Robinson Faculty Ranked Among World's Leading Researchers
June 5, 2009 - (ATLANTA) - Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business has been recognized as one of the top U.S. business schools for faculty research according to an analysis by the School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Robinson's faculty was 54th overall and 24th among U.S. public schools in the worldwide rankings. The UTD survey is a rolling five-year survey that ranks the top 100 schools in the world based on faculty research contributions.
"The foundation for excellence of any business school is the caliber of its faculty," said Robinson College Dean H. Fenwick Huss. "This recognition, combined with the college's other national rankings, speaks to the strength of our faculty and underscores our position as a world leader in business education."
The most recent rankings are based on a database created by the Center for Information Technology Management at UTD which tracked faculty contributions in 22 leading business journals from 2004 to 2008. The journals represent a variety of disciplines and measures contributions to prestigious publications such as the Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Consumer Research, the Academy of Management Journal and the Journal of International Business Studies.
Robinson's Computer Information Systems (CIS) department finished seventh in the world for articles published about information systems research. CIS Department researchers are also third in articles published in the prestigious MIS Quarterly.
View the complete ranking results, where the information is also searchable by university, author and article.
The largest business school in the South and part of a major research institution, the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, an epicenter of business and a gateway to the world. With programs on four continents and students from 150 countries, the College is both worldwide and world class. Its part-time MBA program is ranked number seven in the nation and has been in the top 10 for 14 consecutive years. The College has 200 faculty, 7,400 students and 65,000 alumni. Noted for an emphasis on educating leaders, the Robinson College and Georgia State University have produced more of Georgia's top executives with graduate degrees than any other school in the nation.
