jim-contribution-framingUse when articulating what a Journal of International Marketing (JIM) manuscript contributes — converting results into theory advances for international marketing and decisions for border-crossing managers, and defending against the "context extension" verdict. It frames the payoff; jim-writing-styl
jim-data-analysisUse when estimating and reporting results for a Journal of International Marketing (JIM) manuscript — measurement-invariance testing (MGCFA/alignment), multilevel models with country-level predictors, multi-group SEM, and multi-country panels. It executes and reports; jim-methods designed the study.
jim-literature-positioningUse when locating a Journal of International Marketing (JIM) manuscript inside the international marketing literature — mapping the conversation, building the positioning table, and pre-empting the "incremental extension" verdict. It positions the claim; jim-contribution-framing writes the payoff.
jim-methodsUse when designing a multi-country or cross-cultural study for a Journal of International Marketing (JIM) manuscript — country selection, sampling and translation equivalence, measurement-invariance planning, cross-cultural experiments, and export/entry-mode secondary data. It designs; jim-data-anal
jim-rebuttalUse when responding to a Journal of International Marketing (JIM) decision letter — triaging reviewer demands, deciding whether to collect new-country data, and writing the point-by-point response. It manages the revision round; the upstream skills execute the actual fixes.
jim-review-processUse when a Journal of International Marketing (JIM) manuscript is under review or about to be — understanding the editorial pipeline, decision categories, desk-reject triggers, and how to wait productively. It explains the process; jim-rebuttal handles the response once a letter arrives.
jim-submissionUse when running the final preflight for a Journal of International Marketing (JIM) submission — the ScholarOne portal, the two-file anonymized package, formatting caps, and declarations. It clears the runway; post-decision strategy belongs to jim-rebuttal.
jim-tables-figuresUse when building or pruning the exhibits of a Journal of International Marketing (JIM) manuscript — the invariance table, per-country descriptives, cross-level model figures, and fitting everything inside the 50-page all-inclusive cap. It shapes exhibits; jim-data-analysis produced the numbers.
jim-theory-developmentUse when building or repairing the conceptual framework of a Journal of International Marketing (JIM) manuscript — theorizing why effects differ across countries, choosing cultural/institutional lenses, and drafting cross-national hypotheses. It builds the mechanism; jim-literature-positioning stake
jim-topic-selectionUse when choosing or auditing a research question for a Journal of International Marketing (JIM) manuscript — testing whether the international dimension is the theoretical core and whether JIM beats sibling outlets. It vets the question; jim-theory-development builds the mechanism.
jim-workflowUse when starting or unblocking a Journal of International Marketing (JIM) manuscript and you need to pick the right jim-* sub-skill for the current stage, from first idea through the response letter. It routes to the specialist skills; it does not do their work.
jim-writing-styleUse when drafting or revising the prose of a Journal of International Marketing (JIM) manuscript — the 200-word abstract, introduction architecture, precise culture language, and AMA-journal conventions. It polishes expression; substance fixes belong to the upstream skills.