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JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
Management Journals and the Celebrity Researcher Effect on Tiers
Author(s): Reginald L. Bell
Citation: Reginald L. Bell, (2013) "Management Journals and the Celebrity Researcher Effect on Tiers," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 10, Iss. 5, pp. 44 - 62
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
I used two-way analysis of variance, with a 4 x 3 factorial design, to compare the means of 420 articles
published in 21 reputable management journals—20 articles per journal. The independent variables were
a corroborated list of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tier management journals and three publication periods were
1989 and before, 1990 to 1999 and 2000 and after. The dependent variable was the 617,299 citations of
articles found in a Google Scholar citations search. I ascertained means differed on the main effects of
tier (p< .001) and publication period (p< .05). The measure of the magnitude of decreases in citations
among journal tiers did not differ across the three publication periods, with a non-significant interaction
effect of p = .794. Super-cited articles published in 1st tier management journals give them a competitive
advantage over lower tier journals when journals are ranked by counting citations. This celebrity
researcher effect, however, is negated over time.
