Doctoral Degree Prestige and the Academic Marketplace: A Study of Career Mobility Within the Management Discipline.

Bedeian, Arthur G.; Cavazos, David E.; Hunt, James G.; Jauch, Lawrence R.

doi:10.5465/amle.2010.48661188

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“…The mass data were first reduced by conducting theme coding. The coding scheme was developed based on the relevant literature reviewed by the two authors (Barrie, 2006;Bedeian, Cavazos, Hunt, & Jauch, 2010;Benjamin & O'Reilly, 2011;Bridgstock, 2009;Cecil, Reed, & Reed, 2011;G. Chen, Donahue, & Klimoski, 2004;de la Harpe & David, 2011;Fenich & Hashimoto, 2010;Savickas, 1997a;Super, 1980Super, , 1990.…”

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Explore or Establish? Event Graduates' Early Career Paths

Lei¹,

Loi²

2016

Event Management

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This article investigates the career development trajectories of graduates from Event Management fields by linking to concepts of self-discovery theory and person–job fit (P–J fit). The research study uses key informant interviews for data collection to obtain insights, and conducts content analysis by using NVivo software. Results highlight three career development trajectories of graduates' early years and the paramount role of a conducive working environment as a major determinant, which imposes strong influence on graduates' early career development. Results also delineate the different roles of the two types of person–job fit. Challenges faced at the early career development stage are identified. Implications for educators, career counselors, and employers are addressed.

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Explore or Establish? Event Graduates' Early Career Paths

Lei¹,

Loi²

2016

Event Management

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“…While some studies suggest no clear effect of a department's prestige on academic productivity (Long 1978), others find the opposite (Allison/Long 1990). Studies of the U.S. academic labor market find that indi viduals from prestigious PhDgranting institutions are more likely to get tenure later on (Baldi 1995;Bedeian et al 2010;Crane 1970). In Germany, however, no such effect has been shown so far (Baier/Münch 2013).…”

Section: Symbolic Capital: Reputation From Institutions and Academic mentioning

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Who Becomes a Tenured Professor, and Why? Panel Data Evidence from German Sociology, 1980-2013

Lutter

Schröder

2014

SSRN Journal

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Prior studies that try to explain who gets tenure and why remain inconclusive, especially on whether non-meritocratic factors influence who becomes a professor. On the basis of career and publication data of virtually all sociologists working in German sociology departments, we test how meritocratic factors (academic productivity) as well as nonmeritocratic factors (ascription, symbolic, and social capital) influence the chances of getting a permanent professorship in sociology. Our findings show that getting tenure in sociology largely depends on scholarly output, as previous studies have shown. Improving on existing studies, however, we show specifically that each refereed journal article and each monograph increases a sociologist's chance for tenure by 10 to 15 percent, while other publications affect one's likelihood for tenure only marginally and in some cases even negatively. Regarding non-meritocratic factors, we show that network size and individual reputation matter, while international experience and the reputation of one's university do not directly affect the likelihood of tenure. Women need on average 23 to 44 percent fewer publications than men to get their first permanent position as university professor. Thus, all else being equal, they are about 1.4 times more likely to get tenure than men. The article contributes to a better understanding of the role of meritocratic and non-meritocratic factors in achieving scarce and highly competitive job positions. ZusammenfassungBei der Frage, wer eine Professur bekommt, sind sich bisherige Studien insbesondere über den Einfluss nichtmeritokratischer Faktoren unschlüssig. Auf Basis von Lebenslauf-und Publikationsdaten fast aller an soziologischen Instituten in Deutschland beschäftigten Sozialwissenschaftlerinnen und Sozialwissenschaftlern testen wir, wie meritokratische (wissenschaftliche Produktivität) und nichtmeritokratische Faktoren (Askription, symbolisches und soziales Kapital) die Chance beeinflussen, auf eine Soziologieprofessur berufen zu werden. Es zeigt sich, dass eine Berufung vor allem von der Anzahl wissenschaftlicher Publikationen abhängt. Mit jedem referierten Zeitschriftenaufsatz und jeder Buchpublikation steigt die Chance auf eine Berufung um 10 bis 15 Prozent an, während andere Publikationsarten sie nur moderat oder sogar negativ beeinflussen. Unter den nicht-meritokratischen Faktoren zeigen sich insbesondere Netzwerkfaktoren wie auch individuelle Reputation als relevant. Internationale Erfahrung sowie das Prestige der Herkunftsinstitution weisen keine direkten Effekte auf. Frauen, so das weitere Ergebnis der Untersuchung, benötigen im Schnitt 23 bis 44 Prozent weniger Publikationen als Männer, um einen Erstruf zu erhalten. Unter sonst gleichen Faktoren liegt ihre Chance auf eine Professur um das 1,4-fache höher als die ihrer männ-lichen Kollegen. Insgesamt leistet die Studie einen Beitrag zur Beantwortung der Frage, wie und wie stark meritokratische und nichtmeritokratische Faktoren die Chancen auf sehr knappe, zugleich hoch komp...

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“…To control for the fact that a researcher's scientific environment affects his or her productivity (see e.g., Fiedler, Welpe, Lindlbauer, and Sattler (2008)) we include the dummy variable reputation doctorate (see Bedeian, Cavazos, Hunt, and Jauch (2010)). It is coded as "1" if the doctorate granting institution is among the top 10 institutions within Austria, Germany, or the German-speaking part of Switzerland according to the Handelsblatt ranking, and "0" otherwise.…”

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Time to Go? (Inter)National Mobility and Appointment Success of Young Academics

Bäker

Breuninger

Muschallik

et al. 2016

Schmalenbach Bus Rev

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We analyze whether and how young researchers' (inter)national mobility affects their later appointment success. We use data on 330 researchers from business and economics in Germany, Austria and the German-speaking part of Switzerland and measure appointment success by (a) the time it takes a young researcher to get tenure and by (b) whether the researcher succeeded in getting tenure at a highly ranked institution. We find that international mobility is positively related to the likelihood of getting tenure at a highly ranked institution whereas pre-tenure national mobility is negatively related to both measures of appointment success. The latter effect stems from the period when post-doctoral pre-tenure national mobility was uncommon and created a negative stigma -an effect that vanishes after the introduction of Juniorprofessorships. ABSTRACTWe analyze whether and how young researchers' (inter)national mobility affects their later appointment success. We use data on 330 researchers from business and economics in Germany, Austria and the German-speaking part of Switzerland and measure appointment success by (a) the time it takes a young researcher to get tenure and by (b) whether the researcher succeeded in getting tenure at a highly ranked institution. We find that international mobility is positively related to the likelihood of getting tenure at a highly ranked institution whereas pre-tenure national mobility is negatively related to both measures of appointment success. The latter effect stems from the period when postdoctoral pre-tenure national mobility was uncommon and created a negative stigma --an effect that vanishes after the introduction of Juniorprofessorships.JEL Classification: I23, J24, J6.

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Doctoral Degree Prestige and the Academic Marketplace: A Study of Career Mobility Within the Management Discipline.

Cited by 74 publications

References 27 publications

Explore or Establish? Event Graduates' Early Career Paths

Explore or Establish? Event Graduates' Early Career Paths

Who Becomes a Tenured Professor, and Why? Panel Data Evidence from German Sociology, 1980-2013

Time to Go? (Inter)National Mobility and Appointment Success of Young Academics

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