In thier article, Starmans, Sheskin and Bloom presents the compelling argument that most people are concerned about fairness when it comes to distribution of resources, and prefer unequal outcomes, as long as there is a merit or needs based reason for the inequality....
This paper lays out the argument that flawed research design, methods and analysis (all be it unintentional) will yield results in greater volume and that are more novel and surprising; and thus, also greater rate of publishing. As publishing is a key factor in...
Great article titled: ““Am I Famous Yet?” Judging Scholarly Merit in Psychological Science. An Introduction” by Robert J. Sternberg; which discusses the various metrics used, their shortcomings and what changes in how academics will be judged in the...
While interesting to go, my first academic conference did not exactly give me high returns on the investment. Did I “do it” in the best way possible? Definitely not. This article gives a quick summary of what I should been doing 🙂 In short: Define your...
Herminia Ibarra is a professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD, and ranked as one of the most influential management thinkers, on one list as number 8. http://thinkers50.com/t50-ranking/2015-2/ In the linked 15 minute video, she presents her thoughts on...
This article studies college students, from a sociological perspective, using network theory analysis and qualitative work. The key findings: Student’s social networks fall into three types: tight knitters, compartmentalizes and samplers. Tight Knitters: all friends...
