Description
Peer review volunteers play an important role in supporting decisions about the submissions for conferences, edited collection, journal articles or research grants (accept or reject) and helping authors improve their work. Not only is it a vital service to the wider academy, it also enables researchers to stay at the forefront of scholarly developments by learning from the work they review.
A good conference paper reviewer can be at any stage of their career although undertaking peer review processes for a conference such as the BAM conference can provide Early Career Researchers with an opportunity to build confidence and go on to perform peer review processes for scholarly journals.
Reviewers of other types of scholarly work, and particularly research grant applications, are typically more established researchers who are known for their expertise about a particular topic or method. BAM’s Peer Review College (PRC) draws on their members to support the journal editors and grant assessment panels in their decisions.
This participative workshop will begin with a general introduction to peer reviewing. Then delegates will join a specialist breakout room either focusing on reviewing conference papers or reviewing research grant applications.
Delegates choosing to focus on reviewing conference paper will discuss the steps involved in the conference paper review process, how to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of papers, and how to build a constructive set of feedback comments.Opportunities will enable participants to focus on reviewing a specific type of manuscripts: (a) qualitative, (b) quantitative, (c) mixed methods and (d) literature reviews and conceptual papers.
Benefits of Attendance
- Develop peer review skills and clarity about how peer review for a conference paper differs from peer review for a journal article
- Learn how to formulate and communicate constructive peer review feedback
- Learn from, and network with, leading scholars
- Receive a certificate of attendance
Who Should Attend?
The workshop is focused on the peer review process and factors that contribute to its success thus any scholar may benefit from it. First, we envisage that Early Career Researchers or those newer to the review process (e.g. Doctoral Students at an advanced stage of their studies) to benefit in particular from the sessions on conference paper reviewing. Second, early to mid-career scholars will benefit from in-depth discussions on reviewing grant applications.
Pre- Workshop preparation
There are no specific pre-workshop requirements but at the point of registration, you will be asked to identify which breakout session you would prefer to attend focused on: reviewing a qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods or literature reviews and conceptual papers.
Chairs
Professor Dermot Breslin
Dermot Breslin is the Mary McAleese Chair in Connected Leadership at Queen's University, Belfast. He has previously held faculty positions at the University of Sheffield, UK, Tor Vergata University, Italy, the University of Saarlandes, Germany and Lincoln Business School, UK.
His current research focuses on evolutionary approaches in organization studies, organizational learning and creativity. Dermot has been Co Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Management Reviews since 2017, and he sits on the editorial boards of the Journal of Management Studies, International Small Business Journal and the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research.
His research has been published in leading business and management journals including International Journal of Management Reviews, Organization Studies, Organizational Research Methods, Work Employment and Society, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, European Management Review and Studies in Higher Education. Before entering academia, Dermot worked in the steel, aluminium and paper industries, in engineering design, operations and sales management.
Professor Stefanie Reissner
Prof Stefanie Reissner is Professor of Organization Studies at Durham University Business School and is currently serving as Director of Research for the 100-strong Department of Management & Marketing. She has a PhD from Durham University and extensive experience in research, teaching and higher education leadership over a 20-year career.
Stefanie specializes in qualitative research, particularly constructionist and interpretivist methodologies involving interviewing, narrative and reflexivity. She has researched identity, storytelling and sensemaking in different contexts, such as organizational change, employee engagement, professional identity formation and flexible working.
Stefanie has received funding by ESRC, British Academy, British Academy of Management, and Council for International Veterinary Medical Education. Her research has been published in major management and organization journals, including British Journal of Management; Work, Employment & Society; Public Administration; Journal of Business Ethics; European Management Review; Studies in Higher Education; International Journal of Human Resource Management; Journal of Organizational Change Management; International Journal of Strategic Communication; Culture & Organization; and Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management.
Stefanie has also authored two research monographs and co-edited the Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Identity In and Around Organizations (2023).
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Professor Paul Jones
Previously, Prof Jones undertook terms as Head of the School of Management and Head of the Business Department. Prof Jones has previously held academic posts at Coventry University, Plymouth University and the University of South Wales. He is an experienced academic manager and researcher and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, Senior Editor with Information Technology and People and Associate Editor for the International Journal of Management Education. He is also Editor of the Emerald Book Series Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research.
Prof Jones is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and sits on the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE). Prof Jones undertakes research in small business management and entrepreneurial behaviour. To date in his career, Professor Jones has supervised 20 doctoral students to completion and examined over 60 candidates in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. He is currently seeking applications for doctoral candidates in the areas of entrepreneurship and small business management. He is interested in research exploring entrepreneurial behaviour and all aspects of small business management. During his academic career to date, he has generated over £1.6 million in external grant income. This has included entrepreneurship projects with the Nigerian government, obtaining European Structural funds, Higher Education Academy grants, British Council and Knowledge Exploitation Funds with the Welsh government.
