The conference will welcome contributions to the following topics:

• Theoretical considerations on rhetoric and its function in management and management research.

• Theoretical considerations on narratives and its functions in management and management research.

• Empirical studies on narratives and rhetoric on management activities, including business policy, entrepreneurship and all the classical functional areas and subjects.

• Theoretical or empirical studies on discourse analysis and linguistic methods

• The conference will also welcome panel contributions by doctoral students