The authors discuss how Huawei shaped its identity through political ideology, evolving from a national revitalizer to a global tech leader. Their paper shows that ideology is a powerful but double-edged tool.

📣 New in SO! "Constructing an organizational identity with political ideology: The case of Huawei, 1987-2020" (👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...) by Keyan LAI (The University of Edinburgh) and Johann Fortwengel (King's College London)

📢 Join us for our Virtual PDW on Academic Essay Writing!
📌 If you're interested, register and submit a short essay proposal (300-500 words) by May 1, 2025 👉🏾 tinyurl.com/EssaysPDW

Strategic Organization is organizing this workshop to explore the craft of academic essay writing, discuss different formats, and provide insights into selecting the right journal for your work.

Are you working on an academic essay and wondering how to navigate the path from draft to publication? 📝 Join us on May 29, 2025 (2-5 pm CET) for our Virtual PDW: "From Draft to Publication – Navigating Essay Writing for Academic Journals"

📢 Join us for our Virtual PDW on Academic Essay Writing!
📌 If you're interested, register and submit a short essay proposal (300-500 words) by May 1, 2025 👉🏾 tinyurl.com/EssaysPDW

This study examines how corporate political transparency (CPT) affects corporate political activity (CPA) by reducing agency costs, aligning expenditures with firm interests, and enhancing performance benefits from lobbying.

New in SO! 📣 "Transparent politics: Political ideology, lobbying and firm performance" 🎭 (👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....) by Amy Ingram (Clemson University), Jason Ridge (University of Arkansas) and Mirzokhidjon Abdurakhmonov (University of Nebraska-Lincoln).

New essay in SO! 🔔 "Performing While Transforming: Andrew H. Van de Ven's Enduring Contributions to Management Scholarship" (👉🏾 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...) by Jean Bartunek, Raghu Garud, Ann Langley, S. Katharina Schilli & Yunchen Sun

New in SO! 📢 "Steven W. Floyd: His legacy as a Scholar and Academic Community Builder" (👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...) by Julia Balogun (University of Liverpool Management School), Christoph Lechner (University of St.Gallen), Linda Rouleau (HEC Montréal) and Bill Wooldridge (UMass Boston)

New paper "(Re)Focusing on planetary boundaries for corporate sustainability research" out at @so-journal.bsky.social, co-authored with Brooke Lahneman, @judithwalls.bsky.social, and Jennifer Howard-Grenville: doi.org/10.1177/1476... 🧪 (1/5)

#climatechange #biodiversity #business #sustainability

#AI #arguments #persuasion #pragmatism #Toulminmodel

This study explores how theorists use the Toulmin model of argumentation to persuade peers to engage with their ideas. It highlights how structuring arguments, introducing new concepts, and appealing to values shape theorizing and persuasion. 💡

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New in SO! 📢 "The art of persuasion: Theorizing as argumentation" 🗣️ (👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10....) by Akhil Bhardwaj (University of Bath)

Please join us in warmly welcoming David and Hans to the team!

A warm welcome also to Hans Berends (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam), who will begin handling manuscripts in early 2025. Hans specializes in #digitalinnovation, focusing on #platforms, #ecosystems, and #collaboration, using a #processresearch approach to explore how #innovation unfolds.

Welcome to our new Co-Editors! 🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome David Gomulya (Singapore Management University), who joined the team in September 2024. With his expertise in #corporategovernance, #strategicleadership, and #entrepreneurship, David has already started handling manuscripts.

The authors study how firms use sensegiving to navigate moral markets, focusing on acquisitions in the natural & organic food sector. Their study shows that effective language, autonomy promises, & handling misfits shape media positivity and help firms position themselves in these markets. 💹

New in SO! 📣 "Navigating moral markets: How strategic sensegiving and category membership shape media sentiment following acquisitions in the US food processing industry" 📺 (👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....) by Yeonji Seo, Chuljin Park, & Tim Pollock