Journal of Management Inquiry
Comprehensive Perspective
The Journal of Management Inquiry, sponsored by the Western Academy of Management, is a refereed journal for scholars and professionals in management. JMI’s mission is to contribute to the generation and diffusion of original and thought-provoking knowledge. JMI is catalytic, authoritative, eclectic, and international, publishing inspired research reflective of the latest theory and practice. We strive to be at the forefront of academic debate in the field of management and organization studies and contribute to the academic dialogue about management, largely defined.
Through distinct sections, JMI publishes ideas that challenge our collective beliefs, push the frontiers of our understanding, and impact both our readers and the larger community. JMI´s mission is to publish manuscripts that ally the rigor of Administrative Science Quarterly with the style of The New Yorker, Le Monde, or The Economist.
Disciplines include:
• Organizational Behavior• Organization Management and Theory
• Organization Development and Change
• Human Resources
• Business Policy and Strategy
• Research Methods
• Gender and Diversity in Organizations
• Conflict Management
• Ethics
• Entrepreneurship
• Technology and Innovation Management
• International Management
The Journal of Management Inquiry features eight sections: Curated, Empirical, Essay, Generative Curiosity, Meet the Person, Provocations and Provocateurs, Reflections on Experience, and Six Degrees.
Manuscripts must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition).
CURATED | Section Editor: Paul Olk, paul.olk@du.edu
• Allows large numbers of authors to engage in an academic conversation with theories, methods and insights that are being developed in real-time. Authors are identified by their own piece within the larger manuscript.
• Provides a platform for academic conversations at a speed and with a level of insights that go beyond what could be done in other formats and other journals.
Note: For more information, please refer to the following document.
EMPIRICAL | Section Editor: Richard Stackman, rwstackman@usfca.edu
• Welcomes rigorous qualitative research that expands our capacity to explore and understand important phenomena and spaces.
• Applies alternative theoretical lenses, methodological approaches, and sources of data to explore a range of organizationally relevant phenomena that do not fit well with traditional formats or traditional journals.
Note: Empirical submissions should not exceed 40 pages (double-spaced). JMI does not publish purely quantitative papers. In very rare occasions, truly distinctive mixed methods papers, which include quantitative analysis but where qualitative methods are emphasized, are considered for publication.
ESSAY | Section Editor: Pablo Martin de Holan, pmdeh@pmdeh.com
• Provides a forum to publish well-developed and well-articulated arguments about organizations, organizing and management in general, from the perspective of the author. Essays are educated opinions, rigorous and anchored in scholarly work, but distinct from theory papers or literature reviews.
• Essays publishes thought-provoking scholarly commentary on how we frame, perceive, distort, and contribute to our understanding in organizations, organizing, management, and social sciences in general.
• Note: Essay submissions should not exceed 40 pages (double-spaced). Length should be commensurate with content; shorter manuscripts are welcome too. JMI will not consider literature reviews or traditional theory papers.
GENERATIVE CURIOSITY | Section Editors: Karan Sonpar, karan.sonpar@ucd.ie; Simon Pek
• Offers a venue in a timely, unadulterated fashion that welcomes and rewards expansive curiosity so scholars can present ideas that are fertile, consequential, and novel and that stimulate future scholarly activities.
• Invites scholars and practitioners to identify a new or ignored fact, phenomenon, pattern, event, or other issues of interest that has not been filtered through the lenses of theories or methodologies.
Note: For more information about the Generative Curiosity section, including page length and other submissions expectations, please take a look at New Directions for the Generative Curiosity Section.
MEET THE PERSON | Section Editor: Richard Stackman, rwstackman@usfca.edu
• Presents, in an interview format, original ideas from thinkers, scholars, and professionals important and necessary to the study of management.
• Organizes the interview around a germane topic or theme relevant to management.
Note: Meet the Person submissions should not exceed 40 pages (double-spaced).
PROVOCATIONS & PROVOCATEURS | Section Editor: David Hannah, drhannah@sfu.ca
• Captures a memorable idea in a provocative, short burst that readers can read in 10 minutes and be left with something to think about and act on.
• Imparts short, sharp commentary on an issue ranging from the way we as a field think and act in doing theory or research, to how and why we teach, to other issues of concerns to JMI’s readership.
• Submissions must include a “call to action.” Authors must be clear about what should change, and how readers can help the change happen.
Note: Submissions to the Provocations and Provocateurs section are by invitation only; unsolicited submissions are not accepted. Authors must follow the 6-6 guidelines: 6 pages, 6 references. Manuscripts are to be written in a lively, readable style, not in stilted academese.
