Earlier research on the role of universities in fostering entrepreneurial economic development almost exclusively covers spin-offs by faculty and staff. In contrast, we provide general evidence from the U.S. showing that the gross flow of science and engineering university graduates’ start-ups...

We analyze the implications of the governance structure in academic faculties for their recruitment decisions when competing for new researchers. The value to individual members through social interaction within the faculty depends on the average status of their fellow members. In recruitment...

This essay's thesis is that the academic profession's continuing failure to renew the profession's social contract by acculturating new faculty members regarding their responsibilities is leading to a continuing erosion of the profession's autonomy in work. The essay explains the concept of the...

We analyze the impact of evaluator and candidate gender on the language used in academic evaluations using data on 295,000 evaluation reports for applicants seeking professorial promotion across all academic fields in Italy. In this context, candidates are assessed by a national-level committee...

As part of an exploratory study into the job satisfaction of academic entrepreneurs, a group of 228 faculty members across diverse academic disciplines was segmented in to two groups: Academic entrepreneurs and traditional professors. Academic entrepreneurs are defined as professors who are also...