Olá Ivan,
I want to thank you for everything you have done for me. We met through your generosity, when you offered cocktails to some of us, PhD students at our first AOM. Since then, more drinks have followed, lots of laughter, and various reflections on how to change this academic institution that sometimes feels too tight. We became friends, and conference and party buddies.
I don’t think I ever expressed how much you have inspired me and how much I owe you. It is only because of you that I decided to become more active in the ONE community (to give back that generosity I had received and didn't think I deserved). It is because of your support that I founded the PhD Community. You took me under your wing from day zero, constantly helping me to improve my research ideas and inspiring me make an impact in and out of academia.
The academic community has lost an amazing person, always willing to help others unconditionally, a great servant and builder of our community. I have lost a mentor, a guide, and a friend to turn to for sage advice on how to survive the madness of academia. It is hard to imagine what the journey will be like without your guidance and support.
I promise that we will carry on your ideas for change and not thwart your efforts.
Your memory and light will always guide us.
Bon viatge amic meu. Et trobaré molt a faltar.
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Lucrezia Nava
Lecturer in Corporate Social Responsibility
Bayes Business School (formerly Cass)
United Kingdom
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