FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 19 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:

Christopher C. Rosen, Distinguished Professor and William R. & Cacilia Howard Chair in Management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Management, one of the world's leading academic journals in business and management. Rosen began his term July 1, leading an editorial team of scholars from universities around the world.

The appointment places a Walton College faculty member at the helm of a journal included in the Financial Times' FT50, a list of 50 leading academic publications used to assess research at business schools around the world. The role gives Rosen an opportunity to help shape scho...