The Quantified Society
@quantifiedsoc
"The Quantified Society" is a book on how our obsession with performance measurement shapes our society. Author: @berendvdkolk.
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I'm spending less and less time here, and will be leaving. Find me here instead: - BlueSky, bsky.app/profile/berend… - Linkedin, linkedin.com/in/berendvande… - Researchgate, researchgate.net/profile/Berend… - Amazon, amazon.com/Quantified-Soc… - My website, berendvanderkolk.com
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…
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…
"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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What happens when organizations measure and reward performance of professionals? Employees change their behavior "by avoiding tasks that do not yield quantifiable results." Link: doi.org/10.1007/s00187…
"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." - goodreads.com/quotes/12497639 @goodreads
➡️ Research credibility is diminished in a quantified society where metrics overshadow qualitative analysis, impacting scientific integrity. socialsciencespace.com/2025/01/how-re…
"A record-breaking 10,000 scientific papers were retracted in 2023 because of scientific misconduct, and academic journals are overwhelmed by AI-generated images, data, and texts." Read more: socialsciencespace.com/2025/01/how-re…
Indicatorism: a blind focus on enhancing indicators in spreadsheets, while losing sight of what really matters. It seems we’re sometimes busier with “scoring” and “producing” than with “understanding”. Quote from: socialsciencespace.com/2025/01/how-re…
