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Organization Science · Substack
More Versus Better, Part III
Moving Towards Better
What would it take for AI to improve research? The final essay turns to the institutions and incentives that shape scholarly work.
May 12, 2026Read essay
Writing
Essays, commentary & press
Short reflections on organizations, AI, and the implications of research for management and society.
AI-Enabled Frontiers in Organizational Science
I am coediting an Organization Science special issue on how AI can enable new forms of organizational and social science research.
Call for Science and submission detailsMore Versus Better
AI, academic incentives, and the future of peer review.
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Organization Science · Substack
More Versus Better, Part II
AI and the peer review process
AI is entering reviewer reports as well as manuscripts. What changes when it assists—or replaces—human judgment?
April 30, 2026Read essay
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Organization Science · Substack
More Versus Better, Part I
AI Is Overwhelming Academic Peer Review. What Next?
An examination of rising submissions and AI-generated writing at a major academic journal.
April 27, 2026Read essay
Selected press mentions
University of Oregon · July 6, 2026
The AI Deluge Upending AcademiaNature · Commentary · May 19, 2026
The uncritical adoption of AI in science is alarming — we urgently need guard railsWashU · The Source · May 12, 2026
Analysis reveals AI’s impact on research, journalsPhys.org · May 1, 2026
A leading journal finds that AI is flooding academic publishing with lower quality workForbes · April 30, 2026
AI Slop Is Flooding Academic Journals. A Top Journal Measured ItForbes · April 24, 2017
Make Every Employee A Chief Purpose OfficerThe New York Times · July 11, 2015
Why Employee Ranking Can BackfireThe Atlantic · May 7, 2015
Data Can Make for Cutthroat Coworkers
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Selected commentary
Columbia Law School · Blue Sky Blog
How Does Corporate Ownership Affect Employee Compensation?
How corporate ownership shapes employee pay.
October 18, 2023Read essay
Columbia Law School · Blue Sky Blog
Corporate Purpose and Acquisitions
What happens to employees’ sense of purpose when companies combine?
May 24, 2021Read essay
ProMarket
How Corporate Purpose Affects Firms
Research on the meaning of corporate purpose and its implications for firms.
February 17, 2021Read essay
Harvard Business Review
181 Top CEOs Have Realized Companies Need a Purpose Beyond Profit
August 20, 2019Read essay
In conversation
How Pay Inequality Affects the Bottom Line
Knowledge at Wharton · Interview and podcast · October 17, 2017
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