Elgar Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology

Deadline for entries is Nov 15, 2023

Editors:

Mary Godwyn, Professor of Sociology, Babson College, MA, USA, and Editor-in-Chief: Elgar Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology

Ethné Swartz, Professor of Management, Feliciano School of Business, Montclair State University, NJ, USA

Michael Grothe-Hammer, Associate Professor of Sociology (Organization & Technology)

Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Samuel O. Idowu, London Guildhall School of Business & Law, London Metropolitan University

Project Description:

The Elgar Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology is a single-volume Encyclopedia in a new and exciting series of Encyclopedias in Sociology offered by Edward Elgar Publishing.

This volume offers relatively concise encyclopedic coverage of the discreet subfield of organizational sociology. We aim to capture a comprehensive set of diverse perspectives on organizational sociology, with easy-access entries and references to assist scholars and researchers as they search for seminal content in this important field.

The Editors wish to create a volume that provides readers with key foundational concepts in the field of sociology and organization studies, while also being inclusive of a range of theoretical perspectives that include but is not limited to liberal, postmodernist, historical materialist, or post-colonialist feminist accounts. We are also open to discussion that focusses on topics that meld transdisciplinary perspectives (e.g., inertia when implementing change), or social implications of technological change (e.g., deskilling, upskilling, digital skills and agile organizations). We are particularly interested in contributions that reflect the Global South and move us beyond purely Western perspectives, authors, and topics. Additionally, we encourage entries that update the major debates about the evolution of the discipline.

Entries:

The single-volume Encyclopedia will consist of around 200,000 words that reflect selected entries from authors who respond to this call, or specially commissioned entries. Authors may choose to contribute one or more entries. The editors seek entries that provide a concise summary of the most relevant accumulated knowledge on a subject or concept. We expect that the length of entries will vary but, as a guide, more complex entries should be 2,000-3,000 words, while less complex entries (e.g., the definition of a key concept) as little as 1,000 words.

To ensure editorial integrity and foster diverse perspectives, the Editors request that authors peer-review two entries from other contributors for every entry they submit. Authors will be entitled to post the pre-print version of their entry on their own website and institutional repository after a six-month embargo period. For those interested, there will also be an option to publish a limited number of entries Open Access for a fee.

Organization of entries will be alphabetical and may include a very limited number of entries on founding authors in the field and their contributions, theories, and concepts upon which organizational sociology is defined. The Encyclopedia will be organized as follows: Biographies and contributions of approximately 10 founders of the field; Main Conceptual entries, and Organization entries. We expect Main entries to be between 2,000 – 3,000 words, Biographical and Organization entries to between 1,000 and 1,500 words. We append an initial list that interested contributors can consult. We also encourage contributors to propose their own entries not on our list for consideration. Interested contributors can send an initial 250-word outline that contains a precis of the content they wish to submit, and why it is important to include in the Encyclopedia. Please send these initial entries and further enquiries to:

Mary Godwyn, EiC Elgar Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology

Email: ed.encyclopedia.soc.org@gmail.com

Deadlines

2023

January – July: Solicitation of authors to write and peer-review entries for the Encyclopedia.

Commitment from authors – The EiC will distribute Contributors Agreements to each author.

August 30: Deadline for submission of Contributors Agreements

November 15: Deadline for submission of written entries from authors.

December 15: Distribution of entries to peer-reviewers.

2024

February 15:  Deadline for peer- reviews of entries to be submitted to Co-editors.

April 15: Deadline for Co-editors to complete their review of peer-reviewed submissions.

June 15: Deadline for Co-editors to provide feedback on entries.

July 15: Deadline for rewrites and resubmissions

September 15: Deadline for Co-editors to complete final revisions and submit manuscript to publisher.

Final Entries and Due Date:

All final entries are due on November 15, 2023, but can be sent at any time before that. Please follow the structure below:

• Title
• Introduction and brief overview of the topic, figure/author/researcher, or concept.
• Discussion and application
• Critical summary and conclusion
• Name of Author (right indent)
• References and selected further readings.

The referencing system for in-text citations is (Author, Year). To refer to a specific page it is (Author, Year: p. 166). The following format is to be used for the list of references at the end of the entry:

• Boltanski, L. and E. Chiapello (2005), The New Spirit of Capitalism. London: Verso.

• Hyman, R. (2006), Marxist thought and the analysis of work, in M. Korczynski, R. Hodson and P. Edwards (eds), Social Theory at Work, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

• Pettinger, L. (2004), Brand culture and branded workers: service work and aesthetic labor in fashion retail, Consumption, Markets & Culture, 7(2), pp.165-184.

• Authors can also suggest other types of media such as websites, podcasts or films under references and selected further readings. 

 List of Entries for Encyclopedia of Organizational Sociology

Business organizations
Formal organization
Organization studies
Organizational change
Organizational ecology
Practice theory
Prison
Reforms
Religious organizations
Social stratification
Sociology of Sport
Schools

Contingency theory
Groups
Informality (of structures and processes)
Resistance (collective and individual)
Resource dependency theory
Translation