TY - UNPB
T1 - Peer Effects and Academics’ Industry Involvement
T2 - The Moderating Role of Age on Professional Imprinting
AU - Aschhoff, Birgit
AU - Grimpe, Christoph
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This study explores the interaction between professional imprinting and age in the context of industry-science collaboration. Specifically, we examine the impact of localized and personal peer effects on academics’ involvement with industry and how these effects are moderated by the career age of the scientist. We suggest that both localized and personal peer effects drive industry involvement but that the effects from such imprinting are more pronounced for younger researchers, suggesting that professional imprinting takes place in the early stages of a scientist’s academic career. Based on a sample of 330 German academics in the field of biotechnology and publication data from the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), we find that scientists with industry-oriented co-authors are more likely to be involved with industry (personal peer effect). Moreover, we find that the scientist’s involvement increases with the orientation of the scientist’s department towards industry (localized peer effect). Only the latter effect turns out to be moderated by scientist’s age. While personal peer effects are independent of the scientist’s age, localized peer effects emerge for younger researchers.
AB - This study explores the interaction between professional imprinting and age in the context of industry-science collaboration. Specifically, we examine the impact of localized and personal peer effects on academics’ involvement with industry and how these effects are moderated by the career age of the scientist. We suggest that both localized and personal peer effects drive industry involvement but that the effects from such imprinting are more pronounced for younger researchers, suggesting that professional imprinting takes place in the early stages of a scientist’s academic career. Based on a sample of 330 German academics in the field of biotechnology and publication data from the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), we find that scientists with industry-oriented co-authors are more likely to be involved with industry (personal peer effect). Moreover, we find that the scientist’s involvement increases with the orientation of the scientist’s department towards industry (localized peer effect). Only the latter effect turns out to be moderated by scientist’s age. While personal peer effects are independent of the scientist’s age, localized peer effects emerge for younger researchers.
KW - University-industry linkages
KW - Professional imprinting
KW - Peers
KW - Biotechnology
KW - University-industry Linkages
KW - Professional Imprinting
KW - Peers
KW - Biotechnology
U2 - 10.2139/ssrn.2014668
DO - 10.2139/ssrn.2014668
M3 - Working paper
T3 - ZEW Discussion Papers
BT - Peer Effects and Academics’ Industry Involvement
PB - ZEW
CY - Mannheim
ER -