Building Thriving Organizations: Strategies for Long-Term Success

A special issue of Merits (ISSN 2673-8104).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 110

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Department of Management Marketing, Universitatea Valahia din Târgoviște, 130005 Dâmbovița, Romania
Interests: work diversity; human resource management; motivation; communication; leadership; social responsibility; corporate cultures; performance; talent management; psychology; diversity in the workplace

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Department of Economic Disciplines, Faculty of Economics, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Arad, Romania
Interests: management; marketing

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Merits, entitled “Building Thriving Organizations: Strategies for Long-Term Success”.

The ability of organizations to thrive rather than merely survive is currently a major concern in regard to the economy, society, and technology. In addition to from financial success, thriving organizations are resilient, agile, and highly aligned between strategic intent, individuals, and values. These are the qualities required in the age of global challenges such as digital disruption, population changes, requirements for sustainability, and new workforce expectations. There is a large body of literature in this area that deals with various disciplines including strategic management, organizational behavior, leadership, human resource development, and ethics. Existing studies offer critical analyses of the ways institutions create conditions for lasting success while maintaining their relevance and social legitimacy in a complex world.

The challenge of understanding the enabling conditions for sustainable organizational success is a timely one for scholars and practitioners in times of digitalization, climate change, shifting employee aspirations, and ESG pressures.

This Special Issue aims to explore how organizations can build and sustain the capabilities, structures, and cultures that allow them to thrive long-term. We encourage contributions that examine strategic choices, leadership practices, workplace conditions, and institutional values that promote resilience, innovation, and well-being at all levels of the organization.

The topic is closely aligned with the scope of Merits, which emphasizes human and organizational performance, workplace strategy, and institutional merit. Through this Special Issue, we aim to gather a coherent set of high-quality articles that reflect both the theoretical and practical dimensions of this subject. If the number of accepted papers reaches the required threshold, this Special Issue may also be published in book form.

In this Special Issue, original research articles, reviews, conceptual contributions, and case studies are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Resilience and adaptive capacity in organizations;
  • Leadership approaches that support long-term development;
  • Employee well-being, engagement, and inclusion;
  • Strategic human resource management and talent development;
  • Innovation and organizational learning;
  • Ethical governance and value-driven decision-making;
  • Cultural transformation and psychological safety;
  • The role of technology in enabling organizational adaptability;
  • Measuring long-term performance beyond financial outcomes;
  • Stakeholder engagement and responsible value creation;
  • Organizational resilience and strategic foresight;
  • Purpose-driven leadership and ethical governance;
  • Human capital development and talent sustainability;
  • Employee well-being, engagement, and psychological safety;
  • Innovation ecosystems and agile organizational models;
  • Inclusive culture and cross-cultural workplace practices;
  • Strategic alignment between values, vision, and outcomes;
  • Digital transformation and technological adaptability;
  • Stakeholder capitalism and ESG integration;
  • Indicators and metrics of long-term organizational success.

We welcome qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches, as well as interdisciplinary studies combining management, psychology, sociology, education, and technology.

We look forward to receiving your contributions that will help deepen the academic understanding of thriving organizations and support transformative practice.

Prof. Dr. Gabriel Croitoru
Prof. Dr. Lavinia Denisia Cuc
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • organizational resilience
  • strategic leadership
  • employee well-being
  • sustainable performance
  • human capital development
  • ethical governance
  • innovation and agility
  • purpose-driven organizations
  • digital transformation
  • stakeholder engagement

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