Call for entries: contributions to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Productivity
Jun Du, Professor of Economics at Aston University, has announced the call for contributions to the “Elgar Encyclopedia of Productivity”, a ground-breaking reference work that aims to be the definitive resource on all aspects of productivity. The project is being supported by The Productivity Institute.
About the Encyclopedia
- The Elgar Encyclopedia of Productivity will provide a comprehensive, in-depth exploration of the multifaceted world of productivity.
- It will serve as an invaluable resource for researchers, academics, professionals, and students seeking authoritative insights into the subject.
- The Encyclopedia will cover a wide array of topics, theories, and applications related to productivity, ensuring it is a valuable reference for years to come.
Scope of the Encyclopedia
The Encyclopedia will define the field over the coming years as a key reference. International in scope, the Encyclopedia will consist of between 60 and 150 alphabetically-ordered entries, covering the totality of the area. The Encyclopedia will be published in print, as an eBook on all of the major eBook aggregators, and will also be made available on Elgaronline, our content management platform. Our Encyclopedia program is naturally at home in such an online setting, which allows for sophisticated search functionality. As a result of a high-profile presence, Elgaronline ensures our books enjoy significantly enhanced dissemination, readership, usage and impact.
Why contribute?
- Be part of a definitive resource that set the standard in the field.
- Showcase your expertise and research to a global audience.
- Contribute to advancing knowledge on productivity.
- Network with peers and collaborate with fellow experts.
Topics of interest
We invite contributions on a wide range of topics related to productivity, including but not limited to the following themes:
- Productivity theories and concepts
- Historical perspectives of productivity
- Measuring productivity
- Productivity dispersion and comparison
- Regions and productivity
- Economic growth and productivity
- Technology advancement and productivity
- Innovation system, clustering and productivity
- Globalisation and productivity
- Human capital, skills and productivity
- Management and organisational productivity
- Leadership, decision making and productivity
- Sustainability and productivity
- Policy and productivity
- Institutions, culture and productivity
- Productivity tools and software
- Productivity and well-being
- Small business, entrepreneurship productivity
- Sector-specific productivity
How to submit
Interested contributors are invited to submit a brief proposal outlining their intended topic, a summary of the content, a short bio and references to relevant publications to the submission to Jun Du, j.du@aston.ac.uk by 15 November 2024.
Important dates
Proposal submission: 15 November 2024
Acceptance notification (with full submission information): 5 December 2024
Full entry submission: 15 February 2025
Review and revision: April 2025
Final Manuscript: 1 July 2025
Planned publishing: October 2025
