Educating for industrial research and development in Britain and Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4096712 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Mccormick (University of Sussex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 329-348 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079312331382251 |
| OpenAlex | W1966669273 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Drawing on a survey of almost 1000 research and development (R&D) staff working in large industrial corporations in Britain and Japan, this paper explores the impact of employment structures on the knowledge and skills learned in higher education, the way in which they are learned, and how industrial R&D staff expect them to be deployed through their careers. Distinguishing between a ‘market-oriented ̊s system (Britain) and an ‘organisation-oriented ̊s system (Japan) on the basis of the extent of employee mobility, the paper demonstrates that British scientists and engineers tend to expect to reach a variety of career milestones at much younger ages than their Japanese counterparts and on the basis of a narrower education and training. This pattern of ‘short termism ̊s in career expectations and narrow vocationalism is interpreted as a product of contemporary employment structures and industrial priorities
Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · Management · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Learning Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 1997 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |