EMNet 2026 Program
11th International Conference on Economics and Management of Networks
Samarkand, Uzbekistan | 14–16 September 2026 - Conference Location: Kohinur Plaza Hotel, Rudaki ko'chasi 217, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, https://www.kohinur-plaza.com/en/; ROOM 1 is in the BASEMENT and ROOM 2 on the 3rd Floor of the Hotel; the GRAND HALL is next to the Hotel!
PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
Monday, 14 September Place | ||
14:00–18:00 | Registration desk open | Grand Hall: Next to Hotel |
14:30–15:00 | Opening ceremony | Grand Hall: Next to Hotel |
15:00–16:00 | Keynote speaker | Grand Hall: Next to Hotel |
16:00–16:15 | Coffee break |
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16:15–18:00 | Session 1 | Grand Hall: Next to Hotel |
18:30–20:00 | Welcome reception | Kohinur Plaza Hotel |
Tuesday, 15 September Place | ||
09:00–13:00 | Registration desk open | Kohinur Plaza Hotel |
09:30–11:00 | Sessions 2a and 2b (parallel) | 2a in Room 1 and 2b in Room 2 |
11:00–11:30 | Coffee break |
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11:30–13:00 | Sessions 3a and 3b (parallel) | 3a in Room 1 and 3b in Room 2 |
13:00–14:15 | Lunch | Kohinur Plaza Hotel |
14:10 | Group photo |
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14:15–15:45 | Sessions 4a and 4b (parallel) | 4a in Room 1 and 4b in Room 2 |
15:45–16:00 | Coffee break |
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16:00–17:45 | Sessions 5a and 5b (parallel) | 5a in Room 1 and 5b in Room 2 |
19:00–20:00 | Uzbek music and dance | Grand Hall: Next to Hotel |
20:00–22:00 | Conference dinner | Kohinur Plaza Hotel |
Wednesday, 16 September | ||
09:00–10:45 | Session 6 | Room 1 |
10:45–11:00 | Closing session | Room 1 |
11:00–11:15 | Coffee break |
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11:30–14:30 | Guided city tour | Start from Kohinur Plaza Hotel |
MONDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2026
Venue | Kohinur Plaza Hotel |
Address | Rudaki ko'chasi 217, Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
Website | www.kohinur-plaza.com/en/ |
14:00–18:00 | Registration desk open | Kohinur Plaza Hotel |
14:30–15:00 | Opening ceremony | Josef Windsperger and Aveed Raha | Grand Hall Next to Hotel |
15:00–16:00 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER Anna Grandori, Bocconi University Networks, Platforms and Ecosystems | Grand Hall Next to Hotel |
16:00–16:15 | Coffee break |
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16:15–18:00 | Session 1 | Chair: Josef Windsperger | Grand Hall Next to Hotel | |
1 | Nabil Ghantous, Damien Chaney, Sophie Jeanpert, Mélanie Roux, Maryline Schultz and Cristina Tsoni A Prospective Study of Franchise Network Evolution in the Age of Artificial Intelligence | ||
2 | Alexandra Budek and Marta Ziółkowska The Art of Letting Go: When Market Uncertainty Demands Delegating Power to Franchisees | ||
3 | Magali Chaudey and Cyril Chambefort Codifying Trust: Institutional Classification and Structural Hierarchy in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations | ||
18:30–20:00 | Welcome reception | Kohinur Plaza Hotel |
TUESDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2026
09:00–13:00 | Registration desk open | Kohinur Plaza Hotel |
09:30–11:00 | Session 2a | Chair: Gernot Pruschak | Room 1 | |
1 | Xiangrui Zeng and Gernot Pruschak Generative AI and Collaboration in Academic Open Innovation Networks: Accelerator or Inhibitor of Innovation? | ||
2 | Magdalena Osinska, Jerzy Boehlke and Aranka Ignasiak-Szulc European University Alliances as Strategic Networks: Advantages, Disadvantages and Governance Trade-offs, with a Case Study of YUFE | ||
3 | Steve Michael and Antonio Carlos Jansch Porto How much does franchising matter for quality? | ||
09:30–11:00 | Session 2b | Chair: Marta Ziółkowska | Room 2 | |
1 | Sukhpal Singh India’s Co-operative Companies: Public-private partnership as a policy imperative? | ||
2 | Jerker Nilsson and Karin Hakelius Mergers among agricultural cooperatives: A literature review with an empirical illustration | ||
3 | Emtenan Almoqbel, Muhammad Zafar Yaqub and Saleh Bajaba The Bottlenecked Rollout: Turning Work Overload and Green Autonomy into Eco-Innovation | ||
11:00–11:30 | Coffee break |
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11:30–13:00 | Session 3a | Chair: Marko Grünhagen | Room 1 | |
1 | Marko Grünhagen and Manuel Gonzalez Diaz Do I Stay or Do I Go: What Motivates Long-Term Franchisees to Remain with Their Franchisors in the Face of Diminishing Marginal Returns? | ||
