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01.09.2012 | Editorial

Several key reasons why a paper is likely to be rejected at the Asia Pacific Journal of Management

verfasst von: David Ahlstrom

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At the Asia Pacific Journal of Management (APJM) part of our mission is to give help and feedback to prospective authors whenever feasible. APJM regularly publishes the work of some authors new to this field and we take great effort in giving authors guidance during the review process and through the editorials, perspectives, and commentary articles we publish (e.g., Ahlstrom, 2010a, b, c, 2011a, b, c, 2012a; Liden, 2012). Prospective authors who want to learn about the research and publishing process should read these and other helpful materials from the Academy of Management Journal and other sources cited in those editorial articles (e.g., Colquitt & George, 2011; Colquitt & Ireland, 2009; Schminke, 2004).1 As noted in past editorials (Ahlstrom, 2012a), APJM publishes articles ranging from empirical studies, cases, conceptual and theory building papers, to reviews, perspectives, and commentaries (e.g., Ahlstrom, Lamond, & Ding, 2009; Bhagat, McDevitt, & McDevitt, 2010; Fang, 2010; Ismail & Ford, 2010; Lahiri, 2011; Li, 2012; Liden, 2012; Meyer, 2006; Puffer, & McCarthy, 2007; van Essen, van Oosterhout, & Carney, 2012; Yang, Tipton, & Li, 2011; Zhou & Peng, 2010).2 Authors should take care to read the papers that are most relevant to their work so as to better understand APJM’s aims and scope and what the journal typically publishes. …

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1
The editorial article “Some helpful sources for prospective authors in Asia Pacific Journal of Management” (Ahlstrom, 2011c) cites and discusses a number of sources on a range of publishing topics, which prospective authors may find helpful.
 
2
Cases here do not refer to classroom cases, but cases that help to build or improve theory (see Flyvbjerg, 2006).
 
3
Perhaps an exploratory study on goal setting could be conducted, but the authors would have to carefully justify its need by the past research on the topic, of which there is now a great deal.
 
4
For example, research on institutions, venture capital, private equity, compensation, and several other topics have increasingly shown up in the law literature, particularly papers from the international business and international management areas.
 
5
Phenomenological papers that are exploratory and help to identify a novel phenomenon or new theory are certainly welcome (see Hambrick, 2007). But as noted, authors should be careful that they understand and have reviewed the literature such that a phenomenological or exploratory paper is warranted by the lack of theory on that topic (Christensen & Carlile, 2009).
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Several key reasons why a paper is likely to be rejected at the Asia Pacific Journal of Management
verfasst von
David Ahlstrom
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2012
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Asia Pacific Journal of Management / Ausgabe 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0217-4561
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-9958
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-012-9315-7

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