Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM)
Paper Development Workshop
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Lam Family College of Business
Downtown Campus, 160 Spear Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
The editors of the Journal of Product Innovation Management (JPIM) invite applications for a paper development workshop (PDW) to be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the Downtown Campus of the Lam Family College of Business (LFCoB), San Francisco, California. The interactive workshop will be led by the JPIM Editors-in-Chief, Charles Noble and Jelena Spanjol. The application deadline is February 25, 2023. Decisions will be communicated by March 11th, 2023.
Overall Aims
- Provide prospective authors with an understanding of what JPIM seeks to publish (meaningful and rigorous scholarly work focusing on consequential questions in the innovation domain).
- Provide prospective authors with an understanding of issues that might lead to rejection (initial or later round) of a paper.
- Encourage pre-submission interaction between JPIM editors and potential authors towards alignment of manuscripts with JPIM priorities.
- Establish a forum for editors to work with prospective authors on manuscripts that are in progress (working papers).
- Support networking between scholars in innovation management and sharing of ideas.
Application Procedure
- To allow for effective idea and paper development, the number of participants will be limited to 15 authors. Participation in the PDW is by application only, and only one author per submitted paper will be able to participate.
- We especially encourage junior faculty/postdocs and authors who have not yet published in JPIM to apply, although all applications are welcome.
- Inclusion evaluation will focus on potential benefits for the author and the potential of the research to make significant theoretical and meaningful contributions to the field of innovation management. The application should be sent by email to Chenwei Li (cwli@sfsu.edu) with the subject line indicating “JPIM PDW.” Please include the following (in one single PDF file):
- Cover letter indicating the status of the paper (completed manuscript, additional data collection planned, etc.), research question, and intended contribution.
- Full working paper
- Curriculum Vitae (of author planning to attend the workshop)
- If you have questions for the PDW organizers (Chenwei Li and Minu Kumar), you can reach them at mkumar@sfsu.edu or cwli@sfsu.edu, respectively.
About the Host University
The Lam Family College of Business at San Francisco State University is a leading institution of business education in the San Francisco Bay Area, with an emphasis on preparing students to succeed in an economy that is global in nature. Our commitment to sustainable business, diversity, social justice, and global partnerships echoes our core philosophy of responsible leadership. As one of the top-ranked public universities, we have been recognized worldwide for our investments in diversity, social responsibility, and visionary academics. This PDW is part of the Lam-Larsen Initiative for Responsible Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research and is funded by this initiative.
Tentative Agenda
08:30-09:00 a.m. - Arrival & registration (LFCoB, Downtown Campus, 160 Spear Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105)
09:00-09:30 a.m. - Opening remarks (Minu Kumar) & overview of publishing in JPIM (Charles Noble and Jelena Spanjol)
09:30-10:30 a.m. - Research synopses – Part I
10:30-10:45 a.m. - Coffee break
10:45-12:15 a.m. - Paper development activity I
12:15-13:30 a.m. - Lunch
13:30-14:30 a.m. - Research synopses – Part II
14:30-14:45 a.m. - Coffee break
14:45-16:45 a.m. - Paper development activity II
16:45-17:15 a.m. - Concluding remarks (Charles Noble, Jelena Spanjol, and Chenwei Li)
6:00 – 8:30 a.m. - Optional dinner (pay your own)
Research Synopses
Each author prepares a maximum of three slides and seven minutes to present the following about their paper:
- status of the paper (completed manuscript, additional data collection planned, etc.)
- research question(s)
- intended contribution(s)
- method / findings
If your research is accepted, please send slides (in pdf format) by 6 p.m. on March 29, 2023 to cwli@sfsu.edu.