Leadership for Sustainable Value Creation in Small and Family Firms, in partnership with ISBE (Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship)

SIMA 2026, GT Small and Family Business Special Session

Pavia, 28 e 29 maggio 2026

Guest Editors:: Paola Rovelli (Libera Università di Bolzano), Carlotta Benedetti (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia), Basstawy El Sayed Yasser (Libera Università di Bolzano), and James Cunningham (Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University).

Description: The special session invites scholars to contribute to the growing debate on leadership and sustainability in small and family businesses. The session aims to advance understanding of how leaders, leadership teams, and formal and informal governance arrangements shape sustainability-oriented strategies and outcomes in these firms. We welcome theoretical and empirical contributions – quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, and conceptual.

Deadline:The submission deadline for short papers is February 15, while the deadline for long papers is March 15. For more info and the call details please write to elisa.conz@unipv.it and alfredo.dangelo@unicatt.it
Per ricevere la call scrivere a elisa.conz@unipv.it e alfredo.dangelo@unicatt.it

Link: https://lnkd.in/dPxjDU7i https://societaitalianamanagement.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Special-session_SFBleadership_Sinergie-SIMA2026_ADA.pdf