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Abstract

Meyer (2006) has offered an interesting array of initiatives that scholars in Asia can pursue in enhancing their contribution to the body of management knowledge. While the objective of his agenda seems timely and relevant, it raises some fundamental questions that encompass issues such as the scope of research questions that Asian researchers could pursue, the debate over rigor versus relevance, and the role of established top tier journals in furthering the Asian management research agenda. This paper discusses some of these issues in the spirit of fostering a continued dialog on the important questions that Meyer raises.

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Notes

  1. Speech delivered to the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Cited in http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Thomson. Accessed on 23rd Feb., 2007.

  2. My rudimentary analysis of the publication records of 253 faculty at the top three management institutions in India showed that they had published a paltry 17 articles over their careers thus far in the group of the top 25 journals as identified by Meyer (2006).

  3. For example, even the business cases available in the public domain from Asian institutions are of uneven quality and do not compare well with similar outputs from U.S. or European schools. This would indicate the need for more methodical focus on qualitative writing.

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I would like to thank Prof. Mike Peng (Editor-in-Chief) for the opportunity, encouragement, and guidance to write this commentary and Prof. Mingfang Li for his helpful comments in shaping the manuscript. I am thankful to Jitendra Singh for his research assistance. Errors and omissions are my own however.

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Ramaswamy, K. Asian management research needs broader initiatives and focused incentives. Asia Pacific J Manage 24, 519–525 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-007-9039-2

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