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.
What is the role of timely crisis management? Navigating urgency to act during the COVID-19 pandemic
Summary Despite growing awareness of large-scale crises, understanding how organizations construct urgency in prolonged disasters remains limited. Our recent study, published in the Journal of Management Studies, explores the activities of the Robert Koch Institute...
In Defense of Classic Strategy
We were happy when the authors of the Point essay invited us to respond to their call for a new, environmentally based, strategy paradigm. We enjoy lively dialogue and debate and believe that important insights often emerge challenging the conventional wisdom....
Can the field of strategy take on the climate crisis? In Europe, yes; in the US, maybe not
We welcome the chance to continue the dialogue with our colleagues in strategy. Although we think of ourselves primarily as organization theorists, we have at least passing familiarity with the field of strategic management and what it teaches. We share the concerns...
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’...