Tenure has been cherished in academia for a long time. However, factors such
as decreasing budgets and increasing demands for faculty accountability have
resulted in many colleges/universities implementing post-tenure review policies.
This paper examines accounting faculty opinions on post-tenure review. A
national survey was conducted to determine opinions on possible consequences
of post-tenure review as well as support for several policies currently in place in
many colleges/universities and the likelihood of implementing these policies in
the respondents' institutions. Possible advantages of post-tenure review such as
improved performance and possible disadvantages such as loss of academic
freedom were not substantiated in this study. Results revealed significant
differences in opinion on post-tenure reviews based on many factors such as
rank, tenure status, experience and size of the institution.