Call for Submissions: 3rd Open Strategy Workshop at University of Innsbruck

After the first two workshops gathering Open Strategy scholars took place in Zurich (2024) and Oxford (2025), we are excited to announce the 3rd workshop will be hosted by University of Innsbruck on June 25-26, 2026. The call for extended abstracts is already live. Your extended abstract should align with the general theme of Open Strategy and must not have been previously published. Authors of accepted abstracts will have the opportunity to attend the two-day workshop in person and apply for poster presentations. To ensure high-quality exchanges and foster meaningful connections, on-site participation is limited.

Format: ~2000 words excl. references. Submitted abstracts should be double-spaced with 12 point font. The first page of your abstract should contain all author names and e-mail addresses.

Submission Deadline: February 1, 2026 (23:59 CET).

Submission Process: Please submit your abstracts via this submission form. You will be informed about the decision of acceptances by mid-March. 

Workshop Registration: An accepted abstract is a pre-requisite for in person attendance and workshop participation. 

Presentations: Accepted abstracts will be invited to be presented in poster presentation sessions.

Paper Development Workshop (PDW): Similar to last year’s Oxford edition, we will offer a PDW for early career scholars. Details on the application procedure for the PDW will be announced at a later stage.

For more information on the event, check out the workshop website.

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Open Strategy Workshop: From Oxford 2025 to Innsbruck 2026

For two days, scholars from around the world gathered for the 2nd Open Strategy Workshop hosted at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. The local organizing team, spearheaded by Robin Engelbach and Winky Wu under the guidance of Eero Vaara, Richard Whittington and Violetta Splitter did a fantastic job. Looking back, I am still stunned how much program they managed to fit into just two days.

And a workshop full of highlights ended with a bang, when Julia Hautz, Thomas Ortner and I, representing Universität Innsbruck, met Benjamin Grossmann-Hensel, David Seidl and Theresa Langenmayr from UZH Chair of Organization and Management in an Oxford Union Style debate. As for the outcome of this battle, I let the pictures speak for themselves.

Given that the next iteration of the workshop will be hosted by University of Innsbruck, my colleagues and I were not just impressed, but also a bit intimidated by the standards established this year’s organizing team. A steep hill to climb – but luckily, climbing hills is what Tyroleans are best at.

For those interested in the 3d Open Strategy Workshop, save the date (June 25-26, 2026) and register for the event newsletter to receive updates.

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