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SIM Research Development Workshop at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, August 6, 2016

Do you have a draft paper in the broad field of Social Issues in Management (SIM) that would benefit from an in-depth developmental review by leading scholars in the field?

Do you have a great research idea but want feedback on how best to refine it into an impactful project? 

The SIM Research Development Workshop brings together SIM researchers with the aim of:

(1)   improving manuscripts prior to submission to high quality management journals; and

(2)   providing an opportunity to meet, discuss and get expert feedback on early ideas for research projects –

in the social issues in management field. The purpose of both types of activity is to exchange ideas, get feedback, and identify possible collaborations with others.

(1)   Manuscript Development

The manuscript development activity brings together SIM researchers with the aim of improving manuscripts prior to submission to high quality management journals. Our mentoring team includes top scholars who have been successful at publishing ethics, corporate responsibility, stakeholder or related work in high quality management and ethics journals. They are all current and former editors, associate editors, editorial advisory board members, or experienced reviewers for top journals.

We will pair you with these experienced scholars to explore how your manuscript-in-progress might be refined to achieve publication in your target journal(s). The best part is you get to discuss your work with them face-to-face, with time to explain and clarify, before you commit to the rigors of blind review.

Acceptance to Manuscript Development is competitive. Applicants should submit a paper to the organizers by June 6, 2016. We will select the best submissions and will send acceptances by July 4, 2016. Once a paper is accepted, it will be assigned to one or two mentors who will have comments ready for feedback and discussion in the session.

We are looking for works-in-progress so applicants should limit their submissions to 20-40 pages including references, tables, figures and so forth. Pre-registration is required for this workshop and an approval code will be sent upon manuscript acceptance. You may send a paper that is being presented at the AOM or another conference but not a manuscript that is currently under review at a journal. Manuscripts should NOT be anonymized.

Please send your manuscript by 6 June 2016, with the mention 'For Manuscript Development', to cneesham@swin.edu.au  

(2)   Early Research Ideas

The Early Research Ideas activity focuses on a selection of key or upcoming research areas in SIM and attaches a senior faculty person as a topic leader to each area. Applicants will then have the opportunity to submit their ideas for new research projects or papers in that area prior to the conference. We will select high potential ideas to be included in the workshop. During the session, the topic leader will present some ideas of what they think the hot new research topics are in the specified area, and together with the rest of the participants will provide feedback on the ideas submitted beforehand.

Our mentoring team includes top scholars who have been successful at publishing ethics, corporate responsibility, stakeholder or related work in high quality management and ethics journals. They are all current and former editors, associate editors, editorial advisory board members, or experienced reviewers for top journals.

Acceptance to Early Research Ideas is competitive. Applicants will submit an abstract (no more than 1-2 pages) to the organizers by June 6, 2016. We will select the best submissions and send acceptances by July 4, 2016. Once a research idea (abstract) is accepted, it will be assigned to one mentor who will have comments ready for feedback and discussion in the session (August 6). Abstracts are expected to contain new paper ideas, not previously presented at any AOM or other conference, and not currently under review at a journal. Abstracts will not be anonymized.

Please send your abstract by 6 June 2016, with the mention 'For Early Research Ideas', to cneesham@swin.edu.au  

Both Manuscript Development and Early Research Ideas are part of the same workshop, scheduled for Saturday, August 6^th, 2016, from 12.00pm to 2.00pm at the Marriott Anaheim Hotel.

If you have any questions, please contact Cristina Neesham (Swinburne University of Technology) at cneesham@swin.edu.au

We look forward to receiving your manuscripts and seeing you in Anaheim!

Best regards,

Cristina Neesham

Chair, SIM Research Committee

On behalf of the organizers:

Cristina Neesham, Swinburne University of Technology: cneesham@swin.edu.au

Anke Arnaud, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: arnauda@erau.edu

Erica Steckler, Bentley University: esteckler@bentley.edu