Editorial

DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12296
Published date01 March 2018
Date01 March 2018
Editorial
YOCHANAN ALT M A N EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Assuming the role of Editor-in-Chief of European
Management Review is humbling. Under the stewardship
of Prof. Özbilgin, EMR has seen a steady rise in
submissions (10%on average year-on-year over the pa st
three years) and a growing interest from readers
worldwide (downloads up 39%in the last year alone).
The journal enjoys the visibility and rating of a high
quality journal. I am appreciative of this inheritance;
it requires careful nurturing and mindful husbandry. In
line with this significant expansion in demand, I am
pleased to announce a 50%increase in the number of
published papers with immediate effect; and from next
year EMR will appear in six issues, up from its current
four.
As I step into this role,the continent of Europe is facing
its gravestchallenges since theend of WorldWar2. Reeling
from the shocks of a cr ippling financial an de conomic crisis,
Europefinds itself amidsta social-politicalupheaval and an
immigration and human rights crisis. It seems only
yesterday we were dancing on the crumbling facades of
the Berlin Wall, celebrating the end of history, finally
reaping the promise of European Enlightenment. Yet, here
we are, a generation older, facing autocra tic democracy
(Hungary), criminalisation of history (Poland), Neo-Nazi
sympathisers in government (Austria), Marxists vying for
power (the UK). No wonder a host of academic
commentatorsreport harking echoes of the 1930s.
What has anything of that to do with management,
some would ask. All and everything is the answer;
since as a community of scholars we are bound by the
social/political/economic/epistemological contexts of our
institutions, which provide us with the licence and means
to research and profess. The European continent on its
seas was the cradle of Western civilization; it was also
the scene of the carnage of the First World War and stage
for the Holocaust in the Second.
As EURAMs flagshipjournal, EMR is cognizant of its
European heritage. The linguisticand in-depth knowledge
of the editorial team and editorial board cover 97%of the
European map, and we wishto be attentive to the voice of
the remainder 3%. We are also resolutely pan-European
and cosmopolitan; standing in refutal to the current wave
of populism, nationalism and xenophobia spreading like
wildfire across the continent, fueled by fake news and
alternative facts.
At EMR we pledge to face this alarming state of affairs
with extra prudence, leading the professional discourse
with rigor and relevance. Europe has been at the beginnings
of management theory and management education.
European thinkers, e.g. Max Weber and Henri Fayol were
there before most others. Indeed, the very first scientific
conference on management was held in Prague back in
1924. The High Schools for Commerce date to Napoleonic
times, and managementsguru of gurus, Peter Drucker,
hails from our continent. Thus, the responsibility weighing
on us is not merely for the future, but also to the past.
We welcome thoughtful, well-researched contributions
to theory and practice (preferably both). I would like to
draw your attention to two dedicated forums that were
launched in the past two years. The Methodology Corner
led by Bill Lee, wishes to inform and probe into the
latest thinkingin research methods across all management
fields. Xenophobia Monitor under the editorship of
Joana Vassilopoulou calls for empirical research, theory
building and reflection pieces on the management and
business ramifications of societal and institutional woes.
In issue 1 of 2018 we offer a medley of nine papers
representingthe spread of EMR interest: global leadership
in the context of gender equality, management of paradox
and innovation, coopetition strategies in Enterprise
Resource Planningamong global firms. The link between
mutual fund governance and investor protection in
France, a case study of a Finnish pharmaceutical project,
the dark side of competition in Ghana, female CEOs in
Spanish publishing firms, pay-performance relationship
among Italys professional footballers and the exporting
of Turkeys soap operas.
I hope you like the composite of issue 1 and I look
forward to the opportunity to publish the fruits of your
research in EMR.
European Management Review, Vol. 15, 3, (2018)
DOI: 10.1111/emre.12296
©2018 European Academy of Management

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