April 2015
Beginner
223 pages
5h 45m
English
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Don’t Do as I Do;
Do as I say
JOHN S. EDWARDS
Introduction
is chapter reflects on two journeys that have taken place in paral-
lel: a 40-year academic career including a substantial amount of time
spent mentoring other academics, and a 15-year adventure in launch-
ing and running a journal in a newly emerging field (knowledge man-
agement, KM) at the intersection of several disciplines. My intention
Contents
Introduction 1
Plus ça Change … ? (e More ings Change …?) 3
Lesson 1 5
Should I Publish at All? 5
Choosing a Target Journal 6
Lesson 2 7
Lesson 3 7
Lesson 4 7
Lesson 5 8
“Fast Track” Routes 8
Writing the Paper 9
Lesson 6 9
Lesson 7 9
Lesson 8 9
Lesson 9 10
Lesson 10 11
What Happens Next? Reviewing 12
Lesson 11 12
Lesson 12 13
Final Remarks ...
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