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Artificial Intelligence in Marketing: Transforming Strategy, Insight and Consumer Engagement
edited by and Andreas Masouras
submission deadline 28 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; marketing analytics; machine learning; digital transformation; consumer engagement; ethical AI in marketing
Emerging Family Firms: Leadership and Entrepreneurship submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open
Keywords: family firms; family business; entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial orientation; leadership; succession; socioemotional wealth; governance; innovation; strategic renewal
The Future of Work and the Multigenerational Workplaces and Workforce
edited by , John Burgess and Alan Nankervis
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: automation and gig economy; equality; diversity; and inclusion; future of work; human resources management; multigenerational workplaces and workforce; sustainable development
Tourism and Hospitality Marketing: Trends and Best Practices—2nd Edition
edited by , Vidina Díaz-Padilla and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: tourism marketing; hospitality marketing; innovation marketing; tourism digitalization; marketing destination; marketing and sustainability; marketing and the metaverse
Building a Sustainable Sharing Economy: Corporate Responsibility, Integration and Innovation submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable sharing economy; corporate social responsibility (CSR); circular business models; responsible innovation; stakeholder engagement; sustainable entrepreneurship; ESG strategies; collaborative consumption; business sustainability; digital transformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section International Entrepreneurship)
Environmental Racism in Firms: Strategies for Advancing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)
edited by Padmi Nagirikandalage and Kaouther Kooli
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental Racism; strategy; equality; diversity; inclusion; EDI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender, Race and Diversity in Organizations)
The Many Paths to Innovation: Voices of Migrant, Minority and Gender Diverse Entrepreneurs
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: entrepreneurship; innovation; migrants; minorities; gender diverse; LGBTQ; policy; economic growth; cross-border routes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender, Race and Diversity in Organizations)
Entrepreneurship and Disruptive Technologies: Embracing Innovation
edited by Antonina Bauman and Carol Heitman-Lucy
submission deadline 4 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; entrepreneurship; innovation; disruptive technologies; creative environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section International Entrepreneurship)
Strategic Partnership Between Leadership and Work Climates to Elevate the Role of HR in Organizational Success
edited by Carlos Santiago Torner
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4215 | Submission Open
Keywords: human resources; leadership; work climates; well-being; organizational objectives; organizational strategy; occupational health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Strategic Management)
Marketing in the Platform Economy—Performance, Value Creation, and Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital platforms; digital marketplaces; platform governance; responsible use of consumer data; algorithmic transparency; platform marketing strategies
Innovative Financing Tools for SMEs
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open
Keywords: SMEs; innovative financing; fintech; strategy; fraud risk; equity; debt; decision-making
Reimagining Value Creation: Digital Business Models in a Global Context
edited by Yusaf H. Akbar and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital business models; platform economy; global digital transformation; business model innovation; institutions and regulation
Making Marketing Effortless: Creating Online Brand Communities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: online brand communities; online consumers; brand performance; collaborative community building; brand management; collaborative marketing
From Projects to Strategy: How Project Management Drives Strategic Decision-Making in Modern Business submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: project management; strategic decision-making; organizational competitiveness; sustainability challenges; risk management; innovation and agility; governance; transformational change
Sustainable Governance in the Digital Era: From ESG Adoption to Strategic Value Creation submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable governance ESG; digital transformation; strategic value creation; organizational performance; stakeholder engagement; corporate sustainability; responsible innovation data driven decision-making; AI and digital technologies in governance sustainability; reporting ESG metrics and impact assessment; digital ethics and accountability sustainable business models; organizational maturity in ESG
Strategic HR Integration of Self-Leadership: Well-Being, Work Happiness and Performance in Organizations
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open
Keywords: self-leadership; strategic human resource management (SHRM)/(self-leadership as an HRM strategy); health-promoting and sustainable self-leadership (e.g.; leadership development; energy management; resilience; stress and sickness absence; return to work); psychological capital (PsyCap) and self-efficacy; employee well-being and resilience; work engagement and happiness; innovation; creativity; and learning; organizational performance and retention; emotional self-regulation and coping; digitalization; AI; and future-fit HRM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Leadership)
Emerging Trends in Organizational Management and Business Innovation: Theory and Practice
edited by , and Natalia Sulikashvili
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative management methods; change management; entrepreneurship innovation; transformative technologies; green human resource management; innovative organizational design and culture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Strategic Management)
Decent Work and Sustainable Development in the Care Economy: Meaningfulness and Equity in Undervalued Essential Roles
edited by , and John Burgess
submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: care economy; decent work; sustainable development; frontline workers; unpaid care work; decent work deficit; undervaluation of work; vulnerable employment; policy intervention; social protection; labor standards; work precariousness; work dignity; work rights and well-being
Research on the Application of Emerging Technologies in Marketing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging technologies; technology-driven marketing; artificial intelligence (AI); augmented reality (AR); virtual reality (VR); blockchain marketing applications; internet of things (IoT) in marketing; big data analytics; consumer behavior; digital transformation in marketing
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