Very interesting. Curious what other PA-journals will do. Will they do something similar? @jpart1991.bsky.social @govjournal.bsky.social @jpam-dc.bsky.social and others. Also given rise in number of submissions due to AI.

So this is what happened with academic papers after the introduction of AI. They became HARDER to read. Source: pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/... #science #AI #academia

AI currently leads to more, but lower-quality, academic papers. That's the conclusion of a new paper published in Organization Science. - Submissions increased by 42% (42%!) - The writing quality declined: The Flesch Reading Ease has declined by 1.28 SDs #science #AI #academia

Kletskousen zijn de baas "Mensen die vaak het woord nemen tijdens vergaderingen, ook zonder veel inhoud bij te dragen, maken meer kans om manager te worden dan de verlegen collega’s, die alleen spreken wanneer ze iets waardevols te zeggen hebben." Interview voor Radio 1. #leiderschap #NL #science

New article in Nature! Happy to have contributed (as one of the many co-authors) Researchers could replicate the results of about half of the studies in various social science disciplines This holds for various fields: pol sci, econ, sociology, & psychology #science 🧪 @briannosek.bsky.social

Meer dan 150.000 mensen ontvangen niet de bijstandsuitkering waar ze recht op hebben. Toch schrapt het kabinet het voorstel om hen actief te benaderen. En dat terwijl het voorstel "politiek onomstreden" was. Wij gaan onderzoek naar niet-gebruik doen via een #NWO VICI #NL🧪 #socialezekerheid #beleid

♿ Ask most employers, and they’ll say: “𝐖𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞.” So we tested it. We sent 1,500 real job applications. The result? Organizations discriminate against people with disabilities. #AcademicSky #Science #Disability #PublicAdministration #Behavior #DEI 🧪

💻 Laptops zijn handig, maar niet in de collegezaal. Laat laptops in je tas tijdens college. Het helpt studenten en docenten. ✍️ Kleine gedragskeuzes maken een groot verschil.

Maatschappelijke diensttijd? Het kan helpen stereotypen te doorbreken. "Diepe kloven overbrug je met kleine stapjes." Tim 'S Jongers in @decorrespondent.nl

Je denkt dat thuiswerken je helpt. Dat klopt. Thuiswerken kan je productiviteit verhogen. Maar het kost je misschien je promotie. Wie meer dan 3 dagen per week thuiswerkt, krijgt lagere beoordelingen van managers.

Thuiswerken maakt je vaak productiever. Maar wie veel thuiswerkt, wordt minder gezien en kan daardoor promotiekansen mislopen. Dit effect is vooral groot bij vrouwen. Leidinggevenden: beloon prestaties, niet aanwezigheid. Lees meer in mijn Werknotities-blog: www.larstummers.com/werknotities

“𝐔𝐢𝐭𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐤𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬”, “𝐣𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐣𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧”, “𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬” Schaamte is een van de redenen dat mensen geen gebruikmaken van steun van de overheid. Met een NWO Vici-beurs over "Welzijnsmuren" ga ik onderzoeken hoe we dit kunnen begrijpen en veranderen.

“𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐤.” Zo luidde de titel van een van de best gelezen NRC-artikelen. Waarom hebben we druk en wat helpt? Mijn tip: you can't do it all. Kies wie je teleurstelt — en wie juist niet. 👇 Lees het gratis stuk in mijn nieuwsbrief Werknotities. In drie minuten. Da's kort.

Morgen is het zover, mijn boek De Symfonie van Onvrede komt uit. De SPUI-25 bijeenkomst in A’dam zit vol, maar als je morgen in Den Haag bent, kom langs bij boekhandel Douwes om 19.30 uur. Aanmelden gratis, hier: [email protected] Bestellen hier: www.singeluitgeverijen.nl/querido/boek...

Many of us check our phones during a break. I do too. But your brain stays "on". Focus experts advise us to do nothing so we can recharge. Feels boring (it is!), but your brain will thank you.

