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"A PhD degree equips you to do original research and potentially lead R&D teams." No you don't need a PhD to lead R&D teams...you don't even need a degree to d
by agounaris 10y ago
"A PhD degree equips you to do original research and potentially lead R&D teams."
No you don't need a PhD to lead R&D teams...you don't even need a degree to do that. And no you don't even need a PhD to push human knowledge. Too few of those who did push it, did it through a PhD.
In fact its just "possible" that a PhD will push the boundary. Usually it does not.
- nickflees 10y agoHe didn't say that you can't lead an R&D team without a PhD. He said it equips you to do so. There's no claim about it being the exclusive path to leading an R&D team.
- etrevino 10y agoPhD theses are supposed to push the boundary of knowledge. I'd posit that if it doesn't it shouldn't be accepted and the student be sent back to his or her research. That being said, sometimes pushing the boundary of knowledge is exploring new processes to do the same old thing. We shouldn't downplay that; those are genuine contributions.