Are We Playing the Same Game?: Publishing Task Environments and Research Productivity Among Management Specialists

Abstract

Archival data on over 15,000 contributors to 33 management journals are used to examine productivity differences among scholars in different areas of management. The results suggest that a fragmented publication network offers specialists from different areas dissimilar publication opportunities and experiences, and may contribute to varying levels of publication productivity among authors. The implications of our results for future research and faculty evaluation processes are explored.

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publishing productivity faculty management paradigm development

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