AMJ全球最权威的管理学学术期刊之一，以下是AMJ历年的最佳论文清单。部分论文已经翻译成中文出版，详情请访问：《美国管理学会学报最佳论文集萃》

1987  – Toby Wall, Nigel K. Kemp, Paul R. Jackson, and Chris W. Clegg, “Outcomes of Autonomous Workgroups: A Long-Term Field Experiment,”  1986,  29(2): 280-304.

1988 –  Gareth R. Jones, “Organization-Client Transactions and Organizational Governance Structures,” 1987, 30(2): 197-218.

1989 – Robert I. Sutton and Anat Rafaeli, “Untangling the Relationship between Displayed Emotions and Organizational Sales: The Case of Convenience Stores,”  1988,  31(3): 461-487.

1990 – Connie J. G. Gersick, “Marking Time: Predictable Transitions in Task Groups,”  1989, 32(2): 274-309.

1991 – Lynn A. Isabella, “Evolving Interpretation as a Change Unfolds: How Managers Construe Key Organizational Events,”  1990,  33(1): 7-41.

1992- Jane E. Dutton and Janet M. Dukerich, “Keeping an Eye on the Mirror : Image and Identity in Organizational Adaptation, “  1991, 34(3): 517-554.

1993 – Luis R. Gomez-Mejia and David B. Balkin, “Determinants of Faculty Pay: An Agency Theory Perspective,”  1992,  35(5): 921-955.

1994 – D. Harold Doty, William H. Glick, and George P. Huber, “Fit Equifinality, and Organizational Effectiveness: A Test of Two Configurational Theories,”  1993,  36(6): 1196-1250.

1995 – Eric Abrahamson and Choelsoon Park, “Concealment of Negative Organizational Outcomes: An Agency Theory Perspective,”  1994,  37(5): 1302-1334.

1996 – Mark Huselid, “The Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Turnover, Productivity, and Corporate Financial Performance, ”  1995,  38(3): 635-672.

1997 – Danny Miller and Jamal Shamsie, “The Resource-Based View Of The Firm In Two Environments : The Hollywood Film Studios From 1936 To 1965,”  1996,  39(3): 519-543.

1998 – Anne S. Tsui, Jone L. Pearce, Lyman W. Porter, and Angela M. Tripoli, “Alternative Approaches to the Employee-Organization Relationship: Does Investment in Employees Pay Off?”  1997,  40(5): 1089-1121.

1999 – Harry  G. Barkema & Freek Vermeulen. “International expansion through start-up or acquisition: A learning perspective.” 1998, 41(2): 135-145.

2000 – Ferrier, W.J., K.G. Smith, & C.M. Grimm.  “The role of competitive action in market share erosion and industry dethronement: A study of industry leaders and challenges,” 1999, 42(4): 372-388.

2001 – Zahra, S.,  Ireland, D., & Hitt, M. “International expansion by new venture firms: International diversity, mode of market entry, technological learning, and performance,” 2000, 43(): 925-950

2002 – Seibert,  S.E., Kraimer,  M. L., Liden R.C. “A Social Capital Theory of Career Success”, 2001, 44(2): 219-237

2003 – Sherer,P. & Lee, K. “Institutional change in large law firms: A resource dependency and institutional perspective ,” 2002, 45(1), 102-109

2004 – Kimberly, D.E.& Roderick, M.K. “Assessing Creativity in Hollywood Pitch meetings: Evidence for a Dual Process Model of Creativity Judgments,” 2003, 46(3), 283-301

2005 – Agarwal, R., Echambadi, R., Franco, A.M.,& Sarkar, M.B.“Knowledge Transfer through Inheritance : Spin-out Generation, Growth, and Survival,” 2004, 47(4): 501-522