About the Special Issue: Emerging Management Practices & Social Impact on Sustainability

This special issue explores the evolving landscape of modern management practices and their profound influence on achieving sustainable development goals. In an era marked by rapid technological advancement, environmental challenges, and shifting societal expectations, organizations are increasingly adopting innovative management strategies that integrate economic performance with social and environmental responsibility.

The focus of this issue is on emerging management paradigms such as digital transformation, data-driven decision-making, circular economy models, ethical leadership, and stakeholder-centric governance. These practices are reshaping how organizations operate, enabling them to address sustainability challenges more effectively while creating long-term value.

A key emphasis is placed on the social impact of these management practices, including their role in promoting inclusive growth, social equity, community development, and responsible resource utilization. The issue encourages interdisciplinary perspectives that examine how businesses, governments, and institutions contribute to sustainable societies through policy innovation, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and socially conscious entrepreneurship.

This special issue welcomes contributions that provide theoretical insights, empirical research, case studies, and policy analyses on topics such as:

• Sustainable business models and green innovation

• Social entrepreneurship and impact investing

• ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) integration

• Digital transformation for sustainability

• Ethical leadership and governance

• Climate change management strategies

• Community engagement and inclusive development

By bringing together diverse research contributions, this special issue aims to foster a deeper understanding of how emerging management practices can drive meaningful social impact and accelerate the transition toward a more sustainable and resilient future.

Authors are requested to submit and share their papers at: md@acr-journal.com for consideration in this Special Issue.