Navel Gazing: Academic Inbreeding and Scientific Productivity

Horta, Hugo; Veloso, Francisco; Grediaga, Rócio

doi:10.1287/mnsc.1090.1109

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“…Beyond these implications, our findings also raise questions surrounding practices of academic inbreeding, or the tendency for educational institutions to hire from within even if to the detri-ment of research productivity (Horta, Velosa, and Grediaga, 2010). Findings from this study are aligned with similar practices (i.e.…”

Section: Implications For Research On Doctoral Educationsupporting

confidence: 67%

The Role of Scholar Status in the Academic Publication Process

Amo

Ada

Sharman

2012

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With journal impact factors becoming increasingly visible aspects of academia and doctoral education, it is important for researchers to understand the process of becoming published in a highimpact journal so that faculty members are able to prepare doctoral students for successful publication. Using a sample of empirical manuscripts published on a common topic (the business value of information technology or BVIT), this study explored the extent to which a scholar's status and quality of respective manuscript explained journal quality and examined how scholar status affected the relationship between manuscript quality and journal quality. Differences over time were also explored, and models from two different time periods (pre-and post-2000) were compared. Findings emerged that have implications for doctoral research and education. First, scholars with higher status were published in journals with higher impact factors, even if the manuscript was not of superior quality. Second, in post-2000 years, the contribution of scholar status in predicting journal quality became significant. The productivity gap between scholars from toptier institutions and scholars associated with all other institutions has increased in this particular domain in recent years and/or that scholar status is exerting greater impact on journal outlet over time. Findings are discussed in context of management schools' doctoral education programs.

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Section: Implications For Research On Doctoral Educationsupporting

confidence: 67%

The Role of Scholar Status in the Academic Publication Process

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Ada

Sharman

2012

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“…On the other hand, these results do not compensate for a potential negative consequences of academic inbreeding, such as focusing on the intra-university academic community, lower mobility and collaboration with academics from outside one's own university (Horta, Veloso, & Grediaga, 2010;Sivak & Yudkevich, 2015).…”

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Antecedents of organizational commitment among faculty: an exploratory study

Lovakov

2016

Tertiary Education and Management

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“…This occurs because both faculty and administrators consider the status quo to be ''natural'' and beneficial, and their interests are squarely invested in established academic and administrative arrangements. In short, new perspectives and new relationships do not take hold as easily where inbreeding is prevalent, and departments, schools, and the entire university are less innovative and open (for various examples and discussion, see Smythe and Smythe 1944;Pelz and Andrews 1966;Velho and Krige 1984;Horta et al 2007). In the twenty-first century, where knowledge is rapidly changing and increasingly globalized, inbreeding engenders traditionalism, which limits excellence and innovation.…”

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Academic inbreeding: local challenge, global problem

Altbach

Yudkevich

Rumbley

2015

Asia Pacific Educ. Rev.

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''Academic inbreeding''-involving the appointment of faculty members who graduated from the institution employing them-is considered a small and peripheral aspect of the academic profession but is quite widespread globally. This paper analyzes the nature of inbreeding and its impact on universities. Data from eight countries where inbreeding is widespread are analyzed in order to examine the perceived impact of the phenomenon on academics and universities. Our analysis reveals that while inbreeding has deleterious effects on universities, it is widely perceived as a ''normal'' part of academic lifeand some positive aspects are evident.

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Navel Gazing: Academic Inbreeding and Scientific Productivity

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Cited by 170 publications

References 61 publications

The Role of Scholar Status in the Academic Publication Process

The Role of Scholar Status in the Academic Publication Process

Antecedents of organizational commitment among faculty: an exploratory study

Academic inbreeding: local challenge, global problem

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