Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
Words Vs. Numbers Social Science in the Commercial World
I am a Qualitative Social Scientist. I believe in that words tell you more than numbers and the emphasis on numbers in my current working environment has led me to think about why I feel so strongly about the importance of words and what Qualitative Social Science can offer the Commercial world. This leads me to make suggestions for ECRs considering leaving the Academy.
Book Review: Research Methods for Studying Groups and Teams
Hollingshead, A. B,. & Poole, M. S. (Eds.). (2012). Research Methods for Studying Groups and Teams: A Guide to Approaches, Tools, and […]
Book Review: Keeping the Family Business Healthy
Ward, J. L. (2011). Keeping the Family Business Healthy: How to Plan for Continuing Growth, Profitability, and Family Leadership. New York, NY: […]
CSR from the Customer’s POV
Organizations shouldn’t assume that engaging in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives will automatically increase their credibility with clients. Instead, a new article […]
De profundis
At the moment, some universities do seem to be very happy with quite a lot of inequality. Apparently, universities are even more likely than other employers to make extensive use of zero-hour contracts. This coincides in a striking manner with reports about a growing elitism in British academia.
The Academy welcomes nominations for Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize
The Moynihan Prize recognizes social scientists, public officials and other leaders in the public arena who champion the use of informed judgment […]
The Power of Meaningful Work
Organizations engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts for a variety of reasons, not least of which is the desire to attract […]
Can the Workplace Make Us More Charitable?
Given that most of us spend such a large portion of our daily lives at work, it’s unsurprising that the workplace has […]
