Business school doctoral programs and the future of business research

Taylor, S; Wakefield, J

Business school doctoral programs and the future of business research

Taylor, S Wakefield, J

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Publisher:: SAGE Publications
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Journal of Management, 2023, 48, (3), pp. 471-494
Issue Date:: 2023-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Taylor, S
dc.contributor.author	Wakefield, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7269-0141
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-26T02:30:59Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-26T02:30:59Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Management, 2023, 48, (3), pp. 471-494
dc.identifier.issn	0312-8962
dc.identifier.issn	1327-2020
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175877
dc.description.abstract	We apply a neo-institutional theoretical lens to interpret the extent of any significant similarities or differences in doctoral programmes across business schools in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Overall, we characterise the state of doctoral education in business as lacking adequate funding, primarily attracting students with limited professional or industrial experience but having diverse approaches to the role of formal training as part of the doctoral programme. Although we view these findings as somewhat inevitable given institutional and isomorphic pressures, they are of concern if ANZ business schools are to produce research that is both rigorous and relevant beyond the academy. Comparisons across institutional groupings and discipline areas largely suggest relatively common approaches to doctoral programme design and administration across and within institutions. JEL Classification: M00
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Management
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/03128962221124349
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights	Stephen Taylor and James Wakefield, Business school doctoral programs and the future of business research, Australian Journal of management Volume 48 Issue 3 pp.471-494. ©2023.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03128962221124349
dc.subject	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
dc.subject.classification	35 Commerce, management, tourism and services
dc.title	Business school doctoral programs and the future of business research
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pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Accounting Discipline
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Abstract:

We apply a neo-institutional theoretical lens to interpret the extent of any significant similarities or differences in doctoral programmes across business schools in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Overall, we characterise the state of doctoral education in business as lacking adequate funding, primarily attracting students with limited professional or industrial experience but having diverse approaches to the role of formal training as part of the doctoral programme. Although we view these findings as somewhat inevitable given institutional and isomorphic pressures, they are of concern if ANZ business schools are to produce research that is both rigorous and relevant beyond the academy. Comparisons across institutional groupings and discipline areas largely suggest relatively common approaches to doctoral programme design and administration across and within institutions. JEL Classification: M00

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