CJAS constructions of Canadian pluralism

Abstract

The Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) is comprised of management educators and practitioners interested in advancing Canadian management scholarship, teaching and practice. It has been challenged by a weak definition of one of its core institutional logics, Canadian, but has balanced it with a seemingly incompatible logic of international relevance. The Canadian Journal of Administrative Science (CJAS), part of the ASAC model, is ideal example of Canadian organizing in practice. Through a discourse analysis of CJAS editorials and Canadian articles, we propose these logics should not be viewed as incompatible, they demonstrate an acceptance of plurality in Canadian management.