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Call | Proposals for Special Issues of Kybernetes
Call for Special Issue Proposals The editorial team at Kybernetes invites proposals for special issues from scholars and practitioners interested in topics related to cybernetics, systems thinking, and management science. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: Management Science Management Studies Organisation Science Organisation Studies Social Sciences Social Theory Systems Theory Design Theory Decision Science…
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CFP | EURAM 2026 | T12.03 Management History, Theory, and Philosophy
Proponents Matteo Cristofaro, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy Augusto Sales, FGV EBAPE, Brazil Anna Spadavechia, University of Strathclyde, UK Steffen Roth, Excelia Business School La Rochelle, France, and University of Cambridge, UK Massimo Sargiacomo, University of Pescara, Italy Albrecht Fritzsche, IEDC Bled School of Management, Slovenia Kevin Tennent, University of York, UK Adoracion Alvaro,…
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Release | JBE | Multifunctional Tetralemma. Framework for the Strategic Management of Moral Trade-offs
Abstract: The issue of moral trade-offs is widely discussed in the literatures on sustainable development and stakeholder theory. Sustainability efforts often require corporate managers to balance economic, social, and environmental concerns, which frequently translate into trade-offs between legitimate stakeholder interests. We investigate how the nature of these trade-offs is illuminated by Luhmannian systems theory, particularly…
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Talk | Can social theory run like code? @Wolfson College, University of Cambridge
I look forward to sharing my thoughts on how digitalisation reshapes social theory at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. Title: Digital Transformation of Social Theory Date: 25/11/2025 Venue: Gatsby Room (Chancellor’s Centre), Wolfson College, Barton Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom & Teams Overview: This talk outlines a programme to build a universal social theory machine: a…
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CFP | IT&P | Coding society. Programmatic encounters between information systems and social theory
Special Issue of Information Technology & People (SSCI 5.6, Scopus Q1, CABS***, FNEGE***, VHB***) on Coding society. Programmatic encounters between information systems and social theory Guest Editors: Steffen Roth, Excelia Business School, France; University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Tilia Stingl de Vasconcelos Guedes, Vienna University of Applied Sciences for Management and Communication, Austria; Next Society Institute,…
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CFP | JOCM | Reprogramming. Observed with social systems theory
Special Issue of the Journal of Organizational Change Management (SSCI 2.7, Scopus Q2, CABS**, FNEGE**, VHB***) on Reprogramming. Observed with social systems theory Guest Editors: Steffen Roth, Excelia Business School, France; University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Vladislav Valentinov, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies, Halle, Germany; Next Society Institute, Kazimieras Simonavičius University, Lithuania…
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CFP | MD | Programmes in management and organisation. Observed with social systems theory
Special Issue of Management Decision (SSCI 5.1, Scopus Q1, CABS**, FNEGE**, VHB***) on Programmes in management and organisation. Observed with social systems theory Guest Editors: Steffen Roth, Excelia Business School, France; University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, roths@excelia-group.com Augusto Sales, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration, Brazil; Yale University, United States of America, augusto.sales@fgv.br Closing date for manuscripts submission: 31/01/2026 The issue…
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Announcement | Luhmann Conference 2025 Book of Abstracts
The Book of Abstracts for the Luhmann Conference 2025 at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, is available for download here.
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Announcement | Luhmann Conference Programme 2025
The preliminary version of the programme for the Luhmann Conference 2025 at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, is available for download here.
