Abstract
Adler and Harzing (this issue) offer an insightful analysis of the problems associated with academic rankings systems. First, they worry the growing reliance on such systems may be altering the very substance of the knowledge we produce and the kinds of questions we ask as management scholars. Second, they call upon academia to generate alternatives. In this commentary, I focus on the challenges of heeding their call to generate alternatives. Our increased reliance on academic journal rankings to assess scholarship is quite evident. As a community, we have succumbed to the seductive power of academic journal rankings. Seduction is a strong word, as its definition implies: leading person away from duty or proper conduct; to corrupt; to win over; to attract (American Heritage Dictionary). The seductive power of academic journal rankings should not be underestimated, however. The point is not to condemn any of us but to point out the many ways we have all in some way or another fallen under the seductive power of academic journal rankings even as we harbor serious reservations about their value. And the all is quite encompassing.
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