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New Journal for the Academy?

  • 1.  New Journal for the Academy?

    Posted 10-20-1997 20:10
    If you are a current or recent Academy of Management member, please take
    5 minutes and fill out the following survey whose results the Academy
    needs to make an important decision. Just hit "reply" and re-address
    your response to jcarroll@mit.edu. After your browser has re-copied the
    survey below, you will be able to place an X or a comment in the
    appropriate places in response to the 13 questions asked.
    Alternatively, snailmail can be addressed to either John or me at the
    addresses following the survey. Thank you very much for helping us with
    this work.

    --Bill Ferris and John Carroll, Taskforce members in charge of the
    survey

    ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT CONSIDERS NEW JOURNAL

    The Academy of Management has appointed a national Taskforce to consider
    a new journal devoted to management teaching and learning. As currently
    envisioned, this journal would complement the Academy of Management
    Review, Academy of Management Journal, and Academy of Management
    Executive, which focus on research and practice. The new journal could
    include articles on management education, managers as educators and
    learners, teaching strategies and techniques, research articles about
    teaching and learning, conceptual papers, republished classics,
    informational linkages to electronic teaching materials, and anything
    else that serves the Academy readership and a larger potential audience
    in industry and education. Although there is no title for this journal,
    for the purposes of this questionnaire it is tentatively titled Learning
    Management. Please reply to the following 13 questions and resend/mail
    back ASAP. Thanks in advance!

    1. Should the Academy launch a new journal on management teaching and
    learning?
    ________________ Choose one response from the scale below:
    Definitely no Probably no Can't decide Probably
    yes Definitely yes

    2. What do you think should be in it? Answer yes or no to each
    category below:
    _____ How to teach (non-empirical materials on teaching
    techniques/methods/tips)?
    _____ Uses of research in management education?
    _____ Research articles on teaching and learning?
    _____ Conceptual papers?
    _____ Republish classic papers on teaching and learning?
    _____ Teaching materials (experiential exercises, cases, uses of
    technology)?
    _____ Links to electronic materials (cases, monographs, etc.)?
    _____ Other types of content? (please describe):

    3. What kinds of articles or other information do you see yourself
    submitting to the journal? Answer yes or no to each category below:
    _____ How to teach (non-empirical materials on teaching
    techniques/methods/tips)?
    _____ Uses of research in management education?
    _____ Research articles on teaching and learning?
    _____ Conceptual papers?
    _____ Republish classic papers on teaching and learning?
    _____ Teaching materials (experiential exercises, cases, uses of
    technology)?
    _____ Links to electronic materials (cases, monographs, etc.)?
    _____ Other types of content? (please describe):

    4. Would you be interested in being a reviewer of manuscripts submitted
    to the journal?
    ________________ Choose one response from the scale below:
    Definitely no Probably no Can't decide Probably
    yes Definitely yes

    5. Should this be a standard paperbound journal, an electronic journal,
    or both? Why?

    6. Would you subscribe to the journal for an additional fee (at cost to
    members)?
    ________________ Choose one response from the scale below:
    Definitely no Probably no Can't decide Probably
    yes Definitely yes

    7. If you were given a choice of journals with your Academy membership,
    which would you prefer? (order them from 1=most preferred to 4=least
    preferred):
    ____ Academy of Management Executive ____ Academy of Management
    Review
    ____ Academy of Management Journal ____ Learning Management

    8. Can you suggest other names for the journal title?

    9. Do you have any advice for the Taskforce and the Academy Board
    regarding this journal?




    10. Are you familiar with any journals such as the one being proposed?
    What are their names? Which of these do you subscribe to?

    11. To which Academy Divisions do you belong?

    12. To which Academy Interest Groups do you belong?

    13. What is your primary occupational role?
    ________________ Choose one response from the scale below:
    researcher teacher consultant
    practitioner/manager other (specify)

    Thank you for your cooperation!



    John S. Carroll
    MIT Sloan School
    50 Memorial Dr.
    Cambridge, MA 02158


    --
    Bill Ferris, 1997 MED Program Chair
    Professor of Management
    Western New England College
    1215 Wilbraham Rd.
    Springfield, MA 01119
    Phone: 413-782-1629
    Fax: 413-796-2068
    E-mail: bferris@wnec.edu

    --
    Bill Ferris
    Professor of Management
    Western New England College
    1215 Wilbraham Rd.
    Springfield, MA 01119
    Phone: 413-782-1629
    Fax: 413-796-2068
    E-mail: bferris@wnec.edu