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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Beyond Validity Cues: How Categorical Fit Shapes Legitimacy Judgments
Why do people perceive some organizations as legitimate while others...Continue reading→
Doing Good Isn’t Enough: Why Servant Leaders Have to Be Seen to Be Believed
If you have ever had a manager who quietly stayed...Continue reading→
Bridging knowledge capability gaps in interfirm relationships
In today’s digital economy, firms rarely become successful working in isolation. Instead, they create value through...Continue reading→
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Beyond Validity Cues: How Categorical Fit Shapes Legitimacy Judgments
Why do people perceive some organizations as legitimate while others...Continue reading→
Navigating Resource Tensions During Diversification in Ecosystems: Strategic Leadership Across Organizational Levels
Ecosystem diversification develops new interdependencies in a bid to extend...Continue reading→
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 ...Continue reading→
The Power of State Capitalism: Political Regime Shifts and Divergent Outcomes in SOE Performance
Government intervention in state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and the consequences for...Continue reading→
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Recent Articles
Managing Social Evaluations in a Complex and Evolving World
Organizations today operate in an environment shaped by social media,...Find out more→
Occupations and Memory in Organization Studies
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Artificial Intelligence: Organizational Possibilities and Pitfalls
As artificial intelligence transforms the workplace, organizations face both unprecedented...Find out more→
Keeping Up With the Times? Rethinking Social Evaluations Research Under Contemporary Technological and Sociopolitical Forces
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Call for Papers
Special Issue Call for Papers – Lifestyle Entrepreneurship: Turning what you Love into a Business
Submission Deadline: 15 January 2026 Guest Editors: William Schulze, University...Find out more→
Special Issue Call for Papers: Innovation for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Submission Deadline: 31 May 2025 Special Issue Editors: Lukas...Find out more→
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→