amr-contribution-framing
Use when articulating and differentiating the theoretical contribution of an Academy of Management Review (AMR) manuscript — showing precisely what is NEW versus prior theory and why it matters. Frames the contribution; it does NOT build the theory (amr-theory-development) or check its internal logic (amr-data-analysis).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amr-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: What Is New, and So What (amr-contribution-framing) ## When to trigger - The theory is built and logic-checked, but the "contribution" is vague - A reviewer would write "I don't see what's new here" - Your contribution paragraph restates the propositions instead of differentiating them - You cannot say, in one sentence, what scholars can now explain that they could not ## The AMR contribution bar AMR seeks "novel, insightful, and carefully crafted conceptual articles that challenge conventional wisdom." Whetten's classic AMR editorial, "What Constitutes a Theoretical Contribution?" (1989, DOI 10.5465/amr.1989.4308371), is the rubric: a complete contribution specifies the **What** (constructs), **How** (relationships), **Why** (the underlying logic), and **Who/Where/When** (boundary conditions). The *Why* is the centerpiece — it is what separates theory from description. AMR's scope frames the four legitimate contribution paths: develop new theory; significantly challenge or clarify existing theory; synthesize advances into fresh theory; or identify and delineate a novel theoretical problem. ## The two questions AMR contributions must answer 1. **What is new?
- When to trigger
- The AMR contribution bar
- The two questions AMR contributions must answer
- Differentiation: contribution vs. prior work
- Sizing the contribution
- Exemplar
- Implications (part of the contribution)
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the amr-contribution-framing skill do?
Use when articulating and differentiating the theoretical contribution of an Academy of Management Review (AMR) manuscript — showing precisely what is NEW versus prior theory and why it matters. Frames the contribution; it does NOT build the theory (amr-theory-development) or check its internal logic (amr-data-analysis).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amr-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.