JMS Insights

Dynasty and innovation: A tale with two sides An intriguing aspect of many family businesses… Read More »Do business-families’ dynastic ambitions boost or bust innovation?

Considering only one diversity attribute is too simplified When we think about diversity, we often… Read More »When Focusing on One Diversity Attribute is Not Enough: Why and How Organizations Should Care About “Demographic Faultlines”

Three inequality projects in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee Despite the best intentions, many projects… Read More »Why (educational) inequalities persist, and how to challenge them

An important goal of research in micro domains such as organizational behaviour and human resource… Read More »How to expand micro theory to the macro level using macro archival databases

To better serve the needs of a rapidly changing workforce, organizations have increasingly adopted individualized… Read More »Do individualized work arrangements benefit firms? Yes, but not without strong HR practices

Origins of Network Advantages – “Matthew Effect” or “Managerial Design”? Concerning innovation performance, management research… Read More »Networks matter for innovation, but what skills do firms need to create them?

How do companies’ managers develop their capabilities by leveraging lessons learned from prior experiences? What… Read More »Learning with stakeholders: do it with moderation!

Motivation History offers numerous examples of change that seems to appear out of nowhere, often… Read More »“WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?!” UNDERSTANDING NON-STRATEGIC INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE

In 2018, before the advent of Covid-19, James Bond (aka Daniel Craig), was photographed on… Read More »Fathers welcome, fathering not so much

Increasingly, organizations open up their strategy processes to include employees that have previously been excluded… Read More »How participation in strategy making undermines participation – Three take-aways on widening participation in strategy making

In The Lord of the Flies, William Golding tells a story about a group of… Read More »Do you like the taste of fine dining? Behind those doors, it’s a different world…

Recent research suggests that deep masculine voices may benefit men in leadership positions. However, how… Read More »Why female representation reduces the vocal masculinity bias in board decision-making

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) research has over the past 15 years been transformed from an… Read More »The business case for Corporate Social Responsibility – Is it dead? And can we do research into more meaningful directions?

Over the past few decades, mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have become increasingly important for organizations… Read More »Post-Acquisition Integration: Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick?

As companies increasingly rely on flatter and leaner structures, emerging as an informal leader on… Read More »Your Social Class in Childhood Can Influence Your Chances of Being Seen as a Leader

Facing a Liability of Foreignness: Is Blending in Enough? Many foreign MNEs abroad face a… Read More »Why Adopting Local Practices Doesn’t Always Help MNEs Overcome their Liability of Foreignness

The challenge facing incipient digital platform ecosystems The success and proliferation of digital platforms like… Read More »From who to what: Overcoming the conundrum of digital platform ecosystem emergence when no one knows who you are

The challenges our society faces ahead are undeniably substantial and unrelenting. Increasingly, the role of… Read More »Value creation, appropriation, and distribution: A stakeholder perspective

Chance favours the prepared mind only. – Louis Pasteur Why would a team or project… Read More »Embrace Serendipity For Change