Purpose – This paper aims to question the dominance of citation metrics in the evaluation of the impact of research and prompt debate on how to evaluate impact in different contexts. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of a viewpoint and review of how metrics are used...

Practical and useful guidance is given to those undertaking management research; and advice is given on how to manage the practicalities of the research project. Particular emphasis is placed on applied and action research culminating in implementation of findings within an organisational...

Management is not a science. There are too many variables for it to be anything other than the exercise of contextual judgement in situations which are understood as well as possible by the protagonists. But the scholarly management community, including researchers, educators, publishers and...