“…The seed was planted, and the gardener was keen to ensure that the plant would grow beautifully; the more than 30 years that have passed since then -until Anthony left us -allow us to assert that this has indeed been the case and, moreover, that he has continued to be an inspiration for the EAA's activities during the ten years since his death, including the creation of an award bearing his name, immortalising his accomplishments: 'The Anthony G. Hopwood Award for Academic Leadership'. 1 No small number of articles about his life and work were published by our colleagues (Agudelo 2013;Birnberg et al, 2013;Chapman & Shields, 2008;Chapman et al, 2009; Carmona & Lukka, 2010; Carmona, 2010; Miller 2010, etc. ), revealing his intellectual gifts and abilities, his academic and organisational responsibilities, his publications, his international focus and his leadership.…”