Archiv der Kategorie: Call for Papers

CfP: Herbstworkshop 2020 der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personal an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Hiermit laden wir zur Einreichung von Aufsätzen und Kurzbeiträgen für den kommenden Herbstworkshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personal ein. Eine Vielfalt an Themen, Theorien und Methoden ist erwünscht. Neben Forschungsergebnissen können auch Projekte in einem frühen Stadium präsentiert werden (Kurzbeiträge). Entsprechend sind zwei Formen von Beiträgen möglich:

1. Aufsatz: Bitte reichen Sie einen vollständigen Aufsatz in Deutsch oder Englisch mit 8.000 bis 10.000 Wörtern ein. Bitte vermerken Sie auf dem (getrennt einzusendenden) Titelblatt, ob Ihr Beitrag für den Best Paper Award der Zeitschrift PERSONALquarterly berücksichtigt werden soll. Der Award wird an Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und Nachwuchswissenschaftler für den besten Beitrag mit hohem Praxisbezug im Rahmen des Herbstworkshops verliehen.

2. Kurzbeitrag: Bitte reichen Sie eine ausführliche Zusammenfassung Ihres Projektes mit etwa 1.500 bis 2.000 Wörtern ein. Es ist geplant, für eingereichte Kurzbeiträge, die sich bis August 2020 zu einem Full Paper entwickelt haben, einen Paper Development Workshop anzubieten. Bitte vermerken Sie bei Ihrer Einreichung auf einem separaten Titelblatt, ob Ihr Kurzbeitrag dafür in Frage kommt.

Ihr Beitrag wird anonym begutachtet, wobei ein Aufsatz detailliertere Gutachten erhält als eine Zusammenfassung. Um die Begutachtung zu erleichtern, bitten wir Sie, den Text zu anonymisieren und separat davon ein Titelblatt mit Kontaktdaten einzureichen. Senden Sie die Dateien als PDF bitte bis Sonntag, 24. Mai 2020 an die Adresse wkpers@hhu.de. Eine Rückmeldung über die Annahmeentscheidung erhalten Sie bis zum 10. Juli 2020.

Auf Basis der begutachteten Einreichungen wird entschieden, ob und in welchem Format Ihr Beitrag vorgestellt werden soll. Die folgenden Formate sind vorgesehen:

1. klassischer Vortrag (30 Minuten einschließlich Diskussion)

2. Kurzpräsentation (ca. 20 Minuten einschließlich Diskussion)

3. ggf. Paper Development Workshop (ca. 30 Minuten pro Paper)

Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Einreichungen und darauf, Sie im Herbst 2020 in Düsseldorf begrüßen zu dürfen!

Prof. Dr. Stefan Süß

Call for Papers

CfP: Organizational Agility – Adaptive strategies, inspiring leaders & flexible structures (Journal of Competences, Strategy and Management Vol. 11)

During the last decades it has become widely accepted in management science that organizations continuously adapt to dynamic environments. Dynamic capability theory, for example, emphasizes that organizations should be constantly changing in dynamic environments (Eisenhardt & Martin, 2000; Wilden, Devinney, & Dowling, 2016). Similarly, process organization studies have proposed that organizing is inherently instable and adaptive, making change the rule rather than the exception (Tsoukas & Chia, 2002). Recently, these dynamics become visible in empirical phenomena such as digitalization, Industry 4.0, the sharing-economy, sustainability, or e-mobility. The central question remains how organizing can account for the flexibility required to strive and survive in these dynamic environments.

Organizational agility is a concept that is increasingly gaining popularity (Goldman, Nagel, & Preiss, 1995; Sambamurthy, Bharadwaj, & Grover, 2003; Tallon & Pinsonneault, 2011). We define organizational agility as the process of how organizations sense their environment and (re)act accordingly in order to survive in dynamics environments. Even though the agility concept is relevant, a comprehensive understanding of what underpins organizational agility is still missing. This special issue seeks to fill this gap. In order to attain this goal it strives to unravel the underlying micro-aspects and processes that support or inhibit organizational agility (Salvato & Rerup, 2011).
The special issue particularly encourages contributions that unpack three specific dimensions that underlie organizational agility: adaptive strategies, inspiring leaders and flexible structures. However, it is not limited to these dimensions.

