Call for Papers: The Fourth MOR Paper Development Workshop
Dec 19th – 20th, 2025
School of Business, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
Submission Deadline: Oct 10th, 2025
To promote the mission of Management and Organization Review (MOR) to become "the premier journal for ground-breaking insights about management and organizations in China and global comparative contexts" and to inspire scholars to develop indigenous theories and explore interesting phenomena and research questions within the Chinese context, IACMR and MOR are jointly organizing the 4th Paper Development Workshop (PDW) on Dec 19th – 20th, 2025, at the School of Business, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.
The first day is reserved for registration and research seminars by MOR editors. The second day consists of a half-day academic conference in the morning and a half-day PDW in the afternoon, led by Professor Xiao-Ping Chen, the Editor-in-Chief of MOR, along with several Deputy/Senior Editors. We encourage all IACMR members, especially the research/Ph.D. students and junior faculty, to participate. In the afternoon PDW, parallel sessions will be held to discuss the accepted papers and detailed research proposals, during which the authors will receive guidance and feedback directly from the MOR editorial team.
To ensure that all accepted submissions receive detailed feedback, the PDW plans to accept around 20 full papers and/or detailed research proposals, depending on the quality of submissions. We strongly encourage the authors to submit their full papers or detailed research proposals to MOR for publication consideration after the PDW. MOR plans to offer a fast-track review process for these submissions and publish these papers promptly once they meet MOR publishing standards.
Conference Submission Guidelines
Research Scope: Submissions within the scope of MOR are welcome. This includes but is not limited to organizational behavior, human resource management, firm strategy, entrepreneurship, international business, family business, and technology and innovation.
Submission Method: Please submit full papers or detailed research proposals to Assistant Professor Peng Ning (ningpeng0810@gxu.edu.cn) by Oct 10th, 2025. Acceptance decisions will be made by Nov 10th, 2025.
Submission Format: Submissions can be either full papers or detailed research proposals.
(1) Full Paper
For full papers, please prepare your manuscript following the MOR Author Submission Guidelines outlined here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/management-and-organization-review/information/author-instructions/preparing-your-materials#fndtn-new
(2) Detailed Research Proposal
a. Proposals should not exceed 5,000 words and should include research questions, a brief and relevant literature review, disciplinary perspectives for the study and other relevant parts if necessary; for quantitative research, it should also include hypotheses, targeted sample, planned measures, and analysis.
b. Proposal submissions should include a timeline to complete the project and a short version (no more than five pages) of all authors' academic vitae, highlighting the authors' educational background, professional experience, and academic achievements.
PDW Submission Review Committee
Chair:
Prof. Xiao-Ping Chen (University of Washington)
Committee (alphabetical order):
Prof. Liang Chen (Singapore Management University)
Prof. Wei He (Nanjing University)
Prof. Han Jiang (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Prof. Ning Li (Tsinghua University)
Prof. Jian Liang (Tongji University)
Prof. Danqing Wang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Prof. Shipeng Yan (University of Hong Kong)
Local Committee
School of Business, Guangxi University
Chair:
Prof. Bangzhu Zhu (Dean)
Acting Chair:
Prof. Tie Wei (Deputy Dean)
Committee:
Prof. Huimin Wei
Associate Prof. Juan Peng
Assistant Prof. Wenyuan Huang
Assistant Prof. Pengcheng Wang
Assistant Prof. Yingli Wang
Assistant Prof. Fangliang Zhang
Assistant Prof. Peng Ning
Logistics
Updates regarding logistics and accommodation information will be provided at a later date.
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Professor Xiao-Ping Chen
Philip Condit Endowed Chair Professor of Management
Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Editor, Management and Organization Review
Email:
xpchen@uw.edu------------------------------