Impact of Management Innovation on Sustainable Development

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue titled "Impact of Management Innovation on Sustainable Development" explores the transformative role of management innovation in achieving sustainable development goals. Encompassing a wide range of policymakers, academics, researchers, industries and sectors, it emphasizes how novel management practices can drive economic, environmental, and social sustainability. It bridges the gap between theoretical frameworks and practical implementations, providing a comprehensive understanding of how management innovation contributes to sustainable development.

This Special Issue focuses on the intersection of management innovation and sustainable development, investigating how new management practices, strategies, and organizational changes can lead to more sustainable outcomes. The scope is broad, covering diverse sectors such as manufacturing, services, healthcare, and public administration, and includes contributions from global perspectives, acknowledging that sustainable development challenges and opportunities vary across different regions and contexts. It addresses multiple aspects of sustainability, including economic growth, environmental protection, and social equity, and explores the role of various stakeholders, including businesses, governments, non-profits, and communities, in fostering sustainable development through innovative management practices.

The primary purpose is to enhance the understanding of how management innovation can be leveraged to achieve sustainable development goals, providing a platform for sharing cutting-edge research, practical insights, and successful case studies that demonstrate the impact of innovative management practices on sustainability. By doing so, it aims at inspiring academics, practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders to adopt and promote management innovations that contribute to sustainable development. This Special Issue will supplement the existing literature by providing a focused examination of the nexus between management innovation and sustainable development, a topic that has gained increasing attention in recent years.

While there is a substantial body of literature on both management innovation and sustainable development independently, there is a need for more integrated studies exploring their interconnections. This Special Issue will fill that gap by presenting interdisciplinary research that bridges management studies and sustainability science, highlighting how they are interrelated and mutually reinforcing. Contributions will offer new perspectives and empirical findings to inform future research and practice, providing valuable insights into mechanisms through which management innovation can lead to sustainable outcomes and offering practical guidance for organizations aiming to enhance their sustainability performance. Additionally this Special Issue will identify emerging trends and future research directions, encouraging further exploration of this critical area.

In summary, this Special Issue on the impact of management innovation on sustainable development aims at advancing the discourse by integrating and expanding upon the existing literature, offering novel insights and practical implications for achieving sustainability through innovative management practices.

Prof. Dr. Ioannis Bakouros
Dr. Amalia Kouskoura
Guest Editors

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• management innovation
• sustainable development
• case studies
• empirical research
• manufacturing
• innovative approaches
• stakeholders
• governments
• sustainability science
• future directions