Special Issue 2019 – Call for Papers Paradoxes

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12145
• Published date: 01 July 2017
• Date: 01 July 2017

International Journal of Management Reviews, Vol. 19, 371–372 (2017)

DOI: 10.1111/ijmr.12145

International Journal of Management Reviews

Special Issue 2019 – Call for Papers

Paradoxes

Guest Editors: Adam Lindgreen and Franc¸ois Maon

Submission deadline: 1st November 2017

AIMS AND SCOPE OF IJMR

As the first reviews journal in the field of business and management, IJMR is an essential reference tool for

business academics and doctoral students alike. IJMR publishes authoritative literature surveys and reviews.

These will address the intellectual and academic needs of the broad academic management community on

a global scale. Each issue includes state-of-the-art literature review articles or surveys, which examine the

relevant literature published on a specific aspect of a particular sub-discipline. As such, IJMR complements

other scientific business journals, and it deliberately targets a wide readership interested in business and

management.

PURPOSE OF SPECIAL ISSUE

IJMR announces the call for papers for a special issue on paradoxes. The issue is guest edited by Adam

Lindgreen, Copenhagen Business School and Franc¸ois Maon, IESEG School of Management.

The overall objective of the special issue is to provide a comprehensive collection of cutting-edge literature

surveys and reviews on paradoxes in the management field. A paradox, according to Lewis (2000: p. 760),

is defined as “contradictory yet interrelated elements—elements that seem logical in isolation but absurd

and irrational when appearing simultaneously.”1As today’s managers navigate highly complex systems, both

internal and external, managers must accept and practice rather than choose between dualities. In other words,

managers have to cope with paradoxical tensions.

The aims and scope of this particular special issue is very broad. Specific topics, therefore, may include, but

are not limited to paradoxes within all the main management sub-disciplines including, for example, human

resource management, organizational behavior, international and strategic management, operations manage-

ment, management sciences, information systems and technology management, accounting and finance, and

marketing.

Papers accepted for this special issue of IJMR should make significant conceptual contributions, offering a

strategic platform for new directions in research and making a difference to how scholars might conceptualize

research on paradoxes in their respective management field(s). Contrary to some other management journals,

IJMR has a generalist appeal, with a focus on theoretical underpinnings and accessible to a broad range of

research traditions. The journal also promotes contributions, which have an interdisciplinary reach.

The special issue welcomes submissions that seek to challenge and shift paradigms in a manner, which

is both engaging and convincing. For example, are there reasoned and authoritative conclusions as to where

1Lewis, M.W. (2000): Exploring paradox: toward a more comprehensive guide. Academy of Management Review, 25(4),

pp. 760-776.

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