Crossing Academic Borders: Exploring the Role of Social Capital in Academic Hiring

Autor/in	Laufer, Melissa
Titel	Crossing Academic Borders: Exploring the Role of Social Capital in Academic Hiring
Quelle	In: Comparative Education, 56 (2020) 4, S.583-601 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Laufer, Melissa)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0068
DOI	10.1080/03050068.2020.1782603
Schlagwörter	Social Capital; College Faculty; Faculty Recruitment; Overseas Employment; Foreign Workers; Faculty Mobility; Universities; Resumes (Personal); Work Experience; Teacher Attitudes; Social Networks; Cultural Context; Foreign Countries; Teacher Background; Belgium; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialkapital; Fakultät; Auslandstätigkeit; University; Universität; Lebenslauf; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Lehrerverhalten; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Ausland; Belgien; USA
Abstract	Academics are increasingly seeking employment abroad. Despite their growing number, there is limited research on how academics secure positions at foreign universities. The literature does indicate however, that academic hiring is not a standardised meritocratic process, but influenced by academic tradition and social capital. Drawing on this perspective, this study explores the role social capital plays among international and local hires at two universities (located in the U.S. and Flanders), that exhibited contrasting approaches towards recruiting foreign talent. At the U.S. university, social capital was used to "counterbalance" lacking elements in a candidate's curriculum vitae related to their professional experience. At the Flemish university, social capital was used to signal a candidate's "compatibility" with the ethos of the hiring university or system. The study demonstrates that the role social capital plays is not exclusively determined by nationality but linked to an academic's professional background which signals their insider/outsider status in the system of their employment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01