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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Journal of Management Studies Professional Development Workshop
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Conference Call for Papers: Truth in the Age of Polarization and Artificial Intelligence
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JMS Paper Development Workshop at Sabancı Business School, Istanbul 2025
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Conceptualizing Platform Auxiliaries and Their Conflicting Impacts on Platforms’ Value Architecture
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Understanding and Addressing the Disruptive Impacts of Contemporary Climate Crises
This paper examines how contemporary climate crises disrupt existing crisis...Find out more→
Fly Solo, Then Return Home? Offspring’s Entrepreneurship Experience and their Future As Family Business Successors
This paper examines parent-child successions involving 8,274 potential successors in...Find out more→
Signalling servant leadership: How followers interpret leader behaviours
Leadership signals matter. This paper develops a signalling perspective on...Find out more→
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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→
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