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Firm or Faculty? Evidence on Characteristics of German-speaking Accounting PhD Students and their Career Preferences

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  • Markus Grottke
  • Christoph Pelger
  • Claudia Schmiedeberg

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In this paper we focus on the choice that accounting doctoral students from the German-speaking area make, between a future career either in academia or business practice. Based on the results of an online survey, we show that prospective scholars exhibit certain characteristics of passionate researchers more pronouncedly than do future practitioners. The latter group, however, shows more interest in considering practical concerns in their research for the PhD. Furthermore, we show that the impact of institutional incentives is more widespread among future academics. Some implications are drawn for the relationship between research and practice and the future of the accounting academy.

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  • Markus Grottke & Christoph Pelger & Claudia Schmiedeberg, 2013. "Firm or Faculty? Evidence on Characteristics of German-speaking Accounting PhD Students and their Career Preferences," Accounting Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(1), pages 66-84, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:accted:v:22:y:2013:i:1:p:66-84
    DOI: 10.1080/09639284.2012.741427
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    2. Christoph Pelger & Markus Grottke, 2017. "Research diversity in accounting doctoral education: survey results from the German-speaking countries," Business Research, Springer;German Academic Association for Business Research, vol. 10(2), pages 307-336, October.
    3. Pelger, Christoph & Grottke, Markus, 2015. "What about the future of the academy? – Some remarks on the looming colonisation of doctoral education," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 26(C), pages 117-129.
    4. Oliver Entrop & Matthias F. Merkel, 2020. "Managers’ research education, the use of FX derivatives and corporate speculation," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 14(4), pages 869-901, August.
    5. Apostolou, Barbara & Dorminey, Jack W. & Hassell, John M. & Rebele, James E., 2015. "Accounting education literature review (2013–2014)," Journal of Accounting Education, Elsevier, vol. 33(2), pages 69-127.

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