Abstract
It is time for the Journal of Management (JOM) to transition to a new leadership team. Although my editorial team will continue to handle manuscripts in progress, and we will be publishing under our masthead throughout 2020, a new team will begin taking the reins and managing new submissions July 1. Let me begin by saying that leading JOM has been the most rewarding professional opportunity of my career and I am deeply appreciative of the many people who make it possible. First and foremost, I’d like to thank the phenomenal editorial team who has worked with me over the last three years: Senior Associate Editors Eden King (Rice University) and Taco Reus (Erasmus University); Associate Editors Bianca Beersma (VU University), Rebecca Greenbaum (Rutgers University), Gerard Hodgkinson (University of Manchester), Brian Hoffman (University of Georgia), Luis Martins (University of Texas at Austin), Ernest O’Boyle (University of Iowa), Anne Parmigiani (University of Oregon), Christopher Porter (Indiana University), Chris Rosen (University of Arkansas), Karen Schnatterly (University of Missouri), Bill Schulze (University of Utah), Jorge Walter (George Washington University), and William Wan (Chinese University of Hong Kong); and Senior Associate Editor for Methods, Fred Oswald (Rice University), and Methods Task Force Chair, Don Bergh (University of Denver). This team has processed more than 3,000 new submissions and close to 700 revisions and accepted about 100 manuscripts, all while treating authors with respect and maintaining JOM’s high standards for rigor and contribution.
The primary themes of our team have been impact and scientific integrity. The scholarly impact of JOM remains incredibly strong: 2018 2-Year Impact Factor = 9.056 and 5-Year Impact Factor = 12.909, among the most highly influential business and management outlets in the world. We published two special issues: “Resource Allocation and Firm Strategy” (Guest Editors: Gwendolyn Lee, University of Florida; Catherine Maritan, Syracuse University) (https://journals.sagepub.com/topic/collections-jom/jom-1-november_2017_resource_allocation_and_strategy/jom) and “Global Work in the Multinational Enterprise: New Avenues and Challenges for Strategically Managing Human Capital Across Borders” (Guest Editors: David Allen, TCU; Yih-teen Lee, IESE; and Sebastian Reiche, IESE) (https://journals.sagepub.com/topic/collections-jom/jom-1-february_2019_global_work_in_the_multinational_enterprise/jom).
I am also proud of our series of editorial commentaries providing authors and editorial team members the opportunity to address current topics of major import to the science and practice of management. I encourage you to check them out.
Strangers in Strained Lands: Learning from the Workplace Experiences of Immigrant Employees
D. Harrison et al.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0149206318790648
When the Best Evidence Doesn’t Win: How Doubts about Science and Scientists Threaten Evidence-Based Management
Rynes et al.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0149206318796934
Rethinking Impact
Allen
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0149206318785902
Successfully Proposing and Composing Review Papers
Parmigiani & King
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0149206319874875
On the 2019 Business Roundtable “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation”
J. Harrison et al.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0149206319892669
Conducting Management Research in Latin America: Why and What’s in it for You
Aguinis et al.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0149206320901581
Corona Crisis and Inequality: Why Management Research Needs a Societal Turn
Bapuji et al.
We also quickly provided some resources in response to the COVID-19 crisis in the form of special online collections: Crisis Management (https://journals.sagepub.com/topic/collections-jom/jom-3-crisis_management/jom), Working From Home (https://journals.sagepub.com/topic/collections-jom/jom-3-working_from_home/jom), and Managing Teams (https://journals.sagepub.com/topic/collections-jom/jom-3-leading_teams/jom). We hope these collections assist scholars and managers in navigating these challenging conditions.
In conjunction with SMA public relations specialist Stephany Below, we have produced nine feature articles based on JOM research and sent press releases, resulting in media mentions in outlets such as Newsday, Fortune, Strategy + Business, and Times Higher Education. We continue to work with JOM authors to promote their work, for example creating primers on writing for blogs such as Conversation and London School of Economics, and increasing our social media presence with almost 9,000 Twitter followers.
One particularly rewarding aspect of the Editor job is the opportunity to recognize excellence. For example, we recognize via Scholarly Impact Awards articles published five years prior that have had significant impact. During my term, the three articles below were selected from among a list of impressive impact award winners (a full list of Scholarly Impact awards can be found at https://journals.sagepub.com/collection-index/jom).
