Career progress in centralized academic systems: Social capital and institutions in France and Italy

Research Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 704-719

  Pezzoni, Michele ^a,b,d   Sterzi, Valerio ^a,c   Lissoni, Francesco ^a,b,c  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d Observatoire des Sciences et des Techniques   (France)

Author keywords

Academic careers; Economics of science; Gender; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC CAREERS; ACADEMIC PHYSICISTS; ACADEMIC SYSTEM; BIBLIOMETRIC; ECONOMICS OF SCIENCE; EXERCISE CONTROL; GENDER; GENDER ISSUES; PUBLIC RESEARCH; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL TIES; TECHNICAL HUMAN CAPITAL;

BIOGRAPHIES; EDUCATION;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 84858077049     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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