Important notes
• While we embrace a variety of theoretical perspectives, we urge contributors to clearly state how their manuscript helps to better understand organizational agility, defined as the process of how organizations sense their environment and (re)act accordingly in order to survive in dy-namics environments.
• Note that organizational agility is not similar to agile methods. Even though it might be possible to link either aspects (or use agile methods as an empirical context) manuscripts should make a primary contribution to better understand organizational agility.
• Even though we embrace different methods and theoretical approaches, manuscripts should build on a consistent theoretical and methodological basis. We are open to all kinds of method-ological approaches, such as quantitative, qualitative and mixed method studies. Conceptual papers are also considered.
• All manuscripts have to be formatted according to the author guidelines. These guidelines can be found on the journal website.

Submission
The deadline for submission is the 30st of April 2020, 23:59 UTC+1. Manuscripts have to be submitted via the submission system at the journal webpage (www.jcsm-journal.de). The special issue is scheduled for end of 2020. If you need assistance please contact martin.rost@bwi.uni-stuttgart.de.

Editors of this issue                                                                                                                               Prof. Dr. Birgit Renzl                                                                                                                                     Dr. Christian A. Mahringer                                                                                                                            Dr. Martin Rost

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CfP: Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) from Nordic and Comparative Perspectives

Call for Papers: Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) from Nordic and Comparative Perspectives

Guest Editors:

Simon Fietze, Martin Senderovitz, & Jesper Raalskov, University of Southern Denmark

Special Issue

SMEs play a significant role in economic development. They stimulate competition and create jobs by developing new technologies and products. However, SMEs’ are often prevented from realizing their potential due to internal and external constraints. To deal with these constraints, on the one hand, international, national and regional policies support a number of initiatives to assist SMEs’ growth and development. On the other hand, the dynamic competitive landscape of the twenty-first century is highlighting an increased need for SMEs to emphasize the managerialization of their organizational structure and processes as well as the professionalization of individuals involved in the organization to ensure long-term survival and growth.

Research on managerialization has shown, that SMEs are characterized by a lower adoption of managerial processes, because of the strong linkages between manager and company. In addition, there is a lack of management knowledge at different levels. It is commonly highlighted that the management in these firms is characterized by some degree of informality and that individual and social control systems are more suited to these enterprises, due to common shared values and languages, informal relationships, etc.

In addition, decisions in SMEs are also determined by the institutional and contextual factors and in consequence how much of their potential is realized (e.g. innovation). The Nordic context and their countries’ business systems have during the last few years served as exemplary models for practitioners from business, politics, and research. The Northern European countries are among the most competitive economies, have a well-developed welfare system and a large public sector. These qualities have raised an increased interest both among practitioners and scholars alike to understand the “success” mechanisms of the Nordic business systems.

Based on these considerations, the purpose of this special issue of management revue – Socio-Economic Studies is to enhance our understanding of management practices in  SMEs from a Nordic and comparative perspective. Topics may include, but are not limited to the following issues:

  • What institutional conditions determine management practices in SMEs?
  • What is the role of managerial mechanisms and professional managers in SMEs and family firms’ development and growth?
  • How do social- and environmental considerations influence management practices in SMEs in a Nordic context?
  • What is the role of HR in developing management practices in SMEs?
  • How does talent management impact SMEs‘ development and growth?

This is not an exhaustive list.

management revue – Socio-Economic Studies

management revue – Socio-Economic Studies is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary European journal publishing both qualitative and quantitative work, as well as purely theoretical papers that advance the study of management, organization, and industrial relations. Management Revue publishes articles that contribute to theory from a number of disciplines, including business and public administration, organizational behavior, economics, sociology, and psychology. Reviews of books relevant to management and organization studies are a regular feature.

Deadline

Full papers for this special issue must be submitted by 30 September 2020. All contributions will be subject to double-blind reviews. Papers invited to a ‘revise and resubmit’ are due March 31st, 2021. The publication is scheduled for the issue 3/2022. Please submit your papers electronically via the online submission system using ‘SI Management in SMEs’ as article section.

Submission Guidelines

Manuscript length should not exceed 10,000 words (excluding references) and the norm should be 30 pages in double-spaced type with margins of about 2.5 cm on each side of the page. Further, please follow the guidelines on the journal’s homepage.

Hoping to hear from you!

Simon Fietze (simonf@sam.sdu.dk)
Martin Senderovitz

Jesper Raalskov

 

CfP: Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises »Empirische Personal- und Organisationsforschung« 2020

Die diesjährige Tagung des Arbeitskreises »Empirische Personal- und Organisationsforschung« findet am 19. und 20. November 2020 in Flensburg statt.

