Talent hat, cross-border mobility, and career development in China

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Hauptverfasser: Huang, Yurui, Cheng, Xuesen, Tian, Chaolin, Jiang, Xunyi, Ma, Langtian, Ma, Yifang
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Veröffentlicht: 2024
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author Huang, Yurui
Cheng, Xuesen
Tian, Chaolin
Jiang, Xunyi
Ma, Langtian
Ma, Yifang
author_facet Huang, Yurui
Cheng, Xuesen
Tian, Chaolin
Jiang, Xunyi
Ma, Langtian
Ma, Yifang
contents This study aims to investigate the influence of cross-border recruitment program in China, which confers scientists with a 'talent hat' including a startup package comprising significant bonuses, pay, and funding, on their future performance and career development. By curating a unique dataset from China's 10-year talent recruitment program, we employed multiple matching designs to quantify the effects of the cross-border recruitment with 'talent hat' on early career STEM scholars. Our findings indicate that the cross-border talents perform better than their comparable contenders who move without talent hats and those who do not move, given equivalent scientific performance before relocation. Moreover, we observed that scholars in experimental fields derive greater benefits from the talent program than those in non-experimental fields. Finally, we investigated how the changes in scientific environment of scientists affect their future performance. We found that talents who reassembled their collaboration network with new collaborators in new institutions after job replacement experienced significant improvements in their academic performance. However, shifting research directions entails risks, which results in a subsequent decrease of future productivity and citation impact following the relocation. This study has significant implications for young scientists, research institutions, and governments concerning cultivating cross-border talents.
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spellingShingle Talent hat, cross-border mobility, and career development in China
Huang, Yurui
Cheng, Xuesen
Tian, Chaolin
Jiang, Xunyi
Ma, Langtian
Ma, Yifang
Digital Libraries
This study aims to investigate the influence of cross-border recruitment program in China, which confers scientists with a 'talent hat' including a startup package comprising significant bonuses, pay, and funding, on their future performance and career development. By curating a unique dataset from China's 10-year talent recruitment program, we employed multiple matching designs to quantify the effects of the cross-border recruitment with 'talent hat' on early career STEM scholars. Our findings indicate that the cross-border talents perform better than their comparable contenders who move without talent hats and those who do not move, given equivalent scientific performance before relocation. Moreover, we observed that scholars in experimental fields derive greater benefits from the talent program than those in non-experimental fields. Finally, we investigated how the changes in scientific environment of scientists affect their future performance. We found that talents who reassembled their collaboration network with new collaborators in new institutions after job replacement experienced significant improvements in their academic performance. However, shifting research directions entails risks, which results in a subsequent decrease of future productivity and citation impact following the relocation. This study has significant implications for young scientists, research institutions, and governments concerning cultivating cross-border talents.
title Talent hat, cross-border mobility, and career development in China
topic Digital Libraries
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.00107