Anderson, N., Potočnik, K., & Zhou, J. 2014. Innovation and creativity in organizations: A state-of-the-science review, prospective commentary, and guiding framework. Journal of Management, 40: 1297-1333. doi:10.1177/0149206314527128
Kehoe, R. R., & Wright, P. M. 2013. The impact of high-performance human resource practices on employees’ attitudes and behaviors. Journal of Management, 39: 366-391. doi:10.1177/0149206310365901
Dulebohn, J. H., Bommer, W. H., Liden, R. C., Brouer, R. L., & Ferris, G. R. 2012. A meta-analysis of antecedents and consequences of leader-member exchange: Integrating the past with an eye toward the future. Journal of Management, 38: 1715-1759. doi:10.1177/0149206311415280
We also began a new Outstanding Reviewer Award, based on the nominations of the Action Editors who know reviewers’ work the best. Congrats again to the 2018 and 2019 winners: Craig Crossland (University of Notre Dame), Mel Fugate (American University), Allison Gabriel (University of Arizona), John Hollenbeck (Michigan State University), Gazi Islam (Grenoble Ecole de Management), Scott Johnson (Iowa State University), Elizabeth Lim (Georgia State University), Brent Lyons (York University), John Prescott (University of Pittsburgh), and Jennifer Sexton (West Virginia University).
At the same time, we are quite proud of our implementation of new procedures relating to methodological rigor, such as updated submission and transparency requirements, a methods task force, and methods-focused review of empirical submissions. I am also excited about a forthcoming special issue: “Embracing Robustness and Reliability in the Science of Organizations” (Guest Editors: Don Bergh, University of Denver; Gwendolyn Lee, University of Florida; Fred Oswald, Rice University; and Mo Wang, University of Florida). This special issue arose from a National Science Foundation–funded workshop held at the University of Florida and includes articles about cumulative probabilities of finding significance (Bliese & Wang; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0149206319886909), formal modeling contributions to robustness (Csaszar; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0149206319889129), causal identification through cumulative research (Shaver; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0149206319846272), and validity concerns with organic data (Xu, Zhang, & Zhou; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0149206319862027).
All of this important work wouldn’t happen without a strong Managing Editor and a strong publishing partner. I remain confident that one of my best decisions as Editor was to retain Stro Prothro as Managing Editor. Stro’s work ethic, conscientiousness, and deep institutional knowledge about JOM have been invaluable. I am also thankful for the support provided by SAGE, and in particular our Senior Editor Cynthia Nalvenko. Cynthia and her team at SAGE taught me a lot about the publishing process and proved to be great partners in publishing and promoting JOM.
Beginning July 1, 2020, Brian Connelly (Auburn University) will take over as Editor-in-Chief. He has assembled an excellent editorial team, including Consulting Editors Dave Ketchen (Auburn University) and Rob Ployhart (University of South Carolina); Senior Associate Editors Kris Byron (Georgia State University), Zeki Simsek (Clemson University), and Chad Van Iddekinge (University of Iowa); and Associate Editors Mark Bolino (University of Oklahoma), Jim Combs (University of Central Florida), Gokhan Ertug (Singapore Management University), Rebecca Greenbaum (Rutgers University), Pursey Heugens (Erasmus University), Aaron Hill (University of Florida), Jason Huang (Michigan State University), Ryan Krause (Texas Christian University), Ning Li (University of Iowa), Sali Li (University of South Carolina), Toyah Miller (University of Texas at Dallas), Christopher Rosen (University of Arkansas), Pauline Schilpzand (Oregon State University), Chia-Huei Wu (University of Leeds), and Tieying Yu (Boston College).
In conclusion, the question I am most often asked is some variation of “Was it worth it?”, I assume referring to the magnitude of the job of being Editor for a journal with the scale and scope of JOM. For me, the answer is an unqualified ‘yes’ for at least three reasons. One, it is extremely gratifying to see authors succeed. Although acceptances are few and far between, when authors and their work grow through the review process, and when we are able to publish work that is valuable to the field and to individual author careers, it makes the work worthwhile. Two, on a selfish note, it has been very enriching for me personally to see contributions across the entire spectrum of management scholarship. My own work tends towards micro-oriented human resources and organizational behavior, so being exposed to and learning about theory and research across domains and research traditions has definitely expanded my horizons. Three, I feel very fortunate to have had the chance to work with and learn from an amazing Editorial Team, and I am very thankful for the efforts and friendship. Calling back to my initial Editorial earlier in my term (“Rethinking Impact,” https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206318785902), I am confident that we did not “mess it up,” and I look forward to seeing where JOM goes in the future.