Paper Review Facilitators
Quantitative Methods
Professor Geoffrey Wood
In addition to his role at Essex Professor Geoffrey Wood is DanCap Chair of Innovation and Head of DAN Management at Western University in Canada. Previously, he served as Dean and Professor of International Business, at Essex Business School and before then as Professor of International Business at Warwick Business School, UK. He has authored/co-authored/edited eighteen books, and over one hundred and eighty articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has an H-index of 41, and an i10 Index of 163. He holds honorary positions at Griffith and Monash University in Australia, and at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Geoff's research interests centre on the relationship between institutional setting, corporate governance, firm finance, and firm level work and employment relations. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and a Fellow of the British Academy of Management, and is also in receipt of an Honorary Doctorate in economics from Aristotle University, Greece. Geoffrey Wood is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Management, Official Journal of the British Academy of Management (BAM), and is Associate Editor of the Academy of Management Perspectives, Official Journal of the Academy of Management (US), as well as of Human Resource Management. He also serves on the BAM Council. He is also Co-Editor of the Annals of Corporate Governance. He is also editor of the Chartered ABS Journal Ranking list, and International Reviewer of the ABDC Journal Guide. He has had numerous research grants, including funding councils (e.g. ESRC), government departments (e.g. US Department of Labour; UK Department of Works and Pensions), charities (e.g. Nuffield Foundation), the labour movement (e.g. the ITF) and the European Union.
Professor Qile (Horace) He
Professor Qile He, also known as Horace, is a Professor of Strategy and Performance Management at the University of Derby, UK and the Chair of the College Research Committee at the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences. He was previously the Associate Head of School for Research of the School of Strategy and Leadership at Coventry University, UK.
His research expertise and interests are in the area of interfirm alliances and partnerships, innovation strategies and processes of organizations, as well as sustainable and responsible business. He has published over 100 papers in refereed journals, books, and leading international conference proceedings. He was a selected member of staff for RAE2008, REF2014, and REF2021. He has supervised multiple PhD candidates to completion.
He was a council member of the British Academy of Management (BAM) for a period of 5 years. He was also a co-chair of the BAM Inter-organizational Collaboration SIG for 6 years in a row. He is currently a Fellow of the BAM Peer Review College
Qualitative methods
Professor Kate Black
Kate Black is a Professor of Management Learning and Education at Northumbria University.
Following an early career as a Marine Ecologist at a Field Centre in rural Pembrokeshire, Kate moved into HR management (Recruitment and Development) within retail management. Her key role was to implement the recruitment and development strategy during a period when the branch was under considerable strain both locally in terms of staffing availability, and as a result of changing sales strategies.
Kate joined Northumbria Business School in Summer 2014 following 10 years at the University of Chester, latterly within Chester Business School. She currently holds the role of Director of Education within the Business School
Professor Giovanni Battista Dagnino
Giovanni Battista DAGNINO (PhD) is an award-winning economist, management theorist, and influential academic, skilled in digital strategy, global governance, sustainable leadership, and coopetitive entrepreneurship.
Professor Dagnino is closely involved with business practice and publicly engaged by means of governance and advisory roles, research projects, op-ed writing, and executive and professional education programs.
He is a knowledgeable executive educator, mindful thinker, public contributor, and keynote speaker. In this capacity, he is frequently invited to present speeches and lectures to various professional audiences and academic gatherings, convene conferences and panel discussions, as well as to provide multimedia contributions and expert interviews. Given its interest and relevance for the world of practice, the outcome of his research is regularly featured in major media outlets. As concerns social media, he is actively involved especially on Linkedin and Twitter. See below for further details.
Literature Review and Conceptual Papers
Professor Zaheer Khan
Zaheer Khan is a Professor in Strategy and International Business and the Founding Director of the Africa-Asia Centre for Sustainability at the University of Aberdeen Business School. Prior to joining the University of Aberdeen in 2020, he held academic positions at the University of Kent, the University of Sheffield, the University of Hull, the University of Birmingham, and Royal Holloway, University of London. From 2017 to 2020, he served as Head of the Strategy and International Business Division and was a member of the Senior Management Team at Kent Business School, University of Kent. He is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE, an elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS), the British Academy of Management (FBAM), and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Professor Sumit K. Kundu
James K. Batten Eminent Scholar Chair in International Business
Associate Dean for CIBER and International Affairs
Director of CIBER
Professor, Department of International Business
Mixed Methods
Professor Abigail Marks
Professor Abigail Marks is a distinguished research leader with a 30 year career spanning senior academic and strategic roles across multiple universities. Currently Professor of the Future of Work and Associate Dean for Research at Newcastle University, she has previously served as Associate Dean of Research at Heriot-Watt University, and Associate Dean of Business Engagement at both Stirling Management School and Edinburgh Business School.
Professor Stewart Johnstone
I am currently Professor of HRM and Employment Relations. Between 2022 and 2025 I served as Director of Research for the Department of Work, Employment and Organisation. Prior to my current appointment I worked at Newcastle University (2012-2020) and Loughborough University (2005-2012). I hold degrees from the universities of Aberdeen, Manchester and Loughborough.
A central concern of my research over the past 25 years has been the potential to develop good workplaces for the benefits of workers, organisations and society. My research takes a critical pluralist and contextual approach to human resource management and employment relations, with a particular focus on employee voice and participation (especially collective voice & labour management partnership), employment restructuring, and HRM in SMEs. I have have various ongoing projects in each of these areas. In terms of methods, I am primarily a qualitiative researcher - with particular expertise with interview based industrial relations case studies - but often collaborate with others on quantitative/mixed method research.
Event Fee
BAM Members: Free
Non-Members: £60
Registrations close on 4th March 2026 at 17:00 UK time
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