The IberoAOM Newsletter Volume 1, 2025

Highlights and news for IAOM 2025

Meet the Editors Session

Engage in dynamic discussions with journal editors from high-impact publications, who will share their expertise and provide guidance on navigating the complexities of academic publishing.

With the opportunity to publish in a special issue of the journal Management Research (JCR Impact Factor = 1.4; Q3).

Academy of Management Discoveries (FI JCR=4.3; Q2) – Chet Miller, University of Houston

Journal of Management (FI JCR=9.3; Q1) – Cynthia E. Devers, Virginia Tech

Academy of Management Perspectives (FI JCR=7.2; Q1) – Michael Barnett, Rutgers Business School

Journal of Management Studies (FI JCR=7.0; Q1) – Christopher Wickert, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Academy of Management Learning & Education (FI JCR=4.8; Q1) – Dirk Lindebaum, Grenoble Ecole de Management

Small Business Economics (FI JCR=6.5; Q1) – Siri Terjesen, Florida Atlantic University

Management Research (FI JCR=1.4; Q3) – José Ernesto Amorós, Tecnológico de Monterrey

Business Research Quarterly (FI JCR=3.8; Q2) – Juan P. Maicas, CUNEF

Academy of Management Annals () – Elizabeth George

Academy of Management Review () – Dana Minbaeva

Knowledge resources

Affective commitment in entrepreneurial students: person-oriented factors and subjective firm performance
Nathalie Campos Valverde, Juan Carlos Leiva, Ronald Mora Esquivel
https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-10-2023-1466

Empirical evidence for the validity of the job crafting scale (JCS) in a Portuguese setting
João Viseu, Joana Santos, Carla Santarém Semedo, Arnold B. Bakker, Maria Tims, Sara Agrela, Beatriz Lagareiro
https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-11-2023-1484

Influence factors of organizational citizenship behaviors in Latin American countries: a Brazilian case study
Julia Vasconcelos Furtado, Antonio Carrizo Moreira, Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues, Jorge Humberto F. Mota
https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-07-2023-1439

Towards the circular economy from the perspective of new institutional theory: a systematic analysis of the literature with InOrdinatio protocol
Bárbara de Oliveira Vieira, Patricia Guarnieri
https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-01-2024-1503

Relationship between structural empowerment and work engagement in the health-care sector in Portugal: the mediating role of civility
Catarina Tomé Pires, Genta Kulari, Luísa Ribeiro, Tito Laneiro
https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-05-2023-1421

• Coraiola and Caza (2025) Publishing Impactful Literature Reviews in AMLE, https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amle.2025.0019
• Krlev et al. (2025) What Makes a Good Review Article? Empirical Evidence from Management and Organization Research, https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/annals.2021.0051

Other journals

• Kohler et al. (2025) Feature Topic for ORM: Advanced Analytic Approaches to Theorize From Qualitative Research, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10944281251314059
• Borgholthaus et al 92025) Surveying the Upper Echelons: An Update to Cycyota and Harrison (2006) on Top Manager Response Rates and Recommendations for the Future, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10944281241310574

• Barnet et al. (2025) Mattering Matters: Explaining what Fits at Academy of Management Perspectives, https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amp.2024.0322
• Cronin et al. (2025) From a Portfolio of Journals to a System of Knowledge Production. https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/annals.2024.0337
• Gruber (2025) Analyzing Academy of Management Journal Operations with Artificial Intelligence (2006–2022), https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amj.2025.4001
• Caza et al. (2025) What Is a Contribution and How Can You Make One at AMLE? https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amle.2024.0445

Sandberg (2024) How Philosophy Informs and Makes Organization Studies More Impactful

Bansal (2025) From Impact to Impacting: How to build a research program and a career that moves the world

Dorobantu et al. (2025) The Management Research Canvas: How to Conduct and Report Empirical Research

Upcoming deadlines of interest

IAOM Doctoral Consortium at AOM 2025

The 2025 Iberoamerican Division Doctoral Student Consortium offers an exceptional opportunity for doctoral students to gain insights, receive expert mentorship, and engage in meaningful academic discussions. This event will take place in person at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM) in Copenhagen, Denmark and is designed to help participants navigate the challenges of doctoral research.

This 90-minute session is structured to provide focused training, one-on-one mentoring with senior scholars, and networking opportunities with peers and experts in the field of economics and business.

The Consortium offers two prestigious awards that recognize outstanding doctoral research:

• Iberoamerican AOM Research Award: This award highlights the best research abstract in the field of management and business administration, with a particular focus on studies related to the Iberoamerican context. It values originality, scientific quality, and methodological rigor, emphasizing research that examines organizational dynamics, business strategies, and management phenomena in the region.

• ECN-ACEDE Research Award: This award acknowledges the best PhD proposal, recognizing excellence in originality, quality, and rigor. The winner will receive a certificate and a one-year free membership to ACEDE (Spanish Academy of Management), granting access to training programs, research resources, and networking opportunities within the Early-Career Network (ECN).

Application and Participation Guidelines

The Doctoral Student Consortium is free of charge, but participants must register in advance. While the session does not require participants to formally present their research, applicants must submit relevant materials as part of the endorsement process.

Eligibility

The Consortium welcomes doctoral students at any stage of their dissertation research. However, applicants must be actively working on their dissertation and should have their thesis proposal approved before the conference. Candidates who have already completed their PhD are not eligible to apply.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit the following documents by April 4, 2025:

1. A 1-2 page CV, including:

• Contact information

• Academic background

• Research and teaching interests

• Research record (publications, conference presentations, etc.)

2. Endorsement from the dissertation advisor or doctoral program supervisor, confirming the applicant’s participation in the Consortium.