REFLECTION ON EXPERIENCE | Section Editor: Richard Stackman, rwstackman@usfca.edu
• Advocates certain solutions or techniques; evaluates popular management methods or successful or failed interventions; or identifies important management problems in need of solution.
• Leads with relevance, based on practical experience, without sacrificing rigor.
Note: Reflection on Experience submission should not exceed 40 pages (double-spaced).
SIX DEGREES | Section Editor: Richard Stackman, rwstackman@usfca.edu
• Celebrates the connections and collaborations that have produced seminal contributions to the field via Podcast interviews and recordings.
• Honors those colleagues who have professionally impacted the field of management and personally affected those of us engaged in the study of management.
Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jomi.
The Journal of Management Inquiry mission is to publish catalytic, authoritative, eclectic and creative research reflective of the latest theory and practice. The journal seeks to maintain a constructive balance between innovation and quality, and at the same time widely define the forms that relevant contributions to the field can take.
| Pablo Martin de Holan | HEC Paris (Qatar) |
| Richard W. Stackman | University of San Francisco, USA |
| David Eduardo Cavazos | Tarleton State University, USA |
| Adina Dudau | University of Glasgow, Scotland |
| Denny Gioia | Pennsylvania State University, USA |
| David Hannah | Simon Fraser University, Canada |
| David Jamieson | University of St. Thomas, USA |
| Josh Keller | University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Mukta Kulkarni | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India |
| Paul Olk | University of Denver, USA |
| Karen Patterson | University of New Mexico, USA |
| Simon Pek | University of Victoria, Canada |
| Vanessa Pouthier | University of Melbourne, Australia |
| Andrea Prado | INCAE Business School, Costa Rica |
| Sabina Siebert | University of Glasgow, UK |
| Karan Sonpar | University College Dublin, Ireland |
| Thomas Wright | Wright Institute of Organizational Learning, USA |
| John Amis | University of Edinburgh, UK |
| Ariane Berthoin Antal | WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany |
| Blake Ashforth | Arizona State University, USA |
| Jyoti Bachani | St. Mary’s College, USA |
| Jeff Bednar | Brigham Young University, USA |
| Alex Bolinger | Idaho State University, USA |
| Onno Bouwmeester | Durham University Business School, UK and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Eva Boxenbaum | Copenhagen Business School, Denmark |
| Arran Caza | University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA |
| Timothy Clark | Northern Arizona University, USA |
| Timothy Clark | Singapore Management University, Singapore |
| Jean Clarke | EMLYON Business School, France |
| Laurie Cohen | University of Nottingham, UK |
| Kevin Corley | Imperial College London, UK |
| Marc Correa | ESADE Business School, Spain |
| Brett Crawford | Grand Valley State University, USA |
| Jason D’Mello | Loyola Marymount University, USA |
| John Davis | Hardin-Simmons University, USA |
| Marco DiRenzo | Naval Post Graduate School, USA |
| Michaela Driver | New Mexico State University, USA |
| Cathy DuBois | Kent State University, USA |
| Marion Eberly | University of Washington Tacoma, USA |
| Kyle Emich | University of Delaware, USA |
| Berrin Erdogan | Portland State University, USA |
| Pablo Fernandez | IAE, Universidad Austral, Argentina |
| Holly Ferraro | Seattle University, USA |
| Stephen Fitzgerald | Trident University International, USA |
| Joel Gehman | University of Alberta, USA |
| Maria Gondo | University of Mississippi, USA |
| Jorge Gonzalez | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA |
| Christopher Grey | Royal Holloway University of London, UK |
| Michael Gross | Colorado State University, USA |
| Hans Hansen | Texas Tech University, USA |
| Kim Hinrichs | California State University, Chico, USA |
| Paul Hirsch | Northwestern University, USA |
| Tony Kang | University of South Florida, USA |
| Anthony Klotz | Texas A&M University, USA |
| Sarah Kovoor-Misra | University of Colorado-Denver, USA |
| Kai Lamertz | Athabasca University, Canada |
| Ann Langley | HEC Montreal, Canada |
| Brenda Lautsch | Simon Fraser University, Canada |
| Keith Leavitt | Oregon State University, USA |
| Danielle Logue | UTS Business School, Australia |
| Kathy Lund Dean | Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota, USA |
| Matthew CB Lyle | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA |
| Sally Maitlis | University of Oxford, UK |
| Patricia Martinez | Loyola Marymount University, USA |
| Dirk Moosmayer | Nottingham University, UK |
| Sucheta Nadkarni | University of Cambridge, UK |
| Federica Pazzaglia | UCD Dublin, Ireland |
