Blog Posts
Why we shouldn’t trust that marketization will stop at what we value
Marketization: a widespread phenomenon that some feel goes against their values ‘Marketization,’ i.e., the spread of market logic through the introduction of ever new market practices, is a pervasive phenomenon in capitalist societies. Education, health...
You’re Fired: How CEO Facial and Vocal Masculinity Influence Boards’ Dismissal Decisions
In corporate boardrooms, decisions often hinge on numbers and performance metrics. Yet, could something as seemingly superficial as a CEO’s facial or vocal features influence their job security? Our study, recently published in the Journal of Management Studies,...
“Unbecoming” a Professional: The Role of Memory during Field Transitions in Japan and the US
Summary: As individuals become professionals, they accumulate cultural, social and economic capital valued within their field. Our study, recently published in the Journal of Management Studies, investigates the significance of this capital accumulation to how...
How CEOs’ job demands influence how they pursue goals
Summary: How do situational factors influence CEOs’ ways of pursuing goals? To answer this question, our recent study examines CEO regulatory focus, which consists of two motivational orientations—promotion focus (growth-oriented) and prevention focus...
Do companies use long-term carbon targets to defer near-term action on emissions?
(Photo by Tim van der Kuip on Unsplash) Carbon targets—formal, public commitments by companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the future—are now prevalent. Companies also routinely update their carbon targets ostensibly in response to evolving stakeholder...
How a Sense of Calling Fuels a Founder Advantage and Drives Innovation
Many of the world’s most innovative companies have one key attribute in common: longstanding leadership by a founder serving as the CEO. Pioneering firms like Airbnb, Alibaba, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Facebook, Google, Huawei, IKEA, MercadoLibre, Microsoft, Netflix,...
Ex Uno Plures: An Outcome-Based Typology of Social Enterprises
Social enterprises are organizations that address pressing social and environmental challenges—such as poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation—through market-based activities. With over ten million social enterprises globally generating around $2 trillion...
Imagining Regenerative Futures: Can Capitalism Help Heal the Land?
Photo credit: Sam Whiteye – Deshkan Ziibi River (Ontario, Canada) In our rapidly changing world, the challenges of climate change and ecological degradation seem overwhelming. As environmental crises escalate, it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end...
Navigating the Legitimacy Jungle: Insights from CSR Managers
Summary Corporate social responsibility (CSR) managers often struggle to gain legitimacy within their organizations, even though they are tasked with implementing important sustainability initiatives. Our research sheds light on CSR managers' challenges, their...
How Do People Make Collective Sense in Extreme Contexts?
Image Credit: Katrin Merle, https://www.instagram.com/katrin_merle/ Our recent study, published in the Journal of Management Studies, explores how people make collective sense in order to act in a coordinated manner in extreme contexts. Sensemaking in such contexts...