Welcome to the Management Studies Insights Blog
The managementstudiesinsights.com blog provides engaging snapshots about research published in the Journal of Management Studies in a manner that highlights its practical and societal implications. The blog aims to bridge academic scholarship in management studies with scholars across disciplines, practitioners, media and the broader public who are interested in the societal relevance of management studies, and invites for discussion about the impact that management scholarship has beyond academia. The Management Studies Insights Blog is the official blog of the Journal of Management Studies.
Hybrid Work Isn’t Killing Office Relationships—The Fear of Disconnection Is Making Them Stronger
Photo by Johnny Africa on Unsplash unsplash.com If you’ve worked from home lately, you’ve probably felt it—the little twinge when you realize you haven’t spoken to a teammate in days. That flicker of worry is more than just emotion; our research published in the...
Transformation Hijacked: How Recipients Took Control and Pushed Out the Change Agents
What happens when a change initiative succeeds—but its creators are pushed aside? This research explores how change recipients can hijack a transformation—adopting its goals while sidelining its initiators. Based on an ethnographic study, we introduce cooptive...
How an Ethics of Care Can Help Alternative Organizations Navigate Conflicting Moral Principles
Image Source: raj-tuladhar-nil1zgH28dc-unsplash Summary Alternative organizations that reject profit-driven capitalist logics in favor of autonomy, solidarity, and responsibility—often face tensions because members interpret and prioritize these principles...
Embodied Territories
Image Source: Authors Summary What does it take to be a woman entrepreneur—not just in terms of business skills, but in navigating everyday spaces, emotions, and social expectations? In our article published in the Journal of Management Studies (JMS), we...
Title: Shape, Shake, and Shift: How Hybridity Sparks Societal Transformation
Source: https://unsplash.com/s/photos/sustainability%2C-hybridity Summary: To solve society’s most urgent challenges—from climate change to inequality—we need more than innovation; we need transformation. This Special Issue in the Journal of Management Studies...
Micro-Impact: The Secret Superpower of (Early-Career) Researchers
Selective focus photography of boy wearing black Batman cape photo – Free City Image on Unsplash In times of constant change, it's easy to feel powerless. As academics, many of us want to contribute towards positive societal change. Academics, however, tend to...
‘Keep on Keepin On’: How Multinational Enterprises Respond to Deglobalisation
Image by Christine Roy ( unsplash.com) Globalisation brings international economic opportunities for trade exports, capital flows, migration, and multinational business expansion. What happens, though, during periods of deglobalisation? It is often thought that...
When Environmental Resources Become a Battleground: Understanding Conflict Intensity in Mining Projects
https://unsplash.com/illustrations/a-scale-with-a-green-globe-on-top-of-it-hCOKeS8kAT0 The problem is not just conflict occurrence, it is conflict intensity Large-scale mining projects are often promoted for their economic potential, but they can...
Always connected, but at what cost? How smartphone use at work influences work performance
Always connected, but at what cost? How smartphone use at work influences work performance Summary Remote and hybrid work have become the new normal, and both employees and organizations are experiencing the effects of constant connectivity. While using...
Big Tech Challenges Your Ecosystem? Politicize the Future to Keep Innovating with Your Partners
Photo by Alaksiej Čarankievič on Unsplash. Summary: What can incumbents specializing in products do when facing more innovative Big Tech firms as new competitors? A recent Journal of Management Studies article by Reischauer, Engelmann, and Hoffmann reveals how a...