Ancell School of Business : Ancell Bylaws, Policies and Procedures

Ancell Impact Policy

The ASB Impact Policy was drafted by the Faculty Qualifications Committee (FQC) and approved by the faculty on November 21, 2014.

IMPACT METRICS

Mission Alignment Impact

  • Percentage of intellectual contribution outcomes that align with one or more “mission-related” focus areas for research
  • Percentage of faculty with one or more intellectual contribution outcomes that align with one or more
    mission-related focus areas
  • Research awards and recognition that document alignment with one or more “mission-related” focus areas for research

Academic Impact

  • Publications in highly recognized, leading peer-review journals (journals in a designated journal list, Top 3,
    Top 10, etc.)
  • Citation counts
  • Journal circulation
  • Download counts for electronic journals
  • Editorships, associate editorships, editorial board memberships, and/or invitations to act as journal reviewers for recognized, leading peer-review journals
  • Elections or appointments to leadership positions in academic and/or professional associations and societies
  • Recognitions for research (e.g., Best Paper Award), fellow status in an academic society, and other recognition by professional and/or academic societies for intellectual contribution outcomes
  • Invitations to participate in research conferences, scholarly programs, and/or international, national, or
    regional research forums
  • Inclusion of academic work in the syllabi of other professors’ courses
  • Competitive grants awarded by major national and international agencies (e.g., NSF and NIH) or third-party funding for research projects
  • Patents awarded
  • Appointments as visiting professors or scholars in other schools or a set of schools

Teaching/Instructional Impact

  • Grants for research that influence pedagogical practices, materials, etc.
  • Case studies of research leading to the adoption of new teaching/learning practices
  • Textbooks, teaching manuals, etc. that are widely adopted (by number of editions, number of downloads, number of views, use in teaching, sales volume, etc.)
  • Publications that focus on research methods and teaching
  • Research-based learning projects with companies, institutions, and/or non-profit organizations
  • Instructional software (by number of programs developed, number of users, etc.)
  • Case study development (by number of studies developed, number of users, etc.)
  • Teaching awards

Practice/Community Impact

  • Media citations (e.g., number, distribution, and effect)
  • Requests from the practice community to utilize faculty expertise for consulting projects, broadcast
    forums, researcher-practitioner meetings, faculty/student consulting projects, etc.
  • Publications in practitioner journals or other venues aimed at improving management expertise and
    practice
  • Consulting reports
  • Research income from various external sources, such as industry and community/governmental
    agencies to support individual and collaborative research activities
  • Case studies based on research that has led to solutions to business problems
  • Adoption of new practices or operational approaches as a result of faculty scholarship
  • Presentations and workshops for business and management professionals
  • Invitations for faculty to serve as experts on policy formulation, witnesses at legislative hearings,
    members of special interest groups/roundtables, etc.
  • Tools/methods developed for companies
  • Memberships on boards of directors of corporate and non-profit organizations