Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
Are Academics Too Serious?
Last December, President Obama said in an interview with talk-show host Steve Harvey that “You can’t take yourself too seriously.” The president went […]
Round-up of Social Science Research
The following articles are drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 700 journals. The article linked to below […]
Can Virtual Teams Work Together as Well as Traditional Teams?
A good team is like a well oiled machine. Members have a collective understanding of what needs to be done and how […]
Gregory Clark on Names
What’s in a name? According to economist Gregory Clark, a lot of divine-able information about your family’s past and perhaps a fair bit about your children’s future. In the latest edition of Social Science Bites, David Edmonds talks with Clark about his at-times controversial examination of surnames and their nexus with social mobility.
About to Reach Your Mid-Career Point?
Transitioning through the mid-career point can be stressful and under the crush of ever multiplying responsibilities one’s professional identity can suffer. Fortunately, […]
Does Marriage Structure Affect How Women are Viewed in the Workplace?
Twenty percent of households in the United States still adhere to the traditional structure in which the wife stays home to care […]
Round-up of Social Science Research
The following article is drawn from SAGE Insight, which spotlights research published in SAGE’s more than 700 journals. The article linked to below […]
Using Crowdsourcing to Improve Employee Satisfaction
Could crowdsourcing replace traditional Performance Reviews? In his article from Compensation and Benefits Review entitled “The Power of the Crowdsourced Performance Review,” Eric […]
