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 […]
‘Value for Money’ Is Not the Same as Quality in Higher Ed
In the past 15 years and across successive governments in the United Kingdom, the concept of value for money has been internalized throughout higher education. Here, the author of “Consuming Higher Education: Why Learning Can’t Be Bought” outlines why it is a problem to use student choice and value for money as a means of holding universities to account.
Video: Gauging the Size of the Safety Net’s Holes
During the Great Recession government programs were supposed to shelter the worst-hit Americans from the worst of the crisis. Did they, and what’s been the fallout since? Join us for a live broadcast answering those questions.
Strengthening Manager-Employee Relationships in Face of Dysfunctional Customers
Being told that “the customer is always right” can be maddening for an employee dealing with dysfunctional customers. Relationships between managers and […]
Senator Elizabeth Warren Among New Fellows of AAPSS
A new U.S. senator, the founder of Institute for Women’s Policy Research and the director of the Center for the Study of American Politics are among seven distinguished scholars named 2014 fellows of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Are Nature-based Tourist Destinations in the Asia-Pacific Region At Risk?
An interest in nature and nature-based tourism has been steadily increasing in the Asia-Pacific region. But could this growing enthusiasm result in […]
Federal Budget Backs Off Some Ties That Bind
The benefits for social science of the just passed U.S. government budget is less what it adds and more what it doesn’t subtract.
Exploring the Effects of Attachment in Work Relationships
In the 21st century, studies on human relationships in the workplace have become a regular occurrence. In the article “Attachment and Autonomy […]
Do We Know Enough About Emotion in Organizations to Teach About It?
Interest in the emotion in organizations has steadily grown over the last few years. We’re pleased to highlight Janine L. Bowen’s article, […]
