“Train PhD students to be thinkers not just specialists”
by Gundula Bosch
Nature 554, 277 (2018)
Nature
“Defining and operationalizing theory”
by Jose M. Cortina
Journal of Organizational Behavior, Volume37, Issue8, November 2016, 1142-1149
Journal of Organizational Behavior
“How scientists fool themselves – and how they can stop”
by Regina Nuzzo
Nature 526, 182–185 ()
Nature
I’ll keep pestering editors, but the most important personal action that all of us can take would be to stop applying the old rules when reviewing papers. It’s harder than it sounds. Dinging papers because hypotheses weren’t supported, or dinging methods because too many p-values were greater than .05, or dinging papers with great designs because of insufficient theoretical contribution is second nature to most of us. We have to force ourselves to set these habits aside every time, and that means writing favorable reviews of papers that, in previous years, we would have panned. And vice versa.
Jose Cortina
Today, just before exploring this initiative, I emailed my fellow faculty members my concerns about adopting one of the journal lists out there as the only “acceptable” one for our faculty. I realize that the initiative’s intentions have some merit, but my understanding of the problem, now strengthened after reading the RRBM position paper, moves me to do everything I can to create policies in my immediate surroundings that will move us beyond the documented vices in the discipline. I will remain vigilant and act locally in all other relevant issues that this group brings to my “radar screen.” Thank you and best wishes!!
Miguel Olivas-Lujan
Business Schools and management scholars shall influence the building of responsible business leaders and managers and should cooperate strongly with all stakeholders in society. Scientific rigour can be paired with relevance to enhance and support the business community for a better world. The incentive system of our higher education institutions can transform for win-win situations for all stakeholders endorsing a better planet.
Cordula Barzantny
I commit to conducting research that advances social and environmental welfare. There are more — and more important — dependent variables than firm profitability. I commit to studying outcomes that benefit a broader array of stakeholders, rather than simply investors and firms themselves.
Mark DesJardine
I start on February 27th on a #sabbicycle tour of Europe to propagate the need for a collegial, sustainable, and responsible understanding of our profession (https://delmestri.wordpress.com). The winter bicycle as a symbol of a slow and determined academy engaged for addressing pressing problems of our time.
Giuseppe Delmestri
I have been arguing the case for a decade. Most people nod their heads and continue on the same path.
Richard Watson
As a journal editor, I will encourage special issues in the domain. As a researcher, I will examine my own research agenda so as to see how I can rearrange it to fit these principles. As a teacher, I will look to bring out these principles in my classes.
Robert Davison