[ARTICOLO] Arbaugh, J. B. and Hwang, A. (2015), “What are the 100 most cited articles in business and management education research, and what do they tell us?”, Organization Management Journal, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 154-175

Although business and management education research has made great strides over the last decade, concerns about the area’s legitimacy and attraction of new scholars continue to require attention. One of the obstacles that may impede the area’s progress is a lack of knowledge of the influential works that may be useful in determining the nature and magnitude of potential contributions. Authors have started the analysis from three guiding research questions, which could be summarize as following: (a) What are the most cited articles in business and management education research?, (b) Are there categories of research interest areas in the business and management education literature that could be uncovered from related topical issues of highly cited articles?, (c) To what extent are these articles related to the journals in which they are published?

Thus, using Harzing’s Publish or Perish and a broad list of search terms related to business and management education, Authors have generated an initial list of 100 highly cited articles published since 1970. Fifty-eight of the 100 articles were published in or after 2000. After noting the most highly cited articles, their journal outlets, and their influence patterns with other highly cited articles, they conclude the article with potential research questions regarding development of research streams, the relative influence of new journals, and efforts to attract and increase the influence of business education scholars.

January 2019