| Ana Maria Peredo | Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Canada |
| Antoaneta Petkova | San Francisco State University, USA |
| Edward Powley | Naval Postgraduate School, USA |
| Luigi Proserpio | Bocconi University, Italy |
| Linda Putnam | University of California, Santa Barbara, USA |
| Mooweon Rhee | Yonsei University, Korea |
| Kevin Rockmann | George Mason University, USA |
| Kathryn Rodgers | Pitzer College/Claremont Colleges, USA |
| Frances McKee Ryan | University of Nevada, Reno, USA |
| Kerstin Sahlin-Andersson | Uppsala University, Sweden |
| Jeffrey Shay | Babson College, USA |
| Greg Stephens | Texas Christian University, USA |
| Marc Stierand | École Hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Roy Suddaby | University of Victoria, Canada |
| Risto Tainio | Aalto University, Finland |
| Justin Tan | York University, Canada |
| Nick Turner | University of Calgary, Canada |
| David Wagner | University of Oregon, USA |
| Ian J. Walsh | Bentley University, USA |
| Richard Whittington | University of Oxford, UK |
| Celeste P.M. Wilderom | University of Twente, Netherlands |
| Therese Yaeger | Benedictine University, USA |
| Danielle Zandee | Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Netherlands |
| Chris Zatzick | Simon Fraser University, Canada |
| Donna Sutherland-Smith | Imperial College Business School, UK |
| Santiago Delgadillo | University of San Francisco, USA |
| Cynthia Nalevanko | SAGE Publications, USA |
| Isabella Austin | SAGE Publications, USA |
| Alex Bolinger | Idaho State University, USA |
| Christopher Bradshaw | California State University, Stanislaus, USA |
| Jim Downing | California State University, Chico, USA |
| Kyle Emich | University of Delaware, USA |
| Kim Hinrichs | California State University, Chico, USA |
| Ana Maria Peredo | Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Canada |
| Lori Peterson | Northeastern State University, USA |
| Antoaneta Petkova | California State University, San Francisco, USA |
| Suzanne Zivnuska | California State University, Chico, USA |
The Journal of Management Inquiry features eight sections: Essays, Dialog, Non-traditional Research, Meet the Person, Reflections on Experience, Provocations and Provocateurs, Generative Curiosity, and Six Degrees. Manuscripts must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition).
Contributions vary in length (all inclusive) depending on the section. For example, submissions to the Essays or Non-traditional Research sections should not exceed 40 pages. Initial submissions to Generative Curiosity can be no more than 750 words.
Questions can be directed to the following individuals:
Pablo Martin de Holan (pmdeh@mbsc.edu.sa) – Essays, Dialog
Richard Stackman (rwstackman@usfca.edu) – Non-traditional Research, Six Degrees
Denny Gioia (dag4@psu.edu) – Provocations and Provocateurs. Please note that the Provocations and Provocateurs section is by invitation only.
David Hannah (drhannah@sfu.ca) – Generative Curiosity
As Reflections on Experience and Meet the Person are so unique to this journal, authors are asked to first contact Richard Stackman to ensure the idea fits with the editorial policy of the journal and to get initial feedback on how best to frame the submission to maximize the probability of publication.
For more information about the Generative Curiosity section, please take a look at the Generative Curiosity: Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers document. Please also take a look at the Introduction to Generative Curiosity.
The title page should indicate the appropriate section, and all identifying information should be restricted to this one page. Submission of a manuscript signifies commitment to publish in the journal. Submission to JMI implies that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere, nor is it under consideration by another journal. Authors in doubt about what constitutes prior publication should consult the editor.
Manuscripts must be submitted electronically at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jomi where authors will be required to set up an online account in the SAGETRACK system powered by ScholarOne.
Manuscript Preparation
Manuscripts should be prepared using the APA Style Guide (Sixth Edition). All pages must be typed, double-spaced (including references, footnotes, and endnotes). Text must be in 12-point Times Roman. Block quotes may be single-spaced. Must include margins of 1 inch on all the four sides and number all pages sequentially.
The manuscript should include four major sections (in this order): Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References.
Sections in a manuscript may include the following (in this order): (1) Title page, (2) Abstract, (3) Keywords, (4) Text, (5) Notes, (6) References, (7) Tables, (8) Figures, (9) Appendices, and(10) Author Biography.
