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BizEd May/June 2014 1 RESEARCH REVOLUTION 19 THE FUTURE OF SCHOLARSHIP AACSB board chair Robert Sullivan discusses the forces reshaping business research. 22 OPEN TO ALL Business faculty use open access publishing and social media to dis- seminate research to wider audiences. 24 CROSSING DISCIPLINES, MAKING AN IMPACT Multidisciplinary research in nontraditional fields has practical applications in business. BUSINESS RESEARCH GOES PUBLIC Business schools experiment with unconventional methods to get their faculty's best scholarship into the hands of laypeople and practitioners. READY TO WORK Several schools are integrating skill sets once reserved for MBA students into their undergraduate business courses. METRICS & MENTORS Executive coaches help the University of Tennessee at Knoxville "close the loop" in its assessment of student learning. May/June 2014 • VoluMe Xiii, issue 3 Features 18 28 36 42 6 FROM THE EDITORS 8 CALENDAR 10 HEADLINES Departments contents 52 42 46 RESEARCH 52 TECHNOLOGY 58 YOUR TURN 60 BOOKSHELF 62 CLASSIFIEDS 64 IDEA EXCHANGE Cover photo by C.J. Burton Diversied classrooms lead to richer learning experiences, more vibrant communities, and a stronger economy. e PhD Project helps accomplish this by supporting African-Americans Hispanic-Americans and Native Americans in the pursuit of higher education and in their journey to become business professors and mentors to the next generation of business students. e number of minority business professors in the U.S. has more than quadrupled since our founding in 1994. is year over 285 participating universities are illustrating a clear commitment to creating a diverse academic environment and have the distinct advantage of recruiting from our network of more than 1,500 minority faculty and doctoral students. e PhD Project is also focusing on the need for diversity in administration, having found fewer than 25 African-American, Hispanic American and Native American Deans at non-HBCU business schools in the U.S. Our Project AHEAD, Achieving Higher Education Administration Diversity, encourages tenured minority faculty to explore positions in administration and provides resources, support and mentors to help members pursue this path. To learn more about Project AHEAD, visit http://www.phdproject.org/ahead ank you to the over 285 business schools who are dedicated to diversifying their campuses with e PhD Project. To view a full list of participating schools, visit www.phdproject.org/universities.html Learn more about participating to e PhD Project by contacting Bernard J. Milano at 201.307.7662 or bmilano@kpmg.com. Stay connected to see all we're achieving: Follow us on facebook at: Facebook.com/thephdproject and on Twitter: Twitter.com/thephdproject Subscribe to us on YouTube: Youtube.com/thephdprojectvideos Join our LinkedIn Company Page: Linkedin.com/company/the-phd-project/ Ph.D. Three little letters. Endless potential to enhance campus diversity. KPMG Foundation Graduate Management Admission Council Citi Foundation AACSB International 285+ Participating Universities AICPA Foundation DiversityInc Microso Corporation JPMorgan Chase Foundation Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP e Merck Company Foundation Rockwell Collins Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. John Deere Foundation American Marketing Association AT&T CIGNA ADP Lincoln Financial Group Edison International/California State University System American Accounting Association Aerotek & TEKsystems (operating companies of Allegis Group) 3M e Hershey Company Funding provided by: "It was because of The PhD Project that I even had the inkling that I could do this." - Dr. Miles Davis Dean, Shenandoah University's Business School As the first PhD Project member to be named Dean, Dr. Davis is a mentor and role model for Project AHEAD. To find out more, visit www.phdproject.org *Founders CEO Entrepreneur Employee MBA BBA