Track at IFKAD2024: Complexity Approaches to Support New Knowledge and Business Development

We would like to invite you to submit a paper to the track, “Complexity Approaches to Support New Knowledge and Business Development,” taking place at this year’s International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics (IFKAD 2025) in Naples, Italy, from July 2-5, 2025.

This track explores how complexity science can address contemporary challenges in digital transformation, sustainability, global crises, and AI-driven innovation. We welcome theoretical, methodological, empirical, and practical contributions that leverage complexity approaches to advance knowledge and innovation management in business systems, from ecosystems to individual organizations.

Papers utilizing innovative methodologies in Complexity Science (e.g., Social Network Analysis, Agent-based Modeling, System Dynamics, AI) are especially encouraged.

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Important dates:

  • January 31, 2025: Extended abstract submission deadline
  • February 24, 2025: Acceptance notification to authors
  • April 20, 2025: Early bird registration cutoff
  • May 2, 2025: Full paper submission deadline
  • May 31, 2025: Registration deadline
  • July 2-4, 2025: Conference sessions

Organizers:

  • Giovanna Ferraro, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
  • Stephan Leitner, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
  • Raffaella Manzini, LIUC Università Cattaneo, Italy
  • Cristina Ponsiglione, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • Linda Ponta, University of Genoa, Italy