TY - JOUR
T1 - A theoretical and empirical analysis of journal rankings
T2 - The case of formal lists
AU - Van Fleet, David
AU - McWilliams, Abagail
AU - Siegel, Donald
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - This study examines the use of formal rankings of journals by management departments for personnel decision purposes. We posit that the probability of adopting a list of formal rankings is related to a set of characteristics of the department. Few schools have formal lists of journals. Our empirical findings imply that the probability of adopting a list is positively correlated with department size and is inversely correlated with the perceived quality of the department. Considerable variation exists across such lists and across different institutions in the perceptions of the quality of journals. This suggests that, although lists may reduce the level of uncertainty regarding the assessment of research quality by providing explicit targets, lists may also induce faculty members to develop institution-specific human capital. This could reduce faculty mobility and impede career development.
AB - This study examines the use of formal rankings of journals by management departments for personnel decision purposes. We posit that the probability of adopting a list of formal rankings is related to a set of characteristics of the department. Few schools have formal lists of journals. Our empirical findings imply that the probability of adopting a list is positively correlated with department size and is inversely correlated with the perceived quality of the department. Considerable variation exists across such lists and across different institutions in the perceptions of the quality of journals. This suggests that, although lists may reduce the level of uncertainty regarding the assessment of research quality by providing explicit targets, lists may also induce faculty members to develop institution-specific human capital. This could reduce faculty mobility and impede career development.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0149-2063(00)00060-X
DO - 10.1016/S0149-2063(00)00060-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001596560
SN - 0149-2063
VL - 26
SP - 839
EP - 861
JO - Journal of Management
JF - Journal of Management
IS - 5
ER -