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.
On a modern-day managerial Catch-22: Empathy and human sustainability in the era of AI workplace transformation
The need for empathetic leadership grows exponentially in a post-Covid world of accelerating digital transformation. Managers need to support humans in an increasingly virtual and artificially oversaturated world. Though tempted by the productivity boost of Gen AI,...
Shoulder to Shoulder: Why Does Corporate Socio-Political Engagement Matter?
Managing socio-political issues and environments has become a top concern for corporations in the contemporary world. A glimpse of the daily business press reveals a wide variety of issues that corporations need to tackle: How can multinational enterprises (MNEs)...
Does employees’ proactive error sharing impair or enhance leader trust in the employee?
Summary Employees often hesitate to share their errors with leaders due to the potential risks associated with revealing them in the workplace. Our research, published in the Journal of Management Studies, shows that employee error sharing can serve as a double-edged...
Freeze, fight, or flee? Firms’ reactions to climate disasters and the consequences for community resilience
The photo shows the river Mississippi near Davenport Iowa (US), where disaster prevention measures have been fiercely debated for years. A recent paper published in the Journal of Management Studies considers what might happen when a flood crushes the defense system...
Corporate Exit Strategies in Repressive Regimes: Theoretical Reflections on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
More than 1,000 firms swiftly withdrew from Russia in response to its military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Yet, data and research show that some firms never left, and others found their way back, while the Russian repressive regime continued to strengthen....
Should we be Conservative or Aggressive During a Crisis? Unpacking the Strategic Choices of SME Managers and Their Impact on Long-Term Survival
Managers get regularly confronted with crises in their environment. Whether it’s a global financial crisis, a pandemic, or an economic downturn, firms of all sizes must navigate these turbulent times to ensure their survival. Should managers adopt a conservative...
Family Firms: Everyone’s First Choice for Alliances?
Family-owned businesses are viewed positively by external parties, as they are considered reliable, capable of building long-lasting relationships, and good for the community in which they are embedded. Our paper, published in the Journal of Management Studies, takes...
Maximizing firm value through strategic patent actions
In the competitive business landscape, effective technology and intellectual property strategies play a critical role. Our research, published in the Journal of Management Studies challenges the belief that dense patent portfolios always lead to higher firm value,...
How can we find meaning in our work when we must harm others?
For many workers, meaningfulness is a top priority. But what happens when our work requires us to harm others? We set out to learn from the experiences of veterinary workers whose day-to-day tasks often induce pain and distress as they diagnose and treat their animal...
When Being Treated Better Leads to Treating Others Worse
Previous research on leader-subordinate relations has come to the consensus that perceiving oneself as treated better than one’s teammates by the team leader motivates individuals to engage in prosocial interpersonal behaviors such as helping. Our work, published in...