{"id":46814,"date":"2017-09-26T15:02:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T19:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=46814"},"modified":"2017-09-26T17:38:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T21:38:51","slug":"goodman-profs-named-among-worlds-most-productive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/09\/goodman-profs-named-among-worlds-most-productive\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodman profs named among world\u2019s most productive"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>Two Brock professors are being recognized on a list of the 99 most productive business and management education researchers in the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ernest Biktimirov, Professor of Finance, and Darlene Bay, Professor of Accounting, both with the Goodman School of Business, are among four Canadians featured in a <\/span>report produced by researchers at several U.S. business schools and published in <\/span>Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education <\/span><\/i>in July<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The list of the field\u2019s most productive researchers was created after 7,209 authors were identified who published at least one paper in 17 carefully-selected business and management education journals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each of the authors was ranked based on productivity according to the number of published articles \u2014 adjusted by the number of co-authors \u2014 and the journal quality. Topics included accounting, economics, finance, information systems, management, marketing and operations\/supply chain management.<\/span><\/p>\n

The paper was created to provide a searchable list of authors and topics for business professors and administrators, while also helping to identify research opportunities and potential collaborators.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a great accomplishment for Goodman,\u201d Biktimirov said of having two Brock professors named among only four Canadians on the list. \u201cIt\u2019s very strong validation of the quality of education we offer at the Goodman School of Business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Biktimirov was ranked second among Canadians on the list, and third among the finance researchers worldwide that were included.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great honour to be recognized,\u201d he said, adding his passion for teaching and love of research motivates him to stay productive in his field.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m always looking for new, innovative ways to teach finance,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m always trying to make finance easier to understand and more exciting. When I succeed in that, it gives me a great sense of satisfaction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Biktimirov is hopeful his teaching and research will help inspire others to pursue finance professionally.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bay, who has been teaching accounting at Brock since 2004, was surprised by the designation but honoured to be included among authors whose work she has been reading for years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her ongoing motivation is due in part to being raised in an environment that \u201crequires one to do a good job,\u201d she said. \u201c<\/span>I shudder to think what my grandmother would say if she ever heard of me not doing the very best I can at my job. It is very important to me to feel that I am \u2018earning\u2019 my paycheque.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But more than that, Bay said being an accounting professor is a big part of who she is. The career choice was initially based on her love of teaching and interaction with students. It was through working with others that she learned to not only enjoy research, but to also integrate her love of teaching. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat is the genesis for many of the research projects (I have taken on) and for projects in other areas of accounting research,\u201d she said. \u201cI love it when I can do research with our graduate students \u2014 that is the best.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The paper,<\/span> Key Authors in Business and Management Education Research: Productivity, Topics, and Future Directions,<\/span><\/i><\/a> was co-authored by several professors from U.S. business schools, including J. B. Arbaugh, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, College of Business; Carlos J. Asarta, University of Delaware, Lerner College of Business; Alvin Hwang, Pace University, Lubin School of Business; Charles J. Fornaciari, LaSalle University, School of Business; Regina F. Bento, University of Baltimore, Merrick School of Business; and Kathy Lund Dean, Gustavas Adolphus College.<\/span><\/p>\n

Biktimirov recently spoked about the designation during an\u00a0appearance on Conversations with Goodman, a podcast series\u00a0produced by the Goodman Marketing, Communications and Alumni Relations team that\u00a0features guests from the Goodman community.
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