Reeling in the slack: An integrative review to reinstate slack as a central theoretical construct for management research

• Main Authors: MOUNT, Matthew P., ERTUG, Gokhan, KAVUSAN, Korcan, GEORGE, Gerard, ZOU, Tengjian
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2024
• Subjects: Organizational Behavior and Theory; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7435; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8434/viewcontent/AMA_Slack__accepted___for_SMU_.pdf; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8434/filename/0/type/additional/viewcontent/AMA_Slack_Online_Appendix.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Slack is a prominent construct in management research, shown to be relevant for a wide range of phenomena. Yet, despite slack’s prominence and breadth of application, our review reveals a lack of clarity and consistency in the categorization, theorizing, and measurement of various types and forms of...