The Academy of Management is committed to advancing theory, reseurch, ed cation, and practice in the field of management. The Academy publiabes for journals, each of which broadly contributes to this objective while emphasizing particular scholarly aspect of it. The Academy of Management Heview (AMH) pero- vides a forum in which to explicate theoretical insights and developmenta. Articles published in the Academy of Management Journal (AM) empirically examine theory-based knowledge. The Academy of Management Learming and Educetion (AMLE) provides a forum for examining learning processes and management edu- cation. The Academy of Management Perspectives (AMP) publishes accessible arti- cles about important issues concerning management and business. Additional de tails about each journal's scholarly domain are included in the respective mission statements. ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Academy of Management Journal is to publish empirical research that tests, extends, or builds management theory and contributes to man- agement practice. All empirical methods-including. but not limited to, qualitative. quantitative, field, laboratory, and combination methods-are welcome. To be pub- lished in AMJ. a manuscript must make strong empirical and theoretical contribu- tions and highlight the significance of those contributions to the management feld. Thus, preferehce is given to submissions that test, extend, or build strong theoretical frameworks while empirically examining issues with high importance for manage ment theory and practice. AMJ is not tied to any particular discipline. level of analysis, or national context.