Special Issue "Digital Business for a Sustainable Future"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Gohar Khan
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Guest Editor
Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
Interests: digital business management; social media analytics (theories, models, use, and application in business) network science; self-governing/autonomous technologies; quantitative and qualitative methods
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Prof. Dr. Hangjung Zo
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Guest Editor
School of Business and Technology Management, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Korea
Interests: digital innovation; digital transformation
Mr. Feroz Abdul Karim
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Guest Editor
School of Business and Technology Management, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Korea
Interests: digital transformation; sustainability; social media

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Digital business has obfuscated the boundaries between physical and virtual worlds by creating new value creation models that were unimaginable before. Due to the emergence of novel digital technologies, such as big data, IoT, blockchain, cloud, and mobile computing, the dynamics of digital business are evolving at a warp speed. Business organizations are looking for ways to capitalize on these technologies to make digital business more sustainable. Given the remarkable implications of sustainable digital business for society, organizations and industries, there is an unprecedented interest in this area in academia and practice. Hence, the issue of sustainability in digital business is gaining traction. Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to understand the impact of digital business on sustainability and how it is going to shape future trends in this regard.

The Guest Editors welcome theoretical and empirical contributions that are focused on, but not limited to, the following topics:

- Trends in sustainable digital business practices;

- Digital green business models;

- Sustainable digital business transformation;

- Impact of digital business on sustainability;

- Sustainability of digital platforms and ecosystems;

- Big-data-driven sustainable business models;

- Sustainable business practices and social media;

- Digital innovation for business sustainability;

- Digital transformations for sustainable business.

Dr. Gohar Khan
Prof. Dr. Hangjung Zo
Mr. Feroz Abdul Karim
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • digital business
  • sustainability
  • business models
  • innovation

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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