Scouting people for pre-submission feedback. Daniela is the obvious one. Does anyone know someone else here, or have a connection that makes a reach-out natural?
Full manuscript review
Daniela Scur
Cornell University (Dyson)
Building the Scientific Labs Management Survey — a management practice instrument for R&D labs. She'd immediately understand what we're doing and why it matters.
Won't help with the formative model or RP format — her instrument (WMS) is reflective and interview-based, and she publishes in economics journals.
Timothy Devinney
Alliance Manchester Business School
Co-wrote Coltman et al. (2008) on formative vs. reflective measurement — the paper already in our bib. Published in RP (2019). Best person to stress-test whether our formative spec is defensible.
Current work has shifted to MNE strategy. May not be up to date on post-2010 PLS-SEM advances. Still active — elected Fellow of the British Academy 2025.
Nicolai J. Foss
Copenhagen Business School
Published a manager survey on decision delegation and innovation in RP (2021). Would tell us if the theoretical contribution holds for RP and whether SDM is framed right as a construct.
Won't engage the measurement model. Risk: may push for more theory than a Research Note can carry.
One specific question — not full review
Paul Nightingale
SPRU, Sussex · RP UK Editor
One email: "does a measurement instrument paper fit RP Short Communication format?" He'd know immediately.
Anything more creates an editorial conflict. His value is the gate, not the content.
Christian Rammer & Bettina Peters
ZEW Mannheim
Regular RP authors — good for one question: "is this framed correctly for the journal?"
CIS firm-level data only. Nothing to say about a Likert instrument or formative model.
Other ideas — lower fit
Jeffrey R. Edwards · UNC Kenan-Flagler
Wrote the main critique of formative models (ORM 2011). Cited in section 2, and he appears to be semi-retired.
Tae-Yeol Kim · CEIBS Shanghai
Multi-level RP paper (2024), but tests a causal chain with established reflective scales. Different type of paper from ours.
Jens Horbach · TH Augsburg
Recent RP author (2025), but eco-innovation with CIS firm data. Design too different.