JMS Says
Essays That Reflect, Challenge, and Inspire Action
JMS Says is a space for bold, personal reflections on the field of management and organisation studies. These essays are designed to provoke thought, challenge norms and inspire action, without relying on traditional theory or data.
Co-edited by Paul Hibbert and April Wright, and overseen by Associate Editor Dimitrios Georgakakis, JMS Says features contributions from scholars at all career stages, with a special focus on diverse and under-represented voices.
Each essay offers:
A personal lens on a pressing issue
A fresh perspective that challenges conventional wisdom
A clear and actionable message for the scholarly community
Below you’ll find the latest JMS Says.
JMS Says
Making a Niche: The Marketization of Management Research and the Rise of ‘Knowledge Branding’
In this essay, we discuss an underexplored and consequential aspect of management scholarship that we...Continue reading→
Objectivity and Truth: The Role of the Essay in Management Scholarship
JMS Says was introduced at a symposium of the 2015 Academy of Management. During that...Continue reading→
Fast Food Research in the Era of Unplanned Obsolescence
Karl Marx once complained how those intellectual skunks, as he liked to call academics, only...Continue reading→
Poles Apart: The Arctic & Management Studies
Watch Gail Whiteman’s video abstract: If the Arctic is screaming, it’s hard for management studies...Continue reading→
Rana Plaza Fieldwork and Academic Anxiety: Some Reflections
The Rana Plaza collapse, which took place in Bangladesh in 2013, killed and injured at...Continue reading→
The Rise of Alternative Currencies in Post-Capitalism
Watch Boyd Cohen’s video abstract: During this decade we have witnessed the introduction or scaling...Continue reading→
The Death and Rebirth (?) of International Business Research
My motivation for this essay extends from my three views on the state of international...Continue reading→
Biggart’s Lament, or Getting Out of the Theory Cave
Watch Nicole Woolsey Biggart’s video abstract: Like many of you I came to the study...Continue reading→
‘We’re Sorry to Hear You’ve Been Unwell…’ Personal Reflections on Health and Well-being in the Workplace
At 6pm on 16 December 2014 while sat at my kitchen table and slowly marking...Continue reading→
Looking Away? Civilized Indifference and the Carnal Relationships of the Contemporary Workplace
The idea that I put forward in this essay is not, in its immediate content,...Continue reading→