286: Rejection, Resilience and Wellbeing for Research Scholars (10346)

Saturday, August 10, 2024

09:00 – 11:30 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Hyatt: Crystal C

Session Number: 286
PDW (workshop)
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Organizer(s)

SZ

Shaker A. Zahra

U. of Minnesota, United States

Discussant(s)

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Vincent Lefebvre

Audencia Business School, France
PM

Pablo Munoz

Durham U. Business School, United Kingdom
SN

Scott L. Newbert

City U. of New York, Baruch College, United States
SS

Susana Correia Santos

Florida State U., United States

Organizer(s)

WG

William B. Gartner

Babson College, United States
MR

Miruna Radu-Lefebvre

Audencia
RS

Raja Singaram

U. of Galway, Ireland

Distinguished Speaker(s)

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Jeffery McMullen

Indiana U. - Kelley School of Business
JW

Johan Wiklund

Syracuse U., United States
EL

Eric Liguori

Florida State U., United States

Discussant(s)

RB

Robert Blackburn

U. of Liverpool, United Kingdom
SJ

Sarah Jack

Lancaster U. Management School, United Kingdom

Manuscripts receive a rejection decision from editors for various reasons at different stages of the peer review process. The social and psychological consequences authors face after a manuscript rejection affect their well-being significantly. This professional development workshop (PDW) aims to engage scholars – from advanced doctoral students to research active scholars – in a dialogue on rejection as an editorial decision and its effects on well-being. We realize this purpose by (1) destigmatizing failure and educating the scholars on the nature of rejection decisions, (2) discussing how authors can bounce back after a rejection outcome, and (3) explaining the well-being consequences of rejection and providing recommendations on developing resilience. Editors from nine journals, namely, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, International Small Business Journal, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship, Journal of Small Business Management, and Small Business Economics have agreed to serve as panel members and mentors in this session.