Influential but Flawed Management Science Paper Cited 6,000 Times Without Correction
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The article discusses a highly influential but fatally flawed academic paper in Management Science that has been cited over 6,000 times and referenced by Wall Street executives, top government officials, and even a former U.S. Vice President. The paper claimed that 'High Sustainability companies significantly outperform their counterparts over the long-term, both in terms of stock market and accounting performance,' but the article reveals serious methodological flaws in the research. Despite the paper's widespread influence and citation count, the scholarly community has refused to address or correct the errors, raising questions about academic integrity and the consequences of flawed research in business academia.
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It's fatally flawed, and the scholarly community refuses to do anything about it.
The paper in question claimed to find that 'High Sustainability companies significantly outperform their counterparts over the long-term, both in terms of stock market and accounting performance.'
A fatally flawed but very influential paper in Management Science.
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