Journal Juggernaut: With Three Editorial Appointments, Ertimur Becoming a Force for Faculty

As senior associate dean for faculty and research and听Tandean Rustandy esteemed professor, Ertimur has a full portfolio of responsibilities that include her own ambitious publication goals. On top of that, she recently accepted an editor role at Review of Accounting Studies, while she鈥檚 already an associate editor at both the Journal of Accounting Research and Management Science鈥攅ach among the most prestigious peer-reviewed journals in business.听

For Ertimur, visibility at top journals is a way to continue to influence the culture of research excellence she enjoys at the Leeds School of Business.

A 'dynamic mix' of young and experienced faculty

鈥淲e have this really dynamic mix of younger faculty who are out to establish themselves and some senior faculty who have accomplished a lot,鈥� she said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of collaboration within divisions and a lot of people willing to help junior faculty get published.鈥澨�

As a mentor, Ertimur said her editorial roles with journals gives her another avenue to help faculty and PhD students be better prepared for the rigors of publication.听

鈥淵ou get a sense for other reviewers, what their tastes are and how they approach the revision process,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 also a way to teach our faculty to have some backbone about their work鈥攖o know when to push back and advocate for what they鈥檝e done, instead of blowing off comments.鈥澨�

鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of collaboration within divisions and a lot of people willing to help junior faculty get published.鈥�

Yonca Ertimur, senior associate dean for faculty and research

For example, Ertimur said, she recently resubmitted a paper for publication consideration, 鈥渁nd I asked two of my junior colleagues to read the paper and skim through our responses,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 the kind of thing anybody can do to help people who haven鈥檛 gone through the process, and it really gives you a better sense for how to handle your own revisions.鈥�

Ertimur鈥檚 own research interests lie in disclosures鈥攖raditional for an accounting expert鈥攁nd corporate governance, which she said she got into 鈥渂y accident鈥� after completing her PhD at New York University. While teaching at Stanford, she reconnected with Fabrizio Ferri, a fellow NYU alumnus, who was looking at the role of shareholder voting in monitoring public firms. Today, they have five papers on the topic, including in top journals like Review of Accounting Studies and the Journal of Financial Economics.听

鈥淭he thing that I like about governance topics is that they鈥檙e very interdisciplinary鈥攕o you have people in accounting, but there are elements of finance, law and so on,鈥� she said.

It鈥檚 something she鈥檇 like to encourage with her role at Leeds鈥擡rtimur pointed to a joint publication by Jeffrey York, an entrepreneurship expert, and David Drake, whose focus is operations鈥斺€渂ut it has to happen organically, you can鈥檛 force those kinds of synergies,鈥� she said.听

'An opportunity to shape the school'

In fact, one thing she appreciates about her role as associate dean, which she鈥檚 held since July 2020, is how it鈥檚 helped her get a broader view of the organization and the work her fellow faculty are engaged in, through regular interactions and the school鈥檚 brown-bag lunch series for sharing research among professors. If anything, that perspective has helped confirm for her that she made the right decision to join Leeds after leaving her post at Duke in 2012.

鈥淚 saw Leeds as this younger group with a lot of upside, where I would have a voice,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 wanted to have an opportunity to shape the school alongside my colleagues.鈥澨�

Between her leadership at the school and her work on academic journals, Ertimur certainly has the responsibility she sought when joining Leeds. She鈥檚 hoping to find more time for her own research, as well鈥攁 tall order, given her responsibilities, but one she鈥檚 equipped to handle.听

鈥淚 protect my calendar,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檝e learned to stop trying to solve every problem immediately and to limit my time on email.鈥澨�

When the going gets really tough, she turns to Boulder-approved methods to destress, including going for a run or a bike ride, 鈥渨hich gets you into this state where you鈥檙e able to think about things a little differently,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a good outlet for me, personally and professionally.鈥澨�

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