Release | Special Issue | Moral communication. Observed with social systems theory

Special Issue 51(5) of Kybernetes: Moral communication. Observed with social systems theory Guest Editors: Steffen Roth, Klaus Brønd Laursen, Gorm Harste The majority of articles published in this special issue have first been presented at the eponymous Luhmann Conference 2020. See here for the Call for Papers to the Luhmann Conference 2022 on Scientific communication […]

CFP | Luhmann Conference 2022 | Scientific communication. Observed with social system theory

Call for papers to the Luhmann Conference 2022 on “Scientific communication. Observed with social system theory” Venue: Inter-University Centre (IUC), Dubrovnik, Croatia Address: Don Frana Bulicá 4, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia Dates: 13-16 September 2022 Theme Science is a dynamic social system. New scientific topics and fields emerge from the system’s continuous observations of society, its environment, and science […]

Weihnachtskommentar | Die Solidarität der Ungeimpften

Die Solidarität der Ungeimpften Ein weihnachtlicher Kommentar von Steffen Roth und Heiko Kleve Ein kürzlich in der WELT veröffentlichter Beitrag von Tim Röhn räumt mit dem Mythos der Pandemie der Ungeimpften auf und zeigt, dass dieser Mythos nur zustande kommen konnte, weil all jene Corona-Infizierten, deren Impfstatus nicht erfasst wurde, automatisch der Gruppe der Ungeimpften […]

Interview | „Eine Impfpflicht ist nach derzeitigem wissenschaftlichen Kenntnisstand rechtlich und ethisch nicht begründbar“

Wissenschaftler, darunter auch Mediziner, lehnen eine allgemeine Impflicht gegen Covid-19 ab. Florian Rötzer im Interview mit Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Steffen Roth, einem der Mitunterzeichner. Wissenschaftler haben vor kurzem eine Stellungnahme zur Impfpflicht veröffentlicht. „Nach derzeitigem wissenschaftlichen Kenntnisstand“ sei eine allgemeine Impfpflicht, so die Stellungnahme, „rechtlich und ethisch nicht begründbar“. Die Impfung sei nicht alternativlos. Hauptargument ist: „Für […]

Release | Approaching management and organization paradoxes paradoxically: The case for the tetralemma as an expansive encasement strategy

Roth S., Schneckenberg D., Valentinov V., and Kleve H. (in press), Approaching management and organization paradoxes paradoxically: The case for the tetralemma as an expansive encasement strategy, European Management Journal, DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2021.12.002 [SSCI 5.075, Scopus, CNRS, FNEGE, CABS, VHB***]. Abstract: The field of paradox studies keeps struggling to put the notion of paradox into the […]

CFP | EURAM 2022 in Winterthur | T14_06 Management History, Theory, and Philosophy

We invite you to submit your research to our track at the 22nd European Academy of Management Conference 2022! Date: 15-17 June 2022 Venue: ZHAW School of Management and Law, Winterthur, Switzerland. Track: T14_06 Management History, Theory, and Philosophy Proponents: Short description: The “Management History, Theory, and Philosophy” addresses historical and philosophical foundations and challenges […]

Release | Special Issue | Theories are Methods. Or are they? Methodological options for organization and management research

Theories are Methods. Or are they? Methodological options for organization and management research, special issue of the Journal of Organizational Change Management [SSCI 2.293, Scopus, CNRS**, FNEGE**, CABS**]. Introduction Steffen Roth, Albert Mills, Bill Lee, and Dariusz Jemielniak: Theory as method. Introduction to supertheoretical options for organization and management research Abstract: This article is devoted to […]

Release | Theory as method: introduction to supertheoretical options for organization and management research

Abstract: This article is devoted to conditions and examples of how theories may be applied as methods in the fields of management research and organization studies. An introduction to minimum requirements for a successful refunctionalization of theory as method as well as to nine contributions to a special issue of the Journal of Organizational Change […]

Release | From play to pay: a multifunctional approach to the role of culture in post-merger integration

Abstract: The literature on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), cultural differences between organizations have frequently been identified as one of the main challenges in the process of post-merger integration (PMI). Existing research has explored a broad variety of cultural differences in perceptions, such as those relating to expectations, norms, values and beliefs within the respective organizations, […]