Has Management Studies Lost Its Way? Ideas for More Imaginative and Innovative Research

Alvesson, Mats; Sandberg, Joergen

doi:10.1111/j.1467-6486.2012.01070.x

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“…Negative consequences of the academic culture promoted by publish-or-perish have been reported by researchers in Sweden [20], Australia and Canada [21], the US [22] and the UK [23]. For example, Alvesson & Sandberg [20] (p. 182) observe a "serious shortage" of imaginative and innovative research in management studies despite a sharp increase of academic publications in the field.…”

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“…For example, Alvesson & Sandberg [20] (p. 182) observe a "serious shortage" of imaginative and innovative research in management studies despite a sharp increase of academic publications in the field. Similarly, Adler & Harzing [21] (p. 3) believe that the academic assessment system based on quantitative measurement has pushed researchers away from "genuinely fostering" original knowledge.…”

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Perish or Publish in China: Pressures on Young Chinese Scholars to Publish in Internationally Indexed Journals

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Yan

2016

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Abstract:To boost their research productivities, Chinese universities are putting great pressure on their research-active staff to publish in internationally indexed journals. However, the emerging publish-or-perish culture in China has seen little empirical investigation thus far. In the research reported in this article, semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven young researchers in science and engineering disciplines at a research-centered university in central China. The study showed that these young scholars faced great pressure to publish papers in internationally indexed journals. Consequently, the participants were reluctant to spend time on other academic activities, including teaching training. They also reported considerable work time devoted to writing, which resulted in fatigue and negatively affected family relations. The participants admitted that they had to rush to publish, and therefore were less likely to produce papers of better quality or those with novel discoveries. The research contributes to our reflection upon Chinese universities' increasing use of the number of international publications as a major assessment and incentive measurement of their faculties' academic performance.

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Perish or Publish in China: Pressures on Young Chinese Scholars to Publish in Internationally Indexed Journals

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Yan

2016

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“…For example, management studies exhibits a reliance on certain forms of sociology, psychology and economics, 'borrowing' and 'blending' these into indigenous theories in ways that can neglect or ignore original disciplinary problematics and intradisciplinary dialogues and debates (Oswick et al 2011;Hordern 2014c). The purpose of management studies can be seen as inherently different from that of purer disciplines, with a focus on providing knowledge for management practitioners and their organisations, although such a claim is contentious and subject to ongoing debate, with some seeking to take the discipline in a purer direction (Alvesson and Sandberg 2013).…”

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On the making and faking of knowledge value in higher education curricula

Hordern

2016

Teaching in Higher Education

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This cover sheet may not be removed from the document.Please scroll down to view the document. 2On the making and faking of knowledge value in higher education curricula AbstractThis paper uses Bernstein's sociology of knowledge and studies of professional knowledge and expertise to identify how knowledge value is constituted in higher education curricula. It is argued that different knowledge structures and forms of disciplinary community influence how curricula are determined, and lead to distinctive types of knowledge value that reflect curriculum purpose. Three models of curriculum construction are presented to distinguish between the constitution of value in the curricula of (i) pure disciplines, (ii) 'stronger' professional disciplines and (iii) 'weaker' occupational disciplines. These illustrate how processes of knowledge selection and transformation, and the dynamics of disciplinary and professional communities, can lead to the strengthening or undermining of knowledge value.

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“…Yet, most studies take complexity as a given and do not question the concept of complexity. As suggested by Alvesson and Sandberg (2013), and highly relevant in the context of accounting research, there is a critical need for more reflexivity on the part of researchers engaging with accounting concepts. While regulators, standard setters, and the press continue to express concern about accounting complexity, the term complexity is often used in a loose manner and research on (conceptualizing) complexity in accounting standards is lacking.…”

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The Accounting Profession's Engagement with Accounting Standards: Conceptualizing Accounting Complexity through Big 4 Comment Letters

Baudot

Demek

Huang

2018

Auditing: A Journal of Practice &Amp; Theory

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link Acknowledgements:This paper reflects an effort to collaborate across paradigms. We extend our gratitude to the coeditors in their consideration of our paper. We thank the participants in the audit-reading group at the University of Central Florida for their early ideas and encouragement. We also appreciate the editorial assistance of Wioleta Olczak.1 The Accounting Profession's Engagement with Accounting Standards: Conceptualizing Accounting Complexity through Big 4 Comment Letters ABSTRACTRegulators, standard setters, and the accounting profession maintain that complexity in accounting standards is a significant issue. However, it is unclear what complexity means in the context of accounting standards. This study examines, via comment letter submissions, the accounting profession's engagement with complexity in accounting standards. We analyze comment letters submitted to the Financial Accounting Standards Board over a 12-year period and find the profession characterizes complexity through three dimensions -multiplicity, diversity, and interrelatedness. We examine the Big 4's discourse on these dimensions and observe consistency between audit firms in their discourse on several features. For instance, we find that firms primarily oppose proposed FASB changes when firms perceive those changes to increase rather than decrease complexity. Additionally, firms perceive proposed changes to affect financial statement preparers more often than other stakeholders. However, the Big 4 do not hold universal opinions as to the root causes of complexity. At the cross-firm level, we find inconsistencies that imply heterogeneity in the Big 4's discourse on root causes. Such inconsistency may, in and of itself, construct accounting complexity. Ultimately, we maintain that the Big 4's engagement with accounting standards has consequences for how complexity is thought and acted upon in accounting standards.

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Has Management Studies Lost Its Way? Ideas for More Imaginative and Innovative Research

Cited by 387 publications

References 92 publications

Perish or Publish in China: Pressures on Young Chinese Scholars to Publish in Internationally Indexed Journals

Perish or Publish in China: Pressures on Young Chinese Scholars to Publish in Internationally Indexed Journals

On the making and faking of knowledge value in higher education curricula

The Accounting Profession's Engagement with Accounting Standards: Conceptualizing Accounting Complexity through Big 4 Comment Letters

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