Moving up the ladder
Heterogeneity Influencing Academic Careers Through Research Orientation, Gender, and Mentors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4097096 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ward Ooms (0000-0003-4293-906X, Faculty of Management, Science and Technology, Open University in the Netherlands (OUNL), Heerlen, Netherlands, corresponding author), Claudia Werker (0000-0002-1922-7235, Delft University of Technology), Christian Hopp (0000-0002-4095-092X, RWTH Aachen University, TIME, Aachen, Germany) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1268-1289 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079.2018.1434617 |
| OpenAlex | W2788628573 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 64 |
We look into the question whether heterogeneity stemming from research orientation, gender, or disciplinary and cultural differences with their PhD supervisors helps or hampers academics’ careers. Based on a sample of 248 academics at two leading European universities of technology, we combine multinomial logit models and sequential logit models to understand career advancement. Our results show that heterogeneity stemming from research orientation is helpful. Academics who bridge between the quest for fundamental understanding and socio-economic relevance attain career success. Yet heterogeneity stemming from gender hinders careers: female academics face problems securing tenured positions and full professorships. Mentor–mentee heterogeneity only helps in early career transitions, but hampers advancement later on. Our insights offer suggestions to policymakers, university managers, and academics, because they help to identify promising academics, the right support for sitting staff members, measures correcting for gender imbalances, and can inform strategic choices regarding research orientation and PhD supervisors
Discipline · Future Orientation · Higher education · Multinomial logistic regression · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · scientometrics and bibliometrics research · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 3,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |