Action Research Workshop
Methodological and contractual issues

          18^thand 19^thof February 2027, Naples (Italy)

EURAM’s Action Research Community and the DISAQ/VIMASS research group at Naples Parthenope University are pleased to announce a two-day workshop on Action Research in management sciences, to be held at Naples Parthenope University on February 18-19, 2027.

The program is part of EURAM’s Dialogue with Practitioners program and is organised in partnership with EURAM’s Doctoral Colloquium.

The workshop aims to strengthen the dialogue between academic research and management practice, in line with our community's mission: to create an inclusive space where researchers and practitioners can exchange ideas, develop joint projects, and promote impactful research that bridges academia and practice. This workshop will address methodological and contractual issues in action research. In particular, the workshop will focus on two key goals: (1) how to design research protocols to ensure smooth interaction among researchers, practitioners, and companies; (2) how to best engage with companies and design research protocols to prepare for publication in quality journals.

The workshop is designed for both:

- Early-career scholars and doctoral students, who will have the opportunity to engage in mentoring and receive hands-on guidance on designing and conducting Action Research projects;

- Experienced researchers, who will find a space to discuss methodological and contractual challenges and strengthen collaborative ties within the Action Research community.

The organising team welcomes extended abstracts on any topic related to management research, with a specific focus on methodological and contractual issues addressed in the projects. To discuss the presentations and facilitate the activities, the organisers will offer a panel of scholars with extensive experience in commissioned and action research projects, all of whom have published in quality journals. 

Keynote speakers: 
- Prof. David COGHLAN, Fellow Emeritus, Trinity Business School, Dublin (Ireland) 
https://www.tcd.ie/business/people/faculty-professors/dcoghlan/ 

- Prof. Matteo CRISTOFARO, Assoc. Prof. of management, Univ. Roma 2 (Tor Vergata), Roma (Italy)
Senior Associate Editor for the journal Management Decision (ABS 2) and 
Deputy Editor, European Management Journal (ABS 2)
https://economia.uniroma2.it/faculty/238/cristofaro-matteo 

Organising committee: 

Prof. Francesco SCHIAVONE (Parthenope University), Prof. Daniele LEONE (Parthenope University), Dr Anna BASTONE (Parthenope University), Dr Miriana FERRARA (Salerno Univ., EURAM Action Research Community), Prof. Sylwia SYSKO-ROMAŃCZUK (Warsaw Univ of Technology, EURAM Action Research Community), Dr. Marina SCHMITZ (IEDC Bled School of Management and Polymundo, EURAM Action Research Community), Prof. David W VERSAILLES (newPIC chair, Paris School of Business, EURAM VP Dialogue with Practitioners), Prof. Mine KARATAS (University of Southampton, EURAM VP Talent Development), Dr. Marine CONDETTE (EURAM), Nicola PELLEGRINO (EURAM). 

The workshop is an institutional activity of the Cultural Association KnowMedTech (administrative organisation). 

Workshop venue: 

- Parthenope University, Palazzo Pacanowski - Via Generale Parisi, 13, I-80132, Napoli (Italy)

Point of Contact and address for submissions: 

- Via email:  naples2027@euram-pract.net 

Indicative program of the workshop: 

The program offers different activities to attendees: 
- Feb 18th, 2027 (before lunch): Doctoral colloquium open to doctoral students (PhD and DBA students)
- Feb 18th (afternoon) and Feb 19th (morning): workshop with keynote addresses and regular sessions
- Feb 19th (afternoon): hackathon to apply action research rationales 

In addition to coffee breaks and lunches organized during the workshop, we offer two social events: 

- Feb 18th, dinner: gala dinner on Naples seaside (extra cost)
- Feb 20th, morning: guided tour of Naples city (SpaccaNapoli) (extra cost)

Registration fees (all fees include Italian VAT):

•    Academics and practitioners,                         EARLY BIRD    235 EUR
•    Academics and practitioners,                         LATE    235 EUR
•    PhD and DBA students                                      (EARLY or LATE)    150 EUR 
•    Organizers                                                      (EARLY or LATE)    235 EUR 
•    Optional additional fee – gala dinner         65 EUR 
•    Optional additional fee – guided tour in Naples    5 EUR (contribution for audio system)

Calendar and milestones: 
•    Publication of the call for papers    Oct. 12th, 2026
•    Deadline for submissions (extended abstracts)    Dec. 14th, 2026 (14h00 Brussels time, via email)
•    Acceptance decisions    Jan 1st, 2027
•    Registration for the workshop opens on    Jan 2nd, 2027
•    Registration for the workshop closes on    Jan 15th, 2027 (23h59, Brussels time)
•    Publication of the program    Jan 31st, 2027 (14h00, Brussels time)

Deadline for submissions of extended abstracts: Dec. 14th, 2026 (14h00, Brussels time) via email at the address: naples2027@euram-pract.net

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