amj-contribution-framing
Use when turning results into an explicit theoretical contribution for an Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) manuscript — the "what new theory do we learn?" statement and the discussion section. Frames the contribution and implications; it does not build the original theory (amj-theory-development) or run the analysis (amj-data-analysis).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amj-contribution-framing --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Contribution Framing & Discussion (amj-contribution-framing) ## When to trigger - Results are in but the "so what for theory" is vague or missing - The discussion restates findings instead of advancing the theory - A reviewer says the contribution is "incremental," "descriptive," or "unclear" - You can describe what you found but not what the field now knows that it did not before - The practical-implications paragraph is generic ("managers should pay attention to X") ## The contribution question AMJ asks AMJ evaluates every paper on **three criteria**: a strong empirical contribution, a meaningful **theoretical** contribution, and **practical relevance**. The empirical contribution must be paired with a theoretical one: *what do we now understand about the theory that we did not before?* — and the discussion must also speak to why it matters for management practice. A clear, defensible theoretical answer is essential; strong results with no theoretical advance read as a technical report, not an AMJ paper. AMJ's *From the Editors* tradition frames this as the "so what?" and "who cares?" tests. ## Types of theoretical contribution (claim the right one) | Contribution type | What i
- When to trigger
- The contribution question AMJ asks
- Types of theoretical contribution (claim the right one)
- Writing the discussion
- The contribution statement (intro and discussion)
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the amj-contribution-framing skill do?
Use when turning results into an explicit theoretical contribution for an Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) manuscript — the "what new theory do we learn?" statement and the discussion section. Frames the contribution and implications; it does not build the original theory (amj-theory-development) or run the analysis (amj-data-analysis).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amj-contribution-framing --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.