Antonella La Rocca, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Elisa Martina Martinelli, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Andrea Sabatini, Marche Polytechnic University

Contemporary firms operate in persistently turbulent business environments arising from geopolitical, social, and economic transformations. This turbulence generates ongoing uncertainty about value creation and threatens firm survival. The special issue addresses how B2B relationships and business networks respond to disruption, focusing on relational dynamics that enable firms to absorb, adapt to, and transform through adversity.

The issue emphasizes three complementary concepts: resilience (recovery after disruption), robustness (persisting under stress), and antifragility (gaining from disruption). It seeks work examining how buyer-seller relationships and networks evolve during crises and how firms reconfigure their positions within networks.

The special issue welcomes conceptual and empirical contributions using diverse methodological approaches. It is addressed to researchers interested in understanding relational adaptation, network dynamics, and organizational responses to persistent uncertainty.

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Potential topics

• Resilience, robustness, and antifragility in B2B relationships and supply chains
• Business relationships and network reconfiguration in geopolitical and environmental disruptions
• Governance, coordination, and relationship work in turbulent environments
• Resilience across organisational and institutional contexts
• Digitalisation, AI, and organisational capabilities in B2B markets
• Future-oriented and conceptual perspectives on resilience and antifragility

Timeline

• March 31, 2027: Opening date for manuscripts submissions
• May 31, 2027: Closing date for manuscripts submission