Management and Labour Studies
Management and Labour Studies (MLS) is the official publication of XLRI-- Jamshedpur, published in collaboration with Sage. XLRI--Xavier School of Management-- is one of the oldest B-schools in India to bring a change in the economy and society at large. First published in 1975, Management and Labour Studies draws on the ancient Indian spirit of jñana—a philosophy that values experiential knowledge as the pathway to self-realization, deeper worldly insight, and ultimate liberation. Resonating with the central idea of empirical learning, the first issue of MLS advocated the incorporation of basic managerial skills in life and the impact of wages on industrial disputes, along with other impactful management theories.
MLS recognizes that contemporary business practices are situated at the layered intersectionalities of operations, processes, and behavior. Therefore, aimed at both scholars and practitioners, the journal continues to serve as a platform for advancing insights into business decision-making, human resources, and organizational dynamics with a strong focus on bridging theory and practice.
The journal’s editorial team comprises distinguished professors from well-known institutions around the world. The diverse team of academicians from different areas of management adds intellectual depth to the journal. A high standard of academic rigour is maintained through a double-anonymized peer-review process. Addressed to professional managers and academicians, this quarterly refereed journal offers several key insights into theory, practice, and policymaking. Moreover, it has also been at the forefront in offering effective reference tools for industry leaders.
Management and Labour Studies (MLS) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish research that is responsible, relevant, rigorous, and timely. Targeted at both professional managers and academicians, MLS provides a platform for the latest thinking and scholarly research in the fields of management, business decision-making, and human resources. The journal is committed to advancing knowledge that bridges theory and practice across a diverse range of business and human resources contexts.
Moreover, MLS seeks to foster meaningful academic dialogue on issues of business governance, policy, and practice that have a broader societal impact. The journal promotes ethically grounded and sustainable perspectives on business policy and practice, fostering dialogue among scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. It invites original contributions that enrich theoretical understanding, data-driven insights from diverse organizational settings, and offer practical solutions aimed at advancing responsible business research for a more sustainable future.
MLS aims to disseminate academic research inspired by developing trends and professionally informed views. Manuscripts that significantly contribute to the present understanding of how to improve business praxis are given priority. The journal welcomes original articles from both academicians and practitioners in the following business and management tracks:
- Business Analytics & Management Science
- Collective Bargaining
- Labour Rights and Legal Aspects of Business
- Consumer Psychology and Consumer Rights
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
- Technology and Management
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
- Marketing Communications and Service Research
- International and Institutional Marketing
- Operations Research and Management of Information
- Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management
- Retailing, Omnichannel Management, and Sales Research
- Strategic Management and Economics of Decision-Making
- Sustainability and Climate Change
The journal also encourages contributors to submit research articles from the associated fields of business, including social and behavioral sciences, consumer research, communication, law, public policy, and economics, that demonstrate clear managerial implications.
As part of its editorial policy, the journal aims to publish articles falling under four categories: original research article, review article, commentary, and practitioner perspective. Original research comprises articles that might be empirical or conceptual in nature. Additionally, mathematical models written in the fields of finance, marketing, strategic management, supply chain management, information systems, operations research, human resources management, and economics, among others, will be classified under original research. Review articles should synthesise and critically evaluate the existing research on management and business topics. The articles should undertake thematic or content analysis to identify patterns, contradictions and gaps in the research area. Commentary papers should provide novel insights on important business topics that are grounded in theory and supported by empirical data. The practitioner perspective section is a novel approach in its intention to bring the experience and insights of the practitioners to the research forum and establish a connection between the academic community and the business stakeholders.
| Debasis Pradhan | Professor of Marketing, XLRI, Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India |
| Greg Bamber | Monash Business School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia |
| Baidyanath Biswas | Trinity Business School, Ireland |
| Marcus Wilcox Hemais | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Rajesh Iyer | Bradley University, Illinois, USA |
| Vicki Little | RMIT University, Vietnam |
| Ravi Pappu | University of Queensland, Australia |
| Gloryson R B Chalil | XLRI Jamshedpur, India |
| Robert Chia | Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, Scotland |
| Gerard Farias | Silberman College of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University. New Jersey, USA |
| Diptesh Ghosh | Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India |
| D Israel | XLRI, Jamshedpur, India |
| B K Mangaraj | XLRI, Jamshedpur, India |
| Timothy Marjoribanks | School of Business, Law, and Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia |
| Pitabas Mohanty | XLRI, Jamshedpur, India |
| Gillian Sullivan Mort | Dean, Eudemonia Institute, Brisbane, Australia |
| H K Pradhan | XLRI, Jamshedpur, India |
| Akshay R Rao | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA |
| Hayagreeva Rao | Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA |
| Santanu Sarkar | XLRI, Jamshedpur, India |
| Anil Verma | Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Canada |
| Neharika Vohra | Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India |
| Anjali Kispotta | Editorial Manager, Management and Labour Studies |
Manuscript submission guidelines can be accessed on Sage Journals.