The article reports on tests of several hypotheses about scholarly research in marketing, such as the tradeoffs among professional activities, the emphasis on research quality, the importance of journal evaluations in assessing performance, and the criteria used to evaluate journals. These issues differ based on factors like professorial rank and the presence of a doctoral program in marketing.
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