ABSTRACT
This chapter explores categories of article retractions and provides examples, looks at retractions in business and management journals, and suggests a reading list for those interested in this topic for teaching and/or research purposes. The key reasons why a journal article is so flawed that it must be withdrawn from publication boil down to two: author misconduct or mistakes. A small percentage of retraction cases involve publisher errors, but by far the most common are author related. The old adage that "one bad apple spoils the bunch" exemplifies the worry that research misconduct taints and devalues all research, creating a "market for lemons". Retractions are also frequently referred to as the "tip of the iceberg", which promotes the view that research is tainted and, similar to littering, may encourage others to engage in misconduct on the grounds that "everyone does it".
