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Invited Topics
- Participation, Voice, and
Employee Representation in the Workplace
- Negotiating Power: Managers,
Workers, and Institutional Constraints
- Leadership Styles and Their Social
Consequences in Work Groups
- Power, Control, and Resistance in
Industrial Relations
- The Nature of Work in
Contemporary Industry: Meanings and Identities
- Job Design, Work Motivation, and
Social Context
- Work Alienation and Engagement:
Sociological Explanations
- Skill, Deskilling, and Reskilling
in Industrial Labor Markets
- Automation and the Changing
Nature of Industrial Work
- Digital Workplaces and New Forms
of Managerial Control
- Personality Development Through
Work: Socialization and Identity
- Personality, Attitudes, and Work
Behavior in Organizations
- Work Stress, Burnout, and Coping
in Industrial Settings
- Work–Life Balance and Family
Dynamics in Industrial Employment
- Industrialization and
Urbanization: Social Consequences for Communities
- Industrialization in Developing
Countries: Pathways and Patterns
- State Policy and
Industrialization Strategies in Emerging Economies
- Informal Economies and Industrial
Growth in Developing Contexts
- Labor Migration and Industrial
Workforce Formation in Developing Countries
- Industrialization and Changing
Class Structures in the Global South
- Gender, Work, and Industrial
Organization: Sociological Perspectives
- Women’s Labor Participation and
Workplace Stratification in Industry
- Youth Employment and Early Career
Socialization in Industrial Firms
- Caste, Ethnicity, and Workplace
Inequality in Industrial Employment
- Social Stratification and
Mobility Within Industrial Organizations
- Occupational Status, Prestige,
and Identity in Industrial Work
- Organizational Communication and
Information Flows in Bureaucracies
- Informal Communication Networks
and Grapevine Effects
- Trust, Commitment, and
Psychological Contracts in Industry
- Workplace Discipline and
Compliance: Formal and Informal Mechanisms
- Industrial Conflict: Causes,
Patterns, and Resolution Mechanisms
- Collective Action and Workplace
Solidarity in Industrial Settings
- Unions, Collective Bargaining,
and Changing Industrial Relations
- Labor Laws, Compliance, and
Workplace Governance in Industry
- Workplace Safety Culture and
Organizational Responsibility
- Technology Adoption and Social
Acceptance in Industrial Organizations
- Surveillance Technologies and
Employee Privacy in Modern Workplaces
- Performance Management Systems
and Worker Perceptions of Fairness
- Incentives, Rewards, and Social
Comparisons at Work
- Organizational Justice and Its
Effects on Morale and Retention
- Bureaucratic Red Tape and
Innovation Constraints in Industry
- Organizational Learning and
Knowledge Sharing in Industrial Firms
- Informal Learning and
Apprenticeship in Industrial Work Groups
- Knowledge Work and Hybrid
Industrial Organizations
- Corporate Social Responsibility
and Industrial Community Relations
- Industry, Environment, and Social
Accountability: A Sociological Lens
- Globalization and the
Restructuring of Industrial Organizations
- Global Supply Chains and the
Sociology of Industrial Work
- Outsourcing, Contracting, and the
Growth of Precarious Work
- Gig Work and Informalization:
Extensions of Industrial Sociology
- Organizational Change and
Resistance in Industrial Contexts
- Mergers, Acquisitions, and
Cultural Integration in Organizations
- Organizational Downsizing and Its
Social Costs for Workers
- Turnover, Retention, and Social
Embeddedness in the Workplace
- Motivation and Meaningful Work in
Bureaucratic Organizations
- Team-Based Work Systems and
Social Dynamics of Collaboration
- Lean Management and Worker
Experience: Control and Participation
- Quality Circles and Participative
Management: Sociological Outcomes
- Leadership Succession and Power
Transitions in Industrial Firms
- Informal Sanctions and Peer
Regulation in Work Groups
- Workplace Deviance,
Rule-Breaking, and Informal Norm Formation
- Organizational Ethics and Moral
Decision Making in Industry
- Industrial Training, Human
Capital, and Social Inequality
- Workforce Planning and Social
Impacts of Industrial Policy
- Industrialization and Changing
Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries
- Industrial Clusters and Regional
Social Transformation
- Corporate Governance and Power
Structures in Large Organizations
- Bureaucratic Accountability and
Transparency in Industrial Management
- Organizational Reputation and
Social Legitimacy in Industrial Markets
- The Sociology of Productivity:
Social Drivers of Performance
- Worker Well-Being and Organizational
Design in Industry
- Industrial Relations in
Transition Economies: Institutions and Change
- Comparative Industrialization:
Lessons Across Developing Countries
- Informal Work Groups and
Productivity: Evidence and Case Insights
- Leadership, Power, and Culture:
An Integrated Framework for Industry
- Personality Development and
Workplace Socialization Across Career Stages
- The Future of Work: Industrial
Sociology in the Age of AI
- Reframing Bureaucracy for
Innovation and Human-Centered Work
- Research Methods in Industrial
Sociology: Designs, Tools, and Ethics
- Emerging Research Agendas in
Industrial Sociology and Human Societies
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Chief Editor
 Rasaki Bamidele Senior Lecturer, College of Business and Social Sciences, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
Book Scope
- Sociology and Human Societies
- Industrial Sociology as a Discipline Within the Field of Sociology
- Formal/Informal Organizations
- Complex Organization and Bureaucracy
- Industrial Work Groups and Informal Organization
- Leadership and Power in Organizations
- Nature of Work
- Personality Development
- Process of Industrialization in Developing Countries
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Deadline
31 Jan 2026
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