Management Research Quarterly

A Journal of Empirical and Engaged Management Research

Management Research Quarterly (MRQ) is a peer-reviewed academic journal founded and hosted by the BIBS School of Sustainability Management. MRQ is dedicated to publishing high-quality empirical research that advances both management theory and practice. The journal serves as a platform for rigorous scholarship that is theoretically grounded, methodologically sound, and practically relevant.

MRQ welcomes research across a wide range of management disciplines—including leadership, strategy, innovation, human resources, sustainability, entrepreneurship, digital transformation, and organizational behavior. Our scope includes contributions from diverse methodological traditions and global contexts.

Why a Journal at BIBS?

The creation of MRQ reflects BIBS’s commitment to bridging academic research and real-world impact. As a school dedicated to sustainability, innovation, and ethical leadership, we believe in research that empowers organizations and communities to address complex challenges.

Hosting a peer-reviewed journal at BIBS allows us to:

  • Foster a vibrant intellectual community among faculty, doctoral students, and practitioner-scholars;
  • Promote academic excellence and international visibility;
  • Encourage knowledge creation and dissemination aligned with our mission of sustainability and system-level transformation;
  • Provide a platform for DBA and EMBA students to publish research grounded in their professional practice.

Open Access and Academic Integrity

MRQ is an open access journal, published under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 license. This ensures that all articles are freely accessible to scholars, practitioners, and the public worldwide. Authors retain full copyright of their work, and each article is assigned a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for global discoverability.

We are committed to academic transparency, integrity, and rigor, and our editorial and peer-review processes reflect these values.

Journal Scope

We publish:

  • Empirical articles using quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods;
  • Practitioner-oriented research and case studies;
  • Theoretical contributions with practical implications;
  • Literature reviews and conceptual syntheses;
  • Short notes and dialogues on emerging management challenges.

MRQ is particularly interested in contributions that address:

  • Sustainable business models and organizational change;

  • Ethical leadership and inclusive governance;

  • Innovation ecosystems and digital transformation;

  • Cross-sectoral and international management comparisons.

Who Can Publish?

MRQ encourages submissions from:

  • Academic researchers and university faculty;

  • Doctoral and postdoctoral researchers;

  • Executives, consultants, and practitioner-researchers engaging in applied scholarship.