Photo by Ian Taylor on UnsplashĀ Ā Future Making at a Crossroads Future making is āthe work of making sense of possible and probable futures, and evaluating, negotiating and giving form to preferred onesā (Whyte, Comi, & Mosca, 2022, p. 2). While future...
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The Future of Future Making Research is Uncertain
Future Making? I approached the recent āturn to future makingā (Wenzel et al., 2025) with great interest and eager anticipation, as I have a long-held interest both as an educator and researcher. And yet, upon reading the articles that have stimulated the turn I...
A Practice-based Future for Research on Future-makingĀ
Pic source: https://unsplash.com/de/fotos/mann-im-schwarz-weissen-langarmhemd-mz5I5In8zxE Weāre living in an era where conversations about the future are more pertinent than ever. As we grapple with climate change, disruptive technologies, and complex societal...
Leadership Meta-Talk: Why Words Often Outshine Deeds
If you have ever attended a leadership seminar, listened to a CEOās speech, or simply chatted about leadership during a coffee break, you have likely encountered an impressive amount of leadership meta-talk. Managersā leadership meta-talk is the widespread way they...

When Diverse Knowledge Backgrounds Are Not Enough for Team Innovation:Ā The Hidden Cost of Status Inequality
Summary Our recent study that was published in the Journal of Management Studies, entitled āDisentangling Knowledge Diversity: The Interactive Effect of Heterogeneity-Based Knowledge Diversity and Inequality-Based Knowledge Diversity,ā challenges a common...

Contending with Perceived Legitimacy Tensions: Impact Investing from the Perspective of Non-Western EntrepreneursĀ
Impact investing is often promoted as a tool for alleviating poverty by leveraging private investment and market-based approaches to complement the limited funds made available from the public sector, foundations, and development assistance programs. Early research on...
Why Do Rival Firms Join Forces? A New Study Unpacks the Power of Business Collective ActionĀ
In todayās competitive markets, it may seem surprising that rival companies would choose to collaborateābut they do, and often with significant impact. Business collective action (BCA)āthe coordinated efforts of competing firms to pursue shared interestsāhas become a...
Stitched with Violence: How Western Greed and Local Tyranny Turned Bangladeshi Factories into Infernal Places
How does violence come to define the factory floors in Bangladesh that produce clothing for Western consumers? More importantly, why has such brutality become normalised and who stands to gain from it? In my recent article, published in the Journal of Management...
Beyond the Surface: Unveiling the Many Ways Management Research Shapes Organizations and Society
Image source: https://unsplash.com/de/fotos/wassertropfchen-auf-spinnennetz-in-nahaufnahmen-LpMx4HQqOHo While many believe management research rarely influences real-world practice, our research published in the Journal of Management Studies reveals that...
Have your cake and eat it too: The effect of side-hustle thriving on full-time work performance
Picture Link: https://unsplash.com/illustrations/a-man-sitting-on-a-stool-using-a-laptop-vz13aEUtPp4Ā Summary Digital labor platforms have made it easier for employees to take on side-hustlesāoffering additional income, personal fulfillment, and flexibility. Yet...