Der thematische Schwerpunkt der Tagung ist: »Transformation durch Organisation«

In den Diskussionen um die großen Herausforderungen der Gegenwart (Klimawandel, Digitalisierung, soziale Gerechtigkeit, Integration, etc.) wird immer wieder auf die Notwendigkeit tiefgreifender gesellschaftlicher Transformationsprozesse verwiesen. Ungeachtet aller Tendenzen einer Erosion herkömmlicher organisationaler Strukturen und Grenzen dürfte sowohl Wirtschaftsunternehmen als auch anderen Organisationen in diesen Prozessen eine kaum zu überschätzende Bedeutung zukommen: Sie fungieren als wesentliche »Transformationsriemen« zwischen öffentlichem Diskurs, politischer Rahmengestaltung und konkretem Verhalten. In diesem Zusammenhang sehen sich daher auch Unternehmen bzw. Organisationen selbst einem erheblichen Anpassungs- und Veränderungsdruck ausgesetzt, der praktisch jede Facette interner Struktur-, Prozess- und Arbeitsgestaltung berührt. Die Tagung des Arbeitskreises spricht all diejenigen an, die sich wissenschaftlich (und vorzugsweise empirisch) mit daran anknüpfenden Fragen aus dem Bereich der Personal- und/oder Organisationsforschung beschäftigen. Erwünscht sind englisch- oder deutschsprachige Beiträge beispielsweise zu folgenden Themen:

  • Organisationale Auswirkungen gesellschaftlicher Veränderungen
  • Arbeitsbedingungen und Arbeitsbeziehungen im Wandel
  • Erscheinungsformen und Konsequenzen organisationaler bzw. personalpolitischer Transformation
  • Arbeitswelt und soziale Integration
  • Transformation, Innovation und kooperative Organisationsformen
  • Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen zwischen Kontinuität und Wandel

Daneben sind wie immer selbstverständlich auch Beiträge willkommen, die sich mit anderen Themen der empirischen Personal- und Organisationsforschung jenseits des Tagungsthemas befassen.

Die Einreichungsfrist endet am 31.08.2020.

Weitere Informationen zur Tagung finden Sie hier.

CfP: International Conference on Challenges in Managing Smart Products and Services (CHIMSPAS 2020)

Smart products and services are about to transform both markets and companies. In 2019, researchers discussed corresponding managerial issues during the First Conference on Challenges in Managing Smart Products and Services (CHIMSPAS, find a short video here). Motivated by this fruitful first conference, we invite colleagues from diverse management fields as well as colleagues from engineering and practitioners to join us for a follow-up conference.
This second CHIMSPAS conference will take place in Bielefeld, a lovely town in the center of East Westphalia, which is the home of numerous highly successful SME with several of them being ‘hidden champions’ in their industries. Bielefeld University in particular hosts the Center for Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC) as well as the Institute of Technological Innovation, Market Development and Entrepreneurship (iTIME), which are concerned with engineering and economic issues of smart products and services.

We welcome conceptual, empirical, and analytical works to be presented at CHIMSPAS. Possible contributions should be submitted as extended abstracts. Both completed research and work in progress are eligible.

An award for the most influential conference contribution will be presented during the conference.

Topics of Interest
Conference contributions need to be related to challenges in managing smart products and services, which might arise in diverse fields such as those listed in the following:
• Business Information Systems Engineering (e.g. establishing smart service platforms)
• Entrepreneurship (e.g. collaboration with startups in developing smart products)
• Human Resource Management (e.g. new skills required, new working styles or cultural norms)
• Innovation and Technology Management (e.g. barriers to smart product adoption and diffusion, acquisition of required technologies)
• Logistics (e.g. continuous tracking of products w.r.t. location, current condition, environment)
• Marketing (e.g. finer customer segmentation, better after-sale service, novel pricing strategies)
• Organization (e.g. new organizational structures to coordinate units more closely)
• Production (e.g. predictive analytics enabling service innovation in manufacturing, industry 4.0)
• Services Management (e.g. smart service systems)
• Strategic Management (e.g. new business model, importance of data, open or closed system)

Abstract Submission
Authors should send their abstracts (as a pdf file with a maximum of 500 words) to the conference e-mail address chimspas@uni-bielefeld.de by April 1, 2020. There will be no publicly available conference proceedings and, thus, abstract submission to the conference do not impede submission of the full paper to a journal afterwards.

Important Dates
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2020
Authors Notification: End of April 2020
Early Bird register closing date: May 31, 2020
Final registration date for all presenting authors: June 30, 2020

Conference
August 27–28, 2020

Conference Organizers
• Nicola Bilstein, JProf., Management of Smart Products, Bielefeld University
• Christian Stummer, Prof., Innovation and Technology Management, Bielefeld University

Venue
The conference takes place in the ZiF Building at Bielefeld University.

