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Furthermore the quality and diversity of publications is impressive. As Table 31-2 (see theAppendix) shows, the faculty has published in 84 different peer-reviewed journals. Over 14% percent ofthe publications are in Top 10% journals as classified by our highly-restrictive journal list. Our facultyand PhD students continue to strive to create and publish high-quality research in the best peerreviewedjournals. The university requires a review of tenured faculty members every six years as partof a post-tenure review process called Periodic Performance Review (PPE). One faculty member whowas not producing research was evaluated in 2010 and was deemed to be performing inadequately inthe area of research. That person elected to pursue phased retirement rather than accept a formalunsatisfactory review. He is now in the first year of a three-year phased retirement.All faculty members are required to be actively engaged in intellectual activities. Under theworkload policy of the College of Business no tenured faculty member can have less than 10% of his orher evaluation based on research. In the Department of Accounting, no tenured faculty member hasless than 30% of his or her annual evaluation based on research. All untenured tenure-track facultymembers must have 60% of their annual performance evaluation based on research.Briefly describe the infrastructure supporting faculty intellectual contribution development.Infrastructure supporting research efforts can take one of several forms. A strong intellectualclimate and a commitment on the part of the department must be matched with sufficient resources tosupport research.Data and Computer Resources – One of the most important infrastructure components is data,particularly in light of the department’s decision to focus on archival research. There are three sourcesof funds for data acquisition and maintenance at UTSA. These are the university library, the College ofBusiness, and Department of Accounting funds. In the most recent accounting of library and COBfunding of databases, $497,000 was spent on data. The vast majority of these databases are used byaccounting researchers. Of particular importance is the Wharton WRDS platform for managing data thatcosts over $40,000 a year, but greatly facilitates the research process. Not included in this total is thecost of 16 Bloomberg Terminals that are available for accounting researchers in the COB FinancialStudies Center. The Department of Accounting provides approximately $5,000 to the library to pay partof several specialized databases and has just committed to paying $2,500 for half the cost of theSLNenergy database for several department researchers. The department also pays approximately$4,000 for the 10-K Wizard product provided by Morningstar that allows for word searches of all SECdocuments.All faculty have desktop computers, two monitors, a printer and, if requested, a laptopcomputer. Software is provided through the university except for several laptop applications that thedepartment purchased. The College of Business provides support through a Citrix system that allows foroff-campus access and for metered applications of a number of software products used by researchers.The COB also maintains a staff of computer technicians to maintain and update the computer resourcesin the college.Research Assistance – All department faculty members are eligible for research assistants. PhDstudents do not teach in their first year and only teach a single course in their second year, so they areassigned to faculty as research assistants. The COB provides funding for additional research assistantsfrom graduate incremental funding and the department usually has two or three masters’ studentsavailable as graduate assistants as well. Every faculty member is assigned between 10 and 20 hours a20