Publishing in FT-50 journals is a decisive milestone for management scholars — this intensive workshop, led by Arjun Mitra (California State University, Los Angeles), whose FT-50 publications and editorial service (e.g., Human Relations, Journal of Management Studies) give rare insight into reviewer expectations, provides a practice-oriented, evidence-informed pathway to meet those standards consistently. Focusing on the reviewer-critical elements of manuscripts (Introduction, theory development, hypotheses, and Discussion), the seminar combines concise methodological instruction with hands-on manuscript clinics, anonymised reviewer reports, exemplars from FT-50 outlets, peer-review exercises, and personalised feedback to help PhD students, postdocs, and early-career faculty convert dissertation chapters into FT-50-ready papers, reduce desk-rejects, manage revision cycles, and craft persuasive rebuttals. All sessions are livestreamed via Zoom, with recordings, materials, and a monitored Q&A forum available for 30 days after the seminar; participants also receive a certificate of completion (ECTS-equivalent points noted for European students where applicable). By the end you will leave with concrete text revisions, a publication roadmap, and practical strategies to align theoretical contribution, empirical design, and reviewer-facing rhetoric for submission to top-tier management journals. #Business #Ethics #HumanCapital #HumanResourceManagement #Leadership #Management #OnlineSurvey #OrganisationalPsychology #OrganizationalBehavior #OrganizationStudies #Psychology #QuantitativeMethods #SocialPsychology #SocialSciences #Writing #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats

Join our interactive online course designed for first- and second‑year PhD students (and later‑stage doctoral researchers) who want to move beyond introductory overviews to critically examine the research logics and worldviews that shape management theory. Over three half‑day blocks we critically analyze macro‑level theories (Upper Echelons, Institutional Theory, Resource‑Based View), micro‑level theories (Goal‑Setting, leadership styles, HRM practices), and competing worldviews (value‑neutral vs reality‑constructing) that influence integrative reviews and evidence‑based management. The course has a meta‑theoretical focus—assessing causal explanations, interpretations of meaning, and the role of theory in describing versus creating managerial truth—delivered in an interactive format of plenary discussion, small‑group work and participant presentations (readings required before each session). Seminars are livestreamed via Zoom, with slides, recordings and a monitored Q&A forum available for 30 days after the course; participants receive an Instats certificate of completion (ECTS equivalent where shown). Find out more and enroll on our course page. #HumanResourceManagement #Leadership #Management #OrganizationalBehavior #OrganizationStudies #SocialTheory #PhilosophyofScience #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats

by Bradley Schagrin

Calling all PhD students and management researchers: join an interactive, meta-theoretical seminar that critically examines the research logics of selected macro-level theories (Upper Echelons, Institutional Theory, Resource-Based View), micro-level theories (Goal-Setting, Leadership Styles, HRM practices), and the contrasting worldviews that shape evidence-based management and integrative reviews. Unlike an introductory overview, this course interrogates causality, meaning, and the implicit assumptions behind management theories, drawing on diverse scholars from Locke and Rousseau to Alvesson and Cornelissen. Designed for first- and second-year doctoral students (and valuable for later-stage candidates), the seminar is taught in a highly interactive format—pre-readings, plenary and small-group discussions, presentations—and is delivered via Zoom with all recordings and materials available for 30 days; an expert-moderated Q&A forum is open for the same period. Participants receive a certificate of completion (ECTS equivalents shown where applicable). For more information and enrollment details, visit the course page or contact the organizers. #HumanResourceManagement #Leadership #Management #OrganizationalBehavior #OrganizationStudies #SocialTheory #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats