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Very timely Information Systems Journal Special Issue on "Social Media Induced Polarization," featuring seven outstanding papers that delve into the complex dynamics of online discourse. From unraveling the mechanisms of conspiracy theory radicalization to exploring the impact of friend identity on polarization, these papers offer invaluable insights into the digital age's most pressing challenges. With meticulous research and groundbreaking perspectives, this collection serves as a beacon of knowledge on polarization, guiding toward a deeper understanding of social media's role in shaping societal divides. # 1 - Explaining online conspiracy theory radicalization: A second-order affordance for identity-driven escalation by Christine Abdalla Mikhaeil and Richard Baskerville #2 - A typology of disinformation intentionality and impact by Aaron French, Veda storey Linda Wallace #3 - Integrating truth bias and elaboration likelihood to understand how political polarisation impacts disinformation engagement on social media by Stacy Miller, Philip Menard, David Bourrie, Scott Sittig #4 - The digital augmentation of extremism: Reviewing and guiding online extremism research from a sociotechnical perspective by Marten Risius, Kevin Blasiak, Susilo Wibisono, Winnifred Louis #5 - Befriended to polarise? The impact of friend identity on review polarisation—A quasi-experiment by Lim Wang, Chong (Alex) WANG, Xinyan Yao #6 - Information sharing and political polarisation on social media: The role of falsehood and partisanship by Jason Weismueller, Richard L. Gruner, Paul Harrigan, Kristof Coussement, Sasha wang #7 - Accountability mobilisation, guanxi and social media-induced polarisation: Understanding the bystander's prosocial punishment to misinformation spreader by Zhe Zhu, Nan Zhang Tsing, Meiwen Ding, Lei Chen Guangdong You can read detailed summary of each of these excellent papers in our Editorial "Social Media Induced Polarization" https://lnkd.in/gZY9-xrs OR https://lnkd.in/gm_rrvvk In this editorial, you can also learn about #Idenonymity #Herded_Anarchy #Regression_to_Meanness 😀 We are thankful to Robert Davison for the excellent guidance. We are grateful to all the associate editors. Without their unwavering support and developmental feedback, this issue would not have been possible: Ahmed Imran, Alan Wang, Chong (Alex) WANG, Amber Young, Andreas Eckhardt, Ayoung Suh, Barney Tan, Carmen Leong, Cecil Chua, Chrisanthi Avgerou, Christy Cheung, David Xu, Eleanor Loiacono, Emma Coleman, Eoin Whelan, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Hanna Krasnova, Harminder Singh, Jaime Windeler, M.N. Ravishankar, Niki Panteli, Ofir Turel, Remko Helms, (ran out of tags allowed - list of AEs continue in the comment section) Additionally, we can not thank enough to our anonymous reviewers for their excellent reviews. Thank you everyone! #polarization #filterbubbles #echochambers #cyberbalkanization #ghettoization #splinternet #spiralofsilence

I am delighted to have had the opportunity to collaborate with Joel Gehman to bring this project to fruition - resulting in our new book, Concise Introduction to Organization Theory: From Ontological Differences to Robust Identities. We are honoured to receive the endorsements from Joep Cornelissen, Paula Jarzabkowski, Jerry Davis and Renate E. Meyer. We are eager to hear what you think. Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta University of Alberta #SEMisthePlacetoBe ‘This concise book is bound to be a timeless classic on organization theory. It skillfully lays out the major schools of theoretical thinking on the subject by uniquely identifying their philosophical underpinnings and lays out how these various ways of thinking helps students and those working in organizations think better and differently about organizations and organizational life. Wonderfully written, engaging and informative on every page, it is the Introduction to the field that we have all been waiting for.’ – Joep Cornelissen, University of Liverpool, UK and Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands ‘This introduction to Organization Theory is broad in scope, mapping the field over time and across its rationalist, pragmatic and co-constitutive domains, and also offers rare integrative insights across these domains. A must for postgraduate courses and for any of us looking to rethink our own approach to Organization Theory.’ – Paula Jarzabkowski, University of Queensland, Australia and City, University of London, UK 'Organizations and organizing have seen radical changes in how coordinated action happens over the past generation. Technology is enabling entirely new methods of collaboration and conflict, and there is a Cambrian explosion of social forms. How can organizational scholars understand the 'objects' they study (ontology) and the value commitments around them (axiology)? Lounsbury and Gehman provide a new organizing framework to understand where different theoretical traditions land on these dimensions and to guide readers through those traditions to help scholars make informed choices that will enable them to engage their community and the broader world to have the greatest impact. The book is an invaluable resource for rising scholars.' – Jerry Davis, University of Michigan 'Mike Lounsbury and Joel Gehman take us on an impressive journey in which they lay out the landscape of contemporary organization theory in a compelling and engaging way. Not only do they cover existing perspectives comprehensively and in depth, they also offer an innovative and powerful approach to navigating this extremely broad literature. Their take will profoundly reshape how we will map the field in the future. An absolute must-read for scholars and students of organization.' – Renate Meyer, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and Copenhagen Business School

We are deeply saddened to share that our founder, and a true revolutionary for social enterprise and social procurement, David LePage passed away last week. A man of action and purpose who led many and leaves a legacy and a hole in many hearts. David’s actions will have ripple effects that many people who never hear his name will benefit from. He is sorely missed. Read David's In Memoriam: https://buff.ly/3VaC8fL In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Social Enterprise Policy Fund which David established: https://buff.ly/3yw01FW