The Impact of Journal Rankings on Australasian Accounting Education Scholarship – A Personal View

摘要: AbstractThe higher education environment in which academics currently find themselves is one characterised by corporatisation and commodification. The pursuit of scholarly academic research increasingly plagued quantification, ranking pursuits, what might be referred to as a ‘publication’ maximisation culture. This paper provides reflective insight into the impact felt journal rankings on Australasian accounting research. challenges short-termism narrow focus adopted many business faculty executives, who continue use sole measure performance. argues that this results incentive schemes not too dissimilar recently found within financial industry. concludes such approach measurement should abandoned order encourage creativity innovation assists solving problems today well future.