...David Eriksson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide scholars with a robust, easy-to-follow structural model for crafting compelling academic publications. Recognizing the diversity of research methodologies and genres, the paper proposes the symmetry of specificity framework as a guide...

...David B. Grant; Gyöngyi Kovács; Karen Spens Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss questionable research practices (QRPs) in business research, particularly in the logistics and supply chain management discipline, in light of antecedents influenced by the current academic environment...

... identified 302 articles reporting on such practices, published in 99 different academic journals between 1995 and 2014. These articles were analyzed to map the CSR literature, identify which industries have been under greater scrutiny and distinguish trends in the most researched industries. Findings...

...Barry J. Babin; Göran Svensson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe and discuss a few principal and crucial steps of “antecedents” and “postcedents” in relation to structural equation modeling (SEM) in social science research. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based upon...

...Göran Svensson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the interconnection between the research process, the report structure and journal outlets in scholarly studies. Design/methodology/approach Conceptual frameworks to link the research process with the report structure, and in turn...

... institutions, summarizing types of research, research topics and theoretical perspectives, analyzing citations received by different articles and developing agenda for future research. Design/methodology/approach A total of 11 leading journals are selected on the basis of past research. A usable sample...

...Göran Svensson Purpose The objective of this paper is to describe a counter‐intuitive view of the deductive research process. Design/methodology/approach The paper should be seen as addressing a debatable subject where there is no “right” or “wrong”, but one which hopefully will stimulate...

...Beverly Wagner; Morris B. Holbrook Purpose This paper aims to discuss issues concerning the desirability of finding ways to close the gap between academic research and management practice – especially in the case of marketing and consumer research. Design/methodology/approach The issues...

... situation – which is not new – the perceived divide between marketing theory and marketing practice and, therefore, the issue of what academics should research and teach that might be of relevance to practitioners. Findings The article shows that if marketers – both academic and practitioner...

... as an editor of the Journal of Marketing and Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. Findings Interesting and novel work is most likely to be published in academic journals even when such work has methodological flaws. Research that is methodologically correct but of limited...

...Greg Wood; Göran Svensson; Jan Stentoft Arlbjørn; PerVagn Freytag; Torben Damgaard Purpose There is a clear focus upon increasing research output, improving research quality and securing closer interaction between universities and the private market of businesses. Research should be evaluated...

...Greg Wood; Göran Svensson; Carsten Syvertsen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to suggest that research can become the main change agent at business schools. Research can foremost take place within undergraduate programs, using philosophical approaches. Graduate programs can to a greater extent...

... use this regular scheduled writing pattern. Bill Starbuck [2] locked himself in his room every morning working on manuscripts, and spent the afternoon chatting with colleagues when he was a researcher in Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin and helped Scandinavian and other researchers along in the 1970s...

... was undertaken across geographic regions. There was also an examination of whether the quality of journal affected regional performance. Findings The research found that there is a significant “bias” of authorship within the 20 journals examined, with the majority of works published by academics...

...Göran Svensson; Audrey Gilmore; David Carson; Chad Perry Purpose Writing and publishing research is an integral part of any academic's job. It is important for an individual's academic progression and is vital for the development, updating and refinement of teaching materials. This paper aims...

..., as a result of attracting export‐led global pharmaceutical multinationals. All six CEOs who were interviewed in 1997 acknowledged that their companies are closely working together with universities in Ireland in research‐related areas. The evidence in Table III shows that technology transfer in four...

... of the influx of foreign franchise systems. Recently, there has been an increase in information and consulting activities as a result of the growing demand. Owing to the fact that little research on franchising in Austria has been done so far, there is a wide area for further investigation on this subject...

...Veronica Horton This paper examines patterns of collaboration between companies over a six year time period. Research results indicate that while the formation of alliances is on the rise, the upward trend may not be as strong as commonly thought, that most alliances are formed across national...