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A long-term assessment of research productivity in accounting and finance departments in UK: 1991-2010

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conduct an assessment of the research productivity of the
accounting and finance community in UK higher education institutions (HEIs) during 1991-2010 using
44 high-quality accounting and finance journals.
Design/methodology/approach – The authors follow Chan et al. (2011) to use their 22 finance
journals. For accounting journals, the paper includes a set of 24 accounting journals that were used in
a global accounting ranking study by Chan et al. (2007). The paper uses the number of coauthors (n)
and coaffiliations (M) to derive the weighted articles as the measurement metric.
Findings – In general, the research output in terms of weighted articles steadily increases during
the 20-year period. The University of Manchester, London School of Economics, and London Business
School are the top-three HEIs using 44 accounting and finance journals for the full sample.
The authors also find that it is a challenge to publish multiple articles. If an author is able to manage five
total appearances, he/she is in the top 16 percent among the 1,447 UK authors. Furthermore, the paper
finds that many highly productive authors are able to move to different jobs during the 20-year period.
Research limitations/implications – The assessment of research productivity is, unavoidably, based
on a set of selected accounting and finance journals. Hence, no matter what journal screening criteria the
paper uses, there is always a subjective element in the process. If other journals or more/less journals were
to be included in a similar study, different results may emerge. As a way to extend the value of the research,
it would be interesting to obtain broader institutional knowledge, such as the tenure requirements of HEIs in
UK, and information on the institutions where faculty members obtained their doctoral degrees, so that the
authors can better evaluate the research productivity among accounting and finance community in the UK.
Originality/value – The paper conducts an assessment of the research productivity of accounting
and finance community in UK HEIs during 1991-2010 using 44 high-quality accounting and finance
journals. The study fills the gap of the extant literature to compliment the assessment of the UK
accounting and finance departments in RAEs.

Keywords Higher education institution, Research productivity, Accounting and finance

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Judul Seri

Managerial Finance

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Penerbit

: Emerald Group., 2014

Deskripsi Fisik

Managerial Finance Vol. 40 No. 4, 2014 pp. 416-431

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English

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AKUNTANSI

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Asmawati/Syahrial

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