Management Decision: Volume 47 Issue 9

What do business school deans do? Insights from a UK study

Julie Davies, Howard Thomas

During the last 40 years, the growth and impact of UK business schools have been significant. Relatively few studies have reviewed how business school deans emerge and grow. This…

Mapping globally branded business schools: a strategic positioning analysis

Howard Thomas, Xiaoying Li

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the strategic profiles and differences across globally leading business schools.

Journal rankings and the ABS Journal Quality Guide

Huw Morris, Charles Harvey, Aidan Kelly

The purpose of this paper is to provide an outline of the arguments for and against different types of journal ranking lists, and, against this background, an account of the…

Rate my research dot com: measuring what we value, and valuing what we measure

John Peters, Rebecca Marsh

This paper aims to question the dominance of citation metrics in the evaluation of the impact of research and prompt debate on how to evaluate impact in different contexts.

A foundationalist perspective for management research: a European trend and experience

Armand Hatchuel

The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss, among alternative European currents, a “foundationalist perspective for management research” (FPM) which redefines the…

Putting AIM in context: Retrospective and prospective views on UK management research initiatives

Robin Wensley

The purpose of this paper is to critically review the relationship between management research and practice particularly in the UK.

Business schools: positioning, rankings, research and futures

Howard Thomas