The Quantified Society @quantifiedsoc
"The Quantified Society" is a book on how our obsession with performance measurement shapes our society. Author: @berendvdkolk. amazon.com/Quantified-Soc… Amsterdam, The Netherlands Joined July 2019-
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What needs fixing in academia? Read the open-access book "Fixing Academia" here for free: doi.org/10.66742/VPYP3…
Universities are the cash cow of publishers like Elsevier. Universities pay with: 1) money, 2) free labor, 3) data. But this can change! Read how we can fix this in our open-access book Fixing Academia: fixingacademia.wordpress.com/chapter-9/
Giving managers a greater say in budgeting enhances their wellbeing and productivity! Research: doi.org/10.1186/s12889… @MentalHealthAm @PubHealth_BMC @AccountingToday @CIMA_News @AICPA @BioMedCentral #mentalhealth #accounting #wellbeing #science #research #publication
Can Accounting Increase Wellbeing...? Findings from our recent paper say so! We wrote a blog about it (open access): socialsciencespace.com/2026/03/can-ac… And the original study is available here: doi.org/10.1186/s12889…
Feeling stressed? New study finds: Budgeting can improve your wellbeing..! Link: doi.org/10.1186/s12889…
Sorbonne University decides to withdraw from THE World University Ranking: sorbonne-universite.fr/en/news/sorbon… Why would universities do this? I wrote a blog about it recently on social science space, available here: socialsciencespace.com/2025/08/stop-t…
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'University rankings have little meaning, are highly subjective, promote a competition frame, and thwart our academic freedom, as commercial ranking organizations dictate what constitutes a good university.' Read more: socialsciencespace.com/2025/08/stop-t…
Stop the University Ranking Circus socialsciencespace.com/2025/08/stop-t… via @berendvdkolk
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I wrote a piece on university rankings for @socscispace: "[University rankings] reinforce the idea that science is all about competition among institutions, instead of cooperatively enhancing our understanding of the world." socialsciencespace.com/2025/08/stop-t… #AcademicTwitter
I wrote a piece on university rankings for @socscispace: "[University rankings] reinforce the idea that science is all about competition among institutions, instead of cooperatively enhancing our understanding of the world." socialsciencespace.com/2025/08/stop-t… #AcademicTwitter
When are analytics used by finance professionals? This and other questions are addressed in a new, open access paper in Management Accounting Research. doi.org/10.1016/j.mar.… Link: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S10…
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"Our desire not to be inferior to others in terms of performance, combined with the idea that we can freely choose to go the extra mile, can lead to self-exploitation. We force ourselves to go beyond what is good for us — until we burn out." - Berend van der Kolk (@quantifiedsoc)
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Three universal psychological needs motivate the self to act: Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose. - Self-determination theory Learn more: - Video: ted.com/talks/dan_pink… - Website: selfdeterminationtheory.org - Article: doi.org/10.1080/096381…
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