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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.
Would you grant a business loan to an aggressive woman?
Business consultants today advice women to act like men when they apply for business resources, but does it really work? Our historical study follows men and women as they applied for business resources and the resource providers who responded to their applications,...
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
After a near-death beating by the police in Los Angeles, California, in 1991 that sparked riots in which 63 people were killed and over 2000 injured, Rodney King famously asked, ‘Can’t we all just get along?’. This unfortunate incident occurred 25 years after the U.S....
Are There Limits To Diversification In Emerging Economies? – Yes and No!
Shaleen Gopal, K S Manikandan, J Ramachandran What is the puzzle? There is a broad consensus that unrelated diversification is value destructive in developed economies and profitable in economies with poorly developed institutions. However, the picture is...
Economic Lives of Rohingya Refugees Matter: Beyond the Romantic Tale of ‘Market Works for All’
During 2017, almost 750,000 Rohingya refugees entered Cox’s Bazar and now more than one million of them reside in Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees are subject to life‐long statelessness and severe physical and psychological violence, as the Myanmar government denies...
Tackling grand challenges and the SDGs: How to save the oceans with crowdsourcing?
In an ever-changing and unpredictable world, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals beckon urgent action: organizations and citizens of all types are called upon to join forces to tackle the grand challenges facing our society. From improving health and...
How to Keep COVID-19 from Derailing Ongoing Partnerships
The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted collaboration among a growing number of parties to stop spread of the virus and find a cure. In fact, forging partnerships is an effective response to crises such as disease outbreaks, humanitarian disasters, and climate change. Yet,...
Should Uber regulate itself? Let’s ask the drivers
“This is like a lame relationship with a nouveau rich girl who is insecure about everything including her wealth; she has good reason because her wealth is volatile and she is selfish and entitled. The more attention you pay to her the worst she will treat you. The...
CSR at the coalface – How companies can give a voice to workers in their supply chains
Corporate social responsibility has come to be the central feature in how many multinational corporations (MNCs) manage labour standards in their supply chain. To date, the focus of these approaches has generally been top-down: to devise codes of conduct and policies...
Driving Change: How Millennials are Reshaping the World Without Leaving Home
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed transportation behavior. Compared to 2019, roughly half as many people globally are traveling by plane; road congestion is down by at least 50% in much of the U.S, Europe, and Asia; and telecommuting remains the norm for...