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Building Sustainable and Tech-Driven SMEs: Strategies for Growth, Resilience, and Innovation submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open
Keywords: SMEs; sustainable business models; SME digital transformation; family-owned enterprises; entrepreneurial sustainability; technology adoption in SMEs; circular economy for SMEs; small business resilience
Administrative Strategies and Practices for Economic Growth and Development: Governance, Sustainability, and Digital Transformation in the 21st Century submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2830 | Submission Open
Keywords: administrative science; economic development; governance; sustainability; digital transformation; emerging economies; developed economies; public policy; state capacity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Strategic Management)
Comprehensive Studies on the Development of International Business submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open
Keywords: international business development; global expansion strategies; dynamic capabilities; global value chains; SME internationalization; digital platforms; sustainability and ESG; cross-border risk management; global talent mobility; comparative international studies
Artificial Intelligence and Government Transformation: Digital Government in Practice
edited by Li Chun Chiang and Helen Dian Fridayani
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); digital governance; public sector innovation; smart government; policy design; data-driven decision-making; E-government; ethics and accountability; algorithmic governance; digital transformation
Digital Challenges and Financial Analysis Systems in Entrepreneurship and Public Management
edited by and Nikolaos T. Giannakopoulos
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: strategic management; public sector; financial risk & bankruptcy; accounting & earnings management; marketing; financial performance; digital transformation; ICT adoption; strategic and computational business modeling; DSS; ESGs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Strategic Management)
Emerging Family Firms: Leadership and Entrepreneurship submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 261 | 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 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: automation and gig economy; equality; diversity; and inclusion; future of work; human resources management; multigenerational workplaces and workforce; sustainable development
The Many Paths to Innovation: Voices of Migrant, Minority and Gender Diverse Entrepreneurs
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 36 | 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)
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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2363 | 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)
Innovative Financing Tools for SMEs
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open
Keywords: SMEs; innovative financing; fintech; strategy; fraud risk; equity; debt; decision-making
Marketing in the Platform Economy—Performance, Value Creation, and Sustainability
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital platforms; digital marketplaces; platform governance; responsible use of consumer data; algorithmic transparency; platform marketing strategies
Making Marketing Effortless: Creating Online Brand Communities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: online brand communities; online consumers; brand performance; collaborative community building; brand management; collaborative marketing
Reimagining Value Creation: Digital Business Models in a Global Context
edited by Yusaf H. Akbar and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital business models; platform economy; global digital transformation; business model innovation; institutions and regulation
From Projects to Strategy: How Project Management Drives Strategic Decision-Making in Modern Business submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: project management; strategic decision-making; organizational competitiveness; sustainability challenges; risk management; innovation and agility; governance; transformational change
Strategic HR Integration of Self-Leadership: Well-Being, Work Happiness and Performance in Organizations
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 122 | 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)
Research on the Application of Emerging Technologies in Marketing
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 179 | 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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