Organizational/management scholars have recently lamented the concern that management researchers have increasingly emphasized novel theoretical contributions at the expense of validating existing theories. Journal of Management Scientific Reports (JOMSR) was launched to directly address this imbalance by having the following mission “to move management science forward by publishing research aimed at theory testing and refinement.” The aim of this PDW is for the editorial team of JOMSR to provide guidelines for authors on the different types of empirical papers that would be consistent with this mission, including designing studies to test theoretical models or assumptions, studies that test competing theories or constructs, and designing reproducibility and replication studies. Time will be provided for audience questions and thought-provoking roundtable discussions to generate specific study ideas to test theory in the management discipline. Specific advice for publishing in JOMSR will be provided, however, the general content of this PDW is relevant to designing rigorous empirical studies testing theory to publish in any journal. Pre-registration is not required to attend this session.
