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International graduate training, digital inequality and professional network structure: An ego-centric social network analysis of knowledge producers at the “Global South”

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  • Marcus Antonius Ynalvez

    (Texas A&M International University)

  • Wesley Shrum

    (Louisiana State University)

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Based on a face-to-face survey of 312 scientists from government research institutes and state universities in two Philippine locations — Los Baños, Laguna and Muñoz, Nueva Ecija — we examine how graduate training and digital factors shape the professional network of scientists at the “Global South.” Results suggest that scientists prefer face-to-face interaction; there is no compelling evidence that digitally-mediated interaction will replace meaningful face-to-face interaction. What is evident is that among none face-to-face modes of communication a reordering maybe in progress. The effect of digital factors — expressed through advance hardware-software-user interaction skills — lies on network features pertaining to size, proportion of male and of core-based alters, and locational diversity. International graduate training and ascribed factors (gender and number of children) also configure the professional network of scientists — actors traditionally viewed as the epitome of rationality and objectivity. We argue that these factors influence knowledge production through a system of patronage and a culture that celebrates patrifocality. We forward the hypothesis that knowledge production at the “Global South” closely fits Callon’s [1995] extended translation model of science.

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  • Marcus Antonius Ynalvez & Wesley Shrum, 2008. "International graduate training, digital inequality and professional network structure: An ego-centric social network analysis of knowledge producers at the “Global South”," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 76(2), pages 343-368, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:76:y:2008:i:2:d:10.1007_s11192-007-1936-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-007-1936-0
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    1. Marcus Ynalvez & Ricardo B. Duque & Paul Mbatia & R. Sooryamoorthy & Antony Palackal & Wesley Shrum, 2005. "When do scientists “adopt” the Internet? Dimensions of connectivity in developing areas," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 63(1), pages 39-67, March.
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    1. Maria Rosario Benavides & Marcus Antonius Ynalvez, 2018. "Academics’ “ambidextrous behavior” and doctoral science mentoring practices," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 115(1), pages 79-109, April.
    2. Ynalvez, Marcus Antonius & Shrum, Wesley M., 2011. "Professional networks, scientific collaboration, and publication productivity in resource-constrained research institutions in a developing country," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 40(2), pages 204-216, March.
    3. Lorelei R. Vinluan, 2012. "Research productivity in education and psychology in the Philippines and comparison with ASEAN countries," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 91(1), pages 277-294, April.
    4. Lu, Xiao & McInerney, Paul-Brian, 2016. "Is it better to “Stand on Two Boats” or “Sit on the Chinese Lap”?: Examining the cultural contingency of network structures in the contemporary Chinese academic labor market," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(10), pages 2125-2137.

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