A Manuscript Development Workshop
Academy of Management Annual Meeting – SIM/ONE Division PDW
Sunday, August 2, 2026 | 9:45–11:15 AM
Are you a doctoral student or doctoral candidate interested in business and society scholarship?
We invite you to participate in a manuscript development workshop focused on emerging and underexplored questions at the intersection of business and society. The workshop is designed to help doctoral researchers refine early-stage manuscripts addressing topics such as ethics, governance, sustainability, inequality, stakeholder relations, social responsibility, institutional change, and other issues central to contemporary business and society research.
Whether your work is empirical or conceptual, qualitative or quantitative, early-stage or already in development, all ideas are welcome.
Workshop Format
This 90-minute interactive session includes:
- Brief opening remarks on emerging questions in business and society research
- Small faculty-facilitated developmental roundtables
- Structured feedback on research questions, theoretical framing, and contribution
- A group discussion of common themes, challenges, and next steps for manuscript development
The workshop is sponsored by Business and Society Review and connected to the forthcoming special issue, Future Scholars in Business and Society: Current Work and Emerging Directions.
To Participate
Submit a 1,000–1,500-word extended abstract or early-stage manuscript to barrielitzky@drexel.edu by Monday, July 27, 2026.
Yes! It can be a dissertation chapter, conference paper, conceptual manuscript, work submitted to a doctoral consortium, or any other project you would like developmental feedback on.
Workshop Organizers
Barrie Litzky, Drexel University
David Wasieleski, Duquesne University
Facilitators
Tammy Madsen MacLean, Suffolk University
Lynne Andersson, Temple University
Jason Pattit, University of St. Thomas, Managing Editor, Business and Society Review
Additional members of the Business and Society Review Editorial Review Board
Know a doctoral student who could benefit from developmental feedback on an emerging research project? Please share this announcement with doctoral students, doctoral candidates, and faculty colleagues in your network. We hope to bring together a diverse group of scholars exploring the future of business and society research.
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Barrie Litzky
Associate Professor
Drexel University
Philadelphia PA
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