How to fast-track your academic career : a guide for mid-career scholars / edited by Adam Lindgreen (Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and Extraordinary Professor, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa and C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Professor, Fox School of Business, Temple University, US).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lindgreen, Adam, editor.

Di Benedetto, C. Anthony, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

How to guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Vocational guidance--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

College teachers.

Mid-career--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Mid-career.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (580 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"This thoroughly updated edition of a classic career guide closes the research-practitioner gap and carefully considers the obstacles faced by researchers pursuing an academic career. From applying for grants to supervising Ph.D. students, the book utilizes practical research and real experiences to illustrate how marketing scholars can strike a healthy working balance between teaching and research to find success in academia. Experienced scholars outline the key stages of building an effective and varied academic portfolio, incorporating pragmatic insights into generating ideas, drafting funding applications, and undertaking cross-disciplinary research. New chapters provide essential advice on determining both research and teaching quality and assembling promotion dossiers, offering fresh academic guidance grounded in important practical knowledge. Ultimately, the book highlights effective ways to maintain relevance and impact throughout one's career. Providing a holistic view of current research culture, this cutting-edge book is important reading for early to mid-career scholars. How to Fast-track your Academic Career is also a useful resource for recent graduates planning their careers in academia"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: About the editors

List of contributors

Preface

Part I: Getting started

1. Becoming an academic / Adam Lindgreen and C. Anthony Di Benedetto

2. Balancing like an academic / Adam Lindgreen and C. Anthony Di Benedetto

Part II: Generating ideas

3. Developing original, courageous ideas / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Florian Kock

4. Developing conceptual frameworks / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Roderick J. Brodie, and Elina Jaakkola

Part III: Setting up for success

5. Writing research funding applications / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Camilla Verdich, Joëlle Vanhamme, Vinod Venkatraman, Steven Pattinson, Ann Højbjerg Clarke, and Zaheer Khan

6. Undertaking cross-disciplinary research / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Roderick J. Brodie, and Michel van der Borgh

7. Ensuring a research culture / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Constant Pieters

Part IV: Collaborating with people

8. Building research groups / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Roderick J. Brodie, and Peter Naudé

9. Guiding ph.d. Students / C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Adam Lindgreen, and Torsten Ringberg

10. Collaborating with practitioners / C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Adam Lindgreen, Marianne Storgaard, and Ann Højbjerg Clarke

Part V: Delivering on education

11. Determining teaching quality / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Roderick J. Brodie, and Sebastian Zenker

12. Translating research into teaching / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Roderick J. Brodie, and Peter Naudé

Part VI: Getting published

13. Determining research quality / Adam Lindgreen and C. Anthony Di Benedetto

14. Writing and framing manuscripts / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Peter LaPlaca, and Joëlle Vanhamme

15. Revising and reviewing manuscripts / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Peter LaPlaca, and Joëlle Vanhamme

Part VII: Being relevant

16. Getting research cited / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Roderick J. Brodie, Julia A. Fehrer, and Michel van der Borgh

17. Defining, identifying, and measuring societal value / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, Ann Højbjerg Clarke, Majbritt Rostgaard Evald, Niels Bjørn-Andersen, and Douglas M. Lambert

Part VIIi: Seeing the bigger picture

18. Closing the gap between research, education, and practice / Florian Kock, Michel van der Borgh, and Adam Lindgreen

19. Putting together a promotion dossier / Adam Lindgreen, C. Anthony Di Benedetto, and Thyra Uth Thomsen

20. Offering our final thoughts / Adam Lindgreen and C. Anthony Di Benedetto

Appendix 1: Charters for research groups: Imp and cmp / C. Anthony Di Benedetto and Adam Lindgreen

Appendix 2: Revising and resubmitting: An example using revisions to "go configure: The mix of purchasing practices to choose for your supply base" / Adam Lindgreen, Joëlle Vanhamme, Erik van Raaij, and Wesley J. Johnston.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781035323920 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.