NDLI: Science leadership: Is it what you know, who you know or who you are?

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Parker, M.A. Welch, E.W.
Copyright Year	2011
Description	Author affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Public Administration, 60607 USA (Parker, M.A.; Welch, E.W.)
Abstract	This paper examines the factors associated with the attainment of leadership positions of men and women academic scientists. Based on the literature, we develop hypotheses for three determinants of leadership: social relationships, reputation, and gender. Social relationships concern the importance of the network connections; reputation recognizes the importance of science ability; characteristics include individual traits such as gender. We test the resulting model on the likelihood of attaining three different types of academic science leadership - center leadership, university administrative leadership, and discipline leadership. Regression analysis uses data from a National Science Foundation funded survey of scientists in which social network, attitudinal and behavior data were collected to understand how social networks affect career trajectories of men and women. Findings show that while science reputation is strongly associated with center and discipline leadership, it is less strongly associated with administrative leadership. Also, large dense collaboration networks are important for center leadership, but the opposite is true for administrative leadership. Women are more likely to be in discipline leadership positions and less likely to be a leader of a research center or have an administrative university leadership position. Finally, having more women in the network reduces the likelihood of attaining discipline or center leadership positions. Conclusions interpret findings for policy and theory.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	14
File Size	423291
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457713903
ISSN	2159189X
e-ISBN	9781457713910
DOI	10.1109/ACSIP.2011.6064480
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-09-15
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Analytical models Career development Awards activities social factors sociology Lead educational institutions Meteorology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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