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Submissions to the call for papers for the special issue on <b>“Organizing for the future – how do OSCM processes and organization design need to evolve in the wake of technological and/or geopolitical disruptions?” at IJPDLM </b>are now open<b>.</b></div>
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Submissions open from <b>March 1st</b> to <b>October 31st, 2026</b>.</div>
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The full call for papers can be viewed here: <span style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: blue;"><a id="LPlnk545861" class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/organizing-future-how-do-oscm-processes-and-organization-design-need-evolve-wake" data-linkindex="0" title="https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/organizing-future-how-do-oscm-processes-and-organization-design-need-evolve-wake" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" previewremoved="true">https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/organizing-future-how-do-oscm-processes-and-organization-design-need-evolve-wake</a></span></div>
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Lydia Bals & Virpi Turkulainen</div>
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