PhD careers in Spanish industry: Job determinants in manufacturing versus non-manufacturing firms

Herrera, Liliana; Antolín, Mariano Nieto

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2015.09.019

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“…Based on the discussions provided, the present article aims to identify policy intervention areas for higher education, focusing on doctoral students’ external engagement, through the cross-fertilization of disciplinary, regulatory and organizational factors influencing such engagement. The ‘individual’ category is exempted from the scope of this article: Herrera and Nieto (2016) also confirm that, overall, studies have not obtained significant and conclusive results from the analysis of variables such as gender, age and marital status.…”

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“…Comparing the expectations of employers in industry with the doctoral candidates’ perspective, De Grande et al (2014) find that doctoral candidates underestimate the importance of technical and transferable skills. This can create a mismatch of skills for doctoral graduates moving into the non-academic careers (Enders, 2004), and hence policies are expected to reinforce the mechanisms that facilitate intersectoral mobility programmes for doctoral researchers (Herrera and Nieto, 2016).…”

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Collaboration of doctoral researchers with industry: A critical realist theorization

Moghadam-Saman

2019

Industry and Higher Education

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This article proposes a heuristic theoretical framework for identifying the main areas of policy improvement needed to enhance the engagement of doctoral researchers with industry. A critical realist approach is adopted in order to identify the factors underlying collaborations of doctoral researchers with industry. Following the initial three steps proposed by Danermark et al.’s Explanatory Model of Social Sciences, these factors are first identified at one level of abstraction and based on the findings of previous scholarly works on the external engagement of academics. They are comprised of academic disciplinary and contextual (regulatory and organizational) elements. After reviewing the prominent literature on each factor, a critical realist evaluation framework known as context–mechanism–outcome is implemented to integrate these underlying factors into an integrative and heuristic theoretical framework. Finally, the article discusses the research and policy implications of an interactive relationship between the disciplinary and contextual mechanisms that can shape different configurations for policy intervention to boost learning outcomes from collaboration.

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Collaboration of doctoral researchers with industry: A critical realist theorization

Moghadam-Saman

2019

Industry and Higher Education

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“…Finally, although some works offer some managerial implications, among the 40 studies analysed, only one offers some implications for policymakers (Furukawa and Goto, ). A strong academic career orientation becomes problematic if academia is unable to absorb all the doctoral graduates; industry is becoming a major source of employment for scientists (Herrera and Nieto, ). This suggests the need for comprehensive policies to tackle the issues of scientists’ mobility to firms, scientific knowledge transfer, adaptation of academic programmes to firms’ needs and networking between firms and universities.…”

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“…open versus closed science), the different incentive structures to which these scientists respond (e.g. academic recognition versus economic incentives) and the fact that academia is no longer the primary sector of employment for scientists (Herrera and Nieto, ).…”

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Effect of Corporate Scientists on Firms’ Innovation Activity: A Literature Review

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2019

Journal of Economic Surveys

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This study reviews the literature on the effect of corporate scientists on firms’ innovation activities. Traditionally, the scientist's role in a firm is linked to the processes of generation and absorption of scientific knowledge. However, a growing number of studies over the years show that the scientist's role in firm innovation processes is more extensive and that they contribute to the development of successful new products, processes and services. However, there are no comprehensive reviews of this literature. This paper fills the gap by providing a systematic review of the empirical literature on the role of the corporate scientists in the innovation process by investigating: (1) theoretical approaches used to evaluate the impact of scientists, (2) the importance for the firm's innovation activity of scientists’ heterogeneity, (3) those firm innovation activities over which scientists exhibit more influence, (4) the variables moderating the effect of scientists and (5) research implications for managers.

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“…While factors such as personal characteristics, learnedness, mind-expansion, scholarship and an overall broadening of one's career options, play a role in motivating people to enrol in masters and doctoral programs (Cleary, Hunt, & Jackson, 2011;Herrera & Nieto, 2016), students have commonly asked, how is this Master's [or other postgraduate degree] going to help get me a job? (Mistry, White, & Berardi, 2009, p. 143).…”

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Australian postgraduate student experiences and anticipated employability: A national study from the students’ perspective

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Kinash

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Postgraduate students are navigating a rapidly evolving landscape for their future careers. In this context, higher education providers are responsible for supporting and monitoring postgraduate (masters and doctoral) students’ development for both education and employability contexts. This empirical research provides a rich analysis of feedback breakfasts, focus groups and interviews with 319 postgraduate student participants from 26 universities. Emergent themes highlight widespread lack of confidence in university-mediated student experiences, particularly in the context of employability, and pessimism regarding career outcomes. Students expressed a view that higher education providers need to direct further attention and relevant supports toward postgraduate education. Future career despondency was particularly prevalent among students with academic aspirations. The findings are discussed using the theoretical framework of eudemonia and flourishing as an approach to revitalising and improving both the process and outcomes of postgraduate education. The paper concludes with practical recommendations for universities to improve the postgraduate student experience in the context of employability.

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PhD careers in Spanish industry: Job determinants in manufacturing versus non-manufacturing firms

Cited by 20 publications

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Collaboration of doctoral researchers with industry: A critical realist theorization

Collaboration of doctoral researchers with industry: A critical realist theorization

Effect of Corporate Scientists on Firms’ Innovation Activity: A Literature Review

Australian postgraduate student experiences and anticipated employability: A national study from the students’ perspective

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