Dear Colleagues,
We are all receiving emails requesting our support for the inclusion of specific journals on the revised FT50 journal list. Being a resident of Washington, DC, I could not help to notice that this is turning into a familiar all-out lobbying campaign. Editors and professional organizations requesting support for their journals are most certainly NOT to blame-this is the reality we live in. But, frankly, it is sad to see that so much is at stake by a list created by journalists whose interest are not necessarily scientific advancement or impact/application of research.
The following articles published in the February 2020 issue of Academy of Management Perspectives offer suggestions on how we can do things better:
- Feature article:
- Commentaries:
- Bartunek, J. (2020). What do, what did, and what should we do about "A"s? Academy of Management Perspectives, 34(1), 164–169.
- Rasheed, A. A., & Priem, R. L. (2020). "An A is an A:" We have met the enemy, and he is us! Academy of Management Perspectives, 34(1), 155–163.
- Aguinis, H., Cummings, C., Ramani, R. S., & Cummings, T. G. (2020). "An A is an A:" Design thinking and our desired future. Academy of Management Perspectives, 34(1): 170-172.
I look forward to a vigorous and informative debate on these important issues!
All the best,
--Herman.
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Herman Aguinis, Ph.D.
President Elect, Academy of Management
Avram Tucker Distinguished Scholar & Department of Management Chair
The George Washington University School of Business
Washington, DC
http://hermanaguinis.com/------------------------------