Description

This IS research is back for a new season and Jan and Nick are eager to run their mouth again. This time, they chat about how we as a community measure and communicate research outcomes and success. Have we created a culture where we pursue click-bait research to improve our standing on some self-created ranking lists that count our productivity but not our scholarly contributions? Also, Jan admits that he has learned something from Nick – for the first time.

Episode Reading List

• Dean, D. L., Lowry, P. B., & Humpherys, S. L. (2011). Profiling the Research Productivity of Tenured Information Systems Faculty at U.S. Institutions. MIS Quarterly, 35(1), 1-15.
• Venkatesh, V., Chan, F. K. Y., Zhang, X., & Aljafari, R. (2022). AIS Research Rankings. Association for Information Systems. Retrieved February 16, 2022 from https://www.aisresearchrankings.org
• Sezer, O., Gino, F., & Norton, M. I. (2018). Humblebragging: A Distinct—and Ineffective—Self-Presentation Strategy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 114(1), 52-74.
• Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-term Goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087-1101.
• Brankovic, J. (2021). The Absurdity of University Rankings (Blog entry 22 March 2021). Impact of Social Sciences Blog. Retrieved February 16, 2022 from https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2021/03/22/the-absurdity-of-university-rankings/.
• Planas, A. (2021, November 30). Former Temple University business dean convicted of fraud in rankings scheme.NBC News Digital. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-temple-university-business-dean-convicted-fraud-rankings-scheme-rcna7089
• Seetharman, P. (2021). MIS Quarterly Research Curations. MIS Quarterly. Retrieved February 16, 2022 from https://misq.umn.edu/research-curations/.
• Gregor, S., & Hevner, A. R. (2013). Positioning and Presenting Design Science Research for Maximum Impact. MIS Quarterly, 37(2), 337-355.