Kris Hardies
@krishardies.bsky.social
Scientist, accounting, philosophy of science
Ik vermoed niet dat iemand hier verbaast van opkijkt, maar het blijft pijnlijk natuurlijk – opscheppen over je eigen onwetendheid past wel goed in de tijdsgeest.
January 17, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Ik vermoed niet dat iemand hier verbaast van opkijkt, maar het blijft pijnlijk natuurlijk – opscheppen over je eigen onwetendheid past wel goed in de tijdsgeest.
And all while the most difficult phenomena to explain are, obviously, the ones that don't exist (Lykken)
December 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
And all while the most difficult phenomena to explain are, obviously, the ones that don't exist (Lykken)
Now I'm reminded of this ...
December 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Now I'm reminded of this ...
While Xavier X. Sala-I-Martin, of course, ran 2 million regressions (sort of) already back in 1997!
www.jstor.org/stable/2950909
www.jstor.org/stable/2950909
I Just Ran Two Million Regressions on JSTOR
Xavier X. Sala-I-Martin, I Just Ran Two Million Regressions, The American Economic Review, Vol. 87, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the Hundred and Fourth Annual Meeting of the American Economic Asso...
www.jstor.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
While Xavier X. Sala-I-Martin, of course, ran 2 million regressions (sort of) already back in 1997!
www.jstor.org/stable/2950909
www.jstor.org/stable/2950909
Ik denk dat @debiehendrik.bsky.social al gewoon hoogleraar is, maar voor alle andere ZAP gaat het door de besparingen (naar alle waarschijnlijkheid) langer duren om promotie te maken en de impact van bijv. 3j later promotie is over de hele loopbaan best wel heel groot.
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Ik denk dat @debiehendrik.bsky.social al gewoon hoogleraar is, maar voor alle andere ZAP gaat het door de besparingen (naar alle waarschijnlijkheid) langer duren om promotie te maken en de impact van bijv. 3j later promotie is over de hele loopbaan best wel heel groot.
I feel bad for you that you're learning all of this :'-)
tbf reading metascience work (e.g. on team incentives/collaboration, the idea of science audits) I do sometimes think some people would benefit from reading some accounting research
tbf reading metascience work (e.g. on team incentives/collaboration, the idea of science audits) I do sometimes think some people would benefit from reading some accounting research
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I feel bad for you that you're learning all of this :'-)
tbf reading metascience work (e.g. on team incentives/collaboration, the idea of science audits) I do sometimes think some people would benefit from reading some accounting research
tbf reading metascience work (e.g. on team incentives/collaboration, the idea of science audits) I do sometimes think some people would benefit from reading some accounting research
Paul, not sure what you're implying, but you know well enough that no serious accounting researcher reads – let alone cites – anything outside of the "top" econ/finance/acc journals.
Unless, of course, whenever there is a need for some vague theory, then psychology or management will do.
Unless, of course, whenever there is a need for some vague theory, then psychology or management will do.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Paul, not sure what you're implying, but you know well enough that no serious accounting researcher reads – let alone cites – anything outside of the "top" econ/finance/acc journals.
Unless, of course, whenever there is a need for some vague theory, then psychology or management will do.
Unless, of course, whenever there is a need for some vague theory, then psychology or management will do.
OSF
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November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Thanks for sharing! Interesting piece.
November 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Thanks for sharing! Interesting piece.
Do you perhaps have a link to any such efforts? Or even better, critical discussions of such efforts?
Such repositories likely being a bad idea was 99% my motivation of writing the commentary :-) — "go look for a theory" (in psy/econ) is already some senior researchers' advice in this field.
Such repositories likely being a bad idea was 99% my motivation of writing the commentary :-) — "go look for a theory" (in psy/econ) is already some senior researchers' advice in this field.
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Do you perhaps have a link to any such efforts? Or even better, critical discussions of such efforts?
Such repositories likely being a bad idea was 99% my motivation of writing the commentary :-) — "go look for a theory" (in psy/econ) is already some senior researchers' advice in this field.
Such repositories likely being a bad idea was 99% my motivation of writing the commentary :-) — "go look for a theory" (in psy/econ) is already some senior researchers' advice in this field.
Yeah, I agree. I also have no problem of pushing back against reviewers. Although in this case, it seems quite clear I'll need to do something to get it published. Taking it to a different journal will only make it harder. As a preprint it will have very little impact. Dilemma's...
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Yeah, I agree. I also have no problem of pushing back against reviewers. Although in this case, it seems quite clear I'll need to do something to get it published. Taking it to a different journal will only make it harder. As a preprint it will have very little impact. Dilemma's...
They added that after I shared a draft of my commentary with them. It's better than nothing – ironically, it makes publication of the commentary harder. And we know how people are – "go look for a theory" in recent psy/econ papers is already advice given by some senior researchers in this field.
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
They added that after I shared a draft of my commentary with them. It's better than nothing – ironically, it makes publication of the commentary harder. And we know how people are – "go look for a theory" in recent psy/econ papers is already advice given by some senior researchers in this field.
