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.
How Decision Makers Think about Time Matters When Unfamiliar Crises Hit
The ability of organizations to effectively respond to crises is predicated on preparation and planning that draws on past experiences and blueprints for how to address crises. However, sometimes organizations experience crises that are unlike anything they have seen...
When Does Corporate Social Responsibility Fail to Win Social License?
In 2003, Chevron’s socially responsible initiative for community development within the Niger Delta of Nigeria turned into a crisis, where violent protests against the corporation by local community not only destroyed the infrastructure that Chevron had invested but...
What do homeless shelters, emergency departments, sports stadiums and open-plan offices have in common? They all shape change
As researchers who are interested in how organisations and institutions change, recent events drew our attention to the role of place and space in shaping these changes. Climate change-induced flooding, heatwaves, wildfires and droughts altered local landscapes in...
How to boost exploration and exploitation in an SME’s product development: the unexpected power of capable middle managers
Researchers and practitioners have mixed opinions to what extent middle managers (MMs) can help or hinder the implementation of their top management’s agenda. Could it be that MMs in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can play a significant role when it comes to the...
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LOST AND FOUND IN TRANSLATION
Internationalizing firms from emerging countries often face legitimacy deficits and often adopt standards and norms as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, to achieve legitimacy through isomorphism and alignment to global standards. However,...
What CSR means to policymakers and how this effects firms’ political access
Public policies (increasingly) affect firm activities and outcomes, making governments one of their most critical audiences. To influence public policies, firms first need to gain access to political actors, which is subject to their ability to supply something...
What can we learn from abortion clinic closures about managing stigmatization?
Abortion services in the United States represent perhaps one of the clearest examples of a stigmatized industry. Over the years, abortion clinics have faced regulatory targeting, harassment, and even violence. Of course, the recent repeal of Roe v. Wade in the U.S....
But I don’t want to do it! How individuals internalise their motivation for uninteresting work tasks.
It’s there on your to do list. That task. The one you know you have to do, but you really don’t want to. You put it off and suddenly its urgent, but you still don’t want to do it. You need to find the motivation somehow. But how…? Beyond intrinsic motivation Work...
Workgroup Hazing: When Trust-building Efforts Put the Team at Risk
Why Trust Matters in Teams Entities (e.g., organizations, teams, or individuals) involved in ongoing exchange relationships are vulnerable to each other. The parties can respond to that vulnerability in some combination of the following two ways. First, control helps...
Speed and Scaling: An Investigation of Accelerated Firm Growth
While most firms do not grow, a small number of firms maintain and even accelerate their growth over time. Accelerated growth is beneficial for job creation and economic development as it allows increased investor returns and expedited diffusion of innovation....