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 […]
World University Rankings: The Haves Have It
There’s a rankings mania affecting institutions of higher education. But just because it’s a mania, does that make bad?
How Do Employees’ Perceptions of Workplace Fairness Affect Organizational Commitment?
[We’re pleased to welcome M. Ángeles López-Cabarcos of Universidad de Santiago de Compostela in Spain. She collaborated with Ana Isabel Machado-Lopes-Sampaio-de Pinho and […]
Asian Universities Continue Rise in the Rankings
As we continue to examine the role of ranking in the academic world, it’s worth noting that by 2040 it’s expected that a quarter of the Times Higher Education top 200 will be schools in Asia.
Congratulations to Academy of Management Award Winner, Ed Lawler!
We’re pleased to congratulate Ed Lawler, Distinguished Professor at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California! The Academy […]
Building Buzz Really Is a Good Career Move
Tweeting and talking to reporters sure must be a good thing for boosting buzz about researchers’ work and then ultimately their careers, right? A new study says absolutely, but it also questions the benefits of some other career-boosting activities.
What is “Double-Loop” Coaching?
In recent years, interest in coaching has grown significantly and a number of techniques have been explored. But what is “double-loop coaching”? Author […]
What Should Universities Make of Online Brand Awareness?
Awareness and prestige of universities is increasingly being driven by their exposure on online platforms. But what does that really mean? Fernando Rosell-Aguilar explores that question.
Book Review: The Unruly PhD
There is a greater world beyond the academia, and that it is OK to pursue alternative paths, Revecca Peabody writes in her new book about negotiating the journey to obtain a PhD and the twisting path to deploy it.
