International Journal of Management Reviews Special Issue 2019 Paradoxes

Published date01 July 2017
Date01 July 2017
DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12238
British Journal of Management, Vol. 28, 554–555 (2017)
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12238
Call for Papers
International Journal of Management Reviews
Special Issue 2019
Paradoxes
Guest Editors: Adam Lindgreen and Franc¸ois Maon
Submission Deadline: 1 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 com-
munity on a global scale. Each issue includes state-of-the-art literature review articles or surveys, which
examine the relevant literaturepublished 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 liter-
ature 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 com-
plex 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,t herefore, mayinclude,
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, opera-
tions management, 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, of-
fering a strategic platform for new directions in research and making a dierence 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.
1Lewis, M.W. (2000): Exploring paradox: toward a more comprehensive guide. Academyof Management Review, 25(4),
pp. 760-776.
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