This special issue explores the fundamental shift from traditional Human Resource Management (HRM) to Artificial Intelligence Management (AIM), examining how algorithms are reshaping the governance of people at work. As organizations increasingly deploy algorithmic systems to manage recruitment, performance evaluation, scheduling, and other HR functions, we need to critically understand the implications for workers, organizations, and society.

The collection seeks to bring together diverse perspectives on how algorithms are transforming workplace governance, the mechanisms through which algorithmic management operates, and the consequences for employment relationships, worker agency, and organizational practices. We welcome contributions that examine both the promises and perils of algorithmic management across different sectors, geographies, and worker populations.

Potential topics

• AI and algorithmic management in organizational contexts
• The role of algorithms in HR decision-making and workforce management
• Transformation of HR practices through artificial intelligence
• Governance of people at work in the age of algorithms
• Impact of AI on employment relationships and worker autonomy
• Ethical considerations in algorithmic management
• Data-driven HR and talent management systems
• Worker surveillance and monitoring through algorithms
• Resistance and adaptation to algorithmic management
• Regulatory and policy frameworks for AI in HR

Timeline

• October 15, 2026: Extended abstract submission deadline

Societal changes, environment, political and financial crises inevitably affect labor markets and the quality of employment. Recent pandemic and global political changes have only demonstrated how quickly one's employment and workplace situation can change. Among other factors, entrepreneurship could play a crucial role in the creation of decent work, especially in a volatile environment.

Understanding the relationship between entrepreneurship and working conditions is crucial for supporting policies and instruments which aim at more productive, decent work, fair wages, better access to the labor market, and improved job opportunities for all.

In order to fully represent this multifaceted topic, we would like to gather a spectrum of current perspectives in a single Collection, facilitating a better understanding of possibilities and ways of striving toward the goal of 'achieving full and productive employment and decent work for all' (SDG 8 of the U.N.).

Submissions to this collection may be research or review articles, depending on the individual journal guidelines. Each submission will undergo thorough and rigorous peer review in accordance with each journal's peer review editorial policy. Accepted articles will be published in the journal they were submitted to, as well as highlighted on this collection page.

Potential topics

• Equal pay for work of equal value
• Gender discrimination in employment
• Immigration and employment
• Labor shortages after COVID-19
• Modern slavery and child labor
• Labor policy
• Entrepreneurial enterprises, SMEs, and family businesses
• Global entrepreneurial firms: organization design, emerging conceptions in entrepreneurship (i.e. born globals), globalization's challenges and opportunities, cultural differences
• Remote work
• Opportunity entrepreneurship as a direct way to generate high quality employment
• Measuring and dealing with positive and negative externalities of new businesses

Timeline

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Timeline

• September 30, 2026: Full paper submission deadline