The transition into management by scientists and engineers: A misallocation or efficient use of human resources?
研究科学家和工程师转型为管理者的现象，利用一家大型研发企业的人力资源数据，发现这种转型是有效的人力资源晋升策略，优秀技术人员往往能成为优秀管理者。
Abstract A theme in the career paths of scientists and engineers is their transition into management. This transition is described as difficult both for those who make it and for those who do not. This article uses Human Research Information System data from a large research & development firm to explore an alternative perspective in which the transition is seen as an efficient human resource promotion strategy. The results support the alternative explanation and indicate that the policy serves the firm well in allocating human resources. The results suggest that good technical employees tend to become good managers and that if coupled with aggressive training for those technical employees who do not move into management, the best workers stay with the firm.