AMR Topic Selection
Evaluates and refines theoretical research puzzles to assess conceptual fit for Academy of Management Review submissions.
AMR Topic Selection guides academic researchers and management scholars in stress-testing paper concepts against the rigorous standards of the Academy of Management Review (AMR). The skill evaluates whether an observed phenomenon constitutes a genuine theoretical puzzle—such as a theoretical contradiction, boundary condition failure, or construct ambiguity—rather than a mere empirical gap or routine literature survey. By walking through structured diagnostic worksheets and anti-pattern checklists, it ensures that ideas represent focused, non-empirical, refutable theoretical contributions before researchers invest time in full theory development.