Olga Petričević, University of Calgary

Christos N. Pitelis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Stratos Ramoglou, University of Bristol

Catherine L. Wang, Brunel University of London

Shaker A. Zahra, University of Minnesota

This special issue examines how entrepreneurial firms internationalize amid systemic disruptions from geopolitical, technological, and institutional shocks. Rather than treating disruption as occasional crisis, it positions persistent turbulence as the default operating condition reshaping how ventures compete globally. The focus shifts from traditional questions about early entry timing to how firms adapt, survive, and reconfigure while designing new competitive advantages.

The call seeks research integrating strategy, international business, entrepreneurship, and innovation to understand how entrepreneurial agency interacts with systemic shocks. It invites theoretical and empirical work examining strategic reconfiguration, dynamic capabilities, and knowledge mobility in fragmented global contexts, investigating how ventures develop dexterity, orchestrate cross-border relationships and digital infrastructures, navigate regulatory complexity, and build resilience amid technological volatility and geopolitical realignment.

Appel publié par Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• Geopolitical bifurcation and regulatory fragmentation
• Timing and sequencing of internationalization
• Temporary, relational, and ecosystem-based advantage
• Foreign market entry modes under disruption
• Strategic dexterity and resource orchestration
• Dynamic capabilities in fragmented global ecosystems
• Digital infrastructures and interorganizational alliances
• Non-market and political capabilities
• Cross-border knowledge creation and protection
• Talent and digital capital mobility
• Location strategy and geopolitical safe zones
• Business model innovation in disrupted contexts
• Entrepreneurial judgment under persistent turbulence

Timeline

• January 1, 2027: Submission window opens
• March 31, 2027: Submission deadline

Associate editors

• Yong Li, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

This special issue examines how trust functions in business-to-business relationships when confronted with significant disruptions and fragmentation. The focus encompasses the mechanisms through which organizations can repair damaged trust, the role of reciprocity in maintaining relationships under stress, and the capacity for resilience in unstable market environments.

Appel publié par Industrial Marketing Management. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Timeline

• August 1, 2027: Submission deadline

Jos Akkermans, VU University

David G. Collings, Trinity College Dublin

Mila Lazarova, Simon Fraser University

Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, Babson College

Career theory has evolved over recent decades. Classic career theories were grounded in relatively stable organizational contexts with hierarchical career paths and a relatively stable external context. In the 1990s, there was increasing recognition of the emergence of more flexible, dynamic careers, driven by technological disruption, demographic shifts, and the rise of non-traditional work and career paths. This development is still often referred to as the 'new career' paradigm. Career theories (e.g., boundaryless career theory, protean career theory, and social cognitive career theory) and concepts (e.g., career orientations, career competencies, and career self-management) within that paradigm primarily emphasize theorizing how individuals can take charge and successfully navigate volatile career paths.

Appel publié par Organizational Psychology Review. Lire l'appel complet sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• How do ongoing social, technological, and geopolitical disruptions challenge existing assumptions embedded in dominant career theories?
• How can new conceptual models better account for the relational and contextual aspects of career development in uncertain and changing environments?
• How should we reconceptualize concepts such as career competencies and employability in labor markets characterized by volatility, automation, and shifting skill demands?
• How can careers be reconceptualized in non-traditional work, including the gig economy, internal job deconstruction, and entrepreneurship?
• How do new forms of digital, hybrid, or platform-mediated work reshape notions of career identity, career success, and career self-management?
• What role does AI, including agentic AI, and the potential role of AI agents as co-workers play in how individuals' careers evolve?
• How can career theories and concepts be adapted or renewed to capture the career experiences of underrepresented and marginalized groups?
• How do organizational, institutional, and labor market structures shape individuals' capacity to construct meaningful and sustainable career paths during times of disruption?
• How do global mobility patterns, migration, and geopolitical conflict reshape traditional narratives of career progression and mobility?
• What new methodological or conceptual tools are needed to theorize non-linear, fragmented, or cyclical career patterns that increasingly deviate from traditional career models?

Timeline

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• May 1, 2027: Full paper submission deadline