This special issue advances management development research through brief reports addressing contemporary challenges facing managers in rapidly changing environments. It seeks responses to geopolitical instability, technological disruption, and sustainability pressures, while challenging traditional academic approaches that inadequately explain modern business complexities.

The special issue welcomes diverse empirical research methods and prioritizes contributions from early career researchers. Submissions should demonstrate practical applicability and offer actionable insights managers can implement. Particularly, the issue addresses urgent needs for management frameworks guiding AI integration, nearshoring trends, cross-cultural team management, and responsible autonomous systems governance, providing evidence-based tools to equip managers in transforming challenges into opportunities.

Appel publié par Journal of Management Development. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• Managerial competencies for sustainable digital transformation
• Responsible AI integration in management development
• Cross-cultural management development for geographically integrated teams
• Management development for inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems
• Human agency in managing robotic and AI integration

Timeline

• January 12, 2026: Closing date for abstract submission
• September 30, 2026: Opening date for manuscripts submissions
• March 31, 2027: Closing date for manuscripts submission

Anne-Sophie Godfroy, Université Paris-Est Créteil

Victoria Showunmi, University College London

Ama Lawani, University of Stirling

Peliwe Mnguni, UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership

Afifa Knanam, Lahore College for Women University

Early Career Researchers face increasingly precarious employment conditions, with these challenges shaped significantly by gender. While women comprise nearly half of doctoral graduates in Europe, they remain underrepresented in certain fields and disproportionately occupy insecure positions. Beyond gender, intersecting factors like race, disability, and socioeconomic status create multiple barriers to career progression.

This special issue amplifies ECRs' voices by examining their experiences through gendered and intersectional lenses. It highlights structural inequalities in academia, challenges traditional research career concepts, and proposes institutional changes to address sexism. The issue invites research on gender equality initiatives, academic mobility, inclusive leadership, and frameworks for evaluating gender equality policies.

The call welcomes diverse contributions from ECRs and underrepresented researchers, including empirical studies, case studies, policy analyses, and personal reflections addressing the key thematic areas, with emphasis on improving working conditions and career prospects in academic institutions.

Appel publié par Gender Work and Organization. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• Gender Equality in Career Prospects and Working Conditions at Early Career Stages
• The Gendered Impact of Mobility and Migration
• Integrating ECRs into Decision-Making Processes
• Intersectional Analysis of Inequalities
• Monitoring and Evaluating Gender Equality Policies
• Critical reflections on gender equity and its contemporary resistance in organizational settings and media ecosystems
• How leaders and organizations engage with gender issues through activism, partnerships, internal policies, and public critique
• Intersectional perspectives on gender, race, class, and sexuality and the dynamics of progress and regression
• How gender biases are addressed and produced in the realms of innovation, tech, and entrepreneurship
• Analyzing gender inequality and its stagnation in workforce participation, compensation, and promotion opportunities
• Gender fluidity and non-binary representations in the corporate world and organizational practices
• Examining ethical and sustainable practices through a gender lens to address inclusivity in environmental and social initiatives
• Empirical studies addressing gender and equality in academia, with particular attention to gender, mobility, and precarious employment conditions
• Case studies highlighting gender equality initiatives in academic and research institutions
• Policy recommendations and critical analysis of gender-sensitive recruitment, evaluation, and career development practices in academia
• Innovative solutions aimed at reducing gender-based violence and fostering safer, more inclusive environments for women and marginalized groups within academic settings
• Methodologies for monitoring and evaluating the impact of gender equality measures
• Theoretical interventions exploring concepts of gender, equality, and academic structures
• Autoethnographies reflecting on personal experiences related to gender and academic life
• Practitioner reflections offering insights from those actively engaged in promoting gender equality in academic contexts
• Interdisciplinary dialogue fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange across fields to advance gender equality in research and academia

Timeline

• May 15, 2026: Deadline for optional 250-word abstract submission via email to receive initial feedback
• July 1, 2026: Online developmental webinar to provide feedback on abstracts
• October 31, 2026: Full paper submission deadline

Julie Hermans-Pouplard, Académie de l'Entrepreneuriat et de l'Innovation

Guillaume Thévenet, Académie de l'Entrepreneuriat et de l'Innovation

Ce numéro spécial a pour vocation de mettre en lumière les perspectives nouvelles et les recherches innovantes de la nouvelle génération de chercheurs en entrepreneuriat issus de nos communautés scientifiques.

Fidèle à la mission de la revue de soutenir sa communauté et de favoriser le développement académique de ses membres, ce numéro spécial offre aux jeunes chercheurs une opportunité privilégiée de publier leurs travaux et de les faire connaître auprès de la communauté scientifique.

Afin de contribuer au développement des talents des jeunes chercheurs, tous les articles soumis à ce numéro spécial bénéficieront d'un processus d'évaluation accéléré.

Appel publié par Revue de l'Entrepreneuriat. Voir l'appel sur le site de l'éditeur. Fiche de l'appel sur kerostig.

Potential topics

• Perspectives nouvelles en entrepreneuriat
• Recherches innovantes de la nouvelle génération de chercheurs en entrepreneuriat
• Travaux de doctorants en fin de thèse et jeunes docteurs

Timeline

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• September 30, 2026: Date limite de soumission