Exploring Doctorate Holders' Perceptions of the Non-Academic Labour Market and Reputational Problems They Relate to Their Employment
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| Title: | Exploring Doctorate Holders' Perceptions of the Non-Academic Labour Market and Reputational Problems They Relate to Their Employment |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Suomi, Kati (ORCID |
| Source: | Tertiary Education and Management. Dec 2020 26(4):397-414. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Labor Market, Employment Potential, Reputation, Attitudes, Employment Problems |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11233-020-09061-1 |
| ISSN: | 1358-3883 |
| Abstract: | Doctoral employment outside universities has been increasing, as universities cannot employ all doctorate holders. Nevertheless, it has been argued that the shift from doctoral programs to the non-academic labour market has been limited. In this qualitative study, more than 800 verbal answers given by doctorate holders to a pair of open-ended questions were content-analysed to explore doctorate holders' perceptions of the non-academic labour market and the reputational problems they relate to their employment. The study identifies four reputational problems which doctorate holders relate to their employment: the oversupply problem, the overeducation problem, the consistency problem and the communication problem. By identifying potential reputational problems on the doctorate holders level, this research contributes novel information in terms of both theory development and practitioner insights. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1271919 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Doctoral employment outside universities has been increasing, as universities cannot employ all doctorate holders. Nevertheless, it has been argued that the shift from doctoral programs to the non-academic labour market has been limited. In this qualitative study, more than 800 verbal answers given by doctorate holders to a pair of open-ended questions were content-analysed to explore doctorate holders' perceptions of the non-academic labour market and the reputational problems they relate to their employment. The study identifies four reputational problems which doctorate holders relate to their employment: the oversupply problem, the overeducation problem, the consistency problem and the communication problem. By identifying potential reputational problems on the doctorate holders level, this research contributes novel information in terms of both theory development and practitioner insights. |
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| ISSN: | 1358-3883 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11233-020-09061-1 |
