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Use when articulating the theoretical and practical contribution of a Journal of Operations Management (JOM) manuscript — stating what new OM theory the study delivers, why operations is central to the contribution, and what it means for operations managers, in the intro and discussion.

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# Contribution Framing for JOM (jom-contribution-framing)

## When to trigger

- Results exist but the "so what for operations theory and practice" is thin
- A reviewer/Department Editor says "the empirical work is solid but the contribution is unclear"
- You can state findings but not what the field now knows that it did not before
- The practical (managerial) implications read as generic

## JOM's dual contribution standard

JOM publishes empirical OM research with **both academic and practical relevance**, where **operations are at the heart of the research question**. So the contribution must be stated on two axes, and both must foreground operations:

1. **Theoretical contribution.** What OM-relevant theory does the study test, extend, qualify, or build? Name the specific belief that changes. "We confirm prior work" is not a contribution; "the buffering effect reverses under high automation" is. Tie the change explicitly to the operations mechanism from `jom-theory-development`.
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