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Professor Russell Craig's Outputs (6)

Semantic tone of research 'environment' submissions in the UK's Research Evaluation Framework 2014 (2017)
Journal Article
Thorpe, A., Craig, R., Hadikin, G., & Batistic, S. (2018). Semantic tone of research 'environment' submissions in the UK's Research Evaluation Framework 2014. Research Evaluation, 27(2), 53-62. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvx039

This article applies DICTION computer-assisted text analysis software to evaluate the tone of research ‘Environment’ submissions by Business and Management Studies schools in the UK’s 2014 Research Evaluation Framework. We find that submissions conta... Read More about Semantic tone of research 'environment' submissions in the UK's Research Evaluation Framework 2014.

‘Environment’ Submissions in the UK's Research Excellence Framework 2014 (2017)
Journal Article
Thorpe, A., Craig, R., Tourish, D., Hadikin, G., & Batistic, S. (2018). ‘Environment’ Submissions in the UK's Research Excellence Framework 2014. British Journal of Management, 29(3), 571-587. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12248

There has been much debate about university research assessment exercises. In the UK, a major element of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF2014) has been the research environment. Here we analyse 98 REF2014 ‘environment’ submissions in Busin... Read More about ‘Environment’ Submissions in the UK's Research Excellence Framework 2014.

A mania for assessment: How an audit culture undermines the purpose of universities (2017)
Book Chapter
Tourish, D., Craig, R., & Amernic, J. (2017). A mania for assessment: How an audit culture undermines the purpose of universities. In T. Huzzard, M. Benner, & D. Kärreman (Eds.), The Corporatization of the Business School: Minerva Meets the Market (34-55). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315640594

This chapter highlights the potential of audit-based university performance management systems to render much academic effort less effective than it otherwise would be. It challenges the university audit culture, demonstrate how such a culture is sti... Read More about A mania for assessment: How an audit culture undermines the purpose of universities.