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Academic research into marketing: Many publications, but little impact?

Hughes, Tim; Stone, Merlin; Aravopoulou, Eleni; Tiu Wright, Len; Machtynger, Liz

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Authors

Tim Hughes Tim.Hughes@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Applied Marketing

Merlin Stone

Eleni Aravopoulou

Len Tiu Wright

Liz Machtynger



Abstract

© 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license. This article reviews some issues associated with the way in which academic research into marketing is evaluated by UK education authorities using their research excellence framework (REF), in particular the impact component of the assessment. It discusses the extent to which research by marketing academics published in leading academic journals is relevant to the concerns of marketing management and how this relevance or lack of it may be reflected in the relative paucity of impact submissions in marketing. It considers the model of impact assessment used in the REF and how this differs from how marketing academics work in practice, giving three examples of significant impact that would not be acceptable under current rules. It concludes by suggesting that alternative models for impact should be investigated and suggests that using more practical models might result in better engagement of marketing academics with business, leading to greater relevance in teaching and employability of marketing graduates.

Citation

Hughes, T., Stone, M., Aravopoulou, E., Tiu Wright, L., & Machtynger, L. (2018). Academic research into marketing: Many publications, but little impact?. Cogent Business and Management, 5(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2018.1516108

Journal Article Type Review
Acceptance Date Aug 6, 2018
Publication Date Jan 1, 2018
Deposit Date Oct 8, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Cogent Business and Management
Print ISSN 2331-1975
Electronic ISSN 2331-1975
Publisher Cogent OA
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 5
Issue 1
Pages 1-18
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2018.1516108
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/874549
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2018.1516108

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