In Defiance of Folly: Journal rankings, mindless measures and the ABS Guide

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 26, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-46

  Tourish, Dennis ^a   Willmott, Hugh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disciplinary authority; Journal rankings; Research assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961289234     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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