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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The Creativity through Constraints: Zooming in on the Micro-Moves that Drive Innovation in the Toughest Environments
Short Summary:This study reveals the micro‑moves teams use to turn...Continue reading→
Unleash the Power of Star Inventors for Innovation
Summary: Employing star inventors is often viewed as a guaranteed path...Continue reading→
Carbon Populism and Representative Politics: Why fossil fuel firms speaking for ‘the people’ is a bad idea
Summary Despite growing global recognition that countries must transition to...Continue reading→
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Signalling servant leadership: How followers interpret leader behaviours
Leadership signals matter. This paper develops a signalling perspective on...Continue reading→
Social Media as a Threat to Democracy
How should management scholars understand the relationship between social media...Continue reading→
The Creativity through Constraints: Zooming in on the Micro-Moves that Drive Innovation in the Toughest Environments
Short Summary:This study reveals the micro‑moves teams use to turn...Continue reading→
The Price of Prominence: How CEO Extraversion Influences Board Attributions and the Dismissal-Performance Sensitivity
This paper examines how CEOs’ observed extraversion shapes boards’ attribution...Continue reading→
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Journal of Management Studies at AoM 2025 in Copenhagen
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Recent Articles
Biggart’s Lament, or Getting Out of the Theory Cave
Watch Nicole Woolsey Biggart’s video abstract: Like many of you...Find out more→
‘We’re Sorry to Hear You’ve Been Unwell…’ Personal Reflections on Health and Well-being in the Workplace
At 6pm on 16 December 2014 while sat at my...Find out more→
Looking Away? Civilized Indifference and the Carnal Relationships of the Contemporary Workplace
The idea that I put forward in this essay is...Find out more→
Why the Assholes are Winning: Money Trumps All
In August, 2015, the New York Times published a much-discussed...Find out more→
Call for Papers
Special Issue Call for Papers: What do social and environmental responsibilities mean in the ‘Global South’? Towards pluriversal perspectives in management studies
Submission Deadline: 31 August 2025Special Issue Editors: • Pilar Acosta,...Find out more→
Special Issue Call for Papers: Toward Society-Centred Responsible Leadership: Perspectives on Theory, Practices, and Challenges
Submission Period: 1-31 October 2025 Guest Editors: Ziyun Fan,...Find out more→
Special Issue Call for Papers: Social Movements and Organizing towards (Un)Desirable Futures
Submission Deadline: 30 September 2025 Special Issue Editors: Grace Augustine...Find out more→