[Iefac.list] Call for Book Chapters:Pandemic, Lockdownand Digital Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities for Public Administration, NGOs and Businesses

[Saqib Saeed]

[Apologies for cross posting]

*Call for Chapters*

Proposal Submission:                            30th October 2020

Proposal Acceptance/Rejection:             15th November 2020

Full Chapter Submission:          `           15th January 2021



*Pandemic, Lockdown and Digital Transformation: Challenges and
Opportunities for Public Administration, NGOs and Businesses *

A Book edited by *Dr. Saqib Saeed* (Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal
University, KSA), *Prof. Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar* (University
of Granada, Granada, Spain) *& **Prof. T. Ramayah* (University Sains
Malaysia)



To be published by* Springer Public Administration and Information
Technology (PAIT) Series **http://www.springer.com/series/10796*
<http://www.springer.com/series/10796>

*1. Introduction:*

Pandemics not only bring health concerns for any society, but it also
affects government and business operations significantly. Recently, the
widespread Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) has significantly hampered the
conventional businesses and organizations. COVID-19 started from Wuhan and
transformed into pandemic and affected millions of human lives. Due to
absence of any vaccination and its widespread many countries opted for
lockdown policies to prevent the rapid flow of the disease. There have been
varied opinions on the effectiveness of such lockdown in disease
prevention, however, this has badly affected the business, NGOs and public
organizations resulting in disruptions and/or increase of their operations.

In order to gain business continuity and help in solving challenges risen
in pandemic situations, digital technologies are hyped as enablers.
However, digital transformation is inherently a complex process and short
adoption time pressure may result further complexities for organizations in
fostering digital technologies.

*2. Objectives*

The aim of this book is to publish high quality original research
contributions on theoretical foundations and empirical studies of digital
transformations in the pandemic era. It seeks to strengthen the body of
knowledge by providing insights of digital transformation processes in
NGOs, governmental and business organizations combating to achieve
continuity in their operations under pandemic affected economy.

*3. Intended audience*

This book will be useful for technology professionals, business, policy
makers, NGOs managers and governments to optimize their digital
transformation processes to better prepare their organizations in the
presence of pandemic situations.

*4. Recommended Topics and Themes*

This book will include theoretical chapters and case studies from leading
scholars and practitioners on the technology adoption practices of NGOs,
governmental and business sector. Topics to be discussed in this book
include (but are not limited to) the following:

·        The Identification of Digital Transformation Challenges and
Opportunities in solving pandemic situations

·        Psychological and Technical Implications of pandemic situations

·        Role of Technology in Business and Organization Continuity

·        Strategic Management of Digital Infrastructure and Adoption in
Pandemic Situations

·        Economic, Organizational, Social and Legal Implications of Digital
Adoption

·        Supply Chain Management Implications with Digital Adoption

·        Procurement and Marketing Challenges of Digital Adoption

·        Customer Relation Management and Digital Technologies

·        Citizens’ Relationship with Governments and NGOs through Digital
Technologies in Pandemic Situations

·        Implementation of emerging technologies for public information
disclosure in pandemic situations.

·        Impact of digital technologies on the Human Resource Management
induced by pandemic situations

·        Smart governance models in pandemic situations.

·        Knowledge Management and Change Management in Digital Environment

·        User and Citizen Experience with Digital Services in Pandemic
Situations

·        Digital Transformation Case Studies in Public Administrations,
Health, Businesses, Education, Tourism, and NGOs

*5. Submission Procedure*

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before October
30, 2020, a 2-page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and
concerns of his or her proposed chapter and how it fits within the edited
book. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by November 15, 2020
about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full
chapters are expected to be submitted by January 31st, 2021. All submitted
chapters will be subject to peer review.

*6. Paper Requirements*

Papers accepted must be copyedited by an English copy-editor to make sure
that an author's raw text, or copy, is correct in terms of spelling and
grammar and is easy to read so that readers can grasp his or her ideas. In
addition, papers must follow APA style for writing and reference
citations.  This book is scheduled to be published by Springer Nature,
publisher of the *Public Administration and Information Technology* (
http://www.springer.com/series/10796) book series. This publication is
anticipated to be released in 2021.

*7. Important Dates and Deadlines*

October 30, 2020: Proposal Submission Deadline
November 15, 2020: Notification of Proposal Acceptance
January 31, 2021: Full Chapter Submission
March 15, 2021: Reviewer Comments
April 15, 2021: Revised Chapter Submission along with Response to
Reviewer Comments
May 15, 2021: Notification of Chapter Acceptance
May 31, 2021: Final Chapter Submission along with signed Copyright
Agreement
June 15, 2021: Final Deadline

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document)
to:
Dr. Saqib Saeed
e-mail: saqib.saeed at gmail.com
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