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Call for Papers: New Work Arrangements - A review of concepts and theories
Guest Editors:
Ralph Kattenbach, International School of Management, Hamburg
Johannes Moskaliuk, International School of Management, Stuttgart
Barbara Kump, WU Wien
Special Issue
Much has occurred since Frithjof Bergmann‘s seminal thoughts on New Work (1994; 2004; 2019): Smartphones, virtual communication and virtual cooperation have entered the business world. Digitalization has brought forth a completely new economy,
agile work processes, AI services, a digital start-up culture, cloud work, new employment relationships, leadership styles, co-working tools and an enhanced spatial and temporal flexibility. These changes in work context and job characteristics, summarized
as New Work Arrangements call for a revision of work related concepts and theories. However, even in top management research outlets, the pervasive presence of technology in organizational work has been neglected (Orlikowski & Scott, 2017).
With this special issue on “New Work Arrangements”, we would like to provide comprehensive insights into the many ways in which digitalization influences how we organize, manage and learn work. We also aim to present approaches from various
disciplines to incorporate characteristics of New Work Arrangements in existing theories, models, and concepts. In an attempt to categorize the various faces of New Work Arrangements and to provide a guideline for contributions to our special issue, we focus
on three central aspects that are influenced by digitalization:
New Organization
Digital technologies enable new business models and strategies; however, they also come with numerous behavioural and organizaitonal challenges for firms: For instance, online markets for talent and labor allow firms to out- source complex
tasks but may have implications for knowledge management and human resource management. Adoption of digital technologies may require complementary investments in rare skills to bring about the intended productivity improvements in full (Leiponen et al., 2016).
Furthermore, through the advent of digital technologies, virtual work has become the new normal: Staff members work from dispersed locations and interact through their smart phones or other mobile devices (Raghuram et al., 2019). This situation poses a number
of new, interesting research questions, for example:
New Leadership
New technologies enable arrangements that offer work-life flexibility. However, studies have shown that such arrangements do not necessarily benefit all groups of workers equally and may come with new challenges, such as promotion and pay
schemes (Kossek & Lautsch, 2017). Moreover, such new work arrangements may require new forms of leadership (Banks et al., 2019; Sheniger, 2019). In addition, leaders may have to deal with changes in organizational identity, practice, and knowledge that need
to be overcome when organizations become more and more digitalized (Kump, 2019). Possible questions for this special issue include:
New Learning
Digital devices, virtual reality and other innovative technologies offer new learning opportunities for workers at their workplaces (Noe, Clarke & Klein, 2014). At the same time, managers may need dynamic managerial capabilities in order
to keep up to date with constant change (Helfat & Martin, 2014). These new situations require new management skills and may benefit from novel educational settings. Accordingly, new work arrangements come with manifold research questions regarding learning,
for example:
For the special issue, we invite contributions that consider the above mentioned or related topics of New Work Arrangements, both from a theoretical and an empirical point of view. Qualitative and quantitative research contributions are
welcome. We also invite survey articles, best practice cases, didactical designs and book reviews.
Deadline
Full papers for this special issue of management revue – Socio-Economic Studies must be submitted by
May 31, 2020. All contributions will be subject to double-blind review. Papers invited to a ‘revise and resubmit’ are due November 30, 2020. The publication is scheduled for issue 3/2021. Please submit your papers electronically via the online submission
system ‘New Work Arrangements’ as article section:
http://www.mrev.nomos.de/guidelines/submit-manuscript/
Special Issue
All contributors to the seminar are invited to submit their paper for the special issue of
management revue – Socio-Economic Studies. Full papers for this special issue of
management revue – Socio-Economic Studies must be submitted by August 30th, 2020. All contributions will be subject to double-blind review. Papers invited to a ‘revise and resubmit’ are due February 28th, 2021. The publication is scheduled for
issue 1/2022. Please submit your papers electronically via the online submission system at
http://www.mrev.nomos.de/ using ‘SI Employee Voice’ as article section.
Submission Guidelines
Manuscript length should not exceed 8,000 words (excluding references) and the norm should be 30 pages in double-spaced type with margins of about 3 cm (1 inch) on each side of the page. Further, please follow the guidelines on the journal’s website (http://www.mrev.nomos.de/guidelines/).
Hoping to hear from you!
Ralph Kattenbach ([log in to unmask])
Johannes Moskaliuk ([log in to unmask])
Barbara Kump ([log in to unmask])
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Latest publications:
Kattenbach, R., & Fietze, S. (2018).
Entrepreneurial orientation and the job demands-resources model. Personnel Review, 47(3), 745-764. DOI:
10.1108/PR-08-2016-0194
Gretzinger, S., Fietze, S., Brem, A., & Ogbonna, T. (2018). Small-scale entrepreneurship – understanding behaviors of aspiring entrepreneurs in a rural
area. Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, 28(1), 22-42. DOI:
10.1108/CR-05-2017-0034
Matiaske, W., & Fietze, S. (Eds.) (2017).
Human
Resources, Labour Relations and Organizations. A European Perspective. Special Edition of management revue - Socio-Economic Studies.
Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG.
Fietze, S., & Boyd, B. (2017).
Entrepreneurial intention of Danish students: A correspondence analysis. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 23(4). DOI:
10.1108/IJEBR-08-2016-0241
