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amann-topic-selection

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Use when judging whether a management/organization literature is an Academy of Management Annals (Annals)-scale review topic — mature, important, fragmented, and integrable into a new framework — rather than a narrow review. Decides fit and frames the review's animating problem; it does not gather the literature (amann-literature-synthesis) or write the proposal (amann-proposal-framing).

When to use

• Judging if literature is Annals-shaped
• Evaluating topic maturity and importance
• Assessing fragmentation and integrability
• Checking tractable scope for a 50-page review
• Framing the animating problem
• Deciding between Annals and sibling outlets
• Identifying if a domain is too young or narrow

When not to use

• Gathering the literature
• Writing the proposal
• New theory development
• New data or hypothesis tests
• Narrow single-construct reviews
• Self-retrospective reviews

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