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Mairi Maclean is affiliated with the University of Bath in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, as well as Social Sciences. Their research spans various subfields including Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, Finance, and Strategy and Management.

The scientist's main topics of work include Management and Organizational Studies, Management Theory and Practice, Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering, Social and Cultural Dynamics, Community Development and Social Impact, Accounting and Organizational Management, and Gender Diversity and Inequality.

Mairi Maclean has a number of recent publications that reflect a focus on philanthropy, organizational innovation, and management ethics. Notable papers include:

  • "Elite philanthropy in the United States and United Kingdom in the new age of inequalities" (2021) published in International Journal of Management Reviews
  • "The role of innovation narratives in accomplishing organizational ambidexterity" (2020) published in Strategic Organization

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Charles Harvey
  • Frank Mueller
  • Roy Suddaby
  • Gareth Shaw
  • Ruomei Yang

Maclean's research appears regularly in several academic venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Human Relations
  • Business History
  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • International Journal of Management Reviews
  • Academy of Management Learning and Education

They have also contributed to book chapters, including one published by Informa titled "Chapter 1 Historical Organization Studies: Advancing new direction for organizational research" in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Conceptualizing historical organization studies

    Mairi Maclean;Charles Harvey;Stewart R. Clegg

  • Sensemaking, storytelling and the legitimization of elite business careers

    Mairi Maclean;Charles Harvey;Robert Chia

  • Social Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship and the Practice of Contemporary Entrepreneurial Philanthropy

    Mairi Maclean;Charles Harvey;Jillian Gordon

  • Business Elites and Corporate Governance in France and the UK

    Mairi Maclean;Charles Harvey;Jon Press

  • Andrew Carnegie and the foundations of contemporary entrepreneurial philanthropy

    Charles Harvey;Mairi MacLean;Jillian Gordon;Eleanor Shaw

  • Dominant Corporate Agents and the Power Elite in France and Britain

    Mairi Maclean;Charles Harvey;Robert Chia

  • Living up to the past? Ideological sensemaking in organizational transition

    Mairi Maclean;Charles Harvey;John A. A. Sillince;Benjamin D. Golant

  • Pathways to Power: Class, Hyper-Agency and the French Corporate Elite

    Mairi Maclean;Charles Harvey;Gerhard Kling

  • Capital Theory and the Dynamics of Elite Business Networks in Britain and France

    Charles Harvey;Mairi Maclean

  • Reflexive practice and the making of elite business careers

    Mairi Maclean;Charles Harvey;Robert Chia

  • Elite philanthropy in the United States and United Kingdom in the new age of inequalities

    Mairi Maclean;Charles Harvey;Ruomei Yang;Frank Mueller

  • Exploring contemporary entrepreneurial philanthropy

    Eleanor Shaw;Jillian Gordon;Charles Harvey;Mairi Maclean

  • Identity, storytelling and the philanthropic journey

    Mairi Maclean;Charles Harvey;Jillian Gordon;Eleanor Shaw

  • Conceptualizing taste: food, culture and celebrities

    Lindsay Stringfellow;Andrew Maclaren;Mairi MacLean;Kevin D O'Gorman

  • Rhetoric of stability and change: The organizational identity work of institutional leadership

    Benjamin D Golant;John Aa Sillince;Charles Harvey;Mairi Maclean

  • Organization Theory in Business and Management History: Present Status and Future Prospects

    Mairi Maclean;Charles Harvey;Stewart R. Clegg

  • Organizing strategic foresight:a contextual practice of 'way finding'

    David Sarpong;Mairi Maclean;Elizabeth Alexander

  • Scenario thinking: A practice-based approach for the identification of opportunities for innovation

    David Sarpong;Mairi Maclean

  • Corporate Governance in France and the UK: Long-Term Perspectives on Contemporary Institutional Arrangements

    Mairi Maclean

  • Economic Management and French Business: From de Gaulle to Chirac

    Mairi Maclean

Frequent Co-Authors

Eleanor Shaw
Eleanor Shaw University of Strathclyde
Roy Suddaby
Roy Suddaby University of Victoria
Stewart Clegg
Stewart Clegg University of Sydney
Robert Chia
Robert Chia University of Glasgow
Frank Mueller
Frank Mueller Durham University
Nicholas O'Regan
Nicholas O'Regan Aston University
Jolyon M Howorth
Jolyon M Howorth University of Bath
Gareth Shaw
Gareth Shaw University of Exeter
Abby Ghobadian
Abby Ghobadian University of Reading
Ann Langley
Ann Langley HEC Montréal

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