Madrid Work & Organizations Workshop.
IESE Madrid · May 21-22, 2026
We are pleased to announce the 2026 Madrid Work & Organizations Workshop.
The workshop will take place on May 21-22, 2026 at IESE Business School, Madrid Campus. We are looking forward to the keynotes by Erin L. Kelly (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Lauren Rivera (Northwestern University) and Vera Rocha (Copenhagen Business School).
In addition we look forward to your abstract submissions submitted by February 29th, 2026 (call for papers coming soon).
The Madrid Work & Organizations Workshop brings together scholars doing research in strategic human capital, industrial relations, organizational behavior, personnel economics, and related fields. The workshop is an informal forum to discuss research in progress and foster collaboration among researchers. It is an excellent setting to receive feedback for ongoing projects, as the publications that have followed presentation attest to.
The workshop takes place annually and it is co-organized in turns by Carlos III University, IESE Business School, and IE Business School. This year the workshop will take place at IESE Business School on May 21st and 22nd 2026 (starting midday on Thursday May 21st and ending early afternoon on Friday the 22nd). There is no registration fee.
We hope to see you at the workshop! Please share this link with anyone that you think could be interested in participating.
Thursday, May 21
Aula Rafael del Pino (Master’s Building)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Registration and Welcome Cocktail (Dinning room, Master’s Building)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Keynote speech
Tainting or Telling: How the Meaning of Social Ties Varies Across Discipline
- Lauren Rivera, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Paper session
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Coffee break
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Parallel roundtable sessions
Friday, May 22
Aula Rafael del Pino (Master’s Building)
9:30 am – 10:30 am: Keynote speech
Breaking in or burning out? Entrepreneurial careers and gender gaps in mental health
- Vera Rocha, Copenhagen Business School
10:30 am – 11:00: Coffee break
11:00 am – 12:15 pm Parallel roundtable sessions
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Keynote speech
Voice, Exit, and Emergent Empowerment: Findings from a multi-method, cluster-randomized trial in U.S. fulfillment centers
- Erin Kelly, MIT Sloan School of Management
1:30 – 3:00 pm: Lunch break (garden; weather allowing)
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Paper session
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Workshop highlights and wrap up
Rocío Bonet
IE Business School
Eduardo Melero
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Jaime Ortega
Universidad Carlos III Madrid
The following hotels offer exclusive rates for conference attendees. Reservations can be made directly with the hotel.
- Exe Zarzuela Park ***
Calle de Darío Aparicio, 32, 28023 Madrid
Tel.: +34 912 11 49 00
Email: reservas@exezarzuelapark.com
- AC Hotel by Marriott Aravaca ****
Camino de la Zarzuela, 3, 28023 Madrid
Tel: +34 917 40 06 80
- Meliá Madrid Princesa *****
Calle de la Princesa, 27, 28008 Madrid
Tel.: +34 911 98 93 87
Email: melia.madrid.princesa@melia.com
- Exe Moncloa ****
Calle Arcipreste de Hita, 10, 28015 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 745 92 99
Email: reservas@hotelexemoncloa.com
- NH Madrid Chamberí ***
Calle de Bretón de los Herreros, 29, 28003 Madrid
Tel: +34 916 00 81 46
Email: nhchamberi@nh-hotels.com
IESE’s campus in Madrid is 25 minutes away both from the city center and the airport (Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez). The Madrid campus covers 33,600 square meters and is located in Pinar del Cerro del Águila which is within the vicinity of the Casa de Campo, the main green lung of the city.
You can find more information about the IESE Madrid campus, including how to get there, here.