JMS Insights
JMS Insights is the official blog of the Journal of Management Studies. It aims to bridge academic scholarship in management studies with scholars across disciplines, practitioners, media and the broader public who are interested in the societal relevance of management studies.
It provides engaging snapshots of research published in the Journal of Management Studies in a manner that highlights its practical and societal implications, and invites discussion about the impact that management scholarship has beyond academia.
JMS Insights Blog
Strategy and Acquisitions
Why Strategy Should Shape How Firms Integrate Acquisitions There is no single best way to...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 severe constraints into innovative outcomes...Continue reading→
Unleash the Power of Star Inventors for Innovation
Summary: Employing star inventors is often viewed as a guaranteed path to technological success. However, our recent article, published open...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 a low-carbon economy, greenhouse gas...Continue reading→
Curse or Blessing? How AI Adoption Shapes Employee Job Satisfaction
Why this question matters AI is often framed as a race for productivity and innovation....Continue reading→
Who Drives Management Ideas? The Power of Role Ecologies
Summary Ideas such as lean management, digital transformation, and agile organizing have travelled widely across organizations. Expert consultants are...Continue reading→
Repurposing for Responsibility: When Moral Aspirations Meet Organizational Reality
In the contemporary business world, “purpose” has become the ultimate buzzword. We are often told that...Continue reading→
We Don’t Need a Socialist Perspective on Entrepreneurship
Bruton et al. (2025) invited us to a Point/Counterpoint debate about management and organizational scholarship (MOS) in various institutional contexts. The Point’s primary thesis was that MOS is misguided because it reflects a U.S.-centric capitalist bias. It then presented four “varieties of...Continue reading→
Does a Diverse Team Equal a Creative Team?
Diverse teams are widely employed by organizations to increase creativity and innovation through bringing in...Continue reading→
Reclaiming Pleasure to Inspire Change in Academia
In this essay published in the Journal of Management Studies, I defend a ‘Joyful Scholarship’ to inspire change...Continue reading→
