In Good Company: The Influence of Peers on Industry Engagement by Academic Scientists

Valentina Tartari; Markus Perkmann; Ammon Salter

In Good Company: The Influence of Peers on Industry Engagement by Academic Scientists

Valentina Tartari, Markus Perkmann, Ammon Salter

Imperial College London

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Abstract

Recent research has explored behavioral peer group influences on academics’ engagement with industry, but has not explicitly addressed under which circumstances these influences are more pronounced. Analyzing multi-source data for 1200 UK academic scientists and engineers, we find that peers’ behavior shape individual engagement behavior, yet the effect of social learning is stronger for individuals in the early stage of their career, while it is weaker for star scientists and academics who have worked in industry in the past. While peer effects appear to be strong, we find no organization-level effects. We explore implications for research on professional organizations and policies designed to encourage academics to engage with industry.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
Editors	Leslie Toombs
Number of pages	6
Place of Publication	Birmingham, AL
Publisher	Academy of Management
Publication date	2012
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	72nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2012: The Informal Economy - Boston, United States Duration: 3 Aug 2012 → 7 Aug 2012 Conference number: 72 http://annualmeeting.aomonline.org/2012/

Conference

Conference	72nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2012
Number	72
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	03/08/2012 → 07/08/2012
Other	The Informal Economy
Internet address	http://annualmeeting.aomonline.org/2012/

Series	Academy of Management Proceedings
ISSN	2151-6561

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Tartari, V, Perkmann, M & Salter, A 2012, In Good Company: The Influence of Peers on Industry Engagement by Academic Scientists . in L Toombs (ed.), Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. Academy of Management, Birmingham, AL, Academy of Management Proceedings, 72nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2012, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 03/08/2012.

In Good Company: The Influence of Peers on Industry Engagement by Academic Scientists . / Tartari, Valentina; Perkmann, Markus; Salter, Ammon.
Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings. ed. / Leslie Toombs. Birmingham, AL: Academy of Management, 2012. (Academy of Management Proceedings).

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