What makes management research interesting?: an exploratory study

The question of 'What makes management research interesting?' offers a unique opportunity for academics to engage in an introspective process of examining the craft of the management profession. Such a discussion can have implications for the content, direction, and impact of management theorizing and future research. Since 'interesting' research has been found to be more influential, an understanding of the factors making a research finding interesting is also of practical importance. The present study explores the construct of 'interesting' and expands it beyond the six attributes of interesting research identified by the editorial board of the Academy of Management Journal. Sixteen attributes that converge into five factors are identified and their implications for future research are outlined.
The question of 'What makes management research interesting?' offers a unique opportunity for academics to engage in an introspective process of examining the craft of the management profession. The idea [...]