Penrose (1959) splits resources into physical assets and human capital. In the same year. Peter Drucker (1959) published an article in which he writes that ...
Academic Research, Publishing and Writing Strategy
Assoc. Prof. John Dumay Macquarie University IFKAD Conference – Delft TU 5/7/2018
Special thanks to Professor James Guthrie, Lee Parker, Helen Sword and Charl de Villiers for inspiration, mentorship and collegiality.
De Tasmaanse Duivel (The Tasmanian Devil)
Accidental Accountant
Written research outputs and activity Refereed academic journal articles Professional and non-refereed academic journal articles Refereed conference proceedings Book chapters Edited books Reports Dissertations Journal Editor Journal Associate Editor Editorial Boards
Number 75+ 10+ 33* 10+ 2 2 1 1 2 7
“Publish or perish”
Publishing takes time • To prepare and submit: 1 to 3 years
• 1st referee reports: 3 to 6 months
• Revision time:
3 months to 2 years
• 2nd referee reports: 3 to 6 months
• Publication lag:
3 months to 2 years
• Total time: 2 to 7 years
Choosing a Target Journal
Beware of ‘PubPhishing’
SOME EXAMPLES
Rapid peer review
Known offender
DVC (RESEARCH) I LIBRARY
Wrong discipline
Hijacked journals
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Hijacked journals THE REAL JÖKULL (LEFT) & THE PRETENDER (RIGHT)
Same ISSN: 0449-0576 for both and same statement of indexed content in Web of Science DVC (RESEARCH) I LIBRARY
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Journal of Cleaner Production
Sustainability
Sustainability - Open Access and Article Processing Charge (APC) All articles published in the Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050) are published in full open access. Authors are asked to pay an article processing charge (APC) of 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs) per processed paper. The APC only applies if the article is accepted for publication in Sustainability after peer-review and possible revision of the manuscript. There are no submission charges. In addition to Swiss Francs (CHF), we also accept payment in Euros (EUR), US Dollars (USD) or Chinese Yuan (CNY). Note that many national and private research funding organizations and universities explicitly cover APCs for articles resulting from funded research projects. For more information on APC funding, see the following page. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions. Note that many national and private research funding organizations and universities explicitly cover APCs for articles resulting from funded research projects. Discounts are also available for authors from institutes which participate in MDPI's Institutional Open Access Program (IOAP). Please note that for papers submitted after 31 December 2018 an APC of 1700 CHF applies.
Pay to publish, or does publishing pay?
Choosing a Target Journal • Never publish in a journal you don’t regularly read and cite • Publish in respected journals along with your colleagues • Build a reputation first in a few journals matching your expertise before expanding – E.g. for me it is the Journal of Intellectual Capital
Publishing for impact
“… if you found a talking pig, this is sufficiently novel and unexpected to warrant the publication of preliminary research findings around this phenomenon in a highly rated journal” Siggelkow (2007)
The declining impact of ideas Impact of content analysis research in the Journal of Intellectual Capital (2000-10) 35.00 30.00 25.00 20.00 CPY Linear (CPY)
15.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 0
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Talking pigs are interesting, but…
Testing the waters…
Testing the waters… 1. Talk to an editor 2. Submit an outline, abstract or draft 3. Test at conferences 4. Test with trusted colleagues or experts
The Literature Review and Normative Essays
What has impact? Percentage of literature review and normative classic KM articles 1999-2009
Measuring impact… Google Scholar
Literature review / Normative
Literature review / Normative
Empirical research
Literature review / Normative
Literature review / Normative
Literature review / Normative
Literature review / Normative
Empirical research
Literature review / Normative Literature review / Normative
To co-author or not?
The writing pipeline
The writing pipeline • Sales – Published works • Finished goods – Accepted works not yet published • Work in progress – Submitted work under review – Revisions – Works being written – Current research projects – Current collaborations
Thanks to Assoc. Prof. Elaine Evans for the analogy
My Publication Pipeline Status
Sales Finished goods Work in progress
Published Forthcoming Accept with revisions In review Revise & resubmit Reject and rethink Total
A1 Books Au Ed 1
1
B1 – Book Chapter 3 3
6
C1 – Peer Reviewed Other Journal Article A* A B C UR 1 5 1 - Editorial 1 5 4 1 – Review 1 - Editorial 1 3 5 1 3 1 2 1 1 11 16 4 3
Total
11 15 1 8 5 3 43
Skills development
Writing is a craft…
How to bake a chocolate cake?
General framework of a research paper
de Villiers, C. and Dumay, J. (2014), “Writing an article for a refereed accounting journal”, Pacific Accounting Review, Vol. 26 No. 3, pp. 324-350.
Today I had planned to procrastinate, … but I have decided to put it off …until tomorrow!
Managing your time…
Efficient referencing…
Writing is like becoming a champion swimmer, get in the water and swim!
Academic writing myths
Narrative trust
Developing academic writing
Watch the YouTube video
Drivers of organizational performance – a taxonomy Over a century ago Alfred Marshall (1890), in his Principles of Economics, acknowledges knowledge as an important resource and a powerful engine of production. In 1959, Edith Penrose defines the economic function of an organization to be the management of its resources, which underlie the production of services. This means that the value generated is a function of the way in which resources are managed. Penrose (1959) splits resources into physical assets and human capital. In the same year Peter Drucker (1959) published an article in which he writes that business enterprises are primarily an organization of highly specialized and knowledge intensive professionals, emphasizing the increasing importance of knowledge in organizations. Hiroyuki Itami introduces the concepts of invisible assets in a book first published in 1980 in Japan (Itami, 1987). Itami defines invisible assets as information-based assets, which includes technology, consumer trust, brand image, corporate culture, as well as management skills. According to Itami (1987) they are the most important resources for long-term success because only invisible assets can be used simultaneously in several areas. In the same year as Itami’s (1987) book was published in English, Johnson and Kaplan (1987) published their influential book highlighting how financially biased metrics are loosing their relevance to organizations. Aaker (1989) writes that assets and skills are the basis of competition; in the same year Hall (1989) introduces the concept of intellectual assets or intangible assets (Hall, 1992) as critical value drivers. Intangible assets are defined as those assets whose essence is an idea or knowledge, and whose nature can be defined and recorded in some way (Hall, 1992). The author splits them into intellectual property (those assets for which the organization has property rights) and knowledge assets (those assets for which the organization does not has property rights). Intangible assets drive capability differentials, which in turn drive sustainable competitive advantage, which is why organizations need to bring intangible resources and core competences into their strategic thinking (Hall, 1993).
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Research Gate
Social media • Never say anything on Social Media that you wouldn’t say in public. • Creates a presence so people know you before you get there. • Keeps people who cite your work in touch with what is happening. • Helps you keep track of what is happening with other scholars.
