Modeling the Decision Dilemma of High-level Talent Flow: Text Analysis of PhD Interviews from Western China
High-level talents constitute pivotal resources for enhancing universities' core competitiveness, with their mobility profoundly shaping academic discipline development. Medical schools in western China face talent challenges stemming not only from insufficient high-level talent reserves but also imbalanced policy frameworks. This study investigates the determinants of talent mobility in China’s higher medical education through grounded theory analysis of doctoral candidate interviews, anchored in Herzberg’s two-factor theory. Consequently, a decision-making model delineating mobility factors was constructed. Findings reveal that pre-employment, talent choices are driven jointly by hygiene factors (e.g., job security) and motivators (e.g., career growth); post-employment, motivators’ efficacy diminishes significantly, necessitating workplace perspective reassessment or career mobility considerations. This research provides actionable insights for evidence-based talent policy formulation in resource-constrained academic institutions.
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