Opening the Black Box of Editorship

Zusatztext "This book is one of the most innovative contributions to academe for many years. Central to the scientific process is the role of the editor of scholarly journals and the processes used to evaluate the scientific contribution of research. This book is a 'must' read for all academic scholars, want-to-be editors and all those newly entering the academic community." Professor Cary L. Cooper, CBE, Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University, UK. "This superb book is the one we have all been waiting for. Finally, four leading scholars have produced a book that opens up the black box of editing. The outstanding quality of all the contributors makes this a terrifically instructive work for junior and senior scholars alike. This marvellous volume provides the mother lode of insights into journal editing. I'll be consulting this book and sharing its wealth of knowledge with others for many, many years to come." Christine Oliver, Professorand Henry J. Knowles Chair in Organizational Strategy, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada "Editorial decisions in the organization sciences shape both the field and the careers of its members. This collection of essays by editors and former editors provides a unique look at what editors do and takes on a number of myths about the journal editing process." Jeffrey Pfeffer, Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford University Informationen zum Autor STEPHEN R. BARLEY is the Charles M. Pigott Professor of Management Science and Engineering and the Co- Director of the Center for Work, Technology and Organization at Stanford's School of Engineering, USA JEAN M. BARTUNEK is the Robert A. and Evelyn J. Ferris chair and Professor of Organization Studies at Boston College, USA, as well as a Fellow (since 1999) and a past president (2001 2002) of the Academy of Management ARTHUR G. BEDEIAN is a Boyd Professor at Louisiana State University. He is a past-president of the Academy of Management, a former dean of the Academy's Fellows Group, and a recipient of the Academy's Distinguished Service Award, the Ronald G. Greenwood Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Richard M. Hodgetts Service Award DONALD D. BERGH is an Associate Professor at the University of Denver. He received a PhD from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an MBA and BS from Utah State University, USA. Beginning in 2008, Don will serve as an associate editor or Organizational Research Methods and will rejoin the editorial board of the Academy of Management Journal. WAYNE F. CASCIO is US Bank Term Professor of Management at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, USA. An elected Fellow of the Academy of Management, he also has received the Distinguished Career award from the Academy's HR Division TIMOTHY CLARK is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Durham Business School. He has been involved in editing journals since 1997 where he was an Associate Editor of Human Relations before joining Journal of Management Studies where he became a General Editor in 2002 ANGELO DENISI is Dean of the A.B. Freeman School of Business and Albert Cohen Chair in Business Administration at Tulane University. He is also a Fellow of the Southern Management Association and of the Academy of Management, and he is President-Elect for the Academy of Management. DOV EDEN is the Saltiel Professor of Corporate Leadership at Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Management where he has chaired the Organizational Behavior Program and directed the Israel Institute of Business Research DANIEL C. FELDMAN is Associate Dean for Research, Synovus Chair of Servant Leadership, and Director of the Leadership Research Consortium at the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business, USA BERNARD FORGUES is currently Professor of Organization Theory at the University of Lille's Busin...

List of contents

Preface; Yehuda Baruch, Alison M. Konrad, Herman Aguinis, and William H. Starbuck PART I: GENERAL/INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS Knowledge Creation and the Journal Editor's Role; ALison M. Konrad The Role of Editing in Knowledge Development: Consensus Shifting and Consensus Creation; John R. Hollenbeck How may I help you? Editing as Service; Ann Marie Ryan A Letter to Editors; Stephen R. Barley PART II: EFFECTIVE EDITORSHIP Setting up an effective manuscript review process; K. Michele Kacmar Communicating with authors; Sara L. Rynes Building and maintaining strong editorial board and cadre of ad-hoc reviewers; Daniel C. Feldman Managing the Editorial Review Process: It's the People That Matter; Angelo S. Denisi Being an Ethical Editorial Board Member and Editor: The Integral Role of Earned Trust; Debra L. Shapiro& Jean Bartunek Use of technology in improving the editorial process; Martin Kilduff Moving a journal up the rankings; Gerard P. Hodgkinson The developmental editor:Assessing and directing manuscript contribution; Donald D. Bergh The Case for an Activist Editorial Model; Jerry A. Jacobs Balancing Authorial Voice and Editorial Omniscience: The "It's My Paper and I'll Say What I Want To" versus "Ghostwriters in the Sky" minuet; Arthur G. Bedeian PART III: EDITING DIFFERENT TYPES OF JOURNALS Editing a top academic journal; Sheldon Zedeck Editing a bridge journal; Theresa M. Welbourne Developing a Global Journal: Embracing Otherness; Haridimos Tsoukas Sustaining independent journals; Timothy Clark& Mike Wright Reflections on Creating a New Scholarly Journal: Perspectives from a Founding Editor; Larry J. Williams Running an electronic journal: Considerations and Possibilities; Bernard Forgues& Jeanie M. Forray PART IV: EDITORSHIP AND ACADEMIC CAREER Opening the Black Box of Editorship: Editors' voice; Yehuda Baruch The motivating potential of an associate editor's role; Carol T. Kulik How editors are selected; Wayne F. Cascio WhatAuthors Need to Know to Navigate the Review Process Successfully: Understanding and Managing the Editor's Dilemma; Dov Eden Epilogue: Tradeoffs among Editorial Goals in Complex Publishing Environments; William H. Starbuck, Herman Aguinis, Alison M. Konrad, and Yehuda Baruch

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"This book is one of the most innovative contributions to academe for many years. Central to the scientific process is the role of the editor of scholarly journals and the processes used to evaluate the scientific contribution of research. This book is a 'must' read for all academic scholars, want-to-be editors and all those newly entering the academic community."
Professor Cary L. Cooper, CBE, Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University, UK.
"This superb book is the one we have all been waiting for. Finally, four leading scholars have produced a book that opens up the black box of editing. The outstanding quality of all the contributors makes this a terrifically instructive work for junior and senior scholars alike. This marvellous volume provides the mother lode of insights into journal editing. I'll be consulting this book and sharing its wealth of knowledge with others for many, many years to come."
Christine Oliver, Professorand Henry J. Knowles Chair in Organizational Strategy, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada
"Editorial decisions in the organization sciences shape both the field and the careers of its members. This collection of essays by editors and former editors provides a unique look at what editors do and takes on a number of myths about the journal editing process."
Jeffrey Pfeffer, Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford University

Product details

• Authors: Yehuda Konrad Baruch, BARUCH YEHUDA KONRAD ALISON M A
• Assisted by: H. Aguinis (Editor), Herman Aguinis (Editor), H Aguinis et al (Editor), Y. Baruch (Editor), Yehuda Baruch (Editor), Konrad (Editor), A Konrad (Editor), A. Konrad (Editor), Alison M. Konrad (Editor), W. Starbuck (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.05.2008
• EAN: 9780230013605
• ISBN: 978-0-230-01360-5
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Management, B, Economics, Economics, general, Project management, Management science, Palgrave Business & Management Collection, management;service;trust