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Characteristic behaviour orientations of young scientists: A comparison between young mathematicians/physicists and other natural scientists

✍ Scribed by Gabriele Gross; Barbara Haenschke; Rainer Tenzler


Publisher
Springer
Year
1988
Tongue
English
Weight
284 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
0018-1560

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✦ Synopsis


Methods of sociological enquiry using data on qualifications, performance indicators, conditions for research and social background were used to investigate aspects of behaviour in young natural scientists relevant to research careers. It was shown that mathematicians and physicists were essentially more intrinsically motivated than the other cadres in the fields of natural sciences and that this manifested itself in a high intensity of work and a greater involvement in activities.