Global Studies Centre Workshop on Publishing with Prof Keith Brouthers (King's College London)

Workshop on Publishing

Venue: WB-1005, the Waterside Building; A zoom link is available upon request

With extensive expertise in publishing, Prof Brouthers will offer invaluable insights and practical advice on navigating the publication process and offer helpful feedback. This workshop is highly recommended for ECRs and PhD students looking to enhance their publishing skills and boost their academic careers. 

9.00-10.30: Session 1

General approach to publishing

Why publish

Level of Publishing

Management versus Academic articles

Journal rankings – prestige versus citations

Potential outlets

Brouthers, KD, Mudambi, R, & Reeb, DM 2012. The blockbuster hypothesis: Influencing the boundaries of knowledge. Scientometrics, 90(3): 959-982.

ABS list, FT list

            Dealing with rejection

Day, NE 2011. The silent majority: Manuscript rejection and its impact on scholars. Academy of management Learning & Education, 10(4): 704-718.

Coming up with a good idea

Why is the idea so critical?

Potential sources

Qualifying your idea

What is not a good idea

Whetten, DA 1989. What constitutes a theoretical contribution? Academy of Management Review, 14(4): 490-495.

What do reviewers look for?

Caligiuri, P & Thomas, DC 2013. How to write a high-quality review. Journal of International Business Studies, 44: 547-553.

10.45-12.15 Session 2

How to collect data for academic research

Data collection for IB studies

What types of firms to survey

Where do you get firm information?

Developing a survey questionnaire

Collecting data

Other issues

About the speaker

Keith D. Brouthers is Professor of Business Strategy at King’s Business School, King’s College London and a Fellow of the Academy of International Business. Prof Brouthers specializes in international strategic management. His current research interests include entry and establishment mode choice, export channel selection, and the digital economy. Recognised as a leading scholar in the field of international business and international management, Prof Brouthers’ research has been published in leading academic journals including Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. A single-authored article by Prof Brouthers won the Decade Award of the Journal of International Business Studies in 2012.