Not everyone reacts the same way to feeling trusted by a manager. For some, it is a compliment, while for others, it is a burden leading to less engagement, lower performance, and more conflict at home. New research in the Journal of Management Studies explains what...
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What Type of Leadership is Required for Business Schools to Better Serve Their Purpose?
For many years, business school leaders have focussed on producing outputs like revenues for their (often demanding) parent universities, and good salaries for their graduates. But, what if business schools could return to their founding purpose of enhancing the...
Institutional Logics and the PostâFinancing Relationship Between Investors and EntrepreneursÂ
Summary The investor-entrepreneur relationship is crucial for both parties, yet, much research has largely overlooked its two-sided nature, which requires mutual commitment from both investors and entrepreneurs. Our study, published in the Journal of Management...
Mastering the Art of Designing Creative Business Models Â
Photo credit: https://pxhere.com/de/photo/722992Â Summary Our article, published in the Journal of Management Studies, explores the cognitive mechanisms that drive creative business model design. By analysing real-time thought processes of experienced designers,...
How do differences in peopleâs actions and interactions within firms explain variance in firm-level CSR outcomes?Â
Picture by Jon Tyson on Unsplash The business conduct of firms relies on many individual choices and actions by people who strategize and implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) or make moral judgments in daily routines within these firms. Our study,...
War and Management: Bridging Organizational Insights and Societal ChallengesÂ
Summary War is not just a battlefield event; it profoundly impacts organizations, societies, and individuals, demanding new ways of organizing and managing. In our recent article published in the Journal of Management Studies, we explore war as a phenomenon in...

Can HR Drive Ethics? The Role of Social Responsibility in Workplace IntegrityÂ
Summary Discover how socially responsible HRM transforms workplace ethics. Our study reveals that integrating ethical principles into HR policies fosters moral awareness, builds trust, and cultivates ethical leadership. This comprehensive approach not only...

Unlock AIâs Full Potential: Why Most Companies Fail and How You Can Succeed
What did you study, and why is that important? Do you want your company to adopt and fully leverage AI tools and stay ahead of competitors? The answer is almost always yes. But the real question is: how can you, as a leader, ensure that your managers and...
Messing Up Visual Management Studies: A Problematizing Review
SUMMARY Visuals have the potential to further open our understanding of organizational life to its complex messiness. However, this potential is not always fully realized in visual management studies. Through a problematizing review of the existing research...
Climate Change Adaptation: Why Organizations Need to Look Beyond MitigationÂ
Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash. Climate change is no longer a distant threat. Its catastrophic effects are already occurring, unavoidable, and in many cases irreversible. While most research attention has been directed toward mitigation...