Academic Stratification In Graduate Management Programs: Departmental Prestige and Faculty Hiring Patterns

Abstract

The nature of the academic stratification system within the field of management is investigated on the basis of data drawn from the 24 leading graduate departments of management. In theory, recruitment within the management marketplace follows a purely universalistic-achievement pattern that reflects a commitment to the ideal of advancement by merit. Evidence is presented, however, which suggests that a scholar's academic placement within the field of management may be influenced instead by particularistic criteria.