Special Issue Call For Papers:
Industry re-configurations and multi-level policy implications of the transition towards the green economy in Asia and Europe

Guest editors: Patrik Ström, European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics (email. patrik.strom@hhs.se); H. Richard Nakamura, University of Gothenburg; Yoo Jung 'Yuji' Ha, University of York;

Supervising Editor: Mohammad Faisal Ahammad, University of Leeds (Associate editor ABM)

Submission deadline: 1 December 2024

We cordially invite scholarly contributions in the areas of business, organization studies, management science, economic geography and development/industrial economics to explore how businesses, governments and societies are responding to the development of a green and sustainable economy in terms of environmental and economic and social aspects.

Authors are encouraged to submit theoretical, conceptual and empirical papers that draw on qualitative, quantitative, mixed and case-study approaches to explore, evaluate, critique and debate issues arising from the discussion above in the context of Europe and Asia geographical framework and collaboration.

The full call for papers is available here.

Authors should prepare their manuscript according to the guidelines of Asian Business & Management, see: http://www.palgrave.com/gp/journal/41291/authors/presentation-formatting.

Submitted papers will be reviewed through a double-blind peer review process. We welcome your submissions.


Special Issue Call for Papers:
The Role of Language and Communication in Managing People in Asia

Guest Editors:
Ashish Malik, University of Newcastle, Australia
Ralf Bebenroth, RIEB, Kobe University, Japan
Satish Kumar, MNIT, Jaipur, India & Swinburne University, Sarawak Campus, Malaysia
Alfred Presbitero, Deakin University, Australia

We are open to papers that answer a broad set of question about language and communication in the Asian business and management context. We are looking for a range of papers that offer empirical and theoretical contributions through quantitative and qualitative studies to inform and enrich the theoretical advances in Asian business and management.

In this special issue, we will publish papers with substantial theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions. We are open to any type of methodology, including quantitative and qualitative studies, also considering conceptual work and review articles.

The full call for papers is available here.

To be considered for this special issue, final manuscripts must be submitted by 31 March 2023 via https://www.editorialmanager.com/JABM/default.aspx. The submission system will be open from 1st January 2023.

To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified as being submitted for this special issue, please select ‘SI: Language and Communication’ when you reach the “Article Type” step in the online submission process. Authors should prepare their manuscript according to the guidelines of Asian Business & Management, see: http://www.palgrave.com/gp/journal/41291/authors/presentation-formatting.

Submitted papers will be reviewed through a double-blind peer review process. We welcome your submissions.

If you have questions about a potential submission, please contact Ashish Malik at ashish.malik@newcastle.edu.au, Ralf Bebenroth at rbeben@rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp, Satish Kumar at skumar.dms@mnit.ac.in or Alfred Presbitero at alfred.presbitero@deakin.edu.au.


Special Issue Call for Papers:
Multinational Enterprises, SDGs, and Asia:
Opportunities and Challenges for Firms and Countries

Guest Editors:
Chie Iguchi, Keio University, Japan
Axèle Giroud, Alliance Manchester Business School, United Kingdom
Shasha Zhao, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Si Zhang, University of Chinese Academy of Science, China

We are looking for a range of papers that offer empirical and theoretical contributions through quantitative and qualitative studies to inform and enrich the theoretical advances in MNEs, SDGs and Asian business and management research. We provide an indicative list of possible topics in the full Call for Papers linked below.

The full call for papers is available here.

To be considered for this special issue, final manuscripts must be submitted by 30 May 2023 via https://www.editorialmanager.com/JABM/default.aspx. The submission system will be open from 1st April 2023.

To ensure that all manuscripts are correctly identified as being submitted for this special issue, please select ‘SI: Multinational Enterprises and SDG’ when you reach the “Article Type” step in the online submission process. Authors should prepare their manuscript according to the guidelines of Asian Business & Management, see: http://www.palgrave.com/gp/journal/41291/authors/presentation-formatting.

Submitted papers will be reviewed through a double-blind peer review process. We welcome your submissions.

If you have questions about a potential submission, please contact Chie Iguchi at iguchi@keio.jp, Axèle Giroud at axele.Giroud@manchester.ac.uk, or Shasha Zhao at shasha.zhao@surrey.ac.uk.