Research in Crisis

Research in Crisis
Author: Les Coleman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2020-08-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000172163

This book explores the weak explanatory and predictive power of theories across disciplines, explains reasons for limited expertise after centuries of scientific effort, and sets forth strategies to accelerate knowledge and manage a future we can only dimly comprehend. Gaps in knowledge arose because common, natural and artificial phenomena are fundamentally hard to understand, and in expertise persists because research is unproductive. This book argues that weak research comes with huge opportunity cost because it stymies optimum decision making by government, corporations and individuals. Research needs restructuring which must come from governments’ top down requirement that funding bodies foster applied research with real-world impact, and that universities influence scientific publishers to improve their publications’ integrity. This book seeks to catalyse extinction events for theories in most disciplines, which would clear a path for solving multiple crises in research. The author cautions that this process would be disruptive, unpopular and painful.

Management Studies in Crisis

Management Studies in Crisis
Author: Dennis Tourish
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2019-07-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108480470

Management research is criticised for poor research practices and not addressing important problems. Tourish proposes fundamental changes to rescue it from crisis. A must read for management and organisation scholars, practising managers, university administrators and policy makers within higher education.

Qualitative and Digital Research in Times of Crisis

Qualitative and Digital Research in Times of Crisis
Author: Helen Kara
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2023-04
Genre:
ISBN: 1447363809

This volume explores the creative and thoughtful ways in which researchers have adapted methods and rethought relationships in response to challenges arising from crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, disasters or violent conflict.

The Problem with Science

The Problem with Science
Author: R. Barker Bausell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0197536549

Recent events have vividly underscored the societal importance of science, yet the majority of the public are unaware that a large proportion of published scientific results are simply wrong. The Problem with Science is an exploration of the manifestations and causes of this scientific crisis, accompanied by a description of the very promising corrective initiatives largely developed over the past decade to stem the spate of irreproducible results that have come to characterize many of our sciences. More importantly, Dr. R. Barker Bausell has designed it to provide guidance to practicing and aspiring scientists regarding how (a) to change the way in which science has come to be both conducted and reported in order to avoid producing false positive, irreproducible results in their own work and (b) to change those institutional practices (primarily but not exclusively involving the traditional journal publishing process and the academic reward system) that have unwittingly contributed to the present crisis. There is a need for change in the scientific culture itself. A culture which prioritizes conducting research correctly in order to get things right rather than simply getting it published.

The Creativity Crisis

The Creativity Crisis
Author: Roberta B. Ness
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2015
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0199375380

The Creativity Crisis excavates the root causes of America's innovation slow-down, showing why revolutionary insights are no longer chased by young talent. Economically and socially, caution has overtaken creation. This book is ultimately a roadmap for reinvigorating innovation within the system of science.

Science Fictions

Science Fictions
Author: Stuart Ritchie
Publisher: Arrow
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2021-09-16
Genre: Errors, Scientific
ISBN: 9781529110647

Advancing Crisis Communication Effectiveness

Advancing Crisis Communication Effectiveness
Author: Yan Jin
Publisher: Routledge Research in Public Relations
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9780367687144

This book brings crisis and public relations scholars together with practicing professionals to integrate academic theories and research with the knowledge and lessons learned on the frontlines of crisis communication and management.

The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research

The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research
Author: Andreas Schwarz
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 549
Release: 2016-04-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1118516788

The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research articulates a broader understanding of crisis communication, discussing the theoretical, methodological, and practical implications of domestic and transnational crises, featuring the work of global scholars from a range of sub-disciplines and related fields. Provides the first integrative international perspective on crisis communication Articulates a broader understanding of crisis communication, which includes work from scholars in journalism, public relations, audience research, psychology, political science, sociology, economics, anthropology, and international communication Explores the topic from cross-national and cross-cultural crisis communication approaches Includes research and scholars from countries around the world and representing all regions Discusses a broad range of crisis types, such as war, terrorism, natural disasters, pandemia, and organizational crises

Crisis Intervention Handbook

Crisis Intervention Handbook
Author: Albert R. Roberts
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 873
Release: 2005-07-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 019972668X

As a result of the growing amount of acute crisis events portrayed in the media that impact the lives of the general public, interest in crisis intervention, response teams, management, and stabilization has grown tremendously in the past decade. However, there exists little to no literature designed to give timely and comprehensive help for crisis intervention teams. This is a thorough revision of the first complete and authoritative handbook that prepares the crisis counselor for rapid assessment and timely crisis intervention in the 21st century. Expanded and fully updated, the Crisis Intervention Handbook: Assessment, Treatment, and Research, Third Edition focuses on crisis intervention services for persons who are victims of natural disasters, school-based and home-based violence, violent crimes, and personal or family crises. It applies a unifying model of crisis intervention, making it appropriate for front-line crisis workers-clinical psychologists, social workers, psychiatric-mental health nurses, and graduate students who need to know the latest steps and methods for intervening effectively with persons in acute crisis.

Research Anthology on Business Continuity and Navigating Times of Crisis

Research Anthology on Business Continuity and Navigating Times of Crisis
Author: Information Resources Management Association
Publisher: Business Science Reference
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Crisis management
ISBN: 9781668445037

When the COVID-19 pandemic caused a halt in global society, many business leaders found themselves unprepared for the unprecedented change that swept across industry. Whether the need to shift to remote work or the inability to safely conduct business during a global pandemic, many businesses struggled in the transition to the "new normal." In the wake of the pandemic, these struggles have created opportunities to study how businesses navigate these times of crisis. The Research Anthology on Business Continuity and Navigating Times of Crisis discusses the strategies, cases, and research surrounding business continuity throughout crises such as pandemics. This book analyzes business operations and the state of the economy during times of crisis and the leadership involved in recovery. Covering topics such as crisis management, entrepreneurship, and business sustainability, this four-volume comprehensive major reference work is a valuable resource for managers, CEOs, business leaders, entrepreneurs, professors and students of higher education, researchers, and academicians.