Eligibility

PhD scholars, early-career Professors, independent researchers, and postdoctoral fellows.

Objectives of the Workshop

• To provide early-career scholars with detailed, developmental feedback from journal editors and other senior scholars
• To help participants to strengthen their theoretical framing, methodological rigor, and contributions
• To offer guidance on positioning papers for high-quality international journals

Target Disciplines / Domains

Submissions are invited from (but not limited to) the following areas:

• Finance (e.g., corporate governance, top management compensation, financial misconduct, risk, capital allocation, shareholder dynamics, investor behavior, crowdfunding, fintech)
• Technology / information systems / artificial intelligence (e.g., technology adoption, digital transformation, platform ecosystems, algorithmic management, AI in organizations, future of technology, digital disruption, data governance)
• Marketing (e.g., strategic interface, consumer behavior in organizations, sales teams, customer-firm interactions, buyer behavior, market shaping, brand meaning, marketing strategy, market trends, marketing phenomena, digital customer journeys)
• Communication (e.g., networks, identity, organizational discourse, power dynamics, digital communication)
• Operations management (e.g., behavioral and strategic perspectives, supply chain relationships, service operations, process improvement, queuing behavior, coordination, information flows, global operations trends, digital operations, supply chain risk)
• Sustainability, ethics & corporate social responsibility (e.g., ESG, climate change, responsible capitalism, policy, ethical leadership, pro-environmental behavior)
• Strategy and international business (e.g., competitive advantage, alliances, corporate strategy, capabilities, networks, strategy emergence)
• Organizational behavior (e.g., motivation, emotions, leadership, teams, identity, interpersonal dynamics)
• Human resource management (e.g., recruitment, selection, performance appraisal, compensation, training, talent management, employee lifecycle, skill development, learning, training effectiveness, gig economy, remote work, DEI)
• Entrepreneurship (e.g., startup behavior, venture teams, funding, entrepreneurial strategy, opportunity creation, effectuation, entrepreneurial ecosystems, global innovation, novel venture phenomena, crowdfunding, digital entrepreneurship)

Types of Submissions

• Full papers (i.e., studies at an advanced stage of conceptualization, data collection, and/or analysis)
• Advanced conceptual manuscripts
• Applied research or industry-partnered studies

Workshop Format

• Closed-door, small-group roundtable mentoring, with each paper discussed by both mentors and peers.
• Closed-door developmental feedback sessions, with senior scholars offering detailed comments on various aspects of the work, including theory, methodology, and contribution.
• Panel discussions, where journal editors and senior scholars form the AOM will share expectations and journal positioning strategies.

Submission Guidelines

Submit a manuscript of up to 8,000 words inclusive of everything, which includes research questions, theoretical background, methods/data (if applicable), and expected contributions. Indicate the target journal(s) for your work.

Submission link: Paper Submission | Doctoral Colloquium 2026

Review Process

Submissions will be evaluated by AOM-affiliated scholars; selection will be based on novelty, quality, and the potential for theoretical or practical contribution. Authors of accepted submissions will be paired with senior mentors ahead of the workshop.

Timeline

Contact email: dc@xlri.ac.in