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It is unquestionable that the COVID-19 pandemic is a singular historical event that led to drastic decisions of lockdown and isolation by most of the world's countries. Economic, organizational,...
12 April 2020 6,303 3 View
What do you think of debates on contemporary issues, whether on society, economics, politics...etc, which involve a clear editorial line and carefully chosen individuals/intellectuals. What does...
19 September 2017 3,997 12 View
Some academic institutions are slowly dropping the classical approaches to delivering lectures. Professors no longer have to stand and talk for hours in amphithéâtres and classrooms. And there...
08 September 2017 2,287 64 View
Since the first world war, Russia, or USSR, and most recently The Russian federation appears to be a region that certainly presents unique features in terms of conflict, tension, resources,...
24 July 2017 4,898 12 View
It is a truth universally acknowledged that land consists of 30% of the earth's surface, while sea occupies the rest of the surface. Paradoxically, there has been a huge increase in the number of...
20 July 2017 8,029 17 View
Often when you deliver a lecture on a topic that is on the sideline of your main specialty, but nonetheless within your capability, it may not necessarily go down well with the students. It is...
13 July 2017 2,002 63 View
Often the terms typology and taxonomy are used interchangeably. Yet, I believe there are fundamental differences. What are your scientific views?
27 January 2015 7,408 23 View
I have recently attended a presentation by a doctoral researcher who presented a structural model without the null hypothesis. Although I am a complete novice in structural models, and although I...
18 December 2014 5,085 9 View
It is often said in the field of complex systems that such systems achieve self-organisation through simple order-generating rules. Under what conditions is such self-organisation achieved?
09 December 2014 2,429 28 View
A literature review may have a set of objectives to achieve, yet it seems that problem formulation, from which evolves the research question, is the prime objective. What are your expert views?
22 October 2014 5,440 49 View
In ancient times, people could remember days worth of someone's talk. Then writing was invented. Then, the information support has changed and as a consequence we remembered less because we relied...
13 October 2014 1,304 40 View
I am interested to share some insights on the use and benefits of "interval sets" in social science disciplines. I would really appreciate any comments in this regard.
02 October 2014 8,708 9 View
In a world characterised by increasing integration on economic, political and institutional levels, the notions of sovereignty and independence are becoming somewhat vagues and a number of social...
19 September 2014 6,555 54 View
Data collected in the context of a given research is varied and generous. You have thousands of emails, field notes, reports and various other documents including fiancial. Presumably this goes...
19 July 2014 7,794 22 View
Non-market production of information has been gaining ground for the last 15 years or so. New social forms of information production, facilitated by networks are becoming counter intuitive to...
20 June 2014 9,762 9 View
Economists have long used quantitative methods to provide us with theories and explanations on why certain things happen in the market. Why a given economic system behaves the way it does....
18 June 2014 9,712 62 View
Fablabs have been gaining increasing poularity in the recent years. Their multiplication within large industrial companies has brought about a new dynamic of collective intelligence. This is...
31 May 2014 2,031 7 View
While unemployment is soaring and government debt is on the rise, some governments have made it a habit to cut down on public frontline services thus making it even harder for the population...
02 May 2014 6,674 14 View
A free market economy requires less state intervention. Concurrently, it often requires a degree of democratisation of its institutions which- to a certain extent- facilitates economic activity....
20 April 2014 1,863 84 View
What are your views on the issue of multiculturalism in Europe? Some voices are suggesting that it has failed.
18 April 2014 7,659 35 View
Current generations make extensive use of new technologies such as mobile phones, PCs, the internet and its associated tools, playstations, etc. These technologies were absent when the parents of...
16 April 2014 2,851 7 View
Doing interviews in qualitative research requires a particular set of skills, especially when that the interview is a face to face interaction. However, under constraining conditions, more and...
12 April 2014 9,449 18 View
Many countries in the southern hemisphere - from the Middle East to South America - have failed in their attempts to master the process of technology transfer. Significant efforts have been made...
03 April 2014 6,951 85 View
In recent years we have witnessed some breakthroughs in biology with significant progress being made, similar to the progress of physics made in the 19th century. Furthermore, it seems that with...
02 April 2014 6,858 16 View
Britain has recently tripled its university tuition fees, which have increased from 3000 to 9000 Pounds Sterling. The general trend in the anglo saxon world is that higher education costs a lot of...
02 April 2014 9,844 43 View
Nowadays a significant number of governments consist mainly of technocrats, with a few politicians about. Who in your opinion is likely to do a better job? Should a government be composed of...
02 April 2014 9,907 19 View
Building on the current argument that innovation is the solution for a return to economic growth. Where are the macroeconomic effects?
19 March 2014 9,795 9 View
Some developing countries make significant efforts to effect their economic take off without avail. Billions are invested by the government in education, healthcare, and basic infrastructure. But...
18 March 2014 470 9 View
People often blame the opening of their economies for turning their values upside down. We often hear that things were better on a social and human level, that people looked after each other,...
16 March 2014 6,012 4 View
Many countries have engaged in the process of imitation of existing products and processes prior to starting to innovate. Taiwan, South Korea, China, Brazil...etc. Yet not all of them develop...
14 March 2014 9,262 6 View
History shows that when an economy reaches it's heights it starts declining. Such decline starts to be observed (in economic terms) by less growth, more debt, and higher unemployment. However,...
13 March 2014 4,453 4 View
It is often said that the middle class plays a determinant role in the economic development of a given nation. How is that achieved?
12 March 2014 2,187 5 View
It seems that innovative economies have healthy fundamental and applied research outputs. How does this impact innovation remains to be determined! What are your views?
12 February 2014 8,736 18 View
Countries betting on their small to medium enterprise creation capability hope to achieve economic growth. Is there any evidence that this can be achieved? Should there be an incentive for...
10 February 2014 3,857 9 View
How can human relations develop in the long term, if the individuals that compose society are only driven by self-interest, rational utility maximisation...etc?
14 January 2014 330 18 View
What is the role of public investment in the national economy? And how can that role be effective?
09 January 2014 5,750 15 View
Is the aggregate effect of managing projects well within their constraints (cost quality, time...) able to provide a boost to firm performance?
09 January 2014 2,730 3 View
And how do you define his role with respect to the project manager? Is a project manager necessary?
07 January 2014 10,034 5 View
For example, do we have empirical evidence that research output is tied to GNP? Is there a correlation between the level of literacy and economic development?
06 January 2014 2,060 18 View
