Research for Managerial Impact: IEEE EMR and RTM Paper Development Workshop

This IEEE Engineering Management Review (EMR) and Research-Technology Management (RTM) joint publishing and paper development session is geared towards authors who are interested in publishing their research in practitioner-oriented publications. In this workshop, Editors-in-Chief Alexander Brem (EMR) and Yat Ming Ooi (RTM), will introduce their journals, share valuable tips for successful publication, work with potential authors to identify whether EMR and RTM provide the best fit, and help develop their ideas for submission to EMR and RTM.

Event Details

Facilitators: Professor Alexander Brem, University of Stuttgart (Editor-in-Chief, EMR)

Dr Yat Ming Ooi, University of Auckland (Editor-in-Chief, RTM)

Date: 29 January 2026, Thursday

Time: 10:00am – 12:00noon

Venue: Sir Owen G Glenn Building, 12 Grafton Road, Level 0, Room 028 (Lab 011) – In person only

Registration and Submission Deadline: 26 January 2026

Registration and Submission Instructions

This is an interactive paper development session. Hence, participants must submit an abstract (maximum 300 words) about a research project, focusing on articulating the managerial impact of the research. All participants must complete their registration and submission by 26 January 2026. Please send your abstract to Yat Ming Ooi (y.ooi@auckland.ac.nz)

About the Journals

IEEE Engineering Management Review (EMR) is a premier outlet for the research and practice of engineering, technology, and innovation management, with a history of more than fifty years of publishing. EMR has built a strong reputation for high-quality, evidence-based practice-oriented publications. As a journal of practice, it presents state-of-the-art thinking and practices from original contributions that are based on technological developments, actual practice, or a strong academic theoretical foundation. Published six times a year by IEEE, EMR is indexed in major databases such as Scopus and Web of Science. Further information is available at https://www.ieee-tems.org/engineering-management-review/

Research-Technology Management (RTM) is an award-winning, Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) “A” journal in the innovation, R&D management and technology management areas. RTM is the academic journal of Innovation Research Interchange (IRI), publishing practitioner-oriented innovation, R&D and technology management research since 1957. RTM publishes scholarly articles that are practitioner-focused but grounded in contemporary academic conversations. RTM seeks original empirical articles that connect innovation and strategy theories to the practice of innovation management. Further information is available at https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/urtm20

Tentative Programme

10:00am – 10:15am Publishing in IEEE EMR

10:15am – 10:30am Publishing in RTM

10:30am – 11:45am Paper development workshop

11:45am – 12:00noon Q&A and Closing

About the Presenters

Alexander Brem serves as Endowed Chaired Professor and Director of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Science at the University of Stuttgart, Germany, where he also holds the position of Vice Rector for Science Transfer and International Affairs. His research focuses on technological innovation and entrepreneurship, and he is an IEEE Senior Member. Currently, he is in Christchurch as an Erskine Fellow and spends a research semester at the University of Canterbury. Further information about him is available at https://www.eni.uni-stuttgart.de/en/institute/team/Brem-00002/

Yat Ming Ooi is Senior Lecturer in Innovation Management at the Department of Management and International Business, University of Auckland Business School. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Research-Technology Management and Associate Editor of Journal of Innovation Management. His research focuses on strategies firms use to source and leverage technologies, capabilities and knowledge to improve innovation outcomes. He is passionate about creating impact from research beyond academia and co-leads the Frontiers of Impact Special Interest Group at the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM). https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/y-ooi

For more information, please contact Yat Ming Ooi at y.ooi@auckland.ac.nz or Mario Yan at mario.yan@auckland.ac.nz.