Timeless: Karl Weick’s Enduring Influence on Management Studies
In May 2026, Karl Weick passed away. As one of the most influential and prolific… Read More »Timeless: Karl Weick’s Enduring Influence on Management Studies
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Heavy Time: Sensemaking and the Temporal Experience
Karl E. Weick (1936–2026) died before this essay was completed. It is published with the… Read More »Heavy Time: Sensemaking and the Temporal Experience
Reframing Top-Down and Bottom-Up Dynamics in Sustainability Research: A Multilevel Framework for OB/HRM Scholars
This Thematic Collection advances a multilevel, person-centred perspective on how macro-, meso-, and micro-level organizational… Read More »Reframing Top-Down and Bottom-Up Dynamics in Sustainability Research: A Multilevel Framework for OB/HRM Scholars
What My Body Knew Before I Did: Vulnerability as a Method for Embodied Knowledge
Ethnographers have long accepted that vulnerability reveals something, but say little about how it produces… Read More »What My Body Knew Before I Did: Vulnerability as a Method for Embodied Knowledge
How Brokers Enable Collective Identity Formation in Fragmented Industry Groups: The Case of Franciacorta Wineries
In this study, the role of brokers is illuminated through an in-depth analysis of the… Read More »How Brokers Enable Collective Identity Formation in Fragmented Industry Groups: The Case of Franciacorta Wineries
Reframing Bricolage as a Way of Inhabiting the World: Beyond Scarcity and Innovation with Lévi-Strauss
What does it mean to be resourceful? This recent early view paper revisits the original… Read More »Reframing Bricolage as a Way of Inhabiting the World: Beyond Scarcity and Innovation with Lévi-Strauss
When Sustainability Reporting Becomes Mandatory: Greater Transparency, Greater Scrutiny
Summary Governments have increasingly regulated CSR, mainly by requiring transparency rather than defining corporate outcomes… Read More »When Sustainability Reporting Becomes Mandatory: Greater Transparency, Greater Scrutiny
The Relational Dynamics of Multiparty Alliances: An Interdependence-Based View
What makes multiparty alliances fundamentally different from dyadic alliances? Drawing on a systematic review of… Read More »The Relational Dynamics of Multiparty Alliances: An Interdependence-Based View
When Governments Roll Back Sustainability and Corporate Freedom Does Not Increase
When governments roll back corporate sustainability responsibilities, they often do so in the name of… Read More »When Governments Roll Back Sustainability and Corporate Freedom Does Not Increase
How one social enterprise stirred up the entire chocolate industry
Summary: Many social enterprises achieve positive social change in local, contained contexts but very few… Read More »How one social enterprise stirred up the entire chocolate industry
Genetics in Management Studies
Can genetics advance our understanding of behavior and decision-making in organizations? In this Point-Counterpoint, the… Read More »Genetics in Management Studies
Reimagining Interdisciplinarity: Sensitization, Reflexivity, and Mobilization Across Landscapes of Practice
In this latest paper, authors Ryan Nolan, Frank Siedlok, and Paul Hibbert draw on practice… Read More »Reimagining Interdisciplinarity: Sensitization, Reflexivity, and Mobilization Across Landscapes of Practice
Between Play and Reason: Integrating Sensible Foolishness Into Strategy-Making Workshops
The value of sensible foolishness remains underexplored in strategic scholarship. Sensible foolishness offers a valuable… Read More »Between Play and Reason: Integrating Sensible Foolishness Into Strategy-Making Workshops
The Narrative Construction of Internal Organizational Legitimacy
In this latest paper, authors develop a process model that shows how organizations with an… Read More »The Narrative Construction of Internal Organizational Legitimacy
Who Are You Hanging Out With? The Conditional Importance of Investment Managers’ Personal Reputation in the Formation of Venture Capital Syndication Ties
For a long time, scholars have emphasized that firms’ reputation is central to the formation… Read More »Who Are You Hanging Out With? The Conditional Importance of Investment Managers’ Personal Reputation in the Formation of Venture Capital Syndication Ties
Before You Eliminate Family Favoritism, Consider the Context
Short summary Family firms often treat family and non-family executives differently. Such “bifurcation bias” is… Read More »Before You Eliminate Family Favoritism, Consider the Context
When Algorithms Decide Who Counts: The New Status Hierarchies of the AI Age
Summary Years of investment in AI fairness, audits, debiasing toolkits, ethics boards, have not stopped… Read More »When Algorithms Decide Who Counts: The New Status Hierarchies of the AI Age
State De-Orchestration of Corporate Social Responsibility: The Backlash against CSR in Brazil under the Bolsonaro Government
In recent years, some jurisdictions have seen a backlash against corporate social responsibility (CSR), implying… Read More »State De-Orchestration of Corporate Social Responsibility: The Backlash against CSR in Brazil under the Bolsonaro Government
To Understand State-Owned Enterprises, Watch What They Protect
Construction of the Rodovia dos Imigrantes, São Paulo, 1975. Developed by the state-controlled DERSA and… Read More »To Understand State-Owned Enterprises, Watch What They Protect
Why is Indian Property Always Up for Grabs
Nobody wants their property stolen, yet that is exactly what occurs to many Native Americans.… Read More »Why is Indian Property Always Up for Grabs