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What makes management research interesting and why does it matter?
Abstract
This article discusses management research and what makes it interesting. In a well-known paper, “That’s Interesting!” Murray Davis argued that what most makes scholarly work interesting is that it disconfirms some (but not all) of the assumptions held by its audience. Davis’ arguments about what constitutes interesting research are summarized, including something that engages readers’ attention, something that stands out for readers “in contrast to the web of routinely taken-for-granted propositions which make up the structure of their everyday life.” Some perspectives from a Brazilian scholarly journal, “Revisita de Administracao de Empresas,” are also presented.
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“The work of Davis (1971) has been very infl uential (Bartunek et al., 2006) and is often included in doctoral education programs in marketing.”
From Unraveling scientific impact: Citation types in marketing journals (2015) · cites this paper as Bartunek et al., 2006
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TOURNAMENT RITUALS IN THE EVOLUTION OF FIELDS: THE CASE OF THE GRAMMY AWARDS.
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Interest as the Missing Motivator in Self-Regulation
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bartunek, J. M., Rynes, S. L., & Ireland, R. D.
- Affiliations
- Boston College (US)
- University of Iowa (US)
- Texas A&M University (US)
- ORCID
- Bartunek, Jean M.
- Venue
- Academy of Management Journal
- Publisher
- Academy of Management
- Published
- 2006-02
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 9-15
- ISSN
- 0001-4273 (ISSN-L)
- 1948-0989
- OpenAlex
- W1970959237
- Cited by
- 432
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 30 · 2015: 28 · 2014: 19 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 23
- FWCI
- 26.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Academy of Management Journal (publishedVersion)
- Iowa Research Online (University of Iowa) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Business Strategies and Management Research
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Business and International Management › Business and Management Studies
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Academic Writing and Publishing
- Keywords
- management research, research interest, reader attention, academic writing, Brazilian management journals
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