Mobility versus job stability: Assessing tenure and productivity outcomes

Research Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-38

  Cruz Castro, Laura ^a   Sanz Menéndez, Luis ^a  

^a Institute of Public Goods and Policies   (Spain)

Author keywords

Inbreeding; Publication productivity; Scientific careers; Spain; Tenure

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC CAREERS; ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ACADEMIC SYSTEM; CAREER PATHS; INBREEDING; JOB MARKET; JOB STABILITY; MEDIATING EFFECT; SCIENTIFIC MERITS; SCIENTIFIC PERFORMANCE;

EMPLOYMENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

PUBLISHING;

EID: 74149090849     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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