Pressure makes diamonds… or not? Investigating Pressure in an Era of Increasing Uncertainty

Call for Papers

Pressure makes diamonds… or not? Investigating Pressure in an Era of Increasing Uncertainty

Journal: Journal of Business Research
Publisher: Elsevier
Submissions Open: 31 October 2026
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 15 January 2027

Introduction
Amid overlapping global crises—health, economic, political, climate—businesses and consumers face persistent pressure that may reduce wellbeing but also foster adaptive responses. This Special Issue examines when environmental pressures (climate change, tech disruption) and governmental interventions create constructive organizational restructuring and consumer decision-making under uncertainty.

Guest Editors
Friederike Paetz (Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany)
Michel Wedel (University of Maryland, USA)
Philipp Brüggemann (Fern Universität Hagen, Germany)
Raoul V. Kübler (ESSEC Business School, France)

List of Topic Areas
Submissions invited examining:

• Organizational pressure from economic crises driving restructuring/efficiency

• Consumer decision-making under time, financial, risk constraints

• Environmental pressures (climate, tech change) spurring innovation

• Governmental regulations/policies creating short-term strain, long-term stability

• Interconnections between organizational and consumer pressures

• Conditions enabling pressure to generate adaptive/constructive responses

Guest Editors Contact Details

Submission Process & Deadlines
Submit via Editorial Manager at https://www.editorialmanager.com/JOBR/default.aspx, selecting Article Type "Pressure in an Era of Increasing Uncertainty".
Standard double-blind JBR review process.

Submission Guidelines
Submission Portal: https://submit.elsevier.com/JOBR
Guide for Authors: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-business-research/publish/guide-for-authors

About the Journal
Journal of Business Research (Impact Factor 9.8, CiteScore 25.3) publishes innovative research across business disciplines.

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