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The biennial International Conferences on Economics and Management of Networks (EMNet) serves to promote communication and awareness among researchers in economics and management and provide a forum to present current research and to discuss issues of common interest, such as relevant developments in organizational economics and management. The content of EMNet includes all forms of networks, such as franchising, joint ventures, virtual organizations, strategic alliances, cooperative networks, clusters, venture capital relations and other forms of hybrids.

EMNet is organized by the Department of International Management of the Institute of Business Administration located at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, University of Vienna

Of Special Interest:

• 2013 Special Workshop in Cooperation with ENCG (in French)
• 2007 Session: Knowledge and Risk Management in Networks
• 2005 Session: Knowledge Management in Networks
• 2003 Session: Knowledge Management and Network Organization

Conference History:

10th EMNet 2023, September 14-16, 2023, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

(Host: Department in Economics, Business and Statistics, Faculty of Economics, University of Palermo)

Conference Sessions/ Workshops:
Franchising & Retailing
Cooperatives
Alliances
Networks in Digital Platform Businesses

Plenary Sessions:
The Role of Digitalization in Franchise Networks

“Knowledge” Papers:
Knowledge Transfer Through IT-based Media in Franchising Networks

(CANCELLED)
10th EMNet 2022, September 22-24, 2022, Odessa National Economic University, Odessa, Ukraine

(Host: Faculty of Management, Accounting and Information Technologies & Faculty of Economics and Enterprise Management, Odessa National Economic University)

Conference Sessions/ Workshops:
Franchising and Retailing; Cooperatives; Alliances; Theory of the Firm & Network

9th EMNet 2021, September 23-25, 2021, Odessa National Economic University, Odessa, Ukraine Virtual venue

(Host: Faculty of Management, Accounting and Information Technologies & Faculty of Economics and Enterprise Management, Odessa National Economic University)

Note: The conference was originally scheduled for September 24 – 26, 2020

Special workshops:
(1) Networks in Digital Economy; (2) Networks in International Business; (3) Progress in the Theory of the Firm and Networks

“Knowledge” Papers:
Knowledge Transfer Mechanisms and Performance in Franchise Networks

8th EMNet 2018, November 15–17, 2018, Universidad de La Habana, Havana, Cuba

(Host: Faculty of Tourism, Universidad de La Habana)

Note: The conference was originally scheduled for 2017 in Havana, Cuba

Conference Sessions:
Franchising and Retailing Networks; Cooperatives; Strategic Alliances; Public Network Management and Governance; Franchising, Retailing and Entrepreneurship

Conference Panels:
Research on public network management and governance

7th EMNet 2015, December 3-5 , 2015, Cape Town, South Africa

(Host: Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape)

Conference Sessions:
Franchising; Cooperatives; Strategic Alliances

6th EMNet 2013, November 21-23, 2013, Agadir, Morocco

(Host: École Nationale de Commerce and de Gestion, Université Ibn Zohr)

Conference Sessions:
Franchising; Cooperatives; Strategic Alliances

Workshops:
Special Workshop in Cooperation with ENCG (in French)

Keynotes:
Network Formation: Theory and Experiment

5th EMNet 2011, December 1-3, 2011, Limassol, Cyprus

(Host: School of Economic Sciences and Administration, Department of Business Administration, Frederick University)

Conference Sessions:
Franchising; Cooperatives; Strategic Alliances; Franchising II: Decision Making and Vertical Integration; Strategic Alliances IV: Networks and Innovation; Cooperatives IV: Governance Structure Issues in Cooperatives; Franchising IV: Internationalization through Franchising; Cooperatives V: Agricultural Cooperatives, Value Chains and Rural Development; Strategic Alliances VII: Network Formation and Dynamics; Franchising VII: Governance Structure of Franchise Firms; Strategic Alliances X: Special Topics on Entrepreneurship and Networks

4th EMNet 2009, September 3-5, 2009, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

(Host: School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo)

Conference Sessions:
Governance Issues in Franchising; Strategic Alliances and Innovation; Governance of Clusters; Theoretical Views on Networks; Franchising: Decision Making and Governance; Cooperatives; Ownership and Corporate Governance Issues; Franchising and Retailing; Governance Form and Franchising; Corporate Governance Issues; Networks and FDI; Governance Structure Issues in Networks; Strategy and Franchising; Innovation and Networks; Networks and Competitive Advantage; Special Topics on Networks; Corporate Governance and Regulation; Incomplete Contracting in Franchising and Industrial Networks; Special Issues on Integration and Network Formation; Networks in Different Sectors; Governance Structure Issues in Cooperatives; Special Topics on Networks and Corporate Governance; Special Topics on Franchising; Network Management and Education; Franchising: Regulation; Special Topics on Networks and Clusters; Franchising and Entrepreneurship

Plenary Talks:
Human Interactions in Co-operative Organizations – about Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft

3rd EMNet 2007, June 28-30, 2007, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

(Host: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam)

Conference Sessions:
Plural Form in Franchising; Joint Ventures; Strategic Alliances; Franchising and Entrepreneurship; Boards in Cooperatives; Governance Issues in SEE; Franchising – Governance Issues; Cooperatives – Membership Heterogenity; Governance Structure Issues in Networks; Entrepreneurship and Networks; Contracting Practices and Issues; Development of a Franchise Relationship; Member Interests in Cooperatives; Networks in Different Sectors; Theoretical Views on Networks; Market Strategies of Cooperatives; Relationships in Financial Networks; Alliances in Marketing; Location and Governance of Franchising Networks; Different Topics on Networks; Strategies for Cooperatives; Different Issues on Networks; Financial Issues in Franchising; Theoretical Approaches of Networks; Efficiency of Strategic Alliances; eRNAC – Session; Knowledge and Risk Management in Networks; Cooperatives: Strategy and Governance Issues; Different Issues of Network Organization;

Plenary Talks:
The Governance of Hybrid Organizations

2nd EMNet 2005, September 15-17, 2005, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

(Host: Department of Management and Organizations, Corvinus University of Budapest)

Conference Sessions:
Theoretical Approaches of Networks; Plural Forms and Governance Structure; Cooperative Networks; Strategic Alliances; Contract Design in Networks; Internationalisation through Networks; Entrepreneurial Networks; Networks, Efficiency and Performance; Networks and Innovation; Governance of Franchising Networks; Networks and Industrial Organization; Clusters and Industrial Districts; Network Relations in different Sectors; Theory of the Firm and Networks; Knowledge Management in Networks; Governance Structure of Cooperatives; IT and Networks; Strategy and Structure of Franchising Networks; Strategic Alliances and Networks in different Sectors; Virtual Networks ;Strategy and Efficiency of Cooperatives and Credit Mutuals as Networks; Cooperatives and Hybrid Governance; Supply Chain Networks; Marketing Networks; Network Theories and different Issues of Network Organization; Joint Ventures; Law and Regulation of Networks; Interorganizational Collaboration

1st EMNet 2003, June 26-28, 2003, Vienna, Austria

Special Topic: Economics and Management of Franchising Networks
(Host: Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, University of Vienna)

Conference Sessions:
Theoretical Views of Franchising; Knowledge Management and Network Organization; Contract Design and Compensation; Network Performance and Effectiveness; Human Resource and Marketing Management; Industry Studies and Market Entry; Strategic Management; Plural Franchising Networks; Entrepreneurship and Education; Regulation and Franchising; Competition between Network Forms; Country Studies