The ''Journal of Management Inquiry'' is a quarterly

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that publishes papers in the field of

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with an emphasis on

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and "non-traditional" research, and thought-provoking articles meant to generate academic conversations in their field. The journal's

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are Richard W. Stackman (

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) an
Pablo Martin De Holan
(

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). It was established in 1992 and is currently published by

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. It is the official journal of the Western Academy of Management, an independent affiliate of the

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Sections

The journal has five regular sections: "Generative Curiosity", which introduces ideas with the aim to encourage further scholarly interest, conversation, and collaboration; "Non-traditional Research" which publishes alternative theoretical frameworks and views, methods, and data sources; "Dialogues" which publishes academic conversations on current topics on Organization and Management Theory; "Provocations & Provocateurs", offering insights through the use of alternative modes of expression whose common theme is to be outside the generally accepted boundaries of the field; and "Six Degrees" is a section that explores the collaborations that have produced seminal contributions to management in a

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format.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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/Social & Behavioral Sciences, EBSCO databases,

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, and the

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. According to the ''

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'', its 2022

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is 3.1, and it is ranked 162nd out of 227 management journals. It is listed as an A journal in the Australian Business Deans Counci
ABDC journal quality list

References

External links

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