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Division of the Academy of Management
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Organization and Management Theory
Division of the Academy of Management
Getting Published in Top Tier Journals: Guidance and Insights
from the Editors of AMJ and the Officers of OMT
A Research Development Workshop
to be held at
Bocconi University, Department of Management and Technology
SDA Bocconi School of Management, Claudio Dematté Research Division
Milan, Italy
May 7-8, 2012
A core objective of the Academy of Management is to enhance the scholarship of its members and increase their ability to publish research in top-tier journals. To facilitate this mission, the Organization and Management Theory Division of the Academy has been partnering with different journals to sponsor a series of research development workshops outside of North America designed to develop emerging scholars in the parts of the world were the AOM has seen its largest membership growth.
The editors of the Academy of Management Journal, the Academy of Management’s premier journal for empirical research, is partnering with the OMT Division and Bocconi University to provide hands-on training and feedback to doctoral students and junior faculty. This workshop will focus on aspects that, in the AMJ editors’ experience, are often significant barriers to publishing in top-tier journals: (i) Asking the right questions; (ii) Identifying a significant theoretical contribution; and (iii) Framing and presenting the study.
Participation in this workshop will be limited to twenty authors. Participants should reside at institutions outside the United States and Canada. Each participant will receive feedback on their draft papers from a mentor and four other participants. The mentors for this workshop will be AMJ Associate Editors Kevin Corley (Arizona State University), Gerry George (Imperial College, London) and Tim Pollock (Penn State University), the OMT Executive Committee Officer Royston Greenwood (University of Alberta), Davide Ravasi and Giuseppe Soda from Bocconi University and SDA Bocconi School of Management.
Interested applicants should email a current CV and abstract of their study, not to exceed seven double-spaced pages, excluding references. The abstract should include: (i) a statement of the study’s research question; (ii) a statement of the study’s theoretical contribution; and (iii) the complete introduction (i.e., the first few pages preceding the theory development/lit review section).
Applications should be submitted to Royston Greenwood at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by no later than March 7, 2012.
Attendees will be expected to pay for their own travel and accommodations. There are 6 travel scholarships (each of $400) provided by the OMT Division for which participants can apply.
