@quantifiedsoc

"The Quantified Society" is a book on how our obsession with performance measurement shapes our society. Author: @berendvdkolk.

 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
amazon.com/Quantified-Society-Obsession-Performance-Measurement/dp/904701796X/
Joined July 2019
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Berend van der Kolk@berendvdkolk17 Mar 2025
I'm spending less and less time here, and will be leaving. Find me here instead: - BlueSky, bsky.app/profile/berendvdkol… - Linkedin, linkedin.com/in/berendvander… - Researchgate, researchgate.net/profile/Ber… - Amazon, amazon.com/Quantified-Societ… - My website, berendvanderkolk.com
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Berend van der Kolk@berendvdkolkApr 23
What needs fixing in academia? Read the open-access book "Fixing Academia" here for free: doi.org/10.66742/VPYP3467
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Berend van der Kolk@berendvdkolkApr 7
Universities are the cash cow of publishers like Elsevier. Universities pay with: 1) money, 2) free labor, 3) data. But this can change! Read how we can fix this in our open-access book Fixing Academia: fixingacademia.wordpress.com…
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Berend van der Kolk@berendvdkolkMar 10
Giving managers a greater say in budgeting enhances their wellbeing and productivity! Research: doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-2… @MentalHealthAm @PubHealth_BMC @AccountingToday @CIMA_News @AICPA @BioMedCentral #mentalhealth #accounting #wellbeing #science #research #publication
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Berend van der Kolk@berendvdkolkMar 4
Can Accounting Increase Wellbeing...? Findings from our recent paper say so! We wrote a blog about it (open access): socialsciencespace.com/2026/… And the original study is available here: doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-2…
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Ethics in Bricks@EthicsInBricksFeb 16
Feeling stressed? New study finds: Budgeting can improve your wellbeing..! Link: doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-2…
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Berend van der Kolk@berendvdkolk16 Sep 2025
Sorbonne University decides to withdraw from THE World University Ranking: sorbonne-universite.fr/en/ne… Why would universities do this? I wrote a blog about it recently on social science space, available here: socialsciencespace.com/2025/…
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Berend van der Kolk@berendvdkolk6 Sep 2025
Waarom hechten we zoveel waarde aan reviews? Is het beoordelen aan de hand van vijf sterren niet wat doorgeslagen? Wat zijn de gevolgen ervan? Een mooie weekendbijlage in Trouw vandaag, met een gastrol voor De Meetmaatschappij: trouw.nl/tijdgeest/hoeveel-s…
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The Quantified Society@quantifiedsoc20 Aug 2025
'University rankings have little meaning, are highly subjective, promote a competition frame, and thwart our academic freedom, as commercial ranking organizations dictate what constitutes a good university.' Read more: socialsciencespace.com/2025/…

Stop the University Ranking Circus

It's that time of the year again. Some 50 percent of your academic LinkedIn connections share they are "happy" or even "thrilled" that their institution went up some places on the recently published

socialsciencespace.com
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'University rankings have little meaning, are highly subjective, promote a competition frame, and thwart our academic freedom, as commercial ranking organizations dictate what constitutes a good university.' Read more: socialsciencespace.com/2025/…

Stop the University Ranking Circus

It's that time of the year again. Some 50 percent of your academic LinkedIn connections share they are "happy" or even "thrilled" that their institution went up some places on the recently published

socialsciencespace.com
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Ash Paul
@pash2219 Aug 2025
Stop the University Ranking Circus socialsciencespace.com/2025/… via @berendvdkolk

Stop the University Ranking Circus

It's that time of the year again. Some 50 percent of your academic LinkedIn connections share they are "happy" or even "thrilled" that their institution went up some places on the recently published

socialsciencespace.com
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Inge Bonneux
@IBonnx19 Aug 2025
Replying to @MediSfeer @DeReiger2 @KU_Leuven @ugent
🆗 - wat houdt dat precies in?
Berend van der Kolk@berendvdkolk19 Aug 2025
I wrote a piece on university rankings for @socscispace: "[University rankings] reinforce the idea that science is all about competition among institutions, instead of cooperatively enhancing our understanding of the world." socialsciencespace.com/2025/… #AcademicTwitter

Stop the University Ranking Circus

It's that time of the year again. Some 50 percent of your academic LinkedIn connections share they are "happy" or even "thrilled" that their institution went up some places on the recently published

socialsciencespace.com
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Berend van der Kolk@berendvdkolk19 Aug 2025
I wrote a piece on university rankings for @socscispace: "[University rankings] reinforce the idea that science is all about competition among institutions, instead of cooperatively enhancing our understanding of the world." socialsciencespace.com/2025/… #AcademicTwitter

Stop the University Ranking Circus

It's that time of the year again. Some 50 percent of your academic LinkedIn connections share they are "happy" or even "thrilled" that their institution went up some places on the recently published

socialsciencespace.com
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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.2025.1… Link: authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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The Quantified Society@quantifiedsoc17 Jun 2025
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Ethics in Bricks@EthicsInBricks13 Jun 2025
"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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Berend van der Kolk@berendvdkolk17 Feb 2025
Leuk nieuws: Het Audioboek van De Meetmaatschappij is nu vrij te beluisteren via Spotify voor iedereen met een premium abonnement. Elk hoofdstuk is een track - misschien aardig voor integratie in onderwijsprogramma's? Spotify link audioboek: open.spotify.com/show/3Nm0Pj…
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Ethics in Bricks@EthicsInBricks6 Feb 2025
Three universal psychological needs motivate the self to act: Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose. - Self-determination theory Learn more: - Video: ted.com/talks/dan_pink_the_p… - Website: selfdeterminationtheory.org/ - Article: doi.org/10.1080/09638180.201…
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