War as a Phenomenon of Inquiry in Management
Prof. Fabrice Lumineau
Professor in Strategic Management,
HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong
Date: 6 March 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 10:30 to 12:00
Venue: E22-G015
Host: Prof. Haitao Yu, Assistant Professor in Management
Abstract
We argue that war as a phenomenon deserves more focused attention in management. We first highlight several reasons why war should be considered important and relevant to management studies. We then develop an integrative framework structured around three building blocks—(a) the nature of war from an organizational viewpoint, (b) the actors in war, and (c) war’s contextual factors—thus laying the foundations of a programmatic theory for analyzing war as a specific area of inquiry in management. We next provide an overview of the literature on war, offer directions for management research at the intersection of these three building blocks, and outline a roadmap to identify pressing questions that management can address by leveraging existing theories. Finally, we highlight empirical challenges and offer specific recommendations to pave the way for future research by management scholars. Aiming to stimulate a new scholarly conversation, this paper contributes to establishing a forward-looking research agenda that can help management scholars problematize key issues in the analysis of war.
Speaker
Prof. Fabrice Lumineau is a Professor in Strategic Management at HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong. His research investigates inter-organizational partnerships, the interplay between contract and trust in collaborative strategies, opportunism and ethical issues, and blockchain governance. He has over 50 publications, including in the top management journals, such as Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science, Organization Studies, Research Policy, and Strategic Management Journal. Prof. Lumineau serves as an associate editor at the Journal of Management and on the editorial board of Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, and Strategic Organization. He is an elected member of the AOM’s STR – Strategic Management Executive Committee and has served as the Program Chair of the Cooperative Strategies Interest Group at the Strategic Management Society. So far, Prof. Lumineau has taught in six main fields and has received numerous teaching recognitions
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