On Monday, June 23, 2025, the “AMJ Paper & Idea Development Workshop” was held at the Hitotsubashi Hall, with Hitotsubashi University serving as the host institution. Eight editors from the Academy of Management (AOM) traveled to Japan to participate, and a total of 60 researchers from both domestic and international institutions attended the event.
The details of the workshop are as follows. The opening remarks were delivered by Professor Yaichi Aoshima of the Hitotsubashi University Institute of Innovation Research, who also serves as the President of the Academic Association for Organizational Science.
Date: Monday, June 23, 2025, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Venue: Hitotsubashi Hall (1st and 2nd Floor Meeting Rooms), Large Lecture Hall on the 1st Floor, Chiyoda Campus (National Center of Sciences Building, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Organizer: Academy of Management (AOM)
Co-organizers and Supporters: Institute of Innovation Research (IIR), Hitotsubashi University/Hitotsubashi ICS (Hitotsubashi University Business School, School of International Corporate Strategy) /Academic Association for Organizational Science
Program
9:00–9:30 Registration
9:30–10:30 Welcome Remarks: Yaichi Aoshima (Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University)
Introduction: Publishing in AMJ, Marc Gruber (Editor-in-Chief, AMJ)
10:30–11:15 Q&A Session (Editors and Participants)
11:15–11:45 Break
11:45–12:30 Feedback Session 1
12:30–13:45 Lunch Break
13:45–14:30 Feedback Session 2
14:30–15:00 Closing Discussion (Editors and Participants)
AMJ Editors in attendance:
Marc Gruber (Editor in Chief)
Georg von Krogh (Deputy Editor)
Matthew Grimes (Associate Editor)
Floor Rink (Associate Editor)
Laura Little (Associate Editor)
Davide Ravasi (Associate Editor)
Tal Simons (Associate Editor)
Christian Troester (Associate Editor)
The purpose of the workshop was to provide early-career researchers with practical insights into academic writing and the submission process, offered directly by editors of the Academy of Management (AOM).
In the morning, following a keynote presentation by Marc Gruber, Editor-in-Chief of AMJ, participants engaged in a direct Q&A session with the editorial team. In the subsequent feedback sessions held in the morning and afternoon, participants were divided into eight groups, and each editor provided thoughtful and individualized feedback on the submitted manuscripts. These sessions facilitated active discussion and proved to be highly meaningful for the attendees.
Furthermore, the workshop served as a valuable opportunity to build academic networks that will support future research endeavors through interactions with editors and fellow participants.