Editors
Abderrahman Hassi, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco
Sylvia Rohlfer, IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Austria
Simon Jebsen, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Martin Senderovitz, Zealand Academy of Technologies and Business, Denmark
Overview
Innovation has been extensively found to be important for organisational survival, benefits, and competitiveness, as reflected in the development of new products, services, and organisational procedures, employee and firm effectiveness, and employee job satisfaction. This importance has been intensified due to the accelerating pace of technological advancements and the growing globalisation of the world's economies. Among many influencing factors, leadership has proven to be a key predictor of employee, team, and organisational innovation. It creates conducive conditions for organisations' innovation competence.
The Research Handbook on Leadership and Innovation aims to provide a summary of the extant knowledge pertaining to leadership and innovation as well as novel perspectives, emerging
streams and new research directions on this topic. This handbook will be of use and interest to researchers, instructors, students and practitioners. It will define the state of the art on leadership and innovation, which can serve as a basis for future research on how to leverage leadership to drive innovation in the workplace. It will also provide practical insights to managers who are tasked to lead innovative efforts within organisations.
The Research Handbook on Leadership and Innovation is comprised of three major sections. The first is concerned with the role of leadership in driving innovation and discusses the key activities that need to be carried out by leaders in hopes of inducing innovation within their organisations. The second section outlines the various leadership styles that generate subordinate innovation. The last section deals with application areas of leadership and innovation; it presents various examples of specific domains where leadership drives innovation.
To enrich the leadership literature, this handbook will consist of a diversity of viewpoints from both the Global North and the Global South. Similarly, all leadership theories, styles and
frameworks are welcomed, even with varying definitions of the construct of leadership. Provocative and controversial contributions, even with points of disagreement among authors, are also welcomed, such as positive effects versus the dark side of some styles of leadership as per innovation. To follow current and future trends, the ways leadership embraces technological advancements also need to be addressed.
Scope and Themes
We invite high-quality, original research pieces by contributors from around the world that tackle theoretical, empirical, and/or practical aspects of leadership and innovation. Submissions may address any of the following topics:
- ROLES: Roles of leadership in driving Innovation
- Leader learning and innovation
- Leader championing innovation
- Leader motivation and innovation
- Leader's role in creating an innovative climate
- Leader of innovative idea assessment
- Leader planning and innovation
- Leader's role in implementing innovations
- Leader's role in evaluating innovations.
- STYLES: Various leadership styles that generate subordinate innovation
- Transformational leadership and innovation
- Transactional leadership and innovation
- Ethical leadership and innovation
- Empowering leadership and innovation
- Wise leadership and innovation
- Strategic leadership and innovation
- Servant leadership and innovation
- Authentic leadership and innovation
- Distributed leadership and innovation
- Sustainable leadership and innovation
- Leader Member Exchange and innovation.
- AREAS: Application areas and specific domains of leadership and innovation
- Leadership and innovation in management
- Leadership and innovation in R&D
- Leadership and innovation in marketing
- Leadership and innovation in strategy
- Leadership and innovation in entrepreneurship
- Leadership and innovation in decision-making
- Leadership and innovation in knowledge management
- Leadership and innovation in technology
- Leadership and innovation in public management
- Leadership and innovation in sustainability.
Submission Guidelines
Abstract: Authors should submit a short abstract (300 - 500 words) outlining the proposed chapter topic and objectives, key arguments, methodology, and potential contribution to the handbook, along with five (5) key references.
Chapters: Selected authors will be invited to submit full chapters of 6,000-8,000 words, including references, figures, and tables. The submissions will undergo a thorough double-blind peer review process.
Authors are requested to take note of the following:
- Abstracts and manuscripts should be submitted via email to: A.Hassi@aui.ma
- Authors are expected to follow the Edward Elgar publishing guidelines: https://www.eelgar.com/author-hub/as-you-write-your-book-or-chapter/
- Contributors will be requested to serve as reviewers for this project to help ensure the quality and coherence of the final publication.
- Final acceptance of submitted manuscripts will be contingent on incorporating reviewers' feedback as indicated and recommended by the Editors.
- There is no fee for submission, evaluation, acceptance or publication for manuscripts submitted to this handbook.
- Submitted manuscripts must be original and should not have been previously published nor be presently considered for publication elsewhere.
- All submitted manuscripts must be written in English.
Important Dates/Timeline
- Abstract Submission Deadline: September 15, 2025
- Feedback on Abstracts: October 15, 2025
- Full Chapter Submission: April 1, 2026
- Peer Review Feedback: June 1, 2026
- Revised Paper Submission: June 15, 2026
- Publication: Spring 2027.
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing, a leading international publisher of academic books and journals, will publish this handbook. Edward Elgar's Handbooks are submitted for indexing to Google Scholar, the Scopus Citation Index, and the Clarivate Analytics' Book Citation Index, part of the Web of Science Core Collection.
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Simon Jebsen
Associate Professor
University of Southern Denmark
Sønderborg
+45 65501748
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