Travailler dans la recherche privée au sortir d'une école d'ingénieur: est-ce la bonne stratégie ?

Claire Bonnard, Jean Bourdon () and Jean-Jacques Paul

Revue d'économie industrielle, 2011, vol. n° 133, issue 1, 9-30

Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the incentives for graduates from engineering schools to work in R&D activities. First, we focus on the remuneration of R&D activities in private companies. The results suggest clearly a lower remuneration of R&D in comparison to other activities, all things being equal. Then, we test the hypothesis of a « taste for research ». According this hypothesis, engineers working in R&D activities are willing to accept lower earnings due to intrinsic benefits they get from their work. The results do not fully validate this hypothesis. Indeed, engineers involved in R&D activities have a greater dissatisfaction about the remuneration they receive, but also concerning many aspects of their work. These results lead to question about the place of R&D within companies, in a knowledge society.

Keywords: R&D; Private Sector; Earnings; Job Satisfaction; Engineers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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