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Looking back to look ahead: MRQ's past five years of evidence-based management research in numbers

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  • Joern Block

    (Trier University
    Erasmus University Rotterdam
    Universität Witten/Herdecke)

  • Leif Brändle

    (University of Hohenheim)

Abstract

The literature base of business and management research is constantly growing and becoming more complex. Hence, the need for an evidence-focused review journal such as Management Review Quarterly (MRQ) is also growing. Literature reviews, meta-analyses, replications, and bibliographic studies help to consolidate and integrate the field's evidence and knowledge and set the agenda for future research. MRQ has found its place in the management field and has seen a constant rise in the number of submissions and impact. This editorial aims to take stock. It looks back to look ahead by reflecting on the number of submissions, the journal's scope in terms of international coverage, methods, and topics, and its impact over the last five years. The editorial closes with an outlook for the next five years and discusses the uniqueness of MRQ as an evidence-focused review journal.

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  • Joern Block & Leif Brändle, 2022. "Looking back to look ahead: MRQ's past five years of evidence-based management research in numbers," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 72(4), pages 917-926, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:manrev:v:72:y:2022:i:4:d:10.1007_s11301-022-00303-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s11301-022-00303-7
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    Management; Literature reviews; Replication studies; Meta-analyses; Bibliometric reviews;
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    JEL classification:

    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
    • L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General
    • L30 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - General
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General
    • M20 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - General
    • M30 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - General
    • M40 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - General
    • M50 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - General

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