smj-contribution-framing
Use when sharpening the contribution claim of a Strategic Management Journal (SMJ) manuscript so it lands as a contribution to *strategy theory*. Frames the "so what"; it does not develop the theory or run analysis.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smj-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 (smj-contribution-framing) ## When to trigger - A reviewer could ask "so what?" or "this is management, not strategy" - Your contribution paragraph lists findings rather than stating a theoretical advance - The discussion summarizes results but does not say what changes for the field - You are unsure whether your contribution is theoretical, empirical, or both ## What counts as a contribution at SMJ SMJ rewards a contribution to **strategy theory** — a change in how scholars understand firm performance or competitive advantage — backed by credible evidence. A finding alone is not a contribution. The test: *after reading this, what should a strategy scholar now believe that they did not, or believe differently?* SMJ also asks you to make the work relevant to practice via a **separate managerial summary (≤125 words)** alongside the academic research summary. So the contribution needs a defensible "so what for managers" as well as a "so what for theory" — and the theory claim should rest on an **economically meaningful** effect, not just a significant coefficient (SMJ disapproves of p-hacking). ## Types of contribution (and how to make each land) | Type | How to
- When to trigger
- What counts as a contribution at SMJ
- Types of contribution (and how to make each land)
- Framing rules
- Where the contribution appears
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Templates & resources
What does the smj-contribution-framing skill do?
Use when sharpening the contribution claim of a Strategic Management Journal (SMJ) manuscript so it lands as a contribution to *strategy theory*. Frames the "so what"; it does not develop the theory or run analysis.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smj-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 984 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.