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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Upcoming Publishing Workshops | In Collaboration with Nankai University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Zhejiang University
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Call for Papers – SiGS 2026 International Conference
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JMS – A Publishing Workshop | Hosted by Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
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→
Recent Articles
Different Aspirations, Different Directions: A Behavioural Perspective on Negative Performance Discrepancy and Problemistic Search
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Parenthood and CEO Responses to Media Criticism on Pay
How do CEOs respond when media criticism puts executive pay...Find out more→
Exploitation or Exploration? Innovation Strategy in Response to Rivals’ M&A
How do firms respond when close rivals make M&A moves?...Find out more→
Leave It to Me: Overconfident CEOs’ Lower Propensity to Delegate Acquisition Responsibility
What shapes a CEO’s decision to keep control or delegate...Find out more→
Call for Papers
Conference Call for Papers: Truth in the Age of Polarization and Artificial Intelligence
24-25 March 2026 Møller Institute, Storey’s Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DE,...Find out more→
Special Issue Call for Papers: The Dark Sides of Digital Communication
Submission Deadline: 30 September 2026 Special Issue Editors: Madeleine...Find out more→
Special Issue Call for Papers: Decentering Strategic Leadership and Governance Research: Insights from Diverse Institutional Landscapes
Submission Window: 15-30 June 2026 Guest Editors: Floor Rink,...Find out more→