In recent years, the term "DEI," which refers to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, has gained significant popularity. As practitioners and scholars increasingly pay attention to the impact of DEI and its specific practices, my colleagues and I embarked on an...
Summary Our paper, published in the Journal of Management Studies, addresses the ongoing debate on the impact of datafication technology on employees in organizations. It proposes that datafication technology can create surprises in the workplace, highlighting...
Background Status is a salient factor for social entities including individuals and firms. Previous research has indicated that firms tend to ally with partners of similar status. Nonetheless, whether status similarity can ease or hinder alliances has not been...
Summary Rather than being replaced by AI, professionals are adapting to AI. Our research, published in the Journal of Management Studies, shows how accountants and lawyers are adapting through boundary work. This allows professionals to use AI to augment their work,...
In today's dynamic and complex business environment, understanding the dynamics within tightly coupled interdependent routines is of paramount importance for organizations striving to achieve agility. In our article, published in the Journal of Management Studies, we...
Academic research shows that family firms – the most prevalent type of business organization around the world – make decisions about acquisitions differently. Some aspects of such distinct acquisition behavior have been identified clearly. For instance, family firms...
Scholars often analyze how activists need to conceal their own political ideals and agendas in their workplace: gender equality consultants feel compelled to hide their feminist perspectives to clients, sustainability professionals distance themselves from their...
The belief in gender equality in entrepreneurship seems appealing, but the reality often falls short. Women starting or growing their businesses are disadvantaged in the male-dominated game of entrepreneurship. How is such a belief sustained? Our recent paper...
In a recent article in Journal of Management Studies, we sought to understand how public attention affects company behavior. We wanted to know, in particular, whether companies in the public eye are more transparent and complete in their environmental disclosures....
Summary: Do leaders care whether they are viewed by team members as being part of the team? Our findings suggest that leader identities are threatened when followers do not view them as a prototypical member of the team, particularly when the team’s views are...