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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When Sustainability Reporting Becomes Mandatory: Greater Transparency, Greater Scrutiny
Summary Governments have increasingly regulated CSR, mainly by requiring transparency...Continue reading→
When Governments Roll Back Sustainability and Corporate Freedom Does Not Increase
When governments roll back corporate sustainability responsibilities, they often do...Continue reading→
How one social enterprise stirred up the entire chocolate industry
Summary: Many social enterprises achieve positive social change in local,...Continue reading→
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[Online] JMS Dialogue Webinar – Abductive Reasoning in Management Studies
Session date:13 November 2026Location: Online The Journal of Management Studies...Continue reading→
When Sustainability Reporting Becomes Mandatory: Greater Transparency, Greater Scrutiny
Summary Governments have increasingly regulated CSR, mainly by requiring transparency...Continue reading→
The Relational Dynamics of Multiparty Alliances: An Interdependence-Based View
What makes multiparty alliances fundamentally different from dyadic alliances? Drawing...Continue reading→
When Governments Roll Back Sustainability and Corporate Freedom Does Not Increase
When governments roll back corporate sustainability responsibilities, they often do...Continue reading→
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[Online] JMS Dialogue Webinar – Abductive Reasoning in Management Studies
Session date:13 November 2026Location: Online The Journal of Management Studies...Find out more→
Reimagining Organizations: Transformation and Value Creation in the Age of AI – Perspectives from Developing Economies and the Global South
Workshop date: 5 December 2026 Location: Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India ...Find out more→
Meet the Editor Session at the Digital Transformation Society Conference
As part of this week’s Digital Transformation Society Conference in...Find out more→
Recent Articles
Big Data and Management Theory
The author teams in this Point-Counterpoint (PCP) put forward contrasting...Find out more→
Here, There and Everywhere: On the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Management Research and the Peer-Review Process
This editorial introduces and explains the Journal of Management Studies’...Find out more→
Marginalized Communities and the Problem of Research Extraction
By Joel Bothello and Leandro Bonfim In this essay, Joel...Find out more→
Rethinking Control and Trust Dynamics in Organizations: Expanding our Understanding of Formal and Informal Mechanisms of Collaboration across Levels of Analysis
This Special Issue reexamines how organizations balance control and trust;...Find out more→
Call for Papers
Special Issue Call for Papers: Corporate Transactions in the Age of AI: Digital Infrastructures, Strategic Processes, and Market Dynamics
Submission deadline: 1 June 2027 GUEST EDITORS JMS EDITOR: BACKGROUND Corporate transactions, including...Find out more→
Special Issue Call for Papers: Organizational Practices for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Institutionally Contested Times
Submission window: 15 March – 31 March 2027 GUEST EDITORS...Find out more→
Special Issue Call for Papers: Organizing Truth in an Age of Polarization and Artificial Intelligence
Submission deadline: 3 May 2027 GUEST EDITORS (alphabetical by first...Find out more→
