Management offers researchers and practitioners the opportunity to engage with a range of sub-groups: The General Track is the overarching track in our SIG, which considers papers which are not specifically relevant to the Standing or Special Tracks. Standing Tracks are ongoing groups that you can join, and which consider key current topics within our SIG which are expected to be relevant for a number of years. Finally, every year there are Special Tracks - we select these through a competitive submission process (and some of them later become standing tracks if they prove to be of continued interest).


 General Track: Public & Non-Profit Management





Chair: Reto Steiner (ZHAW School of Management and Law, CH)

 


  

Co-Chair: Jarmo Vakkuri (Tampere University, Finland)  

 

  




Co-Chair: Giuseppe Grossi (Kristianstad University, Sweden and Nord University, Norway)  

Standing Track: Healthcare Management




 


Chair: Nancy Borkowski (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA) 



  





Co-Chair: Francesca Pennucci (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy) 

francesca.pennucci@santannapisa.it 


Special Track: Collaborative Governance and Public Value



 



Chair: Lorenzo Mizzau (University of Genova, Italy) 

lorenzo.mizzau@unige.it 



  




Co-Chair: Simone Poledrini (University of Genova, Italy) 

simone.poledrini@unige.it


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SIG 11 – Public & Nonprofit Management: Awards

EURAM 2026 Awards – Kristiansand, Norway

SIG Best Paper Award

Gökhan Gökmen, Maritime Faculty, Bursa Technical University, TürkiyeBernelle Verster, Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (CICS.NOVA), Portugal

Navigating Wicked Problems Through Stakeholder-Led Strategy Toolmaking: Urban Water Management as a Case Study and an Actionable Agenda for Adaptive Governance


Most Inspirational SIG Paper Award

Alessia Poli, Università degli Studi di MilanoAnna Prenestini, Università degli Studi di MilanoFabrizia Sarto, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico IIMarta Marsilio, Università degli Studi di Milano

Do Women Open Doors for Other Women? Evidence from Public Healthcare Organizations

Track Best Paper Award

Track: Collaborative Governance & Public Value

Gökhan Gökmen, Maritime Faculty, Bursa Technical University, TürkiyeBernelle Verster, Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (CICS.NOVA), Portugal

Navigating Wicked Problems Through Stakeholder-Led Strategy Toolmaking: Urban Water Management as a Case Study and an Actionable Agenda for Adaptive Governance

Track Most Inspirational Paper Award

Track: Collaborative Governance & Public Value

Giacomo Buzzao, Free University of Bozen-BolzanoLudger Voigt, Technische Universität BraunschweigRichard Lang, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Between Values and Visibility: Cooperative Identity and Employer Image in a Multilevel Analysis

Track Best Paper Award

General Track: Public & Nonprofit Management

Tiago Rodrigues Gonçalves, ISEG Research – ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, PortugalJoão Francisco, Força Aérea PortuguesaMarta Coutinho, ISEG Research – ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Too much of a good thing: A mixed-method analysis of ethical leadership, psychological capital and burnout in the Portuguese Air Force

Track Most Inspirational Paper Award

General Track: Public & Nonprofit Management

Humberto Martins, Fundação Dom CabralEttore Oriol, Fundação Dom CabralPaulo Guerra, Fundação Dom Cabral

Institutional Capacity Index (ICI): Model, Indicators, and Index

Track Best Paper Award

Track: Healthcare Management

Gregory N. Orewa, University of Texas at San AntonioNero Edevbie, Sam Houston State UniversityJuliet O. Osuji, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State UniversityEmmanuella Osih, University of British ColumbiaDesiet Stifanos, University of Texas at San Antonio

Flight, Fight or Freeze: Doctors Coping Strategies in Failing Healthcare Systems

Track Most Inspirational Paper Award

Track: Healthcare Management

Alessia Poli, Università degli Studi di MilanoAnna Prenestini, Università degli Studi di MilanoFabrizia Sarto, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico IIMarta Marsilio, Università degli Studi di Milano

Do Women Open Doors for Other Women? Evidence from Public Healthcare Organizations

 >  EURAM 2025 Awards
SIG Best Paper Award

The 2025 SIG 11 Best Paper Award highlights research paper on nonprofit management

Growing blood shortages in Europe necessitate the identification of determinants that influence blood donation. While various factors that motivate individuals to give blood have been empirically established, there is a lack of knowledge concerning organisational factors. Prof. Katharina Kaltenbrunner and Dr. Isabella Scheibmayr used the theory of planned behaviour and a structural equation model based on a sample of 3,025 Austrian blood donors to provide evidence that dynamic partnership capabilities can influence people's intention to donate blood.

For further details, read the published paper: Kaltenbrunner, K.A., Scheibmayr, I. (2025), Blood donors and donation agencies as strategic partners: modeling dynamic partnership capabilities as organizational context variables. International Review on Public & Nonprofit Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12208-025-00448-7



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, we invite you to explore the call for research and discussion papers in Public Money & Management. The special issue examines how cultural organizations can sustain their public mission while navigating organizational, sustainability and technological transitions.

  • 12 October 2026 — research articles
  • 31 December 2026 — debate / new development pieces

To start a conversation, get in touch with Lorenzo Mizzau (lorenzo.mizzau@unige.it) or another member of the co-editors team.

Read the full call for papers →

Past SIG Chairs 


LUMSA University, IT

University of Rome Tor Vergata, IT

University of Rome Tor Vergata, IT

University of Edinburgh Business School, SC

Roehampton University, UK
Robert Fouchet
Paul Cezanne University, FR

University of Rome Tor Vergata, IT