1. Title page. Please include the following:
- Full article title
- Acknowledgments and credits
- Each author’s complete name and institutional affiliation(s)
- Grant numbers and/or funding information
- Corresponding author (name, address, phone/fax, e-mail)
2. Abstract. Print the abstract (150 words) on a separate page headed by the full article title. Omit author(s)’s names.
3. Text. Begin article text on a new page headed by the full article title.
a. Headings and subheadings. Subheadings should indicate the organization of the content of the manuscript. Generally, three heading levels are sufficient to organize text. Level 1 heading should be Centered, Boldface, Upper & Lowercase, Level 2 heading should be Flush Left, Boldface, Upper & Lowercase, Level 3 heading should be Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading that ends with a period, Level 4 heading should be Indented, boldface, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading that ends with a period, and Level 5 heading should be Indented, italicized, lowercase paragraph heading that ends with a period.Please do not number or underline your headings.
b. Citations. For each text citation there must be a corresponding citation in the reference list and for each reference list citation there must be a corresponding text citation. Each corresponding citation must have identical spelling and year. Each text citation must include at least two pieces of information, author(s) and year of publication. Following are some examples of text citations:
(i) Standard Citation: All authors surnames must be used on first use unless 6 or more. Then et al can be used for subsequent uses. For pages numbers, do not uses colons, use p. or pp. e.g. (Author & Author, date, p. xx) or (Author, date, pp. xx - xx)
(ii) Unknown Author: To cite works that do not have an author, cite the source by its title in the signal phrase or use the first word or two in the parentheses. Eg. The findings are based on the study was done of students learning to format research papers ("Using XXX," 2001)
(iii) Authors with the Same Last Name: use first initials with the last names to prevent confusion. Eg. (L. Hughes, 2001; P. Hughes, 1998)
(iv) Two or More Works by the Same Author in the Same Year: For two sources by the same author in the same year, use lower-case letters (a, b, c) with the year to order the entries in the reference list. The lower-case letters should follow the year in the in-text citation. Eg. Research by Freud (1981a) illustrated that…
(v) Personal Communication: For letters, e-mails, interviews, and other person-to-person communication, citation should include the communicator's name, the fact that it was personal communication, and the date of the communication. Do not include personal communication in the reference list. Eg. (E. Clark, personal communication, January 4, 2009).
(vi) Unknown Author and Unknown Date: For citations with no author or date, use the title in the signal phrase or the first word or two of the title in the parentheses and use the abbreviation "n.d." (for "no date"). Eg. The study conducted by of students and research division discovered that students succeeded with tutoring ("Tutoring and APA," n.d.).
5. Notes. If explanatory notes are required for your manuscript, insert a number formatted in superscript following almost any punctuation mark. Footnote numbers should not follow dashes ( — ), and if they appear in a sentence in parentheses, the footnote number should be inserted within the parentheses. The Footnotes should be added at the bottom of the page after the references. The word “Footnotes” should be centered at the top of the page.
6. References. Basic rules for the reference list:
- The reference list should be arranged in alphabetical order according to the authors’ last names.
- If there is more than one work by the same author, order them according to their publication date – oldest to newest (therefore a 2008 publication would appear before a 2009 publication).
When listing multiple authors of a source use “&” instead of “and”.
- Capitalize only the first word of the title and of the subtitle, if there are one, and any proper names – i. e. only those words that are normally capitalized.
- Italicize the title of the book, the title of the journal/serial and the title of the web document.
Manuscripts submitted to Journal of Management Inquiry (JMI) should strictly follow the APA manual (6th edition).
- Every citation in text must have the detailed reference in the Reference section.
- Every reference listed in the Reference section must be cited in text.
- Do not use “et al.” in the Reference list at the end; names of all authors of a publication should be listed there.
- Here are a few examples of commonly found references. For more examples please check APA(6th Ed).
Books:
Book with place of publication-- Airey, D. (2010). Logo design love: A guide to creating iconic brand identities. Berkeley, CA: New Riders.
Book with editors & edition-- Collins, C., & Jackson, S. (Eds.). (2007). Sport in Aotearoa/New Zealand society (2nd ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Thomson.
Book with author & publisher are the same-- MidCentral District Health Board. (2008). District annual plan 2008/09. Palmerston North, New Zealand: Author.
