Title: Do research and education matter to business school rankings?

Authors: Paul L. Drnevich, Craig E. Armstrong, Tamara A. Crook, T. Russell Crook

Addresses: Culverhouse College of Commerce, The University of Alabama, 361 Stadium Drive, Box 870225, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA. ' Culverhouse College of Commerce, The University of Alabama, 361 Stadium Drive, Box 870225, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA. ' Stokely Management Center, College of Business Administration, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA. ' Stokely Management Center, College of Business Administration, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA

Abstract: Business schools have been the subject of much recent criticism. We address this criticism by examining the impact of research and education activities on student quality and overall rankings. Contrary to popular sentiment and prior literature, we find that research and education matter, and influence a school|s graduate quality and ranking. These results suggest that focusing university resource investments toward improving core activities such as research and education may bode well for a school|s students, faculty, and overall ranking.

Keywords: MBA programmes; master|s degrees; business administration; business schools; rankings; research relevance; knowledge-based views; resource-based views; student quality; graduate quality; resource investments; core activities; faculties; USA; United States; education management; higher education; universities; competitive edge; competitiveness.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2011.039483

International Journal of Management in Education, 2011 Vol.5 No.2/3, pp.169 - 187

Published online: 12 Feb 2015 *

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