Conference Website
Further information and updates can be obtained from the conference website: www.chimspas.de

Call for Abstracts

CfP: 2nd Crowdworking Symposium

The 2nd Crowdworking Symposium will take place July 9-10, 2020 in Paderborn, Germany, focusing on “Ability – Motivation – Opportunity for Digital Work”. It offers researchers the opportunity to present academic research related to the emerging fields of crowdsourcing, crowd work, cloud work, gig work, online freelancing, and other forms of on-demand labor. Two WK Personal members (Astrid Reichel, Martin Schneider) are on the scientific committee. The German Journal of Human Resource Management is planning a special issue on the same topic, which will be announced soon.

Deadline for extended abstracts (2-4 pages) to the symposium: 15 February 2020

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CfP: 7. Rostocker Dienstleistungstagung

Die Erforschung einzelner Dienstleistungen und ganzer Dienstleistungsbranchen hat national wie international einen zentralen Stellenwert erlangt. Der Forschungsbedarf ist aber weiterhin groß, da sich die bislang entwickelten Konzepte und Theorien zur Analyse von industriellen Aktivitäten nicht grundsätzlich auf den Dienstleistungssektor mit seinen immateriellen Gütern übertragen lassen.

Der Forschungsschwerpunkt des Instituts für Betriebswirtschaftslehre der Universität Rostock liegt daher im Bereich „Dienstleistungsmanagement und Dienstleistungsmärkte“. Zur Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Austauschs über diese Thematik führt das Institut deshalb – nun bereits zum siebten Mal – eine Tagung in Rostock über die neuesten Entwicklungen in der Dienstleistungsforschung durch. Diese Tagung dient Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern aus der Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Volkswirtschaftslehre, Wirtschaftspsychologie, Soziologie und auch anderen dienstleistungsorientierten Forschungsdisziplinen zum wissenschaftlichen Diskurs. Die Tagung wird von Prof. Dr. Andreas Pfingsten (Finance Center Münster, Institut für Kreditwesen, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster) mit einer Key-Note Speech eröffnet.

Wir laden hiermit Interessierte ein, sich mit der Präsentation ihrer Forschungsergebnisse an der Tagung zu beteiligen. Vorgesehen sind sowohl Vorträge (30 min. sowie 15 min. für Diskussion) als auch Posterpräsentationen. Erwünscht sind Beiträge aus allen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen, die sich mit der Erforschung von Dienstleistungen beschäftigen. Insbesondere sind Forschungsarbeiten in einem frühen Stadium erwünscht, damit die Tagung als Diskussionsplattform zur Weiterentwicklung der Forschung genutzt werden kann. Neben Arbeiten, die sich funktionalen Aspekten des Dienstleistungsmanagements widmen, wie z. B. der Arbeitsgestaltung, der Interaktion zwischen Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern einerseits sowie Kundinnen und Kunden andererseits, der Gestaltung innovativer Dienstleistungen oder dem Dienstleistungscontrolling, sind auch Beiträge erwünscht, die Dienstleistungen aus der institutionellen Perspektive betrachten und Besonderheiten einzelner Dienstleistungen und Dienstleistungsunternehmen (wie bspw. Steuerberatung und Wirtschaftsprüfung, Finanzdienstleistungen, Tourismusunternehmen, Logistikunternehmen usw.) in den Vordergrund stellen.

Im Rahmen der siebten Rostocker Dienstleistungstagung wird wiederum die Jahrestagung der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Dienstleistungsmanagement im Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e. V. als gesonderter Track stattfinden. Die Konferenzsprache ist Deutsch und bei Bedarf Englisch

Weitere Informationen über die Tagung, das begleitende Programm für Nachwuchswissen-schaftlerinnen und -wissenschaftler sowie eine Formatvorlage für den Extended Abstract finden Sie im Internet unter http://www.dl-tagung.de/.

Die Einreichungsfrist endet am 31.03.2020.

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CfP: Science for Society? – Arbeits- und Organisationsformen der Zukunft

Am 14. und 15. Mai 2020 findet in Kiel die Tagung „Science for Society? – Arbeits- und Organisationsformen der Zukunft“ im Wissenschaftszentrum Kiel statt. Die Tagung wird veranstaltet von den unabhängigen Fachverbänden gfo – Gesellschaft für Organisation e. V. und GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V. in Kooperation mit der Fachhochschule Kiel, dem Institut für Innovationsforschung der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel sowie dem iaim Institute of Automation & Industrial Management und dem ipo Institut für Personal- & Organisationsforschung der FOM Hochschule. Weitere Informationen zu der Tagung und den Call for Papers finden Sie unter: https://www.fom.de/scienceforsociety.html.

