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This paper—a complement to “Retaining Faculty: A Tale of Two Campuses” (Matier, 1990)—examines the factors influencing individuals with firm offers to join the faculty at two research universities. Particular attention is paid to the relative weight and importance placed on the tangible, intangible, and non-work-related benefits in the decision-making process. Comparisons are drawn to previous faculty recruitment studies and to the complementary retention study, as well as between the urban and rural subject universities. Given that faculty are an institution's most valuable asset, and that in some fields they are either already in short supply or will be soon, the methods and findings of this research should interest those concerned with developing and maintaining a quality faculty.
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Matier, M.W. Recruiting faculty: Complementary tales from two campuses. Res High Educ 32, 31–44 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00992831
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