The Journal of Management Studies (JMS) is the official journal of the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS), which founded the journal in 1963 to support and promote high-quality research in management and organisation studies.
Published by Wiley, JMS is a leading international journal that shares bold ideas, thoughtful research, and practical insights. It brings together diverse voices to shape leadership, management, and organisational practice. Through peer-reviewed contributions, JMS challenges assumptions, explores emerging issues, and sparks meaningful conversations across disciplines.
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Who Drives Management Ideas? The Power of Role Ecologies
Summary Ideas such as lean management, digital transformation, and agile...Continue reading→
Repurposing for Responsibility: When Moral Aspirations Meet Organizational Reality
In the contemporary business world, “purpose” has become the ultimate buzzword....Continue reading→
We Don’t Need a Socialist Perspective on Entrepreneurship
Bruton et al. (2025) invited us to a Point/Counterpoint debate about management and organizational scholarship (MOS) in various institutional contexts. The Point’s primary thesis was that MOS is misguided because it reflects...Continue reading→
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Knowledge Will Always Get through: Inventors, International Networks, and Flows of Technological Knowledge between Britain and the United States in the Interwar Deglobalization Period
Set against the backdrop of the interwar deglobalization period, this...Continue reading→
Institutional Logics and Relational Inequality in UK Surgery: Demographic Dominance and the Uneven Governance of Careers
This paper brings relational inequality theory into conversation with the...Continue reading→
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Sustaining Loan-Use Ambiguity in Microfinance through Harmonizing Practices
This paper examines how microfinance remains viable even when loans...Continue reading→
Who Drives Management Ideas? The Power of Role Ecologies
Summary Ideas such as lean management, digital transformation, and agile...Continue reading→
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Workshop dates: 29-30 May 2026 Application deadline: 13 March 2026 GMT The Journal of Management Studies and Seoul National University invite you to...Find out more→
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Knowledge Will Always Get through: Inventors, International Networks, and Flows of Technological Knowledge between Britain and the United States in the Interwar Deglobalization Period
Set against the backdrop of the interwar deglobalization period, this...Find out more→
Institutional Logics and Relational Inequality in UK Surgery: Demographic Dominance and the Uneven Governance of Careers
This paper brings relational inequality theory into conversation with the...Find out more→
Two Sides of the Same Coin: Sustaining Loan-Use Ambiguity in Microfinance through Harmonizing Practices
This paper examines how microfinance remains viable even when loans...Find out more→
The Interactive Impact of Regulation, Entrepreneurship, and Cultural Values on Technology Adoption: Renewable Energy in the EU
In this paper authors examine how different sources of legitimation...Find out more→
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Call for Papers – SiGS 2026 International Conference
The Sustainability, Innovation and Governance for Society (SiGS) 2026 International...Find out more→
Special Issue Call for Papers: Board Dynamics in Complex Times
Submission deadline: 28 February 2027 Guest Editors (Alphabetical Order): Svetlana...Find out more→
Special Issue Call for Papers: How Methods Can Advance Theory in Management Research
Proposal submission deadline: 30 April 2026 Guest Editors (in...Find out more→