JMS special issues are collections of articles, curated by a team of subject-expert Guest Editors, that focus on a specific area of research that falls within the scope of the journal. They provide an in-depth exploration of a particular theme with the intention of advancing research and/or bringing attention to an under-developed subject or topic of critical interest.
There is a major disconnect between theory and phenomenon in the study of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is the study… Read More »Recalibrating Entrepreneurship Research: A Call to Decolonize and Embrace the Pluralism of Entrepreneurial Activity
Over the past forty years, there has been a growing interest in how actors intentionally shape the key “objects”… Read More »Extending the Turn to Work: New Directions in the Study of Social‐Symbolic Work in Organizational Life
Introduction: This Special Issue explores how organizations can move beyond traditional boundaries to address today’s… Read More »Beyond Hybridity: Addressing Complex Social and Environmental Problems through Multi‐Level Processes
This Special Issue explores how technological, demographic, and societal shifts are transforming the way we… Read More »The Future of Work
This Special Issue examines how organizations navigate extreme contexts – from crises and disasters to… Read More »Organizing and Strategizing In and For Extreme Contexts: Temporality, Embodiment, Materiality
This Special Issue examines how firms navigate the growing complexity of socio-political environments. In a… Read More »The Management of Socio‐Political Issues and Environments: Organizational and Strategic Perspectives
This Special Issue reconsiders what it means for organizations to succeed. Moving beyond the narrow… Read More »Organizational Goals, Firm Outcomes and the Assessment of Performance: Reconceptualizing Success in Management Studies
This Special Issue reexamines how organizations balance control and trust; two forces that shape collaboration,… Read More »Rethinking Control and Trust Dynamics in Organizations: Expanding our Understanding of Formal and Informal Mechanisms of Collaboration across Levels of Analysis
Middle managers are the lynchpins of organizational strategy and operations, yet their role is increasingly… Read More »(Re)Conceptualizing Middle Managers’ Roles in Modern Organizations
Top managers play a pivotal role in shaping organizational strategy and outcomes, yet their decisions… Read More »Heuristics and Biases of Top Managers
High-growth firms, or scale-ups, are critical engines of innovation, job creation, and economic transformation. However,… Read More »Scaling‐Up: Building, Leading and Sustaining Rapid Growth
Organizations often face negative perceptions from stakeholders that can profoundly shape their operations, reputation, and… Read More »Organizational Stigma: Antecedents, Processes, and Consequences
Addressing major social and environmental issues, such as climate change, inequality, and public health crises,… Read More »Grand Societal Challenges and Responsible Innovation