Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

submittedVersion

Publication Date

6-2020

Abstract

Professor Dennis Tourish’s recent essay (AMLE, March 2020) provides an analysis of why business schools and management education are perceived to be in a state of crisis. This commentary focuses on one important aspect of Tourish’s criticism of the management education field; namely, the quality, value, and appropriateness of the field’s research in advancing knowledge. His main criticisms are that the failure of management research arises from its extremely strong focus on theory development, its inadequate writing, and the formulaic, template style and formal structure of research papers in leading journals. Indeed, the rules and practices underlying the development of this portfolio of management research seems to have been defined by academia itself.

Keywords

Chief executive officers, Business school administration, management research

Discipline

Business | Higher Education | Strategic Management Policy

Research Areas

Strategy and Organisation

Publication

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volume

19

Issue

2

First Page

236

Last Page

239

ISSN

1537-260X

Identifier

10.5465/AMLE.2020.0124

Publisher

Academy of Management

Embargo Period

4-14-2021

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.5465/AMLE.2020.0124

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