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On International Women’s Day, a thank you to my female mentors and students.
Many thanks to Kathy Chudoba, Manju Ahuja, and Pamela Perrewe for your support while I was a Ph.D. student at Florida State University....
Best Paper Award Nominee: Sebastian Schuetz
The most gratifying moment is seeing your young friend and colleague’s work recognized. Many thanks to Sebastian Walter Schuetz for...
Many thanks to Washington State University.
My first on campus talk in the United States in years! It was like a homecoming to return to my home state and visit with Deborah...
On why professors should stay in touch with pop culture.
When I earned my Ph.D., I was days shy of 31. I was a kid. I didn’t know it. But I was. My advisor sat me down & said, it’s easy...
On the importance of leading by example (as a single parent and senior faculty member).
When I started single parenting, I committed myself to doing drop-offs every day & pick-ups on special days at school. It was just me. I...
On Social Bots & Algorithms
For folks interested in social media and algorithms, Carolina Alves de Lima Salge and Elena Karahanna's work on #bots and #twitter is now...
Many thanks to Marshall University
I was delighted to spend time with Nancy Lankton and the folks at Marshall University discussing publication strategies on a chilly...
When will we start taxing the Ivy League?
This is the third for-profit effort that found me on LinkedIn by an Ivy League school in the past week. (https://bootcamp.sas.upenn.edu/c...
On the war in Ukraine, academe, and helping colleagues in war zones.
I have tried all day to capture my thoughts on the invasion of Ukraine and what it means for academics. I am speechless. Rather than...
On sexual harassment at Florida State and changing academe.
As a young man, I looked up to Richard Feiock. He taught public policy at Florida State University. He seemed to have it together, a...
Every so often, a poem captures the emotion of pre-tenure life perfectly.
Every so often, a poem captures an emotion perfectly. I felt this way when I finished my Ph.D., when I was untenured & had a new baby,...
Take a day off and rest your mind.
Today, I took a day off and hung out with my dog. It’s easy to become a workaholic. Take some downtime if you can. You will be more...
Thank you to Queen's University!
Presenting in front of some of your heroes is tough! Presenting in front of their students is tougher! A wonderful zoom visit with the...
On listening to teenagers & studying the obvious ...
Tonight, my daughter explained fake news & confirmation bias to me - she called it obvious - it’s why people believe gossip. “People...
Five tips for coping with zoom faculty meetings.
My college had four faculty meetings a year in my first sixteen years as a professor. I remember complaining that the Dean was a bad...
Are academic leaders unicorns?
I've often wondered about how to identify an academic leader. I've read books about leadership, but can't give you a crisp definition of...
Thank you to a mentor ... and 1,000 citations.
FINALLY, I had a paper cross 1,000 citations... feels pretty good. As a doc student, you see the trees and not the forest ... which is...
What to expect & what to ask in a Ph.D. program screening interview ...
So you've received an email? Inviting you to interview for a #PhD program? & you are excited? What should you expect? First, understand...
On my first (virtual) visit to the AIS India Chapter.
My first visit to India was virtual! Many thanks to Dr Sujeet Kumar Sharma and the leadership of the AIS India Chapter for the invitation...
On research productivity, research rankings, and gratitude.
I find myself in the awkward position of eating my own dog food (again) this week. The AISResearchrankings.org website released the...
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