Examination of publication records reveals disparities in promotion rates among accounting faculty based on institution type, indicating quality concerns.
Key Points
This research aims to analyze the publication activity of accounting faculty who received promotions, focusing on the relationship between institutional type and publication quality.
Examined publication records of recently promoted accounting faculty
Compared publication rates between doctoral-granting and non-doctoral-granting institutions
Analyzed the quality of publications in academic and practitioner journals
42% of faculty promoted in doctoral-granting institutions published feature articles in top journals compared to 11% in non-doctoral institutions
Faculty at doctoral-granting institutions had a significantly higher overall publication rate
Promotion often occurred with a wider range of publications, emphasizing non-academic sources.