Journal of Labor Research - Call for Papers: Multi-Journal Collection on SDG 8
Springer Nature is inviting submissions to our new multi-journal Collection on Entrepreneurship and the Creation of Decent Work for all (this opens in a new tab), reflecting on the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal SDG 8.
Societal changes, environment, political and financial crises inevitably affect labor markets and the quality of employment.
Recent pandemic and global political changes have only demonstrated how quickly one´s employment and workplace situation can change. Among other factors, entrepreneurship could play a crucial role in the creation of decent work, especially in a volatile environment.
Understanding the relationship between entrepreneurship and working conditions is crucial for supporting policies and instruments which aim at more productive, decent work, fair wages, better access to the labor market, and improved job opportunities for all.
In order to fully represent this multifaceted topic, we would like to gather a spectrum of current perspectives in a single Collection, facilitating a better understanding of possibilities and ways of striving toward the goal of “achieving full and productive employment and decent work for all” (SDG 8 of the U.N.).
We encourage submissions including, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Equal pay for work of equal value
- Gender discrimination in employment
- Immigration and employment
- Labor shortages after COVID-19
- Modern slavery and child labor
- Labor policy
- Entrepreneurial enterprises, SMEs, and family businesses
- Global entrepreneurial firms: organization design, emerging conceptions in entrepreneurship (i.e. born globals), globalization’s challenges and opportunities, cultural differences
- Remote work
- Opportunity entrepreneurship as a direct way to generate high quality employment
- Measuring and dealing with positive and negative externalities of new businesses
Submissions to this collection may be research or review articles, depending on the individual journal guidelines. Each submission will undergo thorough and rigorous peer review in accordance with each journal’s peer review editorial policy. Accepted articles will be published in the journal they were submitted to, as well as highlighted on this collection page. Visit the Collection (this opens in a new tab) page to learn more.