Paradigm shift ( I think Joel Barker would be gladly nodding in agreement at this research)
'Do Star Scientists Impede New Ideas?'
Researched Fact :
After a star scientist dies, their COLLABORATORS publish FEWER articles in the star’s field.
However, articles by non-collaborators INCREASE by 8% on average.
These additional contributions are disproportionately likely to be HIGHLY cited, and they are also more likely to be authored by scientists who were NOT previously active in the deceased star’s field !
Reason ?
The results suggest that outsiders are reluctant to challenge leadership within a field when the star is alive.
Turnover in leadership enables the injection of fresh ideas into the field — but only when THOSE WITHIN are willing to support and accept new ideas ( but usually, they don't ! People within the sytem has a vested interest in the Status Quo ; they built it. )
Courtesy : Research study led by Pierre Azoulay at MIT Sloan School of Management ; HBR
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