Publication records of accounting and finance faculty promoted to professor: evidence from the UK

Vivien Beattie and Alan Goodacre

Accounting and Business Research, 2012, vol. 42, issue 2, 197-231

Abstract: This study investigates publication profiles of 137 accounting and finance faculty promoted to professor at UK universities during 1992--2007. On average, nine papers in established academic journals, with 5 at the highest 3*/4* quality levels in a portfolio of 20 outputs are required for promotion. Based on various theoretical perspectives, multivariate models of key performance benchmarks (quality and quantity measures) are constructed and have good explanatory power ( R 2 ≥ 0.7). Publication requirements seem to have increased over time, argued to be mainly attributable to government-initiated Research Assessment Exercises. For internal promotions, there is some evidence of higher hurdles but no evidence that quality requirements differ based on gender; sub-discipline; research intensity of institution peer group; or government-initiated research ranking of unit. Similarly, the quality benchmark is not reduced for those having an increased recent publication history, a high number of non-ABS outputs or sole-authored papers. Comparison with the US suggests underlying geographically-based paradigm differences. UK promotion benchmarks are argued to have evolved through a dynamic and complex interaction between university managers, the government and the accounting and finance academic community.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2012.673159

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