Research rankings of Asia Pacific business schools: Global versus local knowledge strategies

Despite the increasing recognition of the importance of the research mission of universities, no previous work has investigated the research productivity and research strategies of Asia Pacific business schools. This article fills this important gap by conducting the first study to rank the publication productivity of 130 Asia Pacific business schools. Drawing on data from the UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™ and several additional sources, we rank Asia Pacific business schools’ research productivity in three areas: (1) twenty-four leading business journals, (2) seven top management journals, and (3) five Asia Pacific management journals. We also extend this analysis by documenting the distinct publishing strategies of various Asia Pacific business schools—global, local, or both.

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Ram Mudambi   (PhD, Cornell University) is Professor and Perelman Senior Research Fellow at Temple University and Visiting Professor of International Business at the University of Reading. His research interests focus on knowledge/innovation management and international entrepreneurship. Mike W. Peng   (PhD, University of Washington) is the Provost’s Distinguished Professor of Global Strategy at the University of Texas at Dallas and Editor-in-Chief of the Asia Pacific Journal of Management. His research interests are global strategy, international business, and emerging economies. David H. Weng   is a PhD student at the University of Texas at Dallas. His research interests include institutional theory and international management.