299: Reviewing Papers in IM: The Power of Constructive Reviews (14892)

Saturday, August 10, 2024

09:30 – 11:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Hyatt: Michigan 1B

Session Number: 299
PDW (workshop)
Orientation: Practice,International
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/6vzWZk

Organizer(s)

JE

Jesper Edman

Waseda U., Japan
AR

A Rebecca Reuber

U. of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Canada

Presenter(s)

SB

Sjoerd Beugelsdijk

Darla Moore School of Business, U. of South Carolina, United States
VM

Valentina Marano

Northeastern U., United States
LC

Liang Chen

Singapore Management U., Singapore
JE

Jesper Edman

Waseda U., Japan
AR

A Rebecca Reuber

U. of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Canada

The peer review process is widely used by academic journals to evaluate the quality of manuscript submissions relative to the journals’ scholarly goals. In a similar fashion, the major conferences, such as the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, all rely on peer reviews to determine which papers to accept. While often criticized as an imperfect process (e.g., Bedeian, 2004; Suls & Martin, 2009; Tsang & Frey, 2007), it remains the bedrock for ensuring academic quality. Yet, despite this, very few scholars are trained to review (Caliguiri & Thomas, 2013) and the process is often seen as a necessary evil (i.e. a service to the community). As important as the review process is in determining not only the progress of an academic field but also people’s careers, it seems warranted to pay more attention to it (Miller, 2006). This workshop is designed to help scholars in general – and IB scholars in particular – unlock the power of constructive reviews and reap the benefits in terms of scholarly impact. We aim to have a rich discussion with the goal to educate IB (and others) scholars in the art of writing an excellent review. The discussion will be highly interactive, and will emphasize the exchange of ideas among members of the panel and the audience.