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 Should Firms Deploy Dynamic Capabilities?
Firms in many industries are currently struggling to adapt their procurement processes. With the supply chain crisis triggered by Covid (and in some parts of the world boosted by Brexit), the procurement of key inputs is slowing, causing production processes to stall...
Why inequality persists: How institutions and organizations reproduce inequality
The continued institutional reproduction of inequality is a matter of growing concern in vast parts of the world. This concern manifests differently in different regions ranging from the Occupy Wall Street social movements in the US in 2011, or Black Lives Matter...
Do business-families’ dynastic ambitions boost or bust innovation?
Dynasty and innovation: A tale with two sides An intriguing aspect of many family businesses concerns their dynastic outlook. Popular television series like Dynasty and Succession capture the imagination of many viewers, and the business press often puts the spotlight...
When Focusing on One Diversity Attribute is Not Enough: Why and How Organizations Should Care About “Demographic Faultlines”
Considering only one diversity attribute is too simplified When we think about diversity, we often tend to focus on one particular aspect of a person’s demographic background – for example whether that person is female or male, young or old. Similarly, diversity &...
Why (educational) inequalities persist, and how to challenge them
Three inequality projects in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee Despite the best intentions, many projects that seek to alleviate inequality instead appear to re-enact the inequities with new regalia. This research published in the Journal of Management Studies,...
How to expand micro theory to the macro level using macro archival databases
An important goal of research in micro domains such as organizational behaviour and human resource management is to improve organizational effectiveness. However, studies in micro research rarely examine organizational-level outcomes, focusing instead on individuals...
Do individualized work arrangements benefit firms? Yes, but not without strong HR practices
To better serve the needs of a rapidly changing workforce, organizations have increasingly adopted individualized work arrangements. Many individuals are no longer satisfied with an employment agreement that is uniform to all employees and top-down dictated by their...
Networks matter for innovation, but what skills do firms need to create them?
Origins of Network Advantages – “Matthew Effect” or “Managerial Design”? Concerning innovation performance, management research is quite clear about one thing: the firm’s network is an important success factor. Networks with advantageous structural attributes help...
Learning with stakeholders: do it with moderation!
How do companies' managers develop their capabilities by leveraging lessons learned from prior experiences? What sources of knowledge do they rely on to make sense of the events the firm experienced? How firms learn from their experience has been the topic of a vast...
“WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?!” UNDERSTANDING NON-STRATEGIC INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
Motivation History offers numerous examples of change that seems to appear out of nowhere, often going unnoticed until it has a surprising and significant impact. Unfortunately, this impact can sometimes be devastating, as in the case of NASA’s tragic Challenger...