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 […]
Yes, Looks Do Matter in the Workplace
An article recently published in Cornell Hospitality Quarterly found that hotel customers prefer physically attractive front desk employees because they “increase the […]
Scientists Take Their Concerns to Capitol Hill
A group of Maryland-based scientists visited Capitol Hill on Friday, June 14th to talk about the impact of diminished federal funding for science, […]
Stuart M. Shieber discusses ecumenical open access and the Finch report principles
The principles underlying the Finch report – access, usability, quality, cost and sustainability – are broadly to be commended, writes Stuart M. […]
Rita Gardner reflects on open access and learned societies
Learned societies are a fundamental part of the research ecology, providing a substantial intellectual, public and reputational good, at minimal cost to […]
Best Article Awards: Family Business Review
We are pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2013 Family Business Review Best Article Award and Honorable Mentions. Click here to […]
Debating Open Access
The furious controversies of last year following the announcement of the new Research Councils UK policies on open access may have quietened down, but there remain many practical problems.
Kate Pickett on the Case for Equality
Social epidemiologist Kate Pickett, co-author (with Richard Wilkinson) of The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone, argues that inequality has bad […]
Stand Up Against Workplace Abuse
The impacts of workplace abuse, harassment, and bullying are well documented (see our recent post on the topic for relevant research). In […]
