Effects: Different environment in graduate school (engineering)
U.S.: Many Ph.D. students who want industry jobs
How funded: research assistantships from external funds
- Experience in project management aspects
Professor like corp. lab director: gets ideas from students
Primary motivations: academic, opportunistic
Japan: Ph.D. students committed to academic careers
Scholarship-funded or position allocated to professor
- Less experience with management/admin
Professor like parent or mentor
Primary motivation: academic