Open Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Leadership in Business Ecosystems: Rethinking Human Resource Strategies for Sustainable Growth
This special issue invites original studies, critical reviews, conceptual papers, case studies and related book reviews on innovation, digital transformation, leadership patterns and closely related Human resource management from diverse scientific disciplines.
Guest editors:
Mohammad Fakhrul Islam
Doctoral School of Economic and Regional Sciences,
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Email: fakhrul.mate.hu@gmail.com
Md Billal Hossain, PhD
Business Management and Marketing Department, School of Business and Economics,
Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT), Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Email: shohan_bd13@yahoo.com
Friday Ogbu Edeh, PhD
Department of Research and Innovations, College of Economics and Management,
Kampala International University (Main Campus), Kampala, Uganda
Email: friday.edeh@kiu.ac.ug
Special Issue information:
The intersection of digital transformation, open innovation, and human resource management (HRM) is reshaping the way businesses operate in dynamic ecosystems. As organizations adopt digital platforms, collaborative networks, and open innovation models, the role of HR and leadership becomes more critical than ever. Businesses must rethink their HR strategies to foster innovation-driven cultures, collective intelligence, and adaptive leadership to remain competitive and sustainable.
This special issue will explore how open innovation practices, digital transformation technologies, and leadership dynamics are reshaping HR functions, including talent management, knowledge sharing, employee engagement, and organizational culture — all with a lens on sustainability and business ecosystem development.
Key Questions to Address:
- How do HR strategies facilitate open innovation in business ecosystems?
- What is the role of leadership in managing open innovation projects across digital platforms?
- How do digital skills and competency frameworks influence employee engagement in innovation processes?
- What leadership models (e.g., transformational leadership, shared leadership) best support open innovation ecosystems?
- How can employee empowerment and collective intelligence drive business model innovation?
- What are the challenges of managing knowledge sharing and employee collaboration in open innovation ecosystems?
- How can HR strategies promote inclusive, diverse, and sustainable open innovation networks?
Suggested Topics (but not limited to):
- Leadership models for open innovation in digital ecosystems
- Digital HRM and workforce agility in innovation ecosystems
- Spiritual leadership and its nexus with employee’s innovation
- The role of human capital in collaborative business models
- Talent management in platform-based business networks
- Emotional intelligence, leadership, and digital transformation
- Knowledge sharing and co-creation strategies in business ecosystems
- Employee engagement and collective intelligence in innovation processes
- Digital skills and reskilling strategies for open innovation
- Ethical HR practices and employee data privacy in digital platforms
- Managing remote teams and gig workers in collaborative ecosystems
- Sustainability-driven leadership and open innovation
Submission Guidelines:
We invite original research articles, conceptual papers, case studies, and systematic reviews addressing the intersection of open innovation, digital transformation, HRM, and leadership. Manuscripts should follow the journal’s standard formatting guidelines and be submitted via [Submission System Link: https://cjbehm.ca/ Email: contact@cjbehm.ca