Chapter in an edited book-- Dear, J., & Underwood, M. (2007). What is the role of exercise in the prevention of back pain? In D. MacAuley & T. Best (Eds.), Evidence-based sports medicine (2nd ed., pp. 257-280). Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Periodicals:
Journal article with more than one author (print)-- Gabbett, T., Jenkins, D., & Abernethy, B. (2010). Physical collisions and injury during professional rugby league skills training. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 13(6), 578-583.
Journal article – 8 or more authors-- Crooks, C., Ameratunga, R., Brewerton, M., Torok, M., Buetow, S., Brothers, S., … Jorgensen, P. (2010). Adverse reactions to food in New Zealand children aged 0-5 years. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1327). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1327/4469/
Internet Sources:
Internet – no author, no date-- Pet therapy. (n.d.). Retrieved from htttp://www.holisticonline.com/stress/stress_pet-therapy.htm
Internet – Organisation / Corporate author-- SPCA New Zealand. (2011). Your dog may be dying from the heat [Press release]. Retrieved from
http://www.rnzspca.org.nz/news/press-releases/360-your-dog-may-be-dying-...
- Examples of various types of information sources:
Act (statute / legislation)-- Copyright Act 1994. (2011, October 7). Retrieved from http://www.legislation.govt.nz
Blog post-- Liz and Ellory. (2011, January 19). The day of dread(s) [Blog post]. Retrieved from
http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/St-Kilda/...
Brochure / pamphlet (no author)-- Ageing well: How to be the best you can be [Brochure]. (2009). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health.
Conference Paper-- Williams, J., & Seary, K. (2010). Bridging the divide: Scaffolding the learning experiences of the mature age student. In J. Terrell (Ed.), Making the links: Learning, teaching and high quality student outcomes. Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the New Zealand Association of Bridging Educators (pp. 104-116). Wellington, New Zealand.
DVD / Video / Motion Picture (including Clickview & Youtube)-- Gardiner, A., Curtis, C., & Michael, E. (Producers), & Waititi, T. (Director). (2010). Boy: Welcome to my interesting world [DVD]. New Zealand: Transmission.
Magazine-- Ng, A. (2011, October-December). Brush with history. Habitus, 13, 83-87.
Newspaper article (no author)-- Little blue penguins homeward bound. (2011, November 23). Manawatu Standard, p. 5
Podcast (audio or video)-- Rozaieski, B. (2011). Logan cabinet shoppe: Episode 37: Entertainment center molding [Video podcast]. Retrieved from http://blip.tv/xxx
Software (including apps-- UBM Medica. (2010). iMIMS (Version1.2.0) [Mobile application software]. Retrieved from http://itunes.apple.com
Television programme-- Flanagan, A., & Philipson, A. (Series producers & directors). (2011). 24 hours in A & E [Television series]. Belfast, Ireland: Channel 4.
Thesis (print)-- Smith, T. L. (2008). Change, choice and difference: The case of RN to BN degree programmes for registered nurses (Master’s thesis). Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Thesis (online)-- Mann, D. L. (2010). Vision and expertise for interceptive actions in sport (Doctoral dissertation, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia). Retrieved fromhttp://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/44704
IMPORTANT NOTE: To encourage a faster production process of your article, you are requested to closely adhere to the points above for references. Otherwise, it will entail a long process of solving copyeditor’s queries and may directly affect the publication time of your article. In case of any question, please contact the journal editor at admin@jminquiry.org
7. Tables. They should be structured properly. Each table must have a clear and concise title. When appropriate, use the title to explain an abbreviation parenthetically. Eg. Comparison of Median Income of Adopted Children (AC) v. Foster Children (FC). Headings should be clear and brief.
8. Figures. They should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text and must include figure captions. Figures will appear in the published article in the order in which they are numbered initially. The figure resolution should be 300dpi at the time of submission.
Please note: Tables and figures must be uploaded as seperate documents under the relevant figures heading or tables heading in the drop down list, and must not be included in the main document. Their place in the main document should be indicated on a seperate line, using 'Insert table x/figure x here.'
IMPORTANT: PERMISSION- The author(s) are responsible for securing permission to reproduce all copyrighted figures or materials before they are published in (JMI). A copy of the written permission must be included with the manuscript submission.
9. Appendices. They should be lettered to distinguish from numbered tables and figures. Include a descriptive title for each appendix (e.g., “Appendix A. Variable Names and Definitions”). Cross-check text for accuracy against appendices.
10. Author Biography. Biographical statements for each author of not more than 50 words.
SAGE Choice
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