Tenure

1
Tenure Promotion

• Desautels Faculty of Management
• Mary Dean Lee

2
Research Excellence A Contested Target

• Publishing in top tier journals
• Who decides which ones are A vs. A- vs. B?
• How to achieve fairness and consistency across
  diverse areas in management
• How to judge new journals in emerging disciplines
  or multi-disciplinary areas?
• Quality vs. quantity
• Importance of 1st authorship or sole authorship
• Success in obtaining research grants

3
Teaching Moving Target

• Course evaluation trends formerly weighed
  heavily, but online response rates call into
  question validity
• Required vs. elective course ratings
• Innovation in course design valued
• Real world relevance, connections to the field
  valued
• Specializing by level of student
• Enrollment maintenance/growth

4
Service Ambiguous Expectations

• Low level of committee assignments for Asst.
  Profs w/i Faculty
• Serving as reviewer for journals highly valued
• Working w/ doctoral students a plus but not
  required
• Overall citizenship or engagement in Area or
  Faculty considered important
• Activity in academic associations, other local or
  international communities
• Invitations to speak or give a class at
  prestigious universities or conferences