Call for Papers for Special Issue on CGIR:
“Artificial Intelligence in Corporate Governance”

Guest Editors
Vince Bruni-Bossio, Devan Mescall and Regan Schmidt
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

Submission Deadline: March 1, 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly become one of the most critical developments in business and, more broadly, society. With its rapid development, organizations are struggling to understand AI’s opportunities, risks, and identify internal and external competencies necessary to chart these unknown areas to deliver additional value to stakeholders. To address this challenge, CGIR is issuing a call for papers that investigate the intersection of AI and corporate governance. CGIR defines corporate governance broadly as the exercise of power over corporate entities so as to increase the value provided to the organization’s various stakeholders, as well as making those stakeholders accountable for acting responsibly with regard to the protection, generation, and distribution of wealth invested in the firm.

The special issue is intended to enhance corporate governance AI practices and knowledge by providing insights from both theoretical and practical lenses. All research methodologies are welcome, and papers that enhance understanding, provide explanation/prediction, and improve corporate governance practices of AI are particularly encouraged. In addition to traditional research papers, insights and commentary from practice may be considered. Potential themes include, but are not limited to:

• Board Decision Making and Strategy
  • Are boards embracing or resisting AI in the boardroom? How are boards making
    these decisions, and in what areas is AI delivering (or destroying) shareholder
    value?
  • How has AI impacted business strategy and business/board processes?
  • How are boards providing oversight of and direction to management’s use of AI?
  • How AI impacts compensation information and decisions?
• Developing Capabilities in AI
  • How is AI board-level expertise being developed or outsourced? Are there differences between board committees?
  • How does AI abilities and governance interact with other areas (e.g., blockchain)?
• Impact of AI on Stakeholders
  • How is AI adoption impacting non-financial (e.g., ESG) practices and disclosures?
  • Are stakeholders’ expectations of AI use in the boardroom/business consistent with current practices? What metrics are boards using to monitor stakeholder satisfaction with the firm’s use of AI?
  • How are external consultants impacting board decisions with AI? Do directors know what information has been influenced by AI, and does this impact their judgments?
  • How are auditors, both internal and external, using AI to deliver higher audit
    quality?

Paper submissions to the special issue are to be made via the CGIR website and will be subject to the CGIR standard double-blind review process. For queries about this special issue, please feel free to contact the CGIR Special Issue Guest Editors:

Vince Bruni-Bossio: bruni-bossio@edwards.usask.ca
Devan Mescall: mescall@edwards.usask.ca
Regan Schmidt: schmidt@edwards.usask.ca