We are pleased to share that the latest volume of Research in the Sociology of Organizations (RSO) - Decolonizing Management and Organization Studies: Why, How, and What - is now available online.

The volume includes the chapter "Grand Challenges, Decoloniality, and Management Scholarship", co-authored by Dr. Esther Salvi, former Research and Doctoral Coordinator of the TUM SEED Center and former Doctoral candidate of our Director Prof. Frank-Martin Belz. The chapter highlights the TUM SEED Center as a case study for fostering academic exchange in the Global South-North context.

Abstract:

Societal grand challenges are global, yet management scholarship is dominated by the minority world. Tackling grand challenges requires changing – and decolonizing – our scholarship. In this article, we highlight four approaches toward inclusive research partnerships that are collaborative across the minority and majority world: we suggest a movement from ignorance through awareness and integration, and finally toward elevation, and present illustrative examples from three practical cases moving in this direction. We conclude by discussing challenges and pathways toward a decolonial management scholarship that engages inclusively with societal grand challenges.

In the chapter, the authors discuss how to move from ignorance to elevation in building equitable partnerships between majority and minority world institutions. They spotlight the TUM SEED Center’s work in advancing Sustainable Development Goal 7 (“access to reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”) through collaborative research and exchange.

📖 Read the full volume here
📄 Read the chapter featuring TUM SEED Center here