Background EIAMS/ACED workshop

Top executives are among the most important decision-makers influencing the strategy and performance of their organizations. The series of EIASM Workshops on Top Management Teams and Business Strategy were initiated as a specialized and focused forum where researchers could engage in constructive discussions about the relationship among Top Management Teams and the ability of firms to strategically respond to the challenges they face, as well as finding new opportunities for research collaborations.

To date, five editions of the EIASM Workshop on Top Management Teams and Business Strategy have been organized, four regular and one ‘special edition’. The four regular editions took place in Valencia, Spain (March 2010, co-chaired by Alejandro Escribá-Esteve and Alessandro Minichilli), Istanbul, Turkey (March-April 2011, co-chaired by Sibel Yamak and Sabina Nielsen), Milan, Italy (June 2012, co-chaired by Alessandro Minichilli and Alejandro Escribá-Esteve), and Copenhagen, Denmark (October 2013, co-chaired by Sabina Nielsen, Sibel Yamak and Bo Nielsen). The fifth workshop was a ‘special edition’, especially focused on the creation of research collaborations, and was hosted in Valencia, Spain (June 2014, co-chaired by Tine Buyl and Alejandro Escribá-Esteve).

As a consequence of the great success of these workshops we are convinced that the Top Management Team and Business Strategy Research workshop is an excellent opportunity to develop and strengthen the research networks among scholars interested in these topics.