Monthly Archives: May 2017

“We saw bad research everywhere”

Posted on May 30, 2017 by David Walker

Via Andrew Gelman’s site, here’s a TED talk by US philanthropist Laura Arnold entitled “The Four Most Dangerous Words? A New Study Shows”. It details her journey through the world of social, medical, psychological and other research. It’s a lively … Continue reading →

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Gender diversity, innovation and performance #WAINS?

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Nicholas Gruen

And the Children Shall Lead: Gender Diversity and Performance in Venture Capital by Paul A. Gompers, Sophie Q. Wang Abstract: With an overall lack of gender and ethnic diversity in the innovation sector documented in Gompers and Wang (2017), we ask … Continue reading →

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Five ways to tell if you’re REALLY doing strategy

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Nicholas Gruen

Cross posted from the Mandarin. Introduction Strategy is crucial for organisations. But as I’ve previously argued, a great deal of what passes for strategic thinking is a kind of anti-thinking. Typically strategy begins by determining some overarching objective – the end – with … Continue reading →

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Colin Hay

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Nicholas Gruen

I’m a big fan of Colin Hay, whom I saw on stage for the first time about three years ago. Hilariously funny and great songs. I particularly like “It’s a beautiful world”. The video above is a good clip showing how … Continue reading →

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Accountability and transparency? Gunner government gets a Fail grade

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Ken Parish

The Gunner Labor government came to office last August promising to restore the trust of Territorians in government, after it had been shattered by four years of chaos, division and dubious or worse ethical behaviour by various members of the … Continue reading →

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High wages are good for growth: jobs and growth

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Nicholas Gruen

I’ve always thought that, if there’s an economic driver for Australian culture it’s the high demand for labour – exceeding supply a lot of the time – that applied in Australia from the convict period on and the resulting uppityness of workers – including … Continue reading →

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From the department of ‘Wow!’: Externalities of coal storage

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Nicholas Gruen

Handle with Care: The Local Air Pollution Costs of Coal Storage. by Akshaya Jha, Nicholas Z. Muller – #23417 (EEE PE) Abstract: Burning coal is known to have environmental costs; this paper quantities the local environmental costs of transporting and … Continue reading →

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