When Knowledge Wins: Transcending the Sense and Nonsense of Academic Rankings

Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 72 - 95
Published: Mar 1, 2009
Abstract
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” —Albert Einstein Has university scholarship gone astray? Do our academic assessment systems reward scholarship that addresses the questions that matter most to society? Using international business as an example, we highlight the problematic nature of academic ranking systems and question if such assessments are drawing scholarship away from its...
Paper Details
Title
When Knowledge Wins: Transcending the Sense and Nonsense of Academic Rankings
Published Date
Mar 1, 2009
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
72 - 95
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