OFEL 2026
14th International OFEL Conference on Governance,
Management and Entrepreneurship
The Human Side of Governance: Boardroom Dynamics,
Decision-Making, and Group Behavior
20th – 21th March 2026
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Call for papers
We are delighted to welcome members of the academic and research community to the beautiful city of Dubrovnik from 20–21 March 2026 for the 14th International OFEL Conference, hosted by the University of Dubrovnik, Department of Economics and Business Economics.
The OFEL 2026 Conference provides a valuable platform for scholars and practitioners to exchange ideas and present their latest research on topics related to leadership, governance, management, education, and entrepreneurship.
We warmly invite academics, postgraduate students, and doctoral candidates engaged in these fields to join us in exploring new perspectives and shaping the future of our discipline within a collegial and inspiring environment.
| OFEL 2026 Tracks | |||
| Topics include but are not limited to: | |||
| Governance | Management & Leadership | Entrepreneurship | Organizational Behavior |
| Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) | Diversity and rethinking the role of manager | Creativity and Innovation in the context of diversity | The impact of diversity on education |
| Behavioral corporate governance and boardroom dynamics | Managing organizational change in the era of diversity | Entrepreneurship and diversity in times of digital transformation | New trends and challenges in education |
| Board oversight and changes of corporate boards | Diversity management | Leading the inclusion revolution | Competency based learning |
| Corporate governance: an institutional perspective | Inclusion and evidence-based management | Entrepreneurship, inclusion and innovative business models | E-learning and innovative education |
| Responsible corporate governance, value creation and new business models | Organizational sensemaking and sensegiving | Institutional entrepreneurship | Technology in teaching and learning |
| Governance in the era of disruptive change | Leadership for new inclusive business models | Social entrepreneurship | Teacher training and curriculum design |
| Governance and implicit biases in interfirm collaborations (alliances, networks, open innovation) | Social networks and diversity in organizations | Big data, diversity and entrepreneurship | Mobility and education |
| Power, trust and diversity in corporate governance | Critical approaches to management and strategic management | Socially responsible investing | Learning and social inclusion |
| Cooperatives and alternative governance models | New leadership and participative management | Entrepreneurship in the sharing economy | Inclusive management education |
Papers accepted for the conference will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration and peer review.
If you have any question regarding the conference, please feel free to contact us at: ofel@ciru.hr
Kind regards,
OFEL Organizing Committee
