The shock of the health crisis, the subsequent lockdowns, and now the outbreak of war in Europe has changed the nature of the economic and social problems of our societies. Therefore, the debate on managing the unexpected, exploring antifragility, designing for resilience, and coping with the aftermath of an extreme event have thus become central in the organizational discourse. 

The XXIII WOA 2022 – Workshop of Italian organizational scholars, organized in Brescia in May 2022 – aimed at discussing these issues.
As an outcome of the conference, IPEJM proposes a call for paper for a Special Issue - edited by Angelo Gasparre, Alberto Monti and Marco Zamarian - aiming to consolidate and further develop ongoing efforts to advance current understandings of the role of humans and technology in managing the unexpected. The call is open also to contributions not previously presented at WOA2022.

The deadline is October 16th for an expected publication within the end of 2022. Full details are available here.