International Journal of Organisational Design and Engineering (IJODE)

Call for Papers

Special Issue on: "Organisational Sustainable Development and Accountability"



Guest Editors:
Zoe Wong
Lorne Cummings
Macquarie University, Australia



Sustainable development has evolved into one of the most important strategic issues facing organisations worldwide. Incorporating principles of sustainable development within organisational policies and processes is a critical factor in addressing global environmental problems. Sustainable development projects and sustainable business markets are forecasted to double during the period 2010 to 2014 whilst business expenditure on sustainability projects is estimated to reach $US 60 billion in the United States over this same period (Verdantix, 2010). Over the period 2009 to 2014, the compound annual growth rate in business spending on sustainability projects will be approximately 19% across all OECD countries. The ongoing industrialization and urbanisation of both the developed and developing world, and the environmental, social and economic impacts that ensue, have led to a greater awareness of the need to re-engineer organisational policies processes and systems in order to facilitate sustainable development.

The aims of this special issue are to explore sustainable development as it relates to organisation design and engineering, current trends and associated issues.


Subject Coverage


Within the scope of the special issue, papers, including industry case studies, on the following topics are encouraged, but not limited to:

Organisational, corporate governance, policy and leadership issues arising from sustainable development
The role of sustainable development in technology innovation and adoption
The role of sustainable development in overall organisational and enterprise information systems design
Improving quality control and risk management through sustainability mechanisms
Business process re-engineering incorporating sustainable development
Use of sustainable development concepts in project management and organisational restructure
Accountability, measurement, performance and reporting of sustainability issues
Notes for Prospective Authors


Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page



Important Dates


Paper Submission: 15 August, 2011

First Round Review Complete and Notification: 15 November, 2011

Second Round Submission: 15 January, 2012

Final Submission: 15 February, 2012


Editors and Notes


You may send one copy in the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail (details in Author Guidelines) to the following:


Zoe Wong
Macquarie University
Faculty of Business and Economics
North Ryde, Sydney 2113
Australia
Email: zoe.wong@mq.edu.au

Lorne Cummings
Macquarie University
Faculty of Business and Economics
North Ryde, Sydney 2113
Australia
Email: lorne.cummings@mq.edu.au


Please include in your submission the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editor