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When I first read Jugaad innovation by Navi Radjou and colleagues, I was so impressed that I phoned a friend in Zimbabwe to inform him of my recent enlightenment. As I progressed in reading the...
12 December 2017 8,888 10 View
At times of crisis, some OECD coutnries resort to printing money to recapitalize their banks!!! what are the economic implications in the short and/or long term? does that affect the value of...
10 October 2017 330 10 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...
09 September 2017 7,718 57 View
A recent pedagogical innovation involves what is refered to as flipping classrooms. This consists in shifting the focus from a professor led focus to a student focus. This process involves...
09 September 2017 4,478 6 View
Many modern day collaborators seem to complain of task overload. Some even say that their bosses keep throwing additional tasks at them when they demonstrate abulity and efficiency. It seems that...
08 August 2017 4,387 15 View
Can we guard against intellectual impostures (in the sens of Sokal and Bricmont, 1997) in the context of evaluating and publishing research? and if so, how?
07 July 2017 3,980 9 View
Our history is full of stories confirming a certain type of repeated episodic determinism. Our fate also appears to succumb to repeated hisotry. Are there any known reasons for this? Although I...
08 August 2015 4,283 48 View
I joined academia for a number of reasons, but mainly for the opportunity to be able to discuss, write and publish ideas honestly and impartially. Yet, I think I am getting somewhat desillusioned...
06 June 2015 9,967 36 View
Publishing in top journal is becoming increasingly difficult. Cutting edge research is often being disregarded for reasons related essentially to FORM rather than CONTENT. Paradoxically, we tend...
12 December 2014 2,855 26 View
There two distinct theses about our existence. The first is the creationist one which suggest that we were created by god. The second is evolutionist and suugests that we as well as other living...
12 December 2014 4,506 15 View
Viewed a form of temporary systems, distributed projects involving a number of geographically distributed partners have very ambiguous hierarchical relationships and represent a complex setting,...
11 November 2014 6,181 12 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.
10 October 2014 2,473 9 View
We all write differently, with différent sets of skills, content...etc. But a good pièce of académicn writing always shines
10 October 2014 9,719 22 View
There was a time when transaction cost economics, contingency theory, information theory were popular theories in management and business research. Nowadays, these theories seem to be regarded as...
09 September 2014 6,942 14 View
To transcend the traditional definitional issues linked to the terms "Intellectual" and "Researcher", I wanted to probe your mind with this thought provoking question to see what would your...
07 July 2014 914 27 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...
07 July 2014 3,210 23 View
Research can be classified into three main categories: applied research, basic research and development research. Each fulfills particular objectives. Yet there is much speculation as to which...
06 June 2014 10,032 15 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....
06 June 2014 7,123 62 View
In social science research, research strategy and research methodology are often used interchangeably, yet upon examination of many articles, in particular the methodology section, there seems to...
06 June 2014 3,612 13 View
It is an observation universally acknowledged that the world we live in is becoming increasingly complex. This complexity is accompanied by a stream of behavioural phenomena that are yet to be...
06 June 2014 2,744 15 View
The sustainability of SMEs is a complex issue which is thought to be affected by a multitude of things. The aggregate effect of SMEs as the driving force of modern economies makes them liable to...
05 May 2014 7,769 20 View
In a qualitative type of investigation, "WHAT" type questions are descriptive, while "HOW" types are exploratory. Can these two questions be asked successively to develop a theoretical framework?...
05 May 2014 2,307 9 View
The idea that we have to rethink the education system from the ground up can be viewed as evolution rather than a revolution. This question forms a hot topic for discussion amongst many academics...
04 April 2014 5,526 11 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...
04 April 2014 4,891 19 View
Is qualitative research more credible than it used to be? Can we say that it is scientific compared to quantitative research? Has its methodology achieved the level of recognition it deserves?
04 April 2014 2,402 14 View
Since its discovery, gravity has been expressed in equations, and experiements have been conducted to corroborate its effects and consequences. Yet its antecedent conditions still succumb to...
04 April 2014 8,484 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...
03 March 2014 2,849 7 View
This question has bugged philosophers and scientists since the dawn of time. Are scientists any close to a convincing answer? are there any new insights in this regard?
03 March 2014 3,694 7 View
Building on the current argument that innovation is the solution for a return to economic growth. Where are the macroeconomic effects?
03 March 2014 6,497 9 View
You are conducting research addressing a question which requires you to interview a finite set of participants that you have already selected. How do you define your interview questions and how do...
03 March 2014 1,414 10 View
I wonder if truth can be reached through other means than scientific research. If this is the case, what does it imply for other human activities?
03 March 2014 4,078 5 View
Is there a definition of the scientific method? does anyone know what it is? Has Karl Popper illuded us that the only method we have is trial and error?
03 March 2014 977 2 View
Do people who use the Internet extensively end up being similar in the way they perceive and think about common issues?
02 February 2014 1,157 7 View
Stakeholders have always been there, why is it that research has been focusing attention on them lately? Is it management fashion?
02 February 2014 6,043 4 View
Are researchers a special breed? are bright students able to become good researchers? what does it take to become agood researcher?
02 February 2014 5,901 1 View
Often researchers get confused when they start swimming in the collected data. what advice can you give for the right start in qualitative data analysis?
01 January 2014 1,437 6 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?
01 January 2014 7,885 19 View
Is there a transition from complicatedness to complexity under certain conditions? if so, do we have any examples?
01 January 2014 828 15 View
Are there any graphical tools that can assist in reviewing the literature?
01 January 2014 344 1 View
At what stage do you draw the boundaries on your research topic?
01 January 2014 7,390 3 View