De combinatie lage kost voor de student en zeer brede toegang is gewoon vreemd (problematisch). HO in Scandinavië is gratis voor student maar wel (erg) selectief. Vgl. bijv. deze cijfers voor Zweden met VL waar bijna iedereen met diploma secundair aan HO start.
More upper-secondary school graduates chose higher education studies during the pandemic
The proportion of those who started higher education studies within one year increased considerably among pupils who graduated from a higher education preparatory upper secondary programme in spring 2...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
De combinatie lage kost voor de student en zeer brede toegang is gewoon vreemd (problematisch). HO in Scandinavië is gratis voor student maar wel (erg) selectief. Vgl. bijv. deze cijfers voor Zweden met VL waar bijna iedereen met diploma secundair aan HO start.
Any thoughts, suggestions, feedback, help, .... very much appreciated!
@dingdingpeng.the100.ci @lakens.bsky.social @replicationindex.com @psych.peercommunityin.org @zpid.bsky.social @rickcarlsson.bsky.social @jamessteeleii.bsky.social @simine.com @eikofried.bsky.social
Thanks for sharing!
@dingdingpeng.the100.ci @lakens.bsky.social @replicationindex.com @psych.peercommunityin.org @zpid.bsky.social @rickcarlsson.bsky.social @jamessteeleii.bsky.social @simine.com @eikofried.bsky.social
Thanks for sharing!
October 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Any thoughts, suggestions, feedback, help, .... very much appreciated!
@dingdingpeng.the100.ci @lakens.bsky.social @replicationindex.com @psych.peercommunityin.org @zpid.bsky.social @rickcarlsson.bsky.social @jamessteeleii.bsky.social @simine.com @eikofried.bsky.social
Thanks for sharing!
@dingdingpeng.the100.ci @lakens.bsky.social @replicationindex.com @psych.peercommunityin.org @zpid.bsky.social @rickcarlsson.bsky.social @jamessteeleii.bsky.social @simine.com @eikofried.bsky.social
Thanks for sharing!
Another approach that I think could be useful is to run a survey among psychologists and have them evaluate the extent to which they believe that some of these theories are still taken seriously within their community or not.
This is easier said than done, especially for an outsider.
This is easier said than done, especially for an outsider.
October 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Another approach that I think could be useful is to run a survey among psychologists and have them evaluate the extent to which they believe that some of these theories are still taken seriously within their community or not.
This is easier said than done, especially for an outsider.
This is easier said than done, especially for an outsider.
I'd appreciate any suggestions on how to go about this!
In some cases, I guess there is sufficient evidence that has empirically discredited a specific theory ("terror management theory", for instance, I think).
So, if you know of such cases and can point me to useful references, please do!
In some cases, I guess there is sufficient evidence that has empirically discredited a specific theory ("terror management theory", for instance, I think).
So, if you know of such cases and can point me to useful references, please do!
October 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I'd appreciate any suggestions on how to go about this!
In some cases, I guess there is sufficient evidence that has empirically discredited a specific theory ("terror management theory", for instance, I think).
So, if you know of such cases and can point me to useful references, please do!
In some cases, I guess there is sufficient evidence that has empirically discredited a specific theory ("terror management theory", for instance, I think).
So, if you know of such cases and can point me to useful references, please do!
I received two thoughtful reviews and an R&R -- commentaries are not a thing in our field, so they get the same treatment as any other paper. One suggested way to increase the "contribution" of my commentary is to offer more extensive vetting of these theories (i.e. help identify "Zombie" theories).
October 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I received two thoughtful reviews and an R&R -- commentaries are not a thing in our field, so they get the same treatment as any other paper. One suggested way to increase the "contribution" of my commentary is to offer more extensive vetting of these theories (i.e. help identify "Zombie" theories).
(*) Yes, yes, I know, some of the entries in the repository aren't even theories, but effects/phenomena. You don't have to tell me!
October 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
(*) Yes, yes, I know, some of the entries in the repository aren't even theories, but effects/phenomena. You don't have to tell me!
Some fields, like mine (accounting), look to fields like psychology for theoretical guidance. Accompanying a conceptual paper, these authors compiled this theory repository.
I don't think the repository will do our field any good, so I wrote a commentary: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I don't think the repository will do our field any good, so I wrote a commentary: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The assurance theory repository_A commentary_May 2025.docx
Some Theories Are Just Better: A Comment on Baaske, Carrillo, Gaynor, and Schmidt (2025) ABSTRACT: Baaske, Carrillo, Gaynor, and Schmidt (2025) present a conceptual framework of the assurance ecosyst...
docs.google.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Some fields, like mine (accounting), look to fields like psychology for theoretical guidance. Accompanying a conceptual paper, these authors compiled this theory repository.
I don't think the repository will do our field any good, so I wrote a commentary: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I don't think the repository will do our field any good, so I wrote a commentary: docs.google.com/document/d/1...