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What is the impact outside of academia? Are there similar effects in the corporate sector?

• rococode 8y ago
  Not sure about the corporate sector, but it certainly seems to at least have an impact on American politics. Some 2014 statistics [0] have the average age of representatives and senators at 57 and 62, and several current senators have served for well over 25 years (3 senators right now have been in their offices for over 35 years) [1]. I'm sure it's hard for even the brightest young politician to oust someone who's been in office since before they were born, especially if they're in the same party. [0] https://www.senate.gov/CRSpubs/0b699eff-adc5-43c4-927e-f63045bdce8e.pdf https://www.senate.gov/CRSpubs/0b699eff-adc5-43c4-927e-f6304... [1] https://www.senate.gov/senators/longest_serving_senators.htm https://www.senate.gov/senators/longest_serving_senators.htm
• thucydidesofusa 8y ago
  Just like academia - it's only a problem for cushy jobs. A lot of people in business retire as quickly as feasible, but a lot of people with cushy jobs or neat perks try to die behind their desks. I had the displeasure of personally knowing a CEO who fought a hostile take over partially because his office, patio, and executive dining were at stake.
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• fhbdukfrh 8y ago
  Tenure is a pretty artificial condition intended to prevent controversial research from being eliminated out of fear of losing your job. It seems in the corporate world execs do something controversial, get fired and get paid off. I believe average length of tenure in c-suite positions is actually decreasing, so moving in the other direction without any law limiting it.