amj-methods
Use when the research design and method are the bottleneck for an Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) manuscript — matching design (archival, survey, experiment, multi-method, field) and level of analysis to the theoretical question. Designs the study; it does not run the estimation or validity checks (amj-data-analysis).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amj-methods --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.
# Research Design & Methods (amj-methods) ## When to trigger - The design may not match the theory's level, timing, or causal claim - Data are single-source, single-wave, and self-reported (common-method bias risk) - The theory is causal but the design is cross-sectional/correlational - Constructs lack established, validated measures - A reviewer says "the design cannot test this hypothesis" or "endogeneity is unaddressed" ## Match the design to the question AMJ explicitly welcomes **all empirical methods** — qualitative, quantitative, field, laboratory, meta-analytic, and mixed. The bar is *fit and rigor*, not a single preferred method, and qualitative designs are held to an equally demanding standard (the Eisenhardt multiple-case approach and the Gioia methodology for grounded qualitative rigor are the field's reference points). | Theoretical claim | Design that earns it | |--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| | Causal effect of a manipulable cause | Experiment (lab/field/online), or natural experiment | | Process unfolding over time | Multi-wave panel; longitudinal/lagged design | | Firm/strategy outcomes from a
- When to trigger
- Match the design to the question
- Designing against the threats AMJ cares about
- Level-of-analysis discipline
- Execution bridge (StatsPAI / Stata MCP)
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the amj-methods skill do?
Use when the research design and method are the bottleneck for an Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) manuscript — matching design (archival, survey, experiment, multi-method, field) and level of analysis to the theoretical question. Designs the study; it does not run the estimation or validity checks (amj-data-analysis).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amj-methods --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.