I led the research team responding to a state inquiry on the health and safety impact of firefighter training. I reflect on the use of social science during the analysis phase of investigation. This discussion serves as a case study on how to other organisations might improve management responses to environmental, health and safety issues.
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How can you better address the experience of stress and work? Research shows that stress comes from many sources, but the cumulative effect can lead to chronic illness.
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Your Social Science Snack for the week is about using social science to become more aware about mental wellbeing.
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There was a lot of talk about the impact of the Sony Hacks on the company and its affiliated celebrities.
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Depression is an important social issue and it impacts workplaces. Your business should have a strong mental health program that your employees understand well and know how to access.
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Economics research finds men from high socioeconomic backgrounds are more competitive than women from affluent backgrounds as well as men and women from poor backgrounds.
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Jacob Morgan, author of “The Collaborative Organisation,” says that positive social impact is central to teamwork.
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Your Social Science Quote of the Week comes from Jennifer Riel, associate director of the Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking at the University of Toronto. Riel writes: “We fail to create, because creativity brings with it the chance of failure, and failure is bad. It is dangerous to our ego and our livelihood. Yet, we know failure is crucial to learning – the key to embracing failure is to build opportunities for failure, and revision, into the innovation process as early as possible. Build rough prototypes and get testing, rather than waiting late into the process. The earlier you fail, the … Continue reading Social Science Quote of the Week: Failure and Learning
This week’s Social Science Quote comes from Sociology Professor Martin Ruef. Ruef has studied why some small businesses succeed while others fail. Looking at historical data, he finds that two variables matter most to business success: social support and diversity. Diversity … Continue reading Social Science Quote of the Week: Diversity
Derek Muller, the scientist behind Veritasium, shook up public perception of Facebook back in January and again in February. He argues that Facebook pushes pages to pay to have their content featured more prominently on Facebook. He notes that while … Continue reading The Problem With Facebook
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