Topic 2: Theory Building & Writing/Publishing Research

Question 1

Whetten, D.A. (1989). What constitutes a theoretical contribution? Academy of Management Review, 14, 490-495.

Question 2

Sutton, R. & Staw, B, M. (1995). What theory is not. Administrative Science Quarterly, 40, 371-384.

Question 3

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, 1281-1303.

Question 4

Podsakoff, P. M., Podsakoff, N. P., Mishra, P., & Escue, C. (2018). Can early-career scholars conduct impactful research? Playing “small ball” versus “swinging for the fences.” Academy of Management Learning & Education, 17, 496-531.

Question 5

Ragins, B. R. (2012). Editors comments: Reflections on the craft of clear writing. Academy of Management Review, 37, 493-501.

Question 6

AMJ Series on Publishing (*Note: This is the equivalent length of one full article)

Colquitt, J. A. & George, G. (2011). Publishing in AMJ – Part 1: Topic choice. Academy of Management Journal, 54, 432-435.

Bono, J. E., & McNamara, G. (2011). Publishing in AMJ – Part 2: Research design. Academy of Management Journal, 54, 657-660.

Grant, A. M., & Pollock, T. G. (2011). Publishing in AMJ – Part 3: Setting the hook. Academy of Management Journal, 54, 873-879.

Sparrowe, R. T., & Mayer, K. J. (2011). Publishing in AMJ – Part 4: Grounding hypotheses. Academy of Management Journal, 54, 1098-1102.

Zhang, Y. A., & Shaw, J. D. (2012). Publishing in AMJ – Part 5: Crafting the methods and results. Academy of Management Journal, 55, 8-12.

Geletkanycz, M. & Tepper, B. J. (2012). Publishing in AMJ – Part 6: Discussing the implications. Academy of Management Journal, 55, 256-260.