AMJ 1 Academy of Management Journal Gerry George Imperial College London AIM Innovation Fellow

AMJ 2 Background Data about AMJ Well established 50 th -year anniversary issue appeared in December 2007 Influential Consistently among the top 5 journals In terms of impact factor scores Widely cited In business publications (e.g., Wall Street Journal; Business Week) As well as by scholars

AMJ 3 Background Data--Continued AMJ publishes Empirical work With strong theoretical contributions  Testing theory, extending theory, or building theory That is relevant to managerial practice AMJ publishes Six issues annually

AMJ 4 More on What AMJ Seeks to Publish “Authors should strive to produce Original, insightful, interesting, important And theoretically bold research” AMJ seeks to publish this type of research In both the micro & macro areas

AMJ 5 AMJ’s Review Process--Continued The editor Chooses three reviewers for the double-blind review process After reviews are completed & submitted to the Manuscript Central system The action editor writes the decision letter Sixty days is the target time for receipt of an editorial decision

AMJ 6 Concluding Remarks Academy of Management Journal seeks to Publish the highest-quality, empirical research Provide value-creating reviews/feedback for all authors Continue to be extremely attractive As an outlet for interesting, important, & bold empirical research Contribute to the creation of knowledge stocks Effectively serve the needs of Scholars in multiple disciplines Academy of Management members Be your journal of first choice for high-quality empirical research Remain as a “must-read” for management scholars

AMJ My thoughts….for UK scholars Types of theories Descriptive Process Variance Tendency of Academy papers to be variance-based Case-based theories Proper, effective coding and explanation ‘Trust’ shifts from numeric data to story-telling US journals more accepting of qualitative but ‘tough’ sell

AMJ Framing as Quilter’s gossip Conversation partners Who are you talking to?  First page of your paper Context What is interesting about context?  Why should people care? Juicy bits Interesting theoretically or intriguing  Non-intuitive One table – five stories – ruling out counter arguments Loose strands Where do we pick up next?  How can others engage with your work