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.
Total Cultural Capital
With more and more people migrating across borders, it is very important to study the effects of migration for people and organizations. For instance, emerging economy citizens have been migrating to various parts of the world in search of economic opportunities, a...
Will universal basic income cause employees to leave work?
It’s often assumed that paying people an unconditional living wage (i.e. Basic Income; BI) will result in mass dropout from the work force as people chose to stay home and play video games instead of contributing to society. In my recent study, published in the...
Why Are Some Minorities More Disadvantaged Than Others?
In our study, recently published at Journal of Management Studies, we draw on the concept of ‘category distance’ to understand why some minority groups may be more (dis)advantaged than others in their career advancements in organizations. We define ‘category distance’...
Humorous Resources: An Elixir for a Wounded Workplace?
A free, effective, research-backed, and universal tool is at the disposal of global leaders seeking to engage their workforce and drive performance– humor. But do we dare laugh about work? Humor is a complex phenomenon that engages various brain regions and key...
Unveiling the Unseen Forces in Corporate Relocations: A Closer Look at Shareholder Influence
Summary In our recent publication in the Journal of Management Studies, we investigate the intriguing dynamics behind corporate decisions to relocate headquarters across borders for tax benefits. While these moves can be financially beneficial for corporations, they...
Growing complexity as a trigger and driver of fundamental transformation processes
We are curious about how growing institutional complexity affects societal transformation processes such as sustainability or digital transformation. In our article, published in the Journal of Management Studies, we shed light on how the emergence of new...
Unveiling CEO Succession Gender Shift: Impact on Strategic Change and Performance
CEO succession with gender change is not always disruptive to firm performance but depends on the context. Summary How does CEO succession involve a change of CEO gender matter? The transition of CEOs from a male CEO to a female CEO, and vice versa, has garnered...
Working with marginalized communities? Consider adopting an infusion rather than extraction mindset
Summary We propose that working with marginalized communities requires a research shift from “extraction” towards “infusion”. We propose three guiding principles of infusion: respect for community agency and values, reciprocity in relationships, and reflexivity on...
Expressing Emotions at the Top sets up the rest of the Firm for Success
(Photo by krakenimages on Unsplash) How important is emotional expression in boosting firm-level capabilities? If you have ever wondered about the importance of emotional expression in management, then you might want to read our article that was recently published in...
It’s time to think differently about authenticity and CSR
Summary A lot of attention has focused on the authenticity of CSR practices. However, a focus on the experienced authenticity of the stakeholders involved in CSR is likely to have a significant impact on their wellbeing – and therefore on the societal impacts of CSR....