Purpose – Although many in academe have speculated about the effects of pressure to publish on the management discipline – often referred to as “publish or perish” – prevailing knowledge has been based on anecdotal rather than empirical evidence. The aim of the present paper is to shed...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a cost‐benefit interpretation of academic‐practitioner research by describing and analysing several recent relevant examples of academic‐practitioner research with a focus on doctoral theses carried out at universities and business...

Purpose – The purpose of this essay is to highlight the journey of the author in her early career, along with her main challenges and ways she found to overcome them. Design/methodology/approach – This is an inductive account of the main experiences that the author has encountered or has...

Purpose – This paper aims to specify a set of methodological stages to conduct case studies. It presents a graphical representation of these stages, describes how it assists management researchers to build theory from data gathered in the field, and outlines its value for achieving sound...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify factors influencing extremely high or low research productivity for business faculty members. Design/methodology/approach – Using data originating from a random sample of 236 faculty members across a wide range of accredited business schools...

Purpose The issues associated with the production and dissemination of management research have been widely debated amongst administrators, scholars and policymakers for decades. However, few studies to date have examined this issue at the level of the individual scholar. The purpose of this...