2 | Robin Rist, Nina Gorovaia and Josef Windsperger Understanding Partner Satisfaction in Franchise Networks: A Relational Governance-Partner Satisfaction (RGPS) Framework | ||
3 | Kersi Antia Managing Brand Refreshment for Success: Insights from the Franchising Context | ||
11:30–13:00 | Session 3b | Chair: Aveed Raha | Room 2 | |
1 | Anne Berthinier-Poncet, Catherine Thévenard-Puthod, Sandra Dubouloz and Céline Desmarais When Rivals Go Green: The Role of Institutional Intermediaries in Open Eco-Innovation Networks | ||
2 | Alina Szypulewska-Porczyńska A Network Governance Perspective on Value-Chain Sustainability: Measuring Institutional Decoupling in CSRD/ESRS Disclosures | ||
3 | Nihat Erdoğmuş Micro-Foundations of Freelance Career Success: Developing an Individual-Level Ecosystem and Network Membership Scale | ||
13:00–14:15 | Lunch | Kohinur Plaza Hotel |
14:10 | Group photo |
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14:15–15:45 | Session 4a | Chair: Magdalena Osinska | Room 1 | |
1 | Gábor Nagy and József Berács Is Larger Institutional Distance Associated with Greater Competitive Aggressiveness and Financial Performance? A Configurational Analysis | ||
2 | Markus Brem Local Networks for Sustainable Transition in the Energy Market | ||
3 | Adam Oleksiuk and Ewa Baranowska-Prokop Consumer Participation in Digital Fashion Re-commerce in Central and Eastern Europe | ||
14:15–15:45 | Session 4b | Chair: Steve Michael | Room 2 | |
1 | Corentin Le Bot, Rozenn Perrigot and Gérard Cliquet Multi-Level Governance of Social Sustainability in Inter-Organizational Networks: Evidence from Disability Employment Policies in French Retail Chains | ||
2 | Naeem Ashraf, Dildar Hussain and Sneh Shakti Network Governance in Emerging Sustainability Markets: Evidence of Influence Over Selection | ||
3 | Giovanna Lo Nigro Fairness First? Trust and Reciprocity as Microfoundations of Inter-Organizational Governance | ||
15:45–16:00 | Coffee break |
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16:00–17:45 | Session 5a | Chair: Dildar Hussain | Room 1 | |
1 | Ayse Altunkaya Erdogmus From Network Self-Efficacy to Psychological Distress: A Sequential Mediation Model via Psychological Flexibility and Future Anxiety | ||
2 | Dagmara Lewicka Governing Industrial Symbiosis: From Episodic Exchange to Network-Building Capacity | ||
3 | Hiroaki Murase From Local Government Partnerships to Interorganizational Networks: Tourism, Educational, Economic, and Cultural Exchange between Nara and Samarkand | ||
16:00–17:45 | Session 5b | Chair: Markus Brem | Room 2 | |
1 | Markus Brem Networking Effect in International Corporate Taxation: The Case of Transfer Pricing Consulting | ||
2 | Adam Oleksiuk Economic Coordination in Polish and Czech Systemic Debates: A Comparative Analysis in the Era of the Network | ||
3 | Anetta Čaplánová and Ľubomír Darmo Educational Inequalities as a Driver of Socio-Economic Disparities in Slovakia | ||
4 | Andrea Szalavetz and Magdolna Sass Outward FDI from Central and Eastern Europe: A New Perspective on FDI Motivations | ||
17:45–18:45 | Uzbek music and dance | Grand Hall Next to Hotel |
20:00–22:00 | Conference dinner | Kohinur Plaza Hotel |
WEDNESDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2026
09:00–10:45 | Session 6 | Chair: Aveed Raha | Room 1 | |
1 | Maria Trappen, Josef Windsperger Who Decides? The Impact of Blockchain and AI on Decision Rights in Financial Institutions | ||
2 | Nina Gorovaia and Stavros Zenios A Systematic Literature Review of Political Risk in Economics and Finance: A Topic Modeling Approach | ||
3 | Anetta Čaplánová and Ľubomír Darmo Community-Driven Regional Transformation in Slovakia: A Framework for Green, Digital and Inclusive Transition | ||
4 | Andreas Knorr Antitrust Implications of Airline Joint Ventures: The Lufthansa vs. Condor Flugdienst Case | ||
10:45–11:00 | Closing session | Josef Windsperger and Aveed Raha | Room 1 |
11:00–11:15 | Coffee break |
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11:30–14:30 | Guided city tour |
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Please register for the guided tour at the registration desk on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Josef Windsperger, University of Vienna (Organizing Chair) |
Aveed Raha, University of Vienna (Co-organizer) |
Oksana Galak, University of Vienna |
Gérard Cliquet, University of Rennes |
Dildar Hussain, Rennes School of Business |
Nina Gorovaia, Frederick University |
Muhammad Zafar Yaqub, King Abdulaziz University |