A taste for science? PhD scientists' academic orientation and self-selection into research careers in industry.

Autor/inn/en	Roach, Michael; Sauermann, Henry
Titel	A taste for science? PhD scientists' academic orientation and self-selection into research careers in industry.
Quelle	In: Research policy, 39 (2010) 3, S. 422-434 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	grafische Darstellungen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0048-7333; 1873-7625
DOI	10.1016/j.respol.2010.01.004
Schlagwörter	Forschung und Entwicklung; Dissertation; Forschung und Entwicklung; Industrie; Industrieforschung; Naturwissenschaften; Student; Wissenschaft; USA; Präferenz; Forschungsfreiheit; Karriereplanung; Arbeitsmotivation; Arbeitsplatzwahl; Ingenieurwissenschaft; Naturwissenschaften; Industrie; Industrieforschung; Arbeitsmotivation; Arbeitsplatzwahl; Berufliche Autonomie; Karriereplanung; Forschungsfreiheit; Wissenschaft; Dissertation; Präferenz; Tätigkeitsfeld; Student; USA
Abstract	"Recent research on industrial and academic science draws on the notion that academically trained scientists have a strong 'taste for science'. However, little attention has been paid to potential heterogeneity in researchers' taste for science and to potential selection effects into careers in industry versus academia. Using survey data from over 400 science and engineering PhD students, we examine the extent to which PhD students' taste for science (e.g., desire for independence, publishing, peer recognition, and interest in basic research) and other individual characteristics predict preferences for research careers in industry versus academia. Our results suggest that PhD students who prefer industrial employment show a weaker 'taste for science', a greater concern for salary and access to resources, and a stronger interest in downstream work compared to PhD students who prefer an academic career. Our findings have important implications for innovation research as well as for managers and policy makers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku). Die Untersuchung enthält quantitative Daten. Forschungsmethode: empirisch-quantitativ; empirisch; Befragung.
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2010/4