Work Profiles of Research Statisticians

Lane, Julia; Ray, Russ; Glennon, Dennis

doi:10.1080/00031305.1990.10475683

Cited by 9 publications

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“…The finding that high-performing researchers have greater time management skills is not only intuitive but also consistent with prior research (Lane et al, 1990;Levitan and Ray, 1992). While not particularly unexpected, this finding does have implications for managing faculty, which is discussed later in the paper.…”

Section: Discussion Of the Findingssupporting

confidence: 82%

“…Lyons et al, 1999) represents a relevant ability or skill in our study. In work by Lane et al (1990), statisticians who had published the equivalent of one article in the Journal of the American Statistical Association were compared with a control group, and findings showed that those who published in this journal could be significantly differentiated by their ability to manage time. Also, Levitan and Ray (1992), in an empirical study of 252 accounting faculty, found the ability to manage time to be a significant predictor of 586 IJPPM 61,6 research productivity.…”

Section: Individual-level Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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What makes a “research star”? Factors influencing the research productivity of business faculty

White

James

Burke

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International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to identify factors influencing extremely high or low research productivity for business faculty members. Design/methodology/approach -Using data originating from a random sample of 236 faculty members across a wide range of accredited business schools and a web-based survey, main effects are hypothesized and explored. The authors examine only extreme data points of high (and low) research productivity to focus on high-performing research "stars." Findings -It is found that research "stars" hold higher academic rank, possess greater time management skills, individually place a high value on research, report higher time available to conduct research, enjoy higher institutional support in the form of graduate assistants and summer research support, have fewer course preparations, and work for departments with a similar priority placed on research.Research limitations/implications -The authors found that certain person-and situation-level factors differentiate high and low performing faculty members' research output. Practical implications -The paper has implications for university administrators regarding recruiting, selecting, and managing faculty members' research performance. Originality/value -Research productivity and intellectual contributions continue to dominate much of higher education as a primary measure of faculty members' success. One area that remains underexplored in the business literature is what "makes a research star" and, to the contrary, what factors predict extremely low faculty research productivity? Shedding light on this research question provides practical benefits for universities by enabling administrators to better recruit, select, motivate, and develop productive faculty members.

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Section: Individual-level Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

What makes a “research star”? Factors influencing the research productivity of business faculty

White

James

Burke

et al. 2012

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

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“…All the statisticians I interviewed reinforced the findings of Lane, Ray & Glennon (1990) who reported on a survey that compared 'authors' of at least one work published in the Journal of the American Statistical Association between 1982 and 1987 and a random sample of 'members' of that association. They found that all were problem solvers but they differed in where they looked for problems and what they did with them.…”

Section: Researchmentioning

confidence: 71%

Theory & Methods: Why do we do it? Statisticians and the Practice of Statistics

Hunt

2000

Aus NZ J of Statistics

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AgResearch SummaryThere has been no work done on why statisticians have chosen their particular profession. With the increasing emphasis on the development of biotechnology, it seems important to encourage people to take up statistics and to offer the perspective that the study of statistics brings. This paper is an attempt to develop a preliminary understanding, by open-ended in-depth interviewing, of the personal backgrounds that have encouraged present practising statisticians to move into this field, and to see how they experience their work.

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“…The median number of years since graduating with a PhD was 8.5, giving an average publication rate of 1.8/8.5 = 0.21 papers per year, much lower than for Australasian marketing academics. Lane et al (1990) surveyed 128 statisticians from US universities. The statisticians had an average of 11.2 publications over about a 14-year period since graduating with a PhD, giving an average annual publication rate of 11.2/14 = 0.8, slightly lower than for Australasian marketing academics.…”

Section: Research Productivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

A study of marketing departments in Australasian universities

Danaher

Starr

1998

European Journal of Marketing

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In the second part of the questionnaire courses in Marketing, such as Marketing Management and Marketing Research, were listed and respondents ranked these courses according to the number of students enrolled at their institution. Again, this was done separately for undergraduate, postgraduate and executive programmes.The third section of the questionnaire listed 15 research topics in Marketing. Department Heads reported the number of staff in their department who

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Work Profiles of Research Statisticians

Cited by 9 publications

References 2 publications

What makes a “research star”? Factors influencing the research productivity of business faculty

What makes a “research star”? Factors influencing the research productivity of business faculty

Theory & Methods: Why do we do it? Statisticians and the Practice of Statistics

A study of marketing departments in Australasian universities

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