amj-topic-selection
Use when scoping or sanity-checking a research question for an Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) manuscript — fit, theory-drivenness, and feasibility. Decides whether the idea can earn a theoretical contribution; it does not build the theory itself (use amj-theory-development) or position the literature (amj-literature-positioning).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amj-topic-selection --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.
# Topic Selection & AMJ Fit (amj-topic-selection) ## When to trigger - You have a dataset, a context, or a phenomenon, but no sharp research question - You are unsure whether the idea belongs at AMJ vs. its AOM sister AMR (theory-only, no data), or at non-AOM venues ASQ (Cornell/SAGE) or SMJ (Wiley/SMS), or a field journal - The question feels like "no one has studied X here" rather than "theory predicts something surprising" - You want to pressure-test fit before investing months in data collection ## AMJ fit test (all four must pass) AMJ's mission is "to publish empirical research that tests, extends, or builds management theory and contributes to management practice," and it judges every paper on three criteria: a strong **empirical** contribution, a meaningful **theoretical** contribution, and **practical relevance**. The fit test below operationalizes those criteria. 1. **Phenomenon-grounded but theory-driven.** AMJ wants real organizational phenomena (micro OB, macro/strategy, HR, entrepreneurship, organizational theory) examined through a theoretical lens. A purely descriptive or purely methodological paper does not fit. 2. **A theoretical mechanism, not just an empirical as
- When to trigger
- AMJ fit test (all four must pass)
- Choosing the divisional home
- From phenomenon to question
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the amj-topic-selection skill do?
Use when scoping or sanity-checking a research question for an Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) manuscript — fit, theory-drivenness, and feasibility. Decides whether the idea can earn a theoretical contribution; it does not build the theory itself (use amj-theory-development) or position the literature (amj-literature-positioning).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amj-topic-selection --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.