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Professor Russell Craig's Outputs (31)

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.

A rum deal: The purser’s measure and accounting control of materials in the Royal Navy, 1665–1832 (2016)
Journal Article
McBride, K., Hines, T., & Craig, R. (2016). A rum deal: The purser’s measure and accounting control of materials in the Royal Navy, 1665–1832. Business History, 58(6), 925-946. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2016.1153068

We draw on archival resources and maritime and accounting history literature to explore the role of Royal Navy (RN) pursers between 1665 and 1832. Through an agency theory lens, we investigate accounting-related practices pursers used to control cons... Read More about A rum deal: The purser’s measure and accounting control of materials in the Royal Navy, 1665–1832.

Exploring signs of hubris in CEO language (2014)
Book Chapter
Craig, R., & Amernic, J. (2014). Exploring signs of hubris in CEO language. In R. P. Hart (Ed.), Communication and Language Analysis in the Corporate World (69-88). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4999-6.ch005

This chapter focuses on the potential for DICTION to identify inaptly hubristic language of Chief Executive Officers. CEO hubris is examined as a syndrome possessing identifiable symptoms that have possible links to CEO language and DICTION measures.... Read More about Exploring signs of hubris in CEO language.

A review of Chinese and English language studies on corporate environmental reporting in China (2014)
Journal Article
Yang, H., Craig, R., & Farley, A. (2015). A review of Chinese and English language studies on corporate environmental reporting in China. Critical Perspectives On Accounting, 28, 30-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2014.10.001

We review theoretical arguments, research methods and empirical findings of 57 Chinese and English language studies of corporate environmental reporting (CER) in China. The studies reviewed highlight the influential role of the Chinese government in... Read More about A review of Chinese and English language studies on corporate environmental reporting in China.

Institutional Change of Accounting Systems: The Adoption of a Regime of Adapted International Financial Reporting Standards (2014)
Journal Article
Guerreiro, M., Rodrigues, L., & Craig, R. (2015). Institutional Change of Accounting Systems: The Adoption of a Regime of Adapted International Financial Reporting Standards. European Accounting Review, 24(2), 379-409. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638180.2014.887477

This study combines Dillard et al.’s [(2004). The making and remaking of organization context: Duality and the institutionalization process. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 17(4), 506–542] institutional change model with institutional... Read More about Institutional Change of Accounting Systems: The Adoption of a Regime of Adapted International Financial Reporting Standards.

Perverse Audit Culture and Accountability of the Modern Public University (2014)
Journal Article
Craig, R., Amernic, J., & Tourish, D. (2014). Perverse Audit Culture and Accountability of the Modern Public University. Financial Accountability and Management, 30(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/faam.12025

The audit culture which has developed in public universities has led to counter‐productive outcomes. Managerial oversight of academic work has reached a critical tipping point. Extensive auditing of research output by means of performance management... Read More about Perverse Audit Culture and Accountability of the Modern Public University.