11-13 September 2025
Pepperdine University, Malibu, USA

Engaged Management
Scholarship Conference 2025

Waves of Impact in Business and Society
Applied Business Management Research
This annual conference is an exciting opportunity for doctoral students, alumni, faculty, staff, and managers involved in engaged management research and evidence-based management to network, share ideas, attend inspiring keynotes and interactive sessions.
Join us for the

15th annual international
Engaged Management Scholarship conference,
11-13 September 2025.

The 15th Annual Conference on Engaged Management Scholarship (EMS) is organized by the Executive DBA Council (EDBAC) and Pepperdine Graziadio Business School in Los Angeles, California.
The EMS conference is an annual premier summit for a growing global community of management scholar-practitioners and DBA and Executive PhD programs.
It offers an opportunity to meet, share exciting practice-oriented yet rigorous research findings, and engage in debates around management education for scholar-practitioners.
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The Venue
Pepperdine is a Christian university committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values, where students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. Consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful places to study, Pepperdine is where you're inspired to learn as you learn to inspire.
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