The Market for Academics

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ISBN: 9780415996839 | 041599683X
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 11/24/2009

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The management of faculty careers is a critical issue in university autonomy and in many countries recent reforms have increasingly addressed this area. Musselin examines this crucial issue through the use of exhaustive empirical research - including over 200 interviews - on academic job hiring practices and faculty career patterns.

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List of Tables	p. ix
Foreword to the English Edition	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Academic Careers: Each Country Has Its Own Rules	p. 13
Three National Labor Supply Construction Models	p. 40
Forming Collective Judgments	p. 58
Exercising Judgment to Select a Few Candidates From Among the Many	p. 94
Uncertainty About Quality	p. 135
"Pricing" Academics	p. 156
Career Dynamics and Models of the Academic Profession	p. 178
Conclusion	p. 200
Appendix	p. 213
Notes	p. 217
Bibliography	p. 241
Index	p. 257
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