Call for Chapters: Organizational Sociology in the Digital Age

Editors

Mehmet Özbek ,Baruch College, United States; Gumushane University, Turkey
Bryan Christiansen, Southern New Hampshire University, United States

Call for Chapters

Proposals Submission Deadline: July 31, 2024
Full Chapters Due: October 13, 2024
Submission Date: October 13, 2024

Introduction

Organizational sociology is a distinct field within sociology that examines how the structure of the group influences, limits, and defines human interactions within a given organizational context. The field emphasizes the symbolic and normative dimensions of action in and between organizations, and stresses the role of their culture (i.e., a set of cognitive and normative frames to explain their mode of functioning). In sociology, organization is understood as planned, coordinated, and purposeful action of human beings to construct or compile a common tangible or intangible product. This action is usually framed by formal membership and form (institutional rules). Organizational theory takes as its main object of study the complex or formal organization as a given. It is assumed that organizations have goals, hierarchy, rules, definitions of membership, and active conceptions of career paths for their members.

Objective

The objective of this publication is to provide a single-volume Reference source with current research on organizational sociology and its related topics in order to spur additional research on an underrepresented topic in the digital age.

Target Audience

This publication examines the different aspects of this field to provide a unique blend of relevant topics appropriate for professors, scholar-practitioners, graduate students, and laypersons with an interest in the subject matter. While written with strict academic rigor, the publication is suitable for all aforementioned parties.

Recommended Topics

  • Organizational Behavior
  • Formal Organization
  • Human Cooperation
  • Cognitive Capacity
  • The Changing Workplace
  • The Nature of Management
  • Individual and Cultural Factors in Employee Performance
  • Employee Skillsets in the Digital Age
  • Personality and Work Behavior
  • Multicultural Teams
  • Cultural Intelligence (CQ)
  • Values and Ethics
  • Learning Models
  • The Role of Organizations Today
  • Challenges of Diversity
  • Group and Executive Decision-Making
  • Theories of Motivation
  • Reward Systems
  • Performance Appraisal Systems
  • Incentive Plans
  • Workplace Attitudes
  • International Human Resource Management
  • Group and Individual Teamwork
  • Communication Challenges and Effectiveness
  • Technology Use in Different Organizations
  • Organizational Leadership in the 21st Century
  • Political Behavior and Power Structures
  • Managing Effective Change
  • Work Adjustment, Burnout, and Stress
  • Intrapreneurship and Entrepreneurship
  • Modern Business Models
  • Talent Development and Succession Planning
  • Education and Organizational Needs
  • Case Studies on Organizational Sociology
  • Research in the Sociology of Organizations


Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before July 31, 2024, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by July 14, 2024 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.Full chapters are expected to be submitted by October 13, 2024, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-anonymized review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, Organizational Sociology in the Digital Age. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-anonymized peer review editorial process.

All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery® online submission manager.



Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit https://www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2025.



Important Dates

July 31, 2024: Proposal Submission Deadline
July 14, 2024: Notification of Acceptance
October 13, 2024: Full Chapter Submission
December 15, 2024: Review Results Returned
January 26, 2025: Final Acceptance Notification
February 9, 2025: Final Chapter Submission



Inquiries

Dr. Mehmet Özbek
Baruch College (New York, USA); Gumushane University, Turkey
mehmet.ozbek@baruch.cuny.edu

Bryan Christiansen, MBA
Southern New Hampshire University (New Hampshire, USA)
b.christiansen@snhu.edu
soluvex@proton.me



Classifications


Business and Management; Computer Science and Information Technology; Social Sciences and Humanities
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