| By: |
Hottenrott, Hanna;
Lawson, Cornelia |
| Abstract: |
This paper studies the importance of the socialization environment - nest -
for the career destinations of early career researchers. In a sample of
research groups in the fields of science and engineering at universities in
Germany, we identify research orientation, output, funding as well as openness
to industry and commercialization as relevant components. Nests that attract
more public funding and are led by professors with high research performance
are more likely to produce researchers that take jobs in public research,
while links to industry predict jobs in the private sector. In a more nuanced
analysis that differs by type of industry employment we find that larger firms
also recruit from groups with higher scientific performance, while SMEs
recruit from nests with a higher patent productivity. A focus on experimental
development instead is associated with academic start-ups, and an applied
focus with employment in consulting. Recommendations for research training are
discussed. |
| Keywords: |
Researcher Mobility,Research Groups,Research Funding,Science-Industry Technology Transfer,Academic Careers |
| Date: |
2015 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:dicedp:153r&r=sog |