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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Are more and better indicators the solution? Comment to William Starbuck |
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| Item Subtype | Further Contribution (e.g. review article, editorial) |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Scandinavian Journal of Management |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0956-5221 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Number | 2 |
| Page Range | 225 - 227 |
| Date | 2009 |
| Abstract Text | We discuss Starbuck’s proposal to improve decision processes in scholarly evaluation. While we agree that more variety is needed in evaluation committees, we suggest to enlist scholars from other research fields rather than people from outside academia. We disagree with the proposal that reliable indicators of research effectiveness will improve research. We argue that evaluating research with even better and more reliable indicators would lead to worse results than what is observed today. Attention would be deviated from the content of research, and intrinsic motivation, which is essential for good research, would be crowded out. We propose that evaluations that are based on indicators need to be pushed back. After a careful selection process, researchers need to be given the opportunity to pursue the research they consider to be fruitful. |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1016/j.scaman.2009.03.003 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:856 |
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| Additional Information | Special Topic Forum on Faddishness in Academic Work |