Opening the Black Box of Editorship [Paperback]

Understanding the roles of editors, and the processes of editorship in knowledge dissemination, are highly relevant issues for most scholars. Written by leading scholars with strong editorial experience, this book will serve as a guide for editors and scholars wishing to become editors in management and behavioural sciences.Preface; Yehuda Baruch, Alison M. Konrad, Herman Aguinis, and William H. Starbuck ? PART I: GENERAL/INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS Knowledge Creation and the Journal Editor's Role; ALison M. Konrad ? The Role of Editing in Knowledge Development: Consensus Shifting and Consensus Creation; John R. Hollenbeck ? How may I help you? Editing as Service; Ann Marie Ryan ? A Letter to Editors; Stephen R. Barley ? PART II: EFFECTIVE EDITORSHIP Setting up an effective manuscript review process; K. Michele Kacmar? ? Communicating with authors; Sara L. Rynes ? Building and maintaining strong editorial board and cadre of ad-hoc reviewers; Daniel C. Feldman? Managing the Editorial Review Process: It's the People That Matter; Angelo S. Denisi? Being an Ethical Editorial Board Member and Editor: The Integral Role of Earned Trust; Debra L. Shapiro& Jean Bartunek? Use of technology in improving the editorial process; Martin Kilduff? Moving a journal up the rankings; Gerard P. Hodgkinson? The developmental editor: Assessing and directing manuscript contribution; Donald D. Bergh? The Case for an Activist Editorial Model; Jerry A. Jacobs ? Balancing Authorial Voice and Editorial Omniscience: The It's My Paper and I'll Say What I Want To versus Ghostwriters in the Sky minuet; Arthur G. Bedeian ? PART III: EDITING DIFFERENT TYPES OF JOURNALS Editing a top academic journal; Sheldon Zedeck ? Editing a bridge journal; Theresa M. Welbourne? Developing a Global Journal: Embracing Otherness; Haridimos Tsoukas? Sustaining independent journals; Timothy Clark& Mike Wright ? Reflections on Creating a New Scholarly Journal: Perspectives from a Founding Editor; Larry J. Williamsl��