3. A three-page dissertation or thesis proposal outlining the research topic and objectives.

4. All documents should be sent in a single email to Jesús Molina (Co-Chair PDW IAOM) at [email protected].

Applicants will receive notification of acceptance by April 25, 2025.

For any questions or further information, feel free to reach out to the Consortium Organizers.

Organizing Committee

Iberoamerican Division AoM

• Jesús Molina Gómez

• Jose Manuel Nuñez Sanchez

• Monica Franco

ECN-ACEDE

• Sofía Louise Martínez Martínez

• Enrique Acebo Moral

• Xosé H. Vázquez

• Rafael Ventura

Call for Nominations: 2025 Journal of Applied Psychology Editorial Fellowship for Scholars from Historically Excluded Groups

The Journal of Applied Psychology invites nominations for its 2025 Editorial Fellowship Program, designed to support scholars from historically excluded groups in the fields of Human Resources (HR) and Organizational Behavior (OB). This is a unique developmental opportunity for early-career researchers to gain hands-on experience in academic publishing and peer review.

🔗 More Information & Application: https://www.siop.org/post/journal-of-applied-psychology-call-for-editorial-fellowship-nominations-for-scholars-from-historically-excluded-groups-2/

For inquiries, please contact Lillian Turner Eby, Editor-in-Chief, at [email protected].

Journal of Management Studies Special Issue CFP

A JMS Special Issue is a peer-reviewed collection of articles centered on a specific, underexplored theme within management studies. JMS encourages proposals that introduce new research directions, challenge existing conversations, or address previously neglected topics of significance. The Guest Editors oversee the entire review process, from manuscript submission to final decisions, with a dedicated JMS Editor ensuring consistency in editorial decisions. If accepted, Guest Editors must sign an agreement outlining their responsibilities.

JMS considers Special Issue proposals once a year, with a submission deadline of March 31. Decisions are typically communicated within one month. Proposals should be submitted as a Word or PDF document via email to Margaret Turner ([email protected]), preferably before the deadline. The proposal should not exceed five pages (excluding sections 6 and 7, and references) and must include an executive summary, justification for the issue’s significance and timeliness, demonstration of its novelty and originality compared to past Special Issues, an explanation of why JMS is the right platform, a proposed timeline and key activities, the backgrounds of the Guest Editors highlighting their expertise and editorial experience, and a list of potential contributors and reviewers with a global perspective.

Also in JMS, a Special Issue CFP “Toward Society-Centred Responsible Leadership: Perspectives on Theory, Practices, and Challenges.”

Submission Period: October 1–31, 2025

Guest Editors: Ziyun Fan, University of York, UK, Diansha Wang, University of Glasgow, UK, Christian Voegtlin, ZHAW School of Management and Law, Switzerland, and Jonathan Doh, Villanova University, US. JMS Supervising Editor: Hannes Leroy, Erasmus University, Netherlands

In an era of corporate crises and social challenges, responsible leadership is increasingly important. This Special Issue seeks to advance research on responsible leadership by exploring its conceptual foundations, empirical insights, and practical implications. The issue encourages multi-level and cross-disciplinary perspectives on:

• Conceptualizing responsible leadership

• Stakeholder perspectives and intra-organizational collaboration

• The dark sides of responsible leadership

• Methodological innovations in responsible leadership research

Special Issue on “Hybrid Entrepreneurship” to be published in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 

The submission window for the special issue titled “Mapping the Landscape of Hybrid Entrepreneurship and Understanding its Implications for Entrepreneurship” will open on May 1st 2025. The deadline is June 1st 2025. Get your manuscripts ready for submission! ETP Special Issue

This Special Issue seeks papers contributing to our understanding of hybrid entrepreneurship, which refers to employees starting a venture concurrent to maintaining a wage job. Hybrid entrepreneurship is prevalent in many contexts, and represents a significant proportion of start-up approaches in countries. The Special Issue will be published in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (ETP) – one of the leading entrepreneurship journals worldwide (ABS 4*/AJG 4*/FT 50).

For greater details, please check the Call for Papers (CfPs). In case you have any questions, feel free to reach out to any of the special issue guest editors (Timothy B. Folta ([email protected]); Moren Lévesque, ([email protected]); Matthias Schulz ([email protected]);Christian Schwens ([email protected]); Karl Wennberg ([email protected]).

Call for Papers -1st Paper Development Workshop in Strategy

We are pleased to announce the First Paper Development Workshop in Strategy, organized by the Strategic Management Division of ACEDE (Spanish Academy of Management) and hosted by CUNEF Universidad, Madrid, on October 2-3, 2025.

This workshop offers an excellent opportunity for researchers to refine their manuscripts with detailed feedback from leading scholars and journal editors.

Invited Speakers

We are honored to feature distinguished scholars who will provide feedback and guidance, including:

Alberto Aragón – Editor-in-Chief, BRQ Business Research Quarterly (Universidad de Granada)

Andrea Fosfuri – Associate Editor, Management Science (Università Bocconi)

Caterina Moschieri – Editor-in-Chief, Strategic Organization (Instituto de Empresa)

Grazia Santangelo – Editor-in-Chief, Global Strategy Journal (Copenhagen Business School)

These experts will share their insights on publishing in high-impact journals, offering invaluable advice to workshop participants. The PDW aims to support the development of high-quality strategy research and facilitate academic collaboration.

Exchange (New section!)

Introducing “Exchange” – A New IAOM Section

The Iberoamerican AOM has launched a new section called Exchange, designed to facilitate academic and professional opportunities within our community.

Whether you are looking for new opportunities, seeking collaborators, or exploring research exchange programs, Exchanges provides a centralized hub for connecting with the wider academic network. Please email iberoacademyofmanagement @ gmail.com to include your announcement.