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