Die Einreichungsfrist endet am 06.01.2020.

CfP: EURAM 2020 Track 03_09 & management revue – Socio-Economic Studies Special Issue – Entrepreneurial Management

Track Proponents & Guest Editors:

Simon Fietze, University of Southern Denmark

Sylvia Rohlfer, Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros (CUNEF), Spain

Claudio Petti, University of Salento, Italy

Abderrahman Hassi, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco

To create growth and increase the effectiveness of new business venturing as well as small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) entrepreneurial management practices play a pivotal role in exploiting entrepreneurial knowledge and utilizing it towards opportunity exploitation (Goel & Jones, 2016), innovation (Hisrich & Ramadani, 2017) and talent development (Pinheiro & Stensaker, 2014). In line with this, the track addresses entrepreneurial management practices from interdisciplinary and multi-level angles as an important variable in the interplay between individual, organizational and institutional contexts. We invite empirical and conceptual research that contributes to a better understanding of behaviour and mechanisms constituting the formation and diffusion of entrepreneurial management practices. These managerial practices include a wide range of means (e.g. management structure, decision processes learning, knowledge management, human resource system) that help a firm to remain competitive and contribute to organizational and societal value creation.

According to Gupta et al. (2004), entrepreneurs need to fill entrepreneurial and leadership roles and guide the organization through change by implementing certain bundles of practices to build strong dynamic capabilities to sense and seize innovation opportunities, (introducing new products, processes or practices), to successful venture (entering new businesses) or to renew strategically (improving internal coordination; Teece, 2016). Previous research was mainly concerned with the different life cycles of new ventures and problems related to maturity (Gray & Ariss, 1985) and certain types of entrepreneurial leadership (Kim et al., 2017). Thus, a better understanding of the dynamics of entrepreneurial and managerial behaviour of entrepreneurs is crucial.

The track provides an opportunity to take stock on these developments and to present research that addresses entrepreneurial management practices in combination with related fields (e.g. dynamic capabilities, internationalization). A critical issue is a better understanding of contextual factors. Mostly “Western“ theories have been applied and these theories may – to a certain degree – explain individual and organizational behaviour on a global level. However, institutional arrangements need to be considered as a driving force to explain the higher level of entrepreneurial activity in emerging economies compared to advanced markets, and, thus, the variation of entrepreneurial management practices.

European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2020

The European Academy of Management (EURAM) is a learned society founded in 2001. It aims at advancing the academic discipline of management in Europe. With members from 49 countries in Europe and beyond, EURAM has a high degree of diversity and provides its members with opportunities to enrich debates over a variety of research management themes and traditions.

Deadline for paper submission is 14 January 2020 (2pm Belgium time). Contributors are notified of acceptance on 19 March 2020. Further information about the deadlines and important other dates can be found on the EURAM homepage. Author’s guidelines and information about the submission procedure can also be found on the EURAM homepage.

Special Issue of management revue – Socio-Economic Studies

management revue – Socio-Economic Studies is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary European journal publishing both qualitative and quantitative work, as well as purely theoretical papers that advances the study of management, organization, and industrial relations. Management Revue publishes articles that contribute to theory from a number of disciplines, including business and public administration, organizational behaviour, economics, sociology, and psychology. Reviews of books relevant to management and organization studies are a regular feature.

All contributors to the EURAM track are invited to submit their paper for the special issue of management revue – Socio-Economic Studies. Full papers for this special issue must be submitted by September 30th, 2020. All contributions will be subject to double-blind reviews. Papers invited to a „revise and resubmit“ are due March 31st, 2021. The publication is scheduled for issue 2/2022. Please submit your papers electronically via the online submission system using „SI Entrepreneurial Management“ as article section.

Manuscript length should not exceed 8,000 words (excluding references) and the norm should be 30 pages in double-spaced type with margins of about 3 cm (1 inch) on each side of the page. Further, please follow the guidelines on the journal’s homepage.

