Dear colleagues and friends,
Apologies for the cross-posting.
We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Long Range Planning that Gianvito Lanzolla, Costas Markides, and I are co-editing:
Diversification in the Digital Age: Rethinking Corporate Scope, Strategy, and Structure
This Special Issue will explore how digital technologies-AI, data, and platforms-are reshaping the logic of diversification and raising new questions about scope, governance, and structure. We welcome conceptual, qualitative, and quantitative contributions.
Key dates:
- Submission deadline: April 1, 2026 (via LRP system)
- Paper development workshop: March 12, 2027 (London Business School)
- Target publication: Spring 2027
Guest Editors:
- Gianvito Lanzolla (Bayes, London)
- Costas Markides (LBS, London)
- Ivanka Visnjic (Esade, Barcelona)
We will also be presenting the Special Issue:
The full Call for Papers is attached. Please don't hesitate to reach out to any of us to discuss potential submissions.
We look forward to your contributions and conversations!
All best,
Ivanka
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Dr Ivanka Visnjic
Professor of Innovation
Esade Business School
Avenida Pedralbes 60-62, 08034 Barcelona
ivanka.visnjic@esade.edu; +34 664 832 427
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