One of the most significant decision doctoral students makes in their research career is the selection of a thesis supervisor. The wrong choice can result in regret, lack of motivation, and poor quality of research output. Studies have shown that poor completion rates of doctoral degrees and delayed completion of thesis have been attributed to [...]
A couple of my doctoral students told me recently, that they never share their research ideas with anyone, since it may be ‘stolen’. For those of you who feel the same way, I want to share this with you.
“The classic Warner Bros. cartoon The Big Snooze (1946) shows Elmer Fudd getting fed up with the [...]
Academics tend to to think quite highly of their research—they regard academic papers and grants as being earth-changing and vitally important for society to function. We know that much important research conducted in universities. I wonder though, how important university research really is, particularly when compared to industry research. Is it that [...]
There’s a fascinating paper by Lee and Bozeman (2005), in which they study collaborative research and compare the productivity of professors who collaborate vs. those who do not. Several things stand out for me. The first is that only 5% of collaborations by US researchers are with researchers outside the country, while 50% [...]
According to the Forrester Group, social networking tools and internal wikis will have the greatest impact on workplace collaboration. Technologies such as forums and RSS have a future in the enterprise but are currently underused, while podcasts have a limited future as an enterprise tool to increase productivity and enhance collaboration.
In a similar study, researchers [...]
