Annual Workshop of the Committee for Organizational Economics: Invitation, Call for Papers and Nominations for Membership Co-organized by ECONtribute

Local host and Cluster member Prof. Dirk Sliwka, together with Anja Schöttner and Holger Herz, cordially invites you to the next workshop, which will be hosted by the University of Cologne in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute, on September 10-11, 2026. The workshop is scheduled to begin around lunchtime on September 10 and conclude around 3 p.m. on September 11. The conference venue is the WiSo-Highrise, 7th/8th floor (Universitätsstraße 24, 50931 Cologne).

Please register and submit a paper for presentation here by May 15, 2026.

Please circulate this call to anyone who might be interested, particularly early-career researchers.

Participation fee

Similar to previous meetings, we are charging a participation fee of €100. This fee covers lunch, coffee breaks, and a dinner on September 10. Following your successful registration, you will receive an email with all necessary details about the payment process.

Accommodation

We have reserved rooms at two hotels:

• Best Western Plus Hotel o Reservations via the following link Best Western Plus Hotel Koeln City | Rooms & Rates
  • Standard single room
  • 96,60 EUR including breakfast
  • Available until August 10, 2026
  • Free cancellation until September 1, 2026
• Hotel Chelsea
  • Reservations via email mail@hotel-chelsea.de. Please use the following code UKSP26
  • French single room
  • 95 EUR excl. breakfast excl. 5 % culture tax (breakfast (16 EUR) can be booked upon arrival)
  • Available until August 8, 2026

Nominations for membership

If you would like to nominate a colleague for membership in our committee, please send an email by May 15, 2026 to orgec.vfs@gmail.com with (i) the nominee’s CV and list of publications, (ii) a letter of motivation appraising the nominee’s scientific contribution and/or potential in the field of organizational economics, and (iii) written support by two additional current members of the committee. Interested candidates holding at least a PhD may apply directly. Please keep in mind that nominees must be of high academic quality with very good publications in the field of organizational economics. Moreover, they must have attended at least one of our meetings in the past. For details, see §2 of the committee’s statute.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Cologne!