"The Quantified Society" is a book on how our obsession with performance measurement shapes our society. Author: @berendvdkolk.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Joined July 2019
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What needs fixing in academia?
Read the open-access book "Fixing Academia" here for free:
doi.org/10.66742/VPYP3467
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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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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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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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Feeling stressed?
New study finds: Budgeting can improve your wellbeing..!
Link: doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-2…
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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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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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'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/…
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Stop the University Ranking Circus
socialsciencespace.com/2025/… via @berendvdkolk
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🆗 - wat houdt dat precies in?
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
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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
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"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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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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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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Mooie column in de @volkskrant vandaag over becijferen in het onderwijs, met een gastrol voor De Meetmaatschappij!
Link: volkskrant.nl/columns-van-de…
@AtlasContact @businessboek
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You can also find me on the other place 👇
bsky.app/profile/berendvdkol…
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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/s00187-018-0…
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"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/1249763… @goodreads
