Dear Colleagues, Greetings!
I trust this email finds you in fine fettle.
I am currently working on the proposed Palgrave Encyclopedia of Leadership and Change. It is conceived as a multi volume, multi author work that will span into several volumes over the next 2 years and will involve dual length entries as follows: short entries/articles may range from 500/1,000 to 3,000 words; and longer ('keystone") articles may range from 5,000 to 10,000 words.
This project was initially conceived during 2019 and was put on the back burner due to some other pressing projects that I was working on with Springer, Palgrave, and Routledge that have now been completed and published.
I am reaching out to you to kindly consider my humble request to be a contributor to this encyclopedia.
Encyclopedias typically comprise:
• Tertiary literature - digested and accepted knowledge in an easily accessible self-contained format. Encyclopedias provide a comprehensive overview of the field. Chapters are written especially for the encyclopedia and are NEW (i.e. an encyclopedia shouldn't contain previously published material).
• Not introductory – chapters should assume a certain level of knowledge of a particular subject area. Aimed at post-graduate level and upwards although undergraduates may find a useful reference tool.
• 500/1,000 to 5000/10,000 words per entry/chapter.
• Entries are organized in one continuous A-Z format.
• No index, no table of contents.
Please see attached the tentative schema that I have compiled.
Having served as an editor in chief for 7 Handbooks on the themes of workplace spirituality, sustainability, mindfulness, workplace wellbeing, leadership and change, I have had the privilege of working with hundreds of scholars and practitioners from across the world in the field of leadership who are also being invited to contribute to this august venture.
From your area of expertise, leadership and/or change management, you may choose your level of engagement: 500-1,000 (basic entry) words to 5,000 words (topical/anchor entries) to 10,000 words (keystone/benchmark articles).
In India, such works are considered a yajña (an offering to the Divine), involving the labor of love of many for the good of many.
Thank you for your noble gift of caring so very sincerely about what really matters the most-developing future thought-leaders, good-finders, and positive change-catalysts.
With folded hands and a deep bow,
skd
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Satinder K. Dhiman, PhD, EdD, MBA, MCOM
Associate Dean, MBA and MOL Director and Chairperson
Professor of Management, School of Business
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY
7500 N. Glenoaks Boulevard | Burbank CA 91504-1052
T. 818.252.5138 | M. 818.625.7288
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Satinder Dhiman, PhD, EdD, MBA, MCOM
Associate Dean, Director and Chair of MBA
Professor of Management
Woodbury University
Burbank, California (USA)
+1 (818) 625 7288
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satinder.dhiman@woodbury.edu]
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