征稿期刊

Journal of Management Studies

期刊级别

IF 6.4 (JCR 2024)

SSCI

Q1 (BUSINESS 45/316)

Q1 (MANAGEMENT 57/420)

征稿主题

Decentering Strategic Leadership and Governance Research: Insights from Diverse Institutional Landscapes

细分领域

What are the key leadership and governance challenges faced by organizations operating internationally or across borders?

In what ways do macro-level institutional factors, such as cultural, economic, political, and legal systems, shape leadership and governance practices at the organizational (micro) level?

How do these macro-level institutional contexts influence the effectiveness of strategic leadership and corporate boards in driving firm-level outcomes?

How can organizations best tailor their top management and board structures – including composition, governance codes, decision-making processes, and operational systems – to align with the specific institutional environments in which they operate?

How does institutional variety cause different leadership and governance practices within countries?

How can comparative cross-country studies, or studies between the Anglo-American setting and other settings, advance our understanding of strategic leadership and governance? For example, to what extent do theoretical frameworks developed in one context translate to other institutional environments?

What are the implications of varying governance systems across countries for the microlevel leadership practices of non-listed organizations (e.g., foundation-owned firms, public organizations, semi-private organizations, private equity-backed companies, and family businesses?

Do organizational leadership and governance responses to broader institutional developments (e.g., geopolitical shifts, crises, or industry transitions) reflect shared regional patterns or culturally specific strategies?

What data sources and methodological approaches are most effective in capturing the multi-level contingencies inherent in national and regional leadership studies, and what challenges arise in researching governance across these levels?

重要时间

Submission Deadline: 30 June 2026