CfP: New Work Arrangements – A review of concepts and theories

Guest Editors
Ralph Kattenbach, International School of Management, Hamburg
Johannes Moskaliuk, International School of Management, Stuttgart
Barbara Kump, WU Wien

Special Issue
Much has occurred since Frithjof Bergmann‘s seminal thoughts on New Work (1994; 2004; 2019): Smartphones, virtual communication and virtual cooperation have entered the business world. Digitalization has brought forth a completely new economy, agile work processes, AI services, a digital start-up culture, cloud work, new employment relationships, leadership styles, co-working tools and an enhanced spatial and temporal flexibility. These changes in work context and job characteristics, summarized as New Work Arrangements call for a revision of work related concepts and theories. However, even in top management research outlets, the pervasive presence of technology in organizational work has been neglected (Orlikowski & Scott, 2017).

With this special issue on “New Work Arrangements”, we would like to provide comprehensive insights into the many ways in which digitalization influences how we organize, manage and learn work. We also aim to present approaches from various disciplines to incorporate characteristics of New Work Arrangements in existing theories, models, and concepts. In an attempt to categorize the various faces of New Work Arrangements and to provide a guideline for contributions to our special issue, we focus on three central aspects that are influenced by digitalization:

New Organization

Digital technologies enable new business models and strategies; however, they also come with numerous behavioural and organizaitonal challenges for firms: For instance, online markets for talent and labor allow firms to out- source complex tasks but may have implications for knowledge management and human resource management. Adoption of digital technologies may require complementary investments in rare skills to bring about the intended productivity improvements in full (Leiponen et al., 2016). Furthermore, through the advent of digital technologies, virtual work has become the new normal: Staff members work from dispersed locations and interact through their smart phones or other mobile devices (Raghuram et al., 2019). This situation poses a number of new, interesting research questions, for example:

  • What effects have agile work processes, ubiquitous working and virtual teams on an individual and organizational level?
  • What influence do digitalization and artificial intelligence solutions have on work and job characteristics as well as work engagement, performance and perceived autonomy?
  • What is the role of organizational culture and team norms in explaining the impact of New Work Arrangements?
  • Which business models are successful from both an economic (e.g. increased profit) and a psychological (e.g. meaningful work) perspective?

New Leadership

New technologies enable arrangements that offer work-life flexibility. However, studies have shown that such arrangements do not necessarily benefit all groups of workers equally and may come with new challenges, such as promotion and pay schemes (Kossek & Lautsch, 2017). Moreover, such new work arrangements may require new forms of leadership (Banks et al., 2019; Sheniger, 2019). In addition, leaders may have to deal with changes in organizational identity, practice, and knowledge that need to be overcome when organizations become more and more digitalized (Kump, 2019). Possible questions for this special issue include:

  • How are leadership and communication in the workplace affected by digitalization?
  • How can we base trends like mindful leadership, holacracy or agile project management on solid research?
  • What are appropriate competencies, tools, styles or mindsets for leaders facing New Work Arrangements?
  • How can we use digital tools and methods to transfer knowledge, support self-reflection, and foster creativity?

New Learning

Digital devices, virtual reality and other innovative technologies offer new learning opportunities for workers at their workplaces (Noe, Clarke & Klein, 2014). At the same time, managers may need dynamic managerial capabilities in order to keep up to date with constant change (Helfat & Martin, 2014). These new situations require new management skills and may benefit from novel educational settings. Accordingly, new work arrangements come with manifold research questions regarding learning, for example:

  • Which influences has digitalization on learning and development in the workplace?
  • How can digital be used media to provide self-organized learning on the job?
  • How can we foster self-responsible learning competencies and a growth-oriented mindset?
  • What effects do concepts like micro-learning, nudging, and gamification have on learning motivation and learning success?

For the special issue, we invite contributions that consider the above mentioned or related topics of New Work Arrangements, both from a theoretical and an empirical point of view. Qualitative and quantitative research contributions are welcome. We also invite survey articles, best practice cases, didactical designs and book reviews.

Deadline
Full papers for this special issue of management revue – Socio-Economic Studies must be submitted by May 31, 2020. All contributions will be subject to double-blind review. Papers invited to a ‘revise and resubmit’ are due November 30, 2020. The publication is scheduled for issue 3/2021. Please submit your papers electronically via the online submission system ‘New Work Arrangements’ as article section: http://www.mrev.nomos.de/guidelines/submit-manuscript/

Submission Guidelines
Manuscript length should not exceed 8,000 words (excluding references) and the norm should be 30 pages in double-spaced type with margins of about 3 cm (1 inch) on each side of the page. Further, please follow the guidelines on the journal’s website (http://www.mrev.nomos.de/guidelines/).