The January 2016 Issue of Journal of Management Inquiry is Now Online!

The January 2016 issue of Journal of Management Inquiry is now available and free to read for the next 30 days. This issue offers a range of interesting topics, including articles that delve into corruption, the future of organizational learning research, and writing practices of academics. Also included in the January issue is an article … Continue reading The January 2016 Issue of Journal of Management Inquiry is Now Online!

What is “Double-Loop” Coaching?

In recent years, interest in coaching has grown significantly and a number of techniques have been explored. But what is "double-loop coaching"? Author Robert Witherspoon delves into this unique approach to coaching in his article, "Double-Loop Coaching for Leadership Development" from the September issue of the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. The abstract: This article explores … Continue reading What is “Double-Loop” Coaching?

What’s Wrong With Leadership Development?

Are leadership development specialists missing the forest for the trees? An article in Advances in Developing Human Resources finds that instead of promoting generic traits, behaviors and competencies, we should be focusing on how these strategies relate to the specific needs of individuals and the organizations they work for: The Problem. Leadership Development research and … Continue reading What’s Wrong With Leadership Development?

Does Privacy Make Us Productive?

Modern-day organizations increasingly are seeking to create an "open" work environment—one that makes workers more observable—theorizing that transparency boosts performance. But a new study in Administrative Science Quarterly (ASQ) finds this trend may be counterproductive. Ethan S. Bernstein of Harvard University published "The Transparency Paradox: A Role for Privacy in Organizational Learning and Operational Control" … Continue reading Does Privacy Make Us Productive?

The Impact of Media Information

Vinit M. Desai, University of Colorado, published "The Impact of Media Information on Issue Salience Following Other Organizations' Failures" on September 27th, 2011 in the Journal of Management's OnlineFirst collection. To view other OnlineFirst articles, click here. The abstract: Research on organizational decision-making seeks to understand how external events shape how organizational decision makers attend to … Continue reading The Impact of Media Information