Enacting and Organizing Sustainability Transitions: Qualitative Perspectives on Organizational Practices, Systems, and Societal Change
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Enacting and Organizing Sustainability Transitions: Qualitative Perspectives on Organizational Practices, Systems, and Societal Change
Journal: Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 May 2027
The Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal invites high-quality submissions for its Special Issue on Enacting and Organizing Sustainability Transitions: Qualitative Perspectives on Organizational Practices, Systems, and Societal Change.
About the Special Issue
This Special Issue explores how sustainability transitions can be enacted and scaled across organizations, industries, and societies through qualitative research. As organizations face increasing pressure to adopt circular economy practices, sustainable business models, and responsible governance, there is a growing need to understand the organizational processes, leadership approaches, stakeholder engagement, and societal dynamics that enable meaningful and lasting transformation.
The issue welcomes critical and reflexive studies that examine sustainability from diverse perspectives, including circular economy transitions, sustainable innovation, consumer behavior, public policy, leadership, and context-specific pathways toward environmental and social wellbeing. Contributions from both the Global North and Global South are encouraged, particularly those highlighting alternative economic practices and locally grounded sustainability transitions.
Topics of Interest
Submissions may include, but are not limited to:
Theoretical foundations of sustainability and circular economy transitions
Sustainable business models and organizational transformation
Circular economy management and scaling practices
Sustainability transitions in the Global North and Global South
Sustainable marketing and consumer behavior
Material management, waste transitions, and circular systems
Sustainability leadership and organizational change
Circular ecosystems and industrial transitions
Public policy, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability governance
Qualitative and reflexive approaches to sustainability research
Alternative economic practices and context-specific sustainability pathways
Environmental and social wellbeing through sustainable innovation
Preferred Article Types
The journal welcomes:
Original Research Articles
Qualitative Empirical Studies
Theoretical Papers
Critical and Reflexive Research
Multiple-Case Studies
Interdisciplinary Research
Submission Information
Opening Date for Manuscript Submissions: 01 November 2026
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 May 2027
Manuscripts must be submitted through ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Authors should select the Special Issue title during the submission process.
Submitted articles must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere.
All submissions must follow the journal's official Author Guidelines.
Guest Editors
Prof. Hanna Lehtimäki
Prof. Natalia Yakovleva
Dr. Kristina Leppälä
Dr. Klara Scheurenbrand
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