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Open research questions in Management and Organizational Studies

794 gap statements mined from Management and Organizational Studies papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 8,393 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • Sustainability transitions unfold through the interactions of heterogeneous actors, yet the discursive mechanisms that structure inter-organizational affiliation remain poorly understood.

    The role of epistemic and normative similarity in inter-organizational online relations: a self-categorization perspective on the bioplastics field · 2026 · DOI

  • Further analysis reveals that the nature of these relationships is contingent on another underexplored element of FMC: factor quality.

    College Football Recruiting: The Role of Relational Rivalry in Factor-Market Competition · 2024 · DOI

  • This paper explores to what extent such comparisons with cults are warranted as well as the implications this has for the practice of corporate culture management.

    The Blurry Line Between Corporation and Cult: A Retrospective Autoethnographic Study · 2024 · DOI

  • Research suggests power dynamics in hospitals influences how the RMOC is used, but the precise mechanisms through which this occurs have not been fully examined.

    Illuminating power dynamics that influenced a relational coordination program in a tertiary hospital: An institutional ethnography study · 2024 · DOI

  • We find that boundary work at any individual boundary is insufficient to reap the benefits of such programmatic collaboration.

    Boundary work in a project-based organization: Flow across interdependent boundaries in interorganizational programs · 2024 · DOI

  • The gap is the need for a framework that balances productivity with social justice. The study identifies the lack of a comprehensive understanding of organizational theory in the Indonesian context.

    Modern Organization Theory and Critical Organization Theory · 2026 · DOI

  • Third, the constructive repositioning of CLT within organizational theory and the claim that its integration with Adaptive Leadership becomes architecturally stable under correct classification are argued rather than demonstrated; the nature and terms of that integration remain to be theorized in detail.

    A Theory of Organizing in Leadership's Clothing: The Categorical Misclassification of Complexity Leadership Theory · 2026 · DOI

  • There may be limitations in the “range” of the action–theoretical nomological core of the microfoundation, namely the explanatory power of said microfoundation. With this specification and reorientation, ultimately, another concept comes into play, which is also implicitly touched on here and there by Merton (and others): that of structural models.

    Theories of Middle Range · 2026 · DOI

  • Little is known about how and why the G7 tries to open its policy process for civil society groups and non-state actors. The engagement groups have not been studied as an organizational field before.

    ‘We are not sitting at the table, but we are part of the ecosystem’: engagement groups and the G7 · 2026 · DOI

  • Psychiatry operates in contexts where diagnostic boundaries remain unstable while causal mechanisms remain uncertain, although similar dynamics of uncertainty can also be observed in other areas of biomedicine (Chapman 2023).

    Strategic certainties: epistemic habitus and the performance of knowledge in psychiatric practice · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the replication of the 'Erroak' process in other cooperative companies. Future research could investigate the impact of 'invisible' participation on democratization processes. Future research could analyze the relationship between collective construction of ideology and democracy in the workplace.

    How to boost democracy in the workplace? The case of ‘Erroak’ process (2022-2023) in ‘Bogan’ cooperative group · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper highlights the need for more research on the promotion of participation in medium and large-sized cooperatives.

    How to boost democracy in the workplace? The case of ‘Erroak’ process (2022-2023) in ‘Bogan’ cooperative group · 2026 · DOI

  • The fluid and contested nature of the meaning-making processes remains underexplored, leaving gaps in understanding of both the internal dynamics of PSFs as they respond to recurrent disruptions, and of how these dynamics influence the outcomes of change and revisions to the organization and governance of firms.

    Politics in professional service firms: discursive control and struggle through the lens of hegemony · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need to examine the advantages and limitations of each approach.

    Founder-Centred Leadership and Professional Management: Two Paradigms of Modern Leadership · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of examination of the literature on interdisciplinarity by members of academic campuses.

    The Foucault Nexus · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research can apply the Gate-and-Expand framework to various management theories. Future studies can explore the application of the framework in different contexts. Future research can examine the effectiveness of the framework in distinguishing credible theoretical extension from overreach.

    Gate-and-Expand: Enhancing Credible Evolution in Indigenous Management Theories · 2026 · DOI

  • The utility of the McAlevey model for higher education labour is unclear. The model's adaptability and effectiveness in the higher education sector are unknown.

    Passing the structure test · 2026 · DOI

  • Direct observation of CSR credibility is extremely difficult. The study focuses on developed economies, while emerging market contexts are under-explored.

    Authentic Leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility and Stakeholder Trust Capital · 2026 · DOI

  • Het Toeslagenschandaal shows how racialised groups bear the burden of proof and systemic discrimination, obscured by bureaucratic neutrality and under researched concepts like race in MOS.

    Choosing different: Het Toeslagenschandaal, ethnodrama and organisational ethnography · 2026 · DOI

  • Current research offers limited insights into how HR can support process-level ambidexterity.

    Integrating Human Capital Management and Ambidextrous Business Process Management: A Conceptual Review and Framework · 2026 · DOI

  • The model is bounded to recursive socio-technical organisations - It does not address purely voluntary associations, temporary projects, or cultural movements - The paper does not provide a comprehensive evaluation of the model's…

    Axion: A Three-Axis Model of Organisational Coherence - Scope, Ontology, and Boundary Conditions · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could apply the Axion model to various organisational contexts - It could explore the model's limitations and potential extensions - Further research could investigate the model's implications for organisational design…

    Axion: A Three-Axis Model of Organisational Coherence - Scope, Ontology, and Boundary Conditions · 2026 · DOI

  • Further exploration of the concept of experimenting organization in different domains. Investigation of the implications of the concept for the production of knowledge. Analysis of the potential applications of the concept in various fields.

    Experimenting Organization: the politics of precision oncology · 2026 · DOI

  • The development of alternative organizational models grounded in care, co-responsibility, and social justice. The exploration of strategies of resistance and self-organization in the cultural sector. The analysis of the effects of extractivism on labor and institutions in other sectors.

    Ekstraktywizm. Przemoc strukturalna w sektorze kultury · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the need for unions to prioritize measuring participation, - The importance of building an inclusive and resilient structure…

    Organizing requires measuring participation · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Sustainability transitions unfold through the interactions of heterogeneous actors, yet the discursive mechanisms that structure inter-organizational affiliation remain poorly understood (“The role of epistemic and normative similarity in inter-organizational online…”, 2026); (2) The study identifies the lack of a comprehensive understanding of organizational theory in the Indonesian context (“Modern Organization Theory and Critical Organization Theory”, 2026); (3) Little is known about how and why the G7 tries to open its policy process for civil society groups and non-state actors (“‘We are not sitting at the table, but we are part of the ecosystem’: engagement…”, 2026); (4) Future research could explore the replication of the 'Erroak' process in other cooperative companies (“How to boost democracy in the workplace? The case of ‘Erroak’ process…”, 2026); (5) The lack of examination of the literature on interdisciplinarity by members of academic campuses (“The Foucault Nexus”, 2026). 794 gap statements have been mined from Management and Organizational Studies papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 8,393 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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