amr-writing-style
Use when polishing the prose and structure of an Academy of Management Review (AMR) manuscript to AOM house style and an argument-driven voice. Late-stage polish; it does NOT build theory or check logic — do those first with amr-theory-development and amr-data-analysis.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amr-writing-style --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.
# Writing Style: AOM House Style, Argument-Driven Prose (amr-writing-style) ## When to trigger - The theory and contribution are settled; now the prose needs polish - The draft reads like a literature review or an essay, not a built argument - Sections are present but the manuscript does not "flow" toward the contribution - You are unsure of AMR's structural conventions ## AMR's structure (durable form) AMR conceptual articles follow a recognizable arc. Verify exact requirements on the current AOM author page, but the durable shape is: 1. **Introduction — the theoretical puzzle.** Open with the tension, not a definition or a dictionary opening. State the puzzle, the conversation, and your move within the first two pages. Tell the reader what theory cannot currently do and that this paper fixes it. 2. **Theoretical development.** Constructs defined → assumptions → relationships + mechanisms → propositions (each earned by argument). This is the body and the bulk. 3. **The conceptual model / figure** integrated where it clarifies the argument. 4. **Discussion.** Contribution (what's new, differentiated), boundary conditions, and implications for theory, future research, and practice.
- When to trigger
- AMR's structure (durable form)
- Voice and prose discipline
- Self-edit passes
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the amr-writing-style skill do?
Use when polishing the prose and structure of an Academy of Management Review (AMR) manuscript to AOM house style and an argument-driven voice. Late-stage polish; it does NOT build theory or check logic — do those first with amr-theory-development and amr-data-analysis.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amr-writing-style --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.