In an age of global uncertainty, organizations are being challenged to rethink how they lead, compete, innovate, and create value. Economic volatility, geopolitical shifts, technological disruption, climate risks, changing workforce expectations, and evolving stakeholder demands are reshaping the way businesses operate across local and global contexts. In this environment, management scholarship has a vital role to play in helping organizations build resilience, responsibility, adaptability, and long-term impact.

The Management Track at the 5th IBA-SBS International Conference 2026 invites scholarly contributions that examine how organizations, leaders, and institutions can navigate complexity while advancing sustainable, inclusive, and innovative business practices. We welcome conceptual, empirical, qualitative, quantitative, and interdisciplinary research that contributes to management theory, practice, and policy. 

Potential research themes include, but are not limited to:

Organizational Behavior and Leadership

• Leadership in uncertain, disruptive, and crisis-prone environments
• Building resilient, ethical, and inclusive organizational cultures
• Employee well-being, engagement, motivation, and psychological safety
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in contemporary workplaces

Strategy, Governance, and Business Transformation

• Strategic agility and organizational resilience
• ESG-driven governance and responsible decision-making
• Business model innovation in volatile markets

Technology, AI, and Digital Transformation

• Artificial intelligence and data-driven management decision-making
• Digital transformation and organizational change
• Human-AI collaboration and the future of managerial work
• Technology-enabled transparency, sustainability, and operational efficiency

Human Resource Management and the Future of Work

• Talent management in uncertain and competitive labor markets
• Hybrid work, flexibility, and changing employee expectations
• Workforce upskilling, reskilling, and green skills development
• HRM policies for inclusion, well-being, and sustainable performance

Sustainability and Responsible Management

• Sustainable business practices and organizational transformation
• Circular economy and regenerative business models
• Climate resilience, responsible supply chains, and social impact
• Integrating people, planet, and profit in management practice

Management Education and Capability Building

• Preparing future leaders for uncertain and complex environments
• Integrating sustainability, ethics, and digital literacy into management education
• AI competencies and analytical thinking in business schools
• Experiential learning, leadership development, and industry-academia collaboration

Please note: The above list is indicative rather than exhaustive. We encourage submissions that offer fresh theoretical insights, rigorous empirical evidence, and practical relevance for transforming business in an increasingly uncertain world.

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