Academic Writing
SkillsEdge Resources
- SkillsEdge Course on ‘Why Do Research’?
- SkillsEdge Course on ‘Managing Doctoral Dissertations’
- SkillsEdge YouTube Channel
Elements of Manuscripts
- Colquitt, J. A. & George, G. (2011). Publishing in AMJ – Part 1: Topic Choice.
- Bono, J. E. & McNamara, G. (2011). Publishing in AMJ – Part 2: Research Design.
- Grant, A. M. & Pollock, T. G. (2011). Publishing in AMJ—Part 3: Setting the Hook.
- Sparrowe, R. T. & Mayer, K. J. (2011). Publishing in AMJ—Part 4: Grounding Hypotheses.
- Zhang, Y. & Shaw, J. D. (2012). Publishing in AMJ—Part 5: Crafting the Methods and Results.
- Geletkanycz, M. & Tepper, B. J. (2012). Publishing in AMJ–Part 6: Discussing the Implications.
- Bansal, P. & Corley, K. (2012). Publishing in AMJ—Part 7: What’s Different about Qualitative Research?.
- George, G. (2012). Publishing in AMJ for Non-US Authors.
- Rogelberg, S. G., Adelman, M. & Askay, D. (2009). Crafting a Successful Manuscript: Lessons from 131 Reviews. Journal of Business and Psychology, 24(2), 117-121.
Theoretical Contributions
- Mayer, K. J., & Sparrowe, R. T. (2013). Integrating Theories in AMJ Articles.
- Shaw, J. D., Tangirala, S., Vissa, B., & Rodell, J. B. (2018). New Ways of Seeing: Theory Integration Across Disciplines.
- Nadkarni, S., Gruber, M., DeCelles, K., Connelly, B., & Baer, M. (2018). New Ways of Seeing: Radical Theorizing.
- Shaw, J. D. (2017). Advantages of Starting with Theory. Academy of Management Journal, 60(3), 819-822.
- Barley, S. R. (2006). When I Write my Masterpiece: Thoughts on what Makes a Paper Interesting. Academy of Management Journal, 49(1), 16-20.
- Bergh, D. D. (2003). Thinking Strategically about Contribution. Academy of Management Journal, 46(2), 135-136.
- Colquitt, J. A., & Zapata-Phelan, C. P. (2007). Trends in Theory Building and Theory Testing: A Five-decade Study of the Academy of Management Journal. Academy of Management Journal, 50(6), 1281-1303.
- Cornelissen, J. P. & Durand, R. (2014). Moving Forward: Developing Theoretical Contributions in Management Studies. Journal of Management Studies, 51 (6), 995-1022.
- Corley, K. G. & Gioia, D. A. (2011). Building Theory about Theory Building: What Constitutes a Theoretical Contribution?. Academy of Management Review, 36(1), 12-32.
- Feldman, D. C. (2004). What Are We Talking About When We Talk About Theory? Journal of Management, 30(5): 565-567
- Sutton, R. I. & Staw, B. M. (1995). What Theory is Not. Administrative Science Quarterly, 371-384.
- Crane, A., Henriques, I., Husted, B. W. & Matten, D. (2016). What Constitutes a Theoretical Contribution in the Business and Society Field?. Business & Society, 55(6), 783-791.
Research Questions
- Alvesson, M., & Sandberg, J. (2011). Generating Research Questions Through Problematization. Academy of Management Review, 36(2), 247-271.
- Sandberg, J., & Alvesson, M. (2011). Ways of Constructing Research Questions: Gap-Spotting or Problematization?. Organization, 18(1), 23-44.
Managing Reviews Process
- Hideg, I., DeCelles, K. A. & Tihanyi, L. (2020). From the Editors: Publishing practical and responsible research in AMJ. Academy of Management Journal, 63(6), 1681-1686.
- Kilduff, M. (2007). Editor’s Comments: The Top Ten Reasons Why Your Paper Might not be Sent Out for Review. Academy of Management Review, 700-702.
- Summers, J. O. (2001). Guidelines for Conducting Research and Publishing in Marketing: From Conceptualization Through the Review Process. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 29(4), 405-415.
- Crane, A., Henriques, I., Husted, B. W. & Matten, D. (2017). Twelve Tips for Getting Published in Business & Society, Business & Society, 56(1), 3-10.
- Shaw, J. D. (2012). Responding To Reviewers. Academy of Management Journal, 55(6), 1261-1263
Acknowledgment: Action to Improve Representation
Writing Resources
- APA Style of Referencing: https://www.utoledo.edu/library/help/guides/docs/apastyle.pdf
- Purdue Research Lab: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html