CALL FOR PAPERS Asia Pacific Journal of Management Paper Development Workshop Asia Pacific Journal of Management (APJM) will hold a Paper Development Workshop (PDW) at the 73rd Academy of Management Annual Meeting at Orlando, U.S.A. (9-13 August, 2013). This PDW is held as a pre-conference PDW of the Asia Academy of Management (AAM) at the AOM on 10 August, 2013. The PDW will be organized jointly by APJM and AAM. APJM publishes original manuscripts on management and organizational research in the Asia Pacific region, encompassing Pacific Rim countries and mainland Asia. APJM focuses on the extent to which each manuscript addresses matters that pertain to the most fundamental question: "What determines firm success?" We seek to publish empirical or conceptual research which improves a broad understanding of this issue. APJM endeavors to be the major vehicle for exchange of ideas and research among management scholars within or interested in the broadly defined Asia Pacific region. Date: 10 August, 2013 Time: 11:45a.m. - 2:15p.m. Objectives: The objective of this workshop is to offer detailed guidance to potential authors, with manuscripts that are of maturity for submission on hand, to finalize their papers for submission to APJM. The guidance will help authors with interesting research ideas to further polish their manuscripts into publishable quality, thereby enhancing the quality and diversity of Asian management research. Content and Format of the Program: The PDW will consist of two parts: The first part will be in a panel discussion format by the APJM editorial team covering various topics related to publishing, including publishing strategies, selection of research topics, methodological issues, etc. The second part will be in the format of round table discussion. Participants and editorial mentors will be split into smaller groups to discuss manuscripts submitted by the participants in advance. In order to give detailed and balanced guidance to the authors, each manuscript will be reviewed by two editorial mentors. The organizer will select about 10-15 manuscripts for the workshop. Intended Participants: Submission to the PDW is open to prospective authors who intend to publish in APJM. Ready-to-submit papers with clearly articulated research questions, literature review, theory and hypotheses, data and analysis, findings, discussion and conclusion, etc. Papers can cover a variety of subjects in management studies, e.g., corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, international management, human resources management, organizational behavior, strategic management, etc. but should have Asia Pacific regional focus and/or implications. Papers must be written in English. Selection Criteria: The Selection Committee formed by the faculty panel members will select papers based on: * Rigor - high quality manuscript with theoretical and empirical rigor. * Relevance - focus on key management and organizational trends in the Asia Pacific region. * Readiness - manuscript that are of high quality and readability to be submitted for publication. Priority will be given to junior scholars coming from under-representative Asian countries. Submission Requirements: Title Page All papers must include a cover page with the following information: * A concise and informative title * Authors: full name, affiliation, address, phone number, and email address (indicating who the corresponding author is) * 4 to 6 keywords to identify the content area Paper Format * Abstract: Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references. * The total paper excluding cover page should no more than 40 page, double-spaced, 12-point font size, and one inch margins. * Papers must be written in English and follow the current style, including reference format, of the APJM. Please go to APJM's web site (http://www.springer.com/business+%26+management/business+for+profession als/journal/10490?detailsPage=pltci_2117057 <http://www.springer.com/business+%26+management/business+for+profession als/journal/10490?detailsPage=pltci_2117057> ) for details of manuscript style guide. Submission and deadline Submit the paper by e-mail to Daphne Yiu ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) with "Submission to the APJM Paper Development Workshop" as the subject of the e-mail and attach both the Title Page and Paper documents (two separate files) in PDF format (without authors' identity). Schedule: Submission deadline: 1 May, 2013 Notification to authors about paper acceptance/rejection: 1 June, 2013 Revised manuscript submitted to editorial advisors: July 15, 2013 PDW: 10 August, 2013 Organizer: Daphne W. Yiu President, Asia Academy of Management Department of Management Chinese University of Hong Kong Editorial Advisors (tentatively agreed): Michael Carney (Concordia U.) Seung-Hyun Lee (U. of Texas, Dallas) Anil Nair (Old Dominion U.) Kevin Zheng Zhou (U. of Hong Kong) ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.