♿ People with disabilities are discriminated against when applying for jobs. Ask most employers, and they’ll say: “𝐖𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞.” So we tested it. We sent 1,500 real job applications. The result? 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞. There is a gap between what employers SAY and what they DO.

Not the smartest people become leaders. It’s the ones who talk the most. This is known as the Babble Hypothesis. 👉 Their finding: Regardless of intelligence or expertise, groups often pick the person who talks the most as their leader. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭. "People who nominate themselves to be in charge perform worse than managers appointed by lottery, in part because self-promoted managers are overconfident, especially about their social skills." Cool new paper on #leadership!

Hoera! Een NWO Vici‑beurs!🎉 Miljoenen mensen kunnen ontsnappen aan armoede met hulp van de overheid, maar doen geen aanvraag voor bijvoorbeeld huurtoeslag. Ze lopen tegen barrières aan. Ik noem dit welzijnsmuren: Welfare Walls. Wil je het onderzoek volgen? Laat het weten of mail [email protected]

𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐠𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. Een overzichtsstudie van Louis Lippens en collega's toont aan dat mensen met een beperking 41% minder kans hebben om uitgenodigd te worden voor een sollicitatiegesprek.

New article in JPART on administrative burdens. We examine how collaborating with citizens can help break down such burdens. The paper speaks to debates in public administration on policy design and citizen–state interactions. @jpart1991.bsky.social

A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic. www.jstor.org/stable/24923...

💻 Laptops are great, but not during class. 💻 Laptops are the standard in classrooms. This needs to change. New meta-analysis of 24 experiments shows that handwriting will lead to higher grades for students. So this 2017 NYTimes op-ed by @dynarski.bsky.social is even truer today.

📣 Working from home results in lower performance ratings📣 Managers give lower performance ratings to teleworkers than to office workers, even when holding performance constant. Female teleworkers face an even greater disadvantage.

📣 New article in Government Information Quarterly 📣 OPEN ACCESS. Governments try to adopt new digital technologies. However, there was no reliable way to measure how public leaders are directing such transformations. We therefore validated a Digital Transformation Leadership scale.

Important paper: “we uncover an asymmetric bias: for the same protest actions, overall support levels in the population are higher for environment-critical protesters than for pro-environment protesters.“ “This asymmetric bias is […] especially pronounced among right-leaning individuals”

🚨 How do you survive the wicked world of academia? 🚨 I'm collecting the best tips for a talk. Here's my initial list. What advice do you have for your fellow academics? Share yours below! 👇 As the Beatles said, we can all get by with a little help from our friends.

Dear fellow academics, a question: What’s one tip you’d give early-career scholars? I’m collecting them for a talk next week: “Surviving in the Wicked World of Academia.”

Many people try to motivate others by adding pressure. More complaining. More rules. More micromanagement. But we can begin elsewhere: by respecting people’s need for autonomy, competence, and connection. Upcoming talk on “subtle motivators” at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.

Does stereotyping stir emotions for public service employees? Yes! And coping behavior depends on their emotions. Example: anger is related to confronting citizens. Read more in our latest article with @neosheeling.bsky.social in @pmreview.bsky.social . www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨 Course PhD students interested in Behavioral Science, Public Policy & Public Administration 🚨 This November (10–12), I will be teaching a PhD course on Behavioral Science & Public Policy at Utrecht University. 📚 3 ECTS | 📍 Utrecht University | 🗓 Nov 10–12

So honored to be selected as the 2025 @aompnp.bsky.social Best Dissertation Award winner! HUGE thanks to @tummers.bsky.social & Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen, Gabriela Szydlowski, Isa Bertram, Noor de Boer & Robin Bouwman & to the amazing committee chair, @schwoererskayla.bsky.social!

"Talent gaat naar adviesbureaus en worden vervolgens weer ingehuurd. Ik vraag me af of de overheid daarmee beter af is.’" Interview in Binnenlands Bestuur over waarom jonge ambtenaren massaal de overheid verlaten. O.b.v. onderzoek onder 551 jonge ambtenaren en 115 gemeentesecretarissen.

