CFP: Special Issue of the Review of Managerial Science

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From: Markus Ernst [mailto:ernst at industriebetriebslehre.de] 
Date: Tue 23 Nov 2010 11:55

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to address your interest to a special issue of the Review of Managerial Science. I’m working as a research assistant at the Chair of Industrial Management in Nuremberg. As Prof. Voigt being one of the editors of this B-ranked journal, he is responsible for editing a special issue about “Strategic Innovations”, which will be published in summer 2011.

This Special Issue will provide an excellent opportunity to publish your latest scientific research concerning the topic of Strategic Innovations, so that I would like to invite you to contribute to our special issue with an actual paper of yours (see Call for Papers attached). Your paper will of course undergo a double blind review and hopefully be published in 2011.

We are already looking forward to your contribution. 

Yours sincerely
Markus Ernst

Call for Papers
Review of Managerial Science
Special Issue “Strategic Innovations”
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Kai-Ingo Voigt, Nuremberg

Innovation itself affects much more than only products or services, seen from a
holistic point of view, it mostly affects and subsequently requires a fundamental
change of the business model. Such radical changes within the business model are
called “Strategic Innovations” (SI). In the long run, SI are in the main not only the
creation of growth strategies or new product categories but especially the creation of
services or business models that “change the game” and are able to generate a
significant new value for customers and other stakeholders.

This special issue aims to contribute to the current scientific discussion by structuring
and outlining actual research findings on SI. The special issue is intended to gain
deeper insights in the fields of integration, implementation and value generation of
SI. Papers are welcome which deal with a variety of theoretical and empirical
approaches, such as literature review based research, case-based research or
quantitative research from different perspectives. Relevant topics for the special
issue are:

- Types and concepts of SI
- Business Model pioneers and follower strategies
- Definitional aspects on SI in distinction to other types of innovations
- SI from different perspectives like an entrepreneurial, a marketing or a leadership perspective
- Concepts for a systematical development of SI
- Cognitive aspects on SI
- Process Model of SI
- Adoption strategies for incumbent players
- Defense strategies for well established companies
- Normative implications for the generation of SI
- SI in eco-systems or corporate networks
- Firm-specific success factors for SI
- Market-specific success factors for SI

Deadlines, Submission and Review Process
Submission deadline (full paper): December 22nd, 2010
Reviewer Reports: February 15th, 2010
Revised Paper Submission: March 15th, 2011
Manuscripts acceptance: April 15th, 2011

Authors should ensure that their submitted manuscripts are corresponding to the
aims and scope of the RMS (www.springer.com/11846). Manuscripts should be in
English and not exceed 6000 words in length. Please kindly read the author
guidelines on the journal homepage before submitting your manuscript to ensure it is
consistent with the journal style (www.springer.com/11846). Submissions should be
labeled as: Special Issue “Strategic Innovations” and sent as attachment (MS
word file and/or pdf) to the following e-mail address:

Review_Managerial_Science at yahoo.de

The scientific standards of this special issue of RMS are guaranteed by a rigorous,
double-blind peer review process with ad hoc referees and the journal´s
internationally composed editorial board.

Further Information
For questions regarding the content of this special issue, please contact the guest
editor:
Prof. Dr. Kai-Ingo Voigt
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Chair of Industrial Management
Lange Gasse 20
90403 Nuremberg, Germany
Phone: +49 911 5302 244
Fax: +49 911 5302 238
Mail: voigt at industriebetriebslehre.de