Episodes
In this episode of the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, Stefan Volk, David A. Waldman, and Chris Barnes discuss the development of their AMR article titled "A Circadian Theory of Paradoxical Leadership." In this interview series, we ask, "Where does theory come from?" to demystify the theory-building process. Authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management....
Published 04/05/24
In this episode of the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, Keith Leavitt and Kira Schabram discuss the development of their AMR article titled "Ghost in the Machine: On Organizational Theory in the Age of Machine Learning." This article was co-authored with Prashanth Hariharan and Chris Barnes. In this interview series, we ask, "Where does theory come from?" to demystify the theory-building process. Authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their...
Published 01/30/24
In this episode of the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, Alessandro Piazza, Patrick Bergemann and Wesley Helms discuss the development of their AMR article titled "Getting Away with It (Or Not): The Social Control of Organizational Deviance." In this interview series, we ask, "Where does theory come from?" to demystify the theory-building process. Authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new...
Published 12/11/23
In this episode of the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, Keimei Sugiyama, Jamie Ladge, and Gina Dokko discuss the development of their AMR article titled "Stable anchors and dynamic evolution: A paradox theory of career identity maintenance and change." In this interview series, we ask, "Where does theory come from?" to demystify the theory-building process. Authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for...
Published 11/27/23
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where over the last two years we have asked, "Where does theory come from?" to demystify the theory-building process. This is the last interview in the current series, and in this episode, Sherry Thatcher – the outgoing Editor in Chief of AMR – reflects on the impact and value of the AMR Origins Series as it has developed and evolved over the past two years.  
Published 09/25/23
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode (Ep 41), Juliane Reinecke and Tom Lawrence discuss their AMR article titled "The role of temporality in institutional stabilization: A process...
Published 09/05/23
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Sharon Alvarez and Sybille Sachs discuss their AMR article titled "Where do stakeholders come from?" Article web link:...
Published 08/18/23
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Nan Jia and Timothy Werner discuss their AMR article coauthored with Stanislav Markus titled " Theoretical Light in Empirical...
Published 06/13/23
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Caitlin Ray, Anthony Nyberg, and Mark Maltarich discuss their AMR article titled "Human Capital Resources Emergence: The Role of...
Published 05/24/23
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Aseem Kaul, Martin Ganco and Jose Raffiee discuss their AMR article titled "When Subjective Judgments Lead to Spinouts: Employee...
Published 04/30/23
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Erin Bass, and Mike Pfarrer discuss their AMR article titled "Better to Be Loved by Some? Firm Flaunting as an Impression Management...
Published 03/29/23
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Margaret Shaffer discusses her AMR article titled "A Typological Theory of Domestic Employees' Acculturation Stress and Adaptation in...
Published 03/03/23
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Tyler Burns Sabey discusses his AMR article titled "Continue the Story or Turn the Page? Coworker Reactions to Inheriting a Legacy"...
Published 02/10/23
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Leon Yang Chu and Brian Wu discuss their AMR article titled "Designing Online Platforms for Customized Goods and Services: A...
Published 01/23/23
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Michael Leiblein, John Chen and Hart Posen discuss their AMR article titled "Uncertain Learning Curves: Implications for First Mover...
Published 01/10/23
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Logan Steele and Jeff Lovelace discuss their AMR article titled "Organizational Underdog Narratives: The Cultivation and Consequences...
Published 12/14/22
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Dean Shepherd and Stella Seyb discuss their AMR article titled "Grounding Business Models: Cognition, Boundary Objects, and...
Published 12/04/22
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers, and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Shannon Rawski, Anne O’Leary-Kelly, and Denise Breaux-Soignet discuss their AMR article titled "It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone...
Published 11/14/22
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers, and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Emilie Feldman and Exequiel Hernandez discuss their AMR article titled "Synergy in Mergers and Acquisitions: Typology, Lifecycles,...
Published 10/28/22
Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers, and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Parthiban David, Ravi Dharwadkar, and Augustine Duru discuss their AMR article titled "Financial reporting choices, governance, and...
Published 10/18/22
In this episode, David Ross discusses his AMR article titled "How a Firm’s Value Capture Affects Value Creation in Its Ecosystem." This is part of the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers, and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management.  Link to the...
Published 10/02/22
In this episode, Trish Ruebottom, Sean Buchanan, Maxim Voronov, and Madeline Toubiana discuss their AMR article titled "Commercializing the Practice of Voyeurism: How Organizations Leverage Authenticity and Transgression to Create Value." Article web link: https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amr.2019.0210
Published 09/12/22
In this episode, Matt Hersel discusses his AMR article titled "Fighting with the Fourth Estate: A Theoretical Framework of Organization–Media Rivalry for Narrative Control Following a Transgression." Article web link: https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amr.2020.0012
Published 08/01/22
Article web link: https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amr.2019.0216 Welcome to the Academy of Management Review's Origins Series, where we ask, "Where does theory come from?" in order to demystify the theory-building process. In this interview series, authors of forthcoming AMR articles discuss how they got the ideas for their papers, and share their process for developing new theory in the field of management. In this episode, Jennifer Kuan and Jeremy Thornton discuss their forthcoming...
Published 07/18/22