I'm going to talk today about how organizations and others manipulate you in their best interest, not yours. #influence #manipulation

💸 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐥 💸 Economists believe money improves performance. Psychologists argue that it's detrimental to performance. 🤔 In this classic paper, Gneezy & Rustichini show: 💰 Paid enough = better performance 💸 Paid little = worse performance than paying nothing.

Looking forward to presenting on public #leadership today at City University of Hong Kong, based on the book by Paul 't Hart and me.

Controlling leaders aren't helping employees. Instead, providing employees with autonomy increases their well-being and makes them more pro-social. Autonomy is a basic psychological need. Great leaders know it and act on it.

🎓 Vacature Hoogleraar 🎓 We zoeken een hoogleraar organisatieontwikkeling en leiderschap voor maatschappelijke transities. @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social 🔍 Onderzoek | 🎓 Onderwijs | 🤝 Leidinggeven | 🌍 Impact 🔁 Delen = fijn! #vacature #hoogleraar #leiderschap

The Public Management Research Association (PMRA) is pleased to formally announce the election of new members to its Board of Directors. We extend our warmest congratulations to the newly elected board member, Lars Tummers, and express our appreciation for his willingness to serve.

A dumber smartphone makes you smarter—and happier. Instead of browsing on their phone, people spent time socializing, exercising, and enjoying nature. They could also focus better. Not just correlation. Causal evidence. 📖 Source: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

🚨 Are bureaucrats being judged unfairly? Today, Isa Bertram will defend her PhD on stereotypes about civil servants. She shows: ❌ We have negative stereotypes about bureaucrats ❓ Such stereotypes affect our experience with bureaucrats, no matter how good the service is. 📷 Photos Jan Banning.

📢 Promotie "Gezichten van de Bureaucratie" Maandag verdedigt Isa Bertram haar proefschrift over stereotypen over ambtenaren. 🎓 Iedereen heeft wel een mening over ambtenaren – en vaak geen positieve. Ambtenaren vinden we saai, inflexibel en ze ook nog vroeg naar huis. 📷 Foto's Jan Banning.

Het kabinet will 22 procent bezuinigen op de rijksoverheid. De rijksoverheid groeide de afgelopen jaren met ruim 39 duizend voltijdbanen, ofwel 35 procent in 9 jaar tijd. Discussie bij EenVandaag over de groei van de overheid. www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/e...

Giving employees autonomy can be great. But sometimes, it backfires. In a natural experiment, we found: ⚡ In calm times, empowering leadership energizes employees. 🔥 During an intense crisis, empowering leadership drains them. @pmreview.bsky.social @henricovanroekel.bsky.social

💸 Paying people to #vaccinate sounds smart... but it didn’t work. 🚫 No effect on vaccination rates. 🏠 Worse: people at the same address (who didn’t get paid) were less likely to get boosted. ⚠️ Incentives can backfire. #BehavioralScience jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @sebjilke.bsky.social

We love to think empowering #leadership is always a good thing. But sometimes, it’s not. 🤔 In a natural experiment we found: ⚡ In calm times, empowering leadership fuels energy. 🔥 But during a crisis, it drains employees. During a crisis, leaders need to step up, not step back.

Does empowering leadership help in a crisis? Not always... 🤔 In our new publication in @pmreview.bsky.social we put this leadership approach to the test in a real-world crisis! Read the study here (OA): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @tummers.bsky.social @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social

Ontvang jij ook teveel email? 📧📧📧📧📧📧 Artikel In @fd.nl over overvolle inboxen. "Linda Stone, voormalig manager bij Microsoft, ontdekte dat ze niet meer normaal ademhaalde zodra ze haar mailbox opende. Ze doopte dit fenomeen "email apnea."

Sollicitanten die in hun brief aanstippen dat ze een beperking hebben, zien hun kans om uitgenodigd te worden met 35 tot 41 procent slinken. Interview voor @bnr.nl, vanaf 5:50. Op basis van ons artikel voor @nrc.nl. www.bnr.nl/podcast/werk...