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VHB-JOURQUAL: Ein Ranking von betriebswirtschaftlich-relevanten Zeitschriften auf der Grundlage von Expertenurteilen

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In light of shrinking budgets and growing international competition, universities are required to become transparent with respect to their teaching and research performance. In terms of research evaluation, the assessment of journal articles plays a vital role. However, existing journal rankings suffer from weaknesses that limit their usability for German-speaking universities. The main aim of this article is to introduce VHB-JOURQUAL, a valid, comprehensive ranking of academic journals in the field of business administration which is apt to be used in evaluation across different universities. After highlighting extant ranking approaches, the concept of VHB-JOURQUAL and its empirical application are discussed. 651 members of the Association of University Professors of Management and post-doctoral researchers assessed the quality of both articles and review processes of business administration journals that they are familiar with. Key results are reported and implications for university management are discussed.

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  1. Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Bauhausstr. 11, 99423, Weimar, Deutschland

    Thorsten Hennig-Thurau (Inhaber der Professur für Marketing und Medien)

  2. Department of Marketing, Strathclyde University, 173 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G40RQ, UK

    Gianfranco Walsh (Senior Lecturer)

  3. Lehrstuhl Marketing I, Universität Hannover, Königsworther Platz 1, 30167, Hannover, Deutschland

    Ulf Schrader (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter und Habilitand)

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Die Verfasser bedanken sich bei allen Teilnehmern der Befragung für die investierte Zeit und Mühe sowie für die Vielzahl an konstruktiven Hinweisen, die sie per E-Mail, Telefon oder persönlich erhalten haben. Ein besonderer Dank gebührt dem Vorstand des VHB, insbesondere Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ursula Hansen, Prof. Dr. Hans-Gerd Ridder und Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Weber, für die logistische und finanzielle Unterstützung des Vorhabens. Dank gilt ebenfalls all jenen Kollegen, die uns ihre Zeit für Pre- und Posttests zur Verfügung gestellt haben, cand. oec. Paul Marx für seine Programmierung des Fragebogens und der Auswertungsdateien sowie zwei anonymen Gutachtern der zfbf. Schließlich danken wir Dr. Boris Bartikowski für seine Hilfe bei der Beschaffung französischer Rankingdaten.

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Hennig-Thurau, T., Walsh, G. & Schrader, U. VHB-JOURQUAL: Ein Ranking von betriebswirtschaftlich-relevanten Zeitschriften auf der Grundlage von Expertenurteilen. Schmalenbachs Z betriebswirtsch Forsch 56, 520–545 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03372748

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