Academy of Management Conference
Boston, August 2012
Junior Faculty Workshop – BPS division
Saturday 4th – 8.00-11.30 (room TBA)
What should I do with this paper?
Sponsor Division: BPS
Organizers: Caterina Moschieri (IE Business School), Ithai Stern (Kellogg
School of Management) and PK Toh (University of Minnesota)
Senior Participants: Gautam Ahuja (University of Michigan at Ann Arbor),
Stefano Brusoni (ETH in Zurich), Russell Coff (Emory University), Melissa
Graebner (University of Texas at Austin), Amy Hillman (Arizona State
University), Jeff Reuer (Purdue University), Myles Shaver (University of
Minnesota), and Christ Tucci (EPFL in Lausanne).
Abstract
Do you have a great paper that seems to be going nowhere? A paper that has
been rejected from a journal or two and you are not sure what to do with
it next? Do you have a great empirical result but a theoretical
contribution that does not seem to be sufficient for an A-level journal?
Are you having trouble deciding how to develop your paper because you
received contradicting reviews? Are there any outlets you did not
consider? Is there a potential theoretical contribution that you have
missed? Or is it time to put the article in the back of your file drawer
and stop throwing good time after bad?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, this PDW is for you!
Several senior, highly experienced scholars will help you make this
decision, and give you some direction.
This Professional Development Workshop is addressed to junior scholars who
seek to further improve their research. Specifically, it seeks to help
scholars who are struggling with the development of a paper which received
contradicting reviews, or a rejection from an A-level journal, decide
whether and how to continue and invest time in the paper or bite the
bullet and let it go.
Requirements for submission*
This PDW is open to untenured junior faculty members only.
A registration will be required.
To apply, please submit*:
1. The most recent version of your paper.
2. Any reviews you have received, i.e. your rejection letters or
feedback.
3. In the cover letter, please clearly define the question/s you are
struggling with.
Please note: by submitting a paper, you are making a commitment to attend
the PDW, as overall participation will be limited to 25 untenured junior
scholars.
* Please email your materials to the following email address:
pdw@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Deadline for submission: June 10th.
Structure and Schedule
Structure:
The workshop will be organized with round tables, by theories/phenomena,
journals, issues with the editor vs. issues with the referees. A senior
scholar will be assigned to each of the round tables.
Schedule:
The PDW will take place on Saturday 4th in the morning.
8.00-8.30: coffee, introduction and round tables organization,
8.30-10.15: roundtables,
10.15-10.45: break,
10.45-11.30: discussion and Q&A