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Pelger, Christoph and Grottke, Markus (2015). What about the future of the academy? - Some remarks on the looming colonisation of doctoral education. Crit. Perspect. Account., 26. S. 117 - 130. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. ISSN 1045-2354

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Abstract

In this paper we highlight key challenges which arise due to a transition of doctoral education in accounting towards the US model in the German-speaking area. We identify two main changes in PhD education, firstly the introduction of graduate schools and/or mandatory course programmes and secondly a focus on highly ranked academic journals as outlets for research. We reflect on how these changes affect the attitude of doctoral students towards the research and publication process. In particular we show how and why this setting fosters a focus on a common, narrow notion of knowledge leading to short-term tangible outcomes (e.g. a 'hit' in a 'top' journal), and elucidate what may be gained and lost by the changes with respect to the longer-term sustainability of the academy. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Pelger, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Grottke, Markus UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-413074
DOI:	10.1016/j.cpa.2014.09.007
Journal or Publication Title:	Crit. Perspect. Account.
Volume:	26
Page Range:	S. 117 - 130
Date:	2015
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1045-2354
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ACCOUNTING ACADEMIA; MANAGEMENT; TRANSITION; STUDENTS Multiple languages Business, Finance Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/41307