Hiring Decisions in Organized Anarchies: More Evidence on Entrance into the Academic Career.

Thompson, Fred; Zumeta, William

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Publication Date: 1985

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Hiring Decisions in Organized Anarchies: More Evidence on Entrance into the Academic Career.

Thompson, Fred; Zumeta, William

Review of Higher Education, v8 n2 p123-38 Win 1985

Analysis of data concerning the relationship of Ph.D. recipients' graduate institution's reputation and pre-employment research productivity to their selection for entry-level faculty employment revealed bias in favor of Ph.D.'s from elite institutions over those with greater research productivity, but in smaller magnitude than shown in an earlier study. (MSE)

Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Career Development, Career Planning, College Faculty, Entry Workers, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Organizational Climate, Productivity, Reputation, Research, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Selection, Teaching (Occupation)

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