The Academy of Management’s Community Accelerator Program (CAP) is pleased to launch The Silk Road Initiative, a new effort designed to foster deeper scholarly engagement with emerging academic communities along the historic Silk Road corridor.

About the Workshop

This in-person, two-day workshop will be held at Narkhoz University and KIMEP University, bringing together editors from all Academy of Management journals along with scholars and doctoral students from across Central Asia. The workshop aims to serve as a platform for knowledge exchange, capacity building, and the elevation of management research from and about the region.

Workshop Program

• 28 May (Afternoon) – Plenary Session at Narkhoz University
  An open plenary featuring editors from participating AOM journals. Local faculty and PhD students are warmly invited. This session will highlight the importance of research originating from emerging and developing economies—especially Central Asia—and its potential to advance management theory, empirical scholarship, education, and practice. Editors will share insights on publishing in top-tier journals and engaging global audiences through context-rich research.
• 29 May (Full Day) – Journal Roundtables & Joint Plenary Q&A at KIMEP University
  Each AOM journal will host an interactive roundtable discussion offering guidance on research development, manuscript preparation, and navigating the review process. The program will open and/or conclude with a joint plenary Q&A, bringing together editors, scholars, and participants for shared reflection, dialogue, and community building.

We warmly welcome others who wish to get involved. If you are interested, please reach out to [email protected]. You can also find more information about AOM-CAP here.