Development of Originality under Inbreeding: A Case of Life Science Labs in Japan

Autor/in	Shibayama, Sotaro
Titel	Development of Originality under Inbreeding: A Case of Life Science Labs in Japan
Quelle	In: Higher Education Quarterly, 76 (2022) 1, S.63-75 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Shibayama, Sotaro)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-5224
DOI	10.1111/hequ.12315
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Creativity; Biological Sciences; Laboratories; Socialization; Alumni; Recruitment; Personnel Selection; Scientists; Universities; College Faculty; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Kreativität; Abwasserbiologie; Laboratory; Laboratorium; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; University; Universität; Fakultät
Abstract	Producing original knowledge is the foundation of scientific progress. Originality is associated with certain skills and practices that can be trained and socialised. This study investigates how inbreeding as a career practice influences the socialisation of originality. An analysis based on a sample of mid-career life scientists in Japan finds that originality and associated practices are transferred to junior academics from their PhD supervisors, and that the inter-generational transfer of the practices favourable for originality is reinforced when junior academics are inbred. Hence, if senior academics have orientation towards originality, inbred junior academics are likely to succeed the same orientation; whereas if supervisor lack orientation towards originality, inbred juniors also lack the orientation. Thus, inbreeding can be a double-edged sword in developing originality. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01