Drawing on sixty-one in-depth interviews conducted with commercial and noncommercial
scientists at four universities in the United States, this paper examines why academic …

Using two conceptual frameworks—boundary work and field theory—I examined how
academic scientists' strategies for demarcating science from the market have implications for …

This study asks if there has been a change in graduate student socialization in the biological
sciences given the increased commercialism of life sciences. Drawing on the work of Steven …

This research examines the operation of a new reward system in academic science. Since
1980, the erosion of structural and cultural boundaries between universities and industry …

Several national organizations in the United States have questioned the effectiveness of
doctoral education in chemistry in preparing and training doctoral students for their desired …

One challenge facing graduate education is the preparation of future faculty members
across disciplines to assume faculty positions (Wulff & Austin, 2004). This qualitative study …

Exploring the growing division among academic scientists over a profit motive in research.
The commercialization of research is one of the most significant contemporary features of …

This study sought to uncover the career readiness and professional development needs of
Ph. D. students at a large, Midwestern research university. Findings indicate that career …

Socialization is an integral part of doctoral education, with successful socialization serving
as a requisite for persistence. The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine the …

The socialization experience that occurs in the doctoral program occurs on two levels:
socialization for the role of graduate student as well as socialization to the future profession …