Archives for April, 2014

CASBS Director Earns PoliSci’s Riker Prize
Announcements
April 30, 2014

CASBS Director Earns PoliSci’s Riker Prize

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CASBS Names 2014-15 Class of Fellows
Announcements
April 30, 2014

CASBS Names 2014-15 Class of Fellows

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Largest-Ever NSF Budget Passes First Test
Academic Funding
April 30, 2014

Largest-Ever NSF Budget Passes First Test

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Is It Unfair to Blame Fast-Food Corporations for Obesity?
Business and Management INK
April 30, 2014

Is It Unfair to Blame Fast-Food Corporations for Obesity?

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Who Really Holds the Cards in Gambling Research?

Who Really Holds the Cards in Gambling Research?

Australian research into gambling ultimately is highly dependent on the success of gambling itself (even when it’s funded by the state). Is there any surprise that much of the research is rarely critical of the industry?

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The Doctor Who Gave $1 Million of His Own to Keep His Gun Research Going

The Doctor Who Gave $1 Million of His Own to Keep His Gun Research Going

The eternal hunt for funding is the bane of modern research, especially when your research subject is politically sensitive. Garen Wintemute found a way–sadly not one that the average academic can copy–around that: He paid for his gun research himself.

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Seven Strategies for Publishing Qualitative Research

Seven Strategies for Publishing Qualitative Research

In the April issue of Family Business Review, Trish Reay, an associate professor at the University of Alberta School of Business, offers […]

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Publishing Qualitative Research

Publishing Qualitative Research

[Editor’s Note: We are pleased to reproduce Trish Reay’s editorial, “Publishing Qualitative Research” from the April issue of Family Business Review.] As […]

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Universities a Safe Home for Ideas – But Only Safe Ideas

Universities a Safe Home for Ideas – But Only Safe Ideas

Once the cry at universities was “Dare to know!” But with speech that could make some people uncomfortable, the new cry is increasingly, “Dare to no!”

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Can a Humble CEO Benefit The Company?

Can a Humble CEO Benefit The Company?

According to Doug Gutherie, former Dean of George Washington University School of Business and contributor to Forbes, humility is not part of […]

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How Few Papers Ever Get Cited? It’s Bad, But Not THAT Bad

How Few Papers Ever Get Cited? It’s Bad, But Not THAT Bad

Reports of their death have been exaggerated: a look at the literature finds academic papers are not as uncited as recent reports would have you believe, but don’t start celebrating over the genuine figures.

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Out of Whack: The Birth of Disruptive Innovation Theory

Out of Whack: The Birth of Disruptive Innovation Theory

[Editor’s Note: Happy Saturday! We’re pleased to reproduce “Out of Whack: The Birth of Disruptive Innovation Theory” by Charles M. Vance from […]

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