academia
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Brain power
Academic output controlled by a minority of universities
In the US, just five universities dominate the flow of ideas, despite the recognized benefits of a diverse range of…
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Evidence-based knowledge management
Business school leadership development programs are not always evidence-based: What about KM education?
To what extent are knowledge management (KM) education programs evidence-based?
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Analysis & counterpoints
Open access to scholarly knowledge in the digital era: Introduction
An inflexible historical understanding of open access risks leading us into either overly instrumental conceptions or critiques that foreclose the…
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Brain power
How to bridge the gap between industry and academia
Exploring the role of hubs as knowledge bridges between academic science and corporate technology.
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Systems & complexity
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The need for academics to develop collaborative skills
The goal of generating breakthrough research and solutions to real human problems simultaneously can be achieved through an approach referred…
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Community
Simplistic solutions to complex problems turns behavioural science into a dangerous pseudoscience (part 3): Why it’s dangerous
Simplistic obesity messages have led to obese people being stigmatised which manifests as discrimination, social isolation, teasing, and bullying.
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Quality of science and science communication
How do academic ideas spread?
Recent research paints a fairly dim picture of the success academia has had in diversifying both its workforce and the…
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Community
Simplistic solutions to complex problems turns behavioural science into a dangerous pseudoscience (part 2): Why it’s pseudoscience
Presenting evidence to show why advancing simplistic solutions in ignorance of complexity and compounding this ignorance through confirmation bias turns…
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Community
Simplistic solutions to complex problems turns behavioural science into a dangerous pseudoscience (part 1): Confirmation bias and complexity
High-profile Cornell University food researcher Brian Wansink has been found guilty of academic misconduct. How and why did this happen?
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Systems & complexity
Practices that can facilitate knowledge transfer in university–industry research partnerships
Effective knowledge transfer between universities and industry advantages both parties.
