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As editor of The Academy of Management Journal (AMI), I am often asked whether or not I like the job. Almost without thinking, I say: “I like it much better than being a reviewer. It’s much more positive and creative.”

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Rynes, S.L. (2008). Communicating with Authors. In: Baruch, Y., Konrad, A.M., Aguinis, H., Starbuck, W.H. (eds) Opening the Black Box of Editorship. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582590_6

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