JMS Says

The Rise of Alternative Currencies in Post-Capitalism

By Margaret Turner on November 23, 2016 in JMS Says

Watch Boyd Cohen’s video abstract:

During this decade we have witnessed the introduction or scaling of several forms of alternative currencies. The Alternative Currency Database includes more than 300 local alternative paper currencies. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin represent non-government backed …

The Death and Rebirth (?) of International Business Research

By Margaret Turner on September 21, 2016 in JMS Says

My motivation for this essay extends from my three views on the state of international business (IB) research.

The world of IB is vibrant and stimulating. Current IB research is not.

Managers engaged in IB are energetic, creative and risk-taking. …

Biggart’s Lament, or Getting Out of the Theory Cave

By Margaret Turner on February 18, 2016 in JMS Says

Watch Nicole Woolsey Biggart’s video abstract:

Like many of you I came to the study of organizations because of experiences that intrigued me and about which I wanted to learn more. In my case I had improbably landed an internship…

‘We’re Sorry to Hear You’ve Been Unwell…’ Personal Reflections on Health and Well-being in the Workplace

By Margaret Turner on February 16, 2016 in JMS Says, Uncategorized

At 6pm on 16 December 2014 while sat at my kitchen table and slowly marking 500+ exams I received a call from my cardiologist. As expected, the various tests I had completed all proved to be normal. However, a cardiac

…

Looking Away? Civilized Indifference and the Carnal Relationships of the Contemporary Workplace

By Margaret Turner on January 27, 2016 in JMS Says

The idea that I put forward in this essay is not, in its immediate content, a happy one. The three-year old Aylan Kurdi, lying face down in the sand, on a Turkish beach; the immobile figure of a police officer…

Why the Assholes are Winning: Money Trumps All

By Margaret Turner on January 26, 2016 in JMS Says

In August, 2015, the New York Times published a much-discussed and somewhat controversial article documenting the harsh working conditions facing white-collar employees at Amazon.com (Kantor and Streitfeld, 2015), a description that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and some other ‘Amazonians’ claimed…

The Essay as an Endangered Species: Should We Care?

By Margaret Turner on January 25, 2016 in JMS Says, Uncategorized

The essay as a literary genre has, over the centuries, delivered profound insights into a wide range of topics and even contributed to social and political change. As part of academic apprenticeship, the essay has served to develop students’ intellectual…

Introducing JMSSays

By Margaret Turner on January 25, 2016 in JMS Says

Essays occupy a distinct position in the intellectual development of human thought. In contrast to purely theoretical arguments, which synthesize and extend existing empirical work, the essay adopts a uniquely normative epistemological position. Instead of describing the empirical world as…