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.
The Bottom Line: The Field of Strategy Must Address the Planetary Crisis
In our essay “Strategy Can No Longer Ignore Planetary Boundaries: A Call for Tackling Strategy’s Ecological Fallacy” (Bansal et. al., we argue that the field of Strategy has contributed to the planetary crisis, including particularly climate change and loss of...
Jurisdictional Struggles and Innovative Business Templates: The Emergence of Islamic Banking in Germany
Our article examines the market entry process of the first Islamic bank in Germany, particularly its interactions with regulatory agencies and other societal actors. When an organization enters a new market with a novel value proposition and business model, it often...
Can organizations ‘take back’ harm done to nature in the name of profit?
Photo credit: Mari Ovaska ‘Business as usual’ has downsides. When nature gets damaged beyond repair, entire ecosystems collapse. The tragedy of commons is no longer a hypothetical to prevent, but a reality we need to accept. Or change! Our new study...
Navigating Environmental Threats to New Ventures: A Regulatory Fit Approach to Bricolage
In our recent study published in the Journal of Management Studies, we delved into the conditions by which new ventures navigate resource constraints through the strategy of bricolage, particularly when faced with environmental threats. Our research offers a fresh...
You get the expertise you organize for
Atlas by Carl Hammoud Organizations increasingly implement systems to categorize experts and map their knowledge, ranging from departmental structures drawn on an organizational chart to algorithmically enabled talent marketplace platforms. But how effective are these...
Competence Drives Interest or Vice Versa? An Investigation on the Bidirectional Relationships between Self-Efficacy and Intrinsic Motivation in Shaping Employee Creativity
What drives creativity in the workplace? Researchers have long debated the impact of two key factors: creative self-efficacy (believing you can be creative) and intrinsic motivation for creativity (wanting to be creative). But which comes first, or...
Why did some firms quickly shift to PPE production during COVID-19?
One notable business dilemma that firms faced during the early stages of COVID-19 was whether to pivot to produce personal protective equipment (PPE). In our recently published Journal of Management Studies article, we examine why the imprints of corporate leaders’...
Striking the Balance: How Falling Short Impacts Accounting Performance Goals and Analysts’ Earnings Expectations
Summary Managers are under increasing pressure to beat analysts' earnings estimates, which have personal implications for managerial careers, stock-based pay, and reputations. Analysts' earnings forecasts represent a critical benchmark that differs from prior...
Unveiling the Divine Impact: How CEOs’ Pre-Career Religious Exposure Shapes Corporate Tax Avoidance
Our recent study, published in the Journal of Management Studies, explores how CEOs’ pre-career exposure to religion influences corporate tax avoidance. We found that CEOs who attended religious universities are more likely to pay higher taxes, influenced by values of...
The Power of Team Learning: How to Foster Success and Innovation in Teams
Many organizations use teams with the goal of improving performance beyond what individuals can achieve. To reach such synergy, teams need to engage in team learning, the process of working together to enhance collective knowledge. However, learning is difficult to...