Rhythms of Academic Life

Personal Accounts of Careers in Academia
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-8039-7263-6
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 536 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1024 g

Reihe: Foundations for Organizational Science

Reading this book is like enjoying an exotic buffet. It is exotic to hear unfamiliar teaching voices from familiar researchers. The variety of voices is both quantatively and qualitatively satisfying to 'hungry' researchers who plan to start their teaching careers soon. --Dora Lau, Doctoral Student, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, University of British Columbia "A must-read for anyone embarking upon a career in academia Researchers Hooked on Teaching provides valuable insights into the trials and tribulations of teaching at the college level." --Jennifer Cliff, Doctoral Student, University of British Columbia Offering support, guidance, and advice for those contemplating or already involved in academic careers, Rhythms of Academic Life is a comprehensive manual that surveys important topics relevant to the world of academia, such as publishing, research, teaching, pedagogy, teamwork, sabbaticals, and tenure. Written by an incomparable diverse group of scholars, this collection provides rich, personal, sometimes poignant, and often humorous accounts of both the common and the unique journeys taken throughout an academic lifetime. The contributors describe the experiences of scholars in different roles and transition points and supply a set of guidelines that will help others make informed choices. This one-of-a-kind volume makes it possible to enter into an academic career well-prepared and familiarizes the reader with the academic work climate. Students and professionals in organization studies, management, and across a variety of disciplines will find that this volume greatly enhances their understanding of scholarly life. The illustrious cast of contributors provide a wealth of down-to-earth, reliable advice--proving once and for all that those who can, teach.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Frost, Peter J.

Taylor, M. Susan

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART ONE: CAREER RHYTHMS: FIVE EXEMPLARS Lessons Learned along the Way - Arthur G Bedeian Twelve Suggestions for Optimizing Career Success On Becoming a Scholar - Joan V Gallos One Woman's Journey Rhythms of an Academic's Life - Miriam Erez Crossing Cultural Borders Transitions - Vance F Mitchell Creating a Career - Stewart Clegg in conversation with John M Jermier Observations from outside the Mainstream PART TWO: EARLY RHYTHMS Becoming a Teacher Becoming a Teacher at a Research University - Christina E Shalley On Learning Why I Became a Teacher - John A Miller Research/Teaching Boundaries - Walter R Nord Teaching as an Act of Scholarship - Stella M Nkomo Doing Research and Getting Published Using Programmatic Research to Build a Grounded Theory - Edwin A Locke Developing Programmatic Research - Mats Alvesson The Publishing Process - Susan J Ashford A Struggle for Meaning Getting Published - Kevin R Murphy Revising and Resubmitting - J Keith Murnighan Author Emotions, Editor Roles, and the Value of Dialogue Working with Doctoral Students The Development of Doctoral Students - Larry L Cummings Substantive and Emotional Perspectives Working with Doctoral Students - Susan J Ashford Reflections on Doctoral Work Past and Present Mentoring Relationships - Linn Van Dyne A Comparison of Experiences in Business and Academia Transitions and Turning Points in Faculty-Doctoral Student Relationships - Roderick M Kramer and Joanne Martin Getting Tenure Getting Tenure - Marilyn E Gist Rounding Corners - Toni C King An African-American Female Scholar's Pretenure Experiences Pause Point 1: Integration of Work and Nonwork Lives Thoughts on Integrating Your Work and Personal Life (and the Limits of Advice) - James P Walsh Holding It All Together - Marcy Crary PART THREE: MIDDLE RHYTHMS: TRADITIONAL PATHS Working Collaboratively Working Together - C R Hinings and Royston Greenwood Growing a Personal, Professional Collaboration - Jane E Dutton, Jean M Bartunek and Connie J G Gersick Three Voices Reflecting on Scholarly Career Journeys with International Collaboration - James G (Jerry) Hunt, Arja Ropo and Päivi Eriksson Becoming a Reviewer Becoming a Reviewer - Elaine Romanelli Lessons Somewhat Painfully Learned The Act of Reviewing and Being a Reviewer - Huseyin Leblebici Balls, Strikes, and Collisions on the Base Path - Alan D Meyer Ruminations of a Veteran Reviewer Becoming a Journal Editor Becoming a Journal Editor - Janice M Beyer Work as a Parade of Decision Letters - Robert I Sutton Pleasures and Burdens of Being an Associate Editor at the Administrative Science Quarterly Becoming a Department Chair and an Administrator Alice in Academia - Nancy K Napier The Department Chairman Role from Both Sides of the Mirror Herding Cats Part Deux - Cynthia V Fukami The Hygiene Factor Becoming an Administrator - Allan R Cohen The Education of an Educator Becoming a Full Professor On Becoming a Professor - Ray V Montagno Becoming a Full Professor - Sara L Rynes Pause Point 2: The Overenriched Work Life Dealing with the Overenriched Work Life - Susan E Jackson PART FOUR: MIDDLE RHYTHMS: NONTRADITIONAL PATHS Working as a Consultant Midlife as a Consultant - Philip H Mirvis Working as a Consultant - Mary Ann Von Glinow Academic Imprimatur or Taboo? Developing Innovative Teaching Materials Rhythms of an Academic Life - Robert D Marx Reflections on Championing an Innovation in Academe - David A Whetten The Case of Management Skill Education Working inside the University Breaking Out, inside the University - Judy D Olian WORKING WITH POLICY MAKERS Working with Policy Makers - Paul R Sackett Pause Point 3: Another Look at Integrating Work and Nonwork Lives Confronting the Tensions in an Academic Career - Robert E Quinn, Regina M O'Neill and Gelaye Debebe Professional and Personal Life - Anne Sigismund Huff PART FIVE: RHYTHMS OF RENEWAL Taking a Sabbatical What's Next after 10 Years as Dean? Reflections of a Reemerging Professor - André L Delbecq A Sabbatical Journey - Meryl Reis Louis Toward Personal and Professional Renewal PART SIX: RHYTHMS OF THE FIELD A Look at the Future Business Schools in Transition - Raymond E Miles A Brief History of Business Education The External and Institutional Context of Business Higher Education - William H Mobley The Changing Role of the Business School's Environment - Robert B Duncan The Threat-Rigidity Response Is Real Business Schools in Transition - Marcia P Miceli An Associate Dean's Perspective Stakeholders and You - Janet P Near Embracing Change - James P Walsh We Get By with a Lot of Help from Our Friends Commentary - Peter J Frost and M Susan Taylor Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Taylor, M. Susan
Dr. Susan Taylor is Smith Chair of Human Resource Management & Organizational Change and Co- Director, Center For Leadership, Innovation, & Technology (CLIC) Robert H. Smith School of Business, the University of Maryland at College Park. She earned her doctorate from Purdue University in I/O Psychology and has also been a visiting faculty member at the Amos Tuck School, Dartmouth College, University of Washington, Seattle, School of Administration at Bocconi University, Milan Italy, and the London Business School.