Supportive Chinese supervisor, innovative international students: a social exchange theory perspective

This study investigates the impact of supervisor support on research innovation pursuit among international doctoral students in China. A total of 120 international doctoral students’ responses were employed through random sampling from the three business schools of Chinese public universities. The...

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Published inAsia Pacific education review Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 101 - 115
Main Authors Fan, Luo, Mahmood, Monowar, Uddin, Md. Aftab
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2019
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
교육연구소
Subjects
Alienation
Business Schools
Career Development
Citizenship
Creativity
Doctoral Degrees
Doctoral Programs
Doctoral Students
Education
Educational Research
Educational Technology
Enrollment
Foreign Countries
Foreign Students
Graduate students
Higher Education
Innovation
Innovations
Knowledge Economy
Learner Engagement
Least Squares Statistics
Program Administration
Scientific Research
Social Exchange Theory
Structural Equation Models
Student Development
Supervision
Supervisors
교육학
China
Doctoral students
Innovation pursuit
Citizenship behavior
Creative students
Supportive supervisor
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Summary:This study investigates the impact of supervisor support on research innovation pursuit among international doctoral students in China. A total of 120 international doctoral students’ responses were employed through random sampling from the three business schools of Chinese public universities. The data were analyzed using the partial least squares technique, a second-generation statistical software package for structural equation modeling. The results revealed that supervisor support significantly affects students’ research innovation endeavors. The study also suggests that supportive supervision is necessary for fostering citizenship behavior, creativity and innovation pursuit among international doctoral students. The findings of this pioneering study will help higher education administrators, and policymakers revisit existing doctoral program management and deliveries processes and encourage academic supervisors to modify guidance and mentoring procedures for doctoral students.
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12564-018-9572-3
ISSN:1598-1037
1876-407X
DOI:10.1007/s12564-018-9572-3