2007 AMLE Professional Development Workshop for Writers
At the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename></st1:place> meeting in PHILLYdelphia, Sunday, August 5
Part 1: 8:00-10:00 (Open to all)
Part 2: 10:00-12:00 (Open only to those with approved proposals)
Organizers/Presenters: David Waldman, Ben Arbaugh, Nancy Adler, Tim Peterson, Don Siegel, and Kurt Kraiger
There appears to be a need for a professional development workshop for writers seeking to publish in the research and reviews (R&R) section of AMLE. Prospective writers for AMLE could use guidance in determining appropriate areas of study, as well as proper methods to pursue their research. The general purpose of this workshop is to provide such guidance.
The notion of workshops for prospective writers is not a new concept within the Academy. For years, AMR held such workshops on the weekend prior to an Academy conference. A number of early drafts of papers that were reviewed as part of these workshops ended up in later volumes of AMR. As outlined below, we believe that similar positive outcomes could be achieved for AMLE. Moreover, by providing this workshop for writers, the journal is helping to satisfy the developmental aspect of its mission.
The workshop will be 4 hours in length, held on Sunday morning, prior to the beginning of the 2007 convention. In essence, the workshop will have two parts: (1) presentations and discussion relevant to the publication of articles in the R&R section, and (2) small group discussions of selected research proposals of workshop participants. The first part of the workshop will last for 1 hour and 45 minutes and will be open to all Academy members – without advanced sign up or screening. We will include the following in this time period:
Ø Stories on the part of authors who have actually published in AMLE with regard to their experiences in the process,
Ø The Editor's and Associate Editors' thoughts about things that we see in submitted papers that cause delight, versus things that we see that are not so delightful (perhaps in line with David Letterman's top 10 listings)
The second half of the workshop (around 2 hours or so) will be primarily devoted to receiving specific feedback on proposals submitted by respective participants in advance of the workshop. Thus, only participants with proposals selected in advance of the workshop will be invited to attend this 2nd part. The proposals should be brief (i.e., 5-10 double-spaced pages of text). Ideally, they should reflect research in the formative stage. Thus, prospective authors should outline a research concept, why the concept is important, specific research questions or hypotheses, and proposed methodology. Alternatively, proposals could represent research in more advanced stages, or research for which data have already been collected. Proposals will be due to the AMLE office AMLE@GWU.EDU by April 2, 2007, and notification of acceptance will occur on or before May 1, 2007. Please note that accepted proposals and authors will not be listed in the Academy program.
During the 2nd half of the workshop, participants will get feedback in 3 or 4-person groups, each facilitated by one of the panel experts -- an associate editor, or somebody from the editorial board. For each person in a respective group, 20 or so minutes of the session will be devoted to receiving feedback from the other two or three participants, as well as the facilitator. We expect that the final 10-15 minutes will be spent conducting a wrap-up discussion involving all participants of the 2nd half of the workshop. It should be noted that participation in the workshop does not guarantee subsequent publication, but it should help along that path.