The ERBC aims to strengthen business communication instruction and teaching by publishing manuscripts that translate leading communication theories into instructional materials. The ERBC also aims to cross-fertilize the business and management communication discipline by publishing manuscripts with an international perspective. The ERBC would like to invite submissions from prospective authors.
The ERBC seeks to publish:
Featured Submissions. Featured submissions grow out of leading and premier ideas. They may take the form of case studies, review articles, book chapters, lectures, or conversations with leading figures and should achieve clarity of expression for a range of readers. Featured submissions may be in either case study or lecture formats.
- Featured case studies will be written in the Harvard format featuring an (A) case. Where warranted, a (B) or (C) case may be included. The teaching note should help faculty see key issues and lend advice for leading a discussion. Featured cases can address virtually any issue so long as the case focuses on the communication dimensions of business or management issues. Featured cases should also be relatively recent.
- Featured lectures should be written to achieve clarity of expression and attract practitioners, faculty, and upper-division or graduate students. Featured lectures may present recent research and its pedagogical implications, literature reviews and discussion, conversations with disciplinary leaders or outstanding practitioners, book chapters, or other similar formats.
Instructional Submissions. Instructional submissions target business and management communication faculty as well as independent and corporate professionals interested in improving professional communication competencies. Instructional submissions should discuss improvements and alternatives to teaching methods, or offer ready-to-use teaching and training materials.
- Short case studies are of a stand-alone design and do not use the A/B method. These cases should be ideal for in-class discussion of specific communication issues or teaching assignments that require a learner response (e.g., written memos, speeches, or in-class simulation).
- Pedagogical research submissions may range from surveys of critical discussions to original research addressing a clear gap in knowledge or a clear problem faced by business and management communication faculty. Identifying and documenting a gap in current knowledge and methodological rigor will be essential characteristics of research submissions. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies are warmly welcomed.
- Ready-to-use exercises target communication instructors and trainers who want a clear and useful in-class exercise.
Commentary. The ERBC will publish lucid discussions of current issues and topics that would interest business and management communication faculty, professionals, and graduate students.
