Robert Willis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3955435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Willis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Willis |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIS R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-9696-5648 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 65 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1845 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The spillover effects from participatory research: Research assistants as an impact pathway for disaster risk reduction
Participatory research has been shown to affect change in participants, but limited attention has been paid to impact pathways beyond traditional research subjects. This critical gap in the literature is addressed by analysing the impacts of a community engagement for disaster risk reduction case study on its research assistants. The findings demonstrate that undertaking participatory research affects research assistants, changing their risk redu…
The Role of Family in Residential Treatment Patient Retention
Do those who benefit the most need it the least? A four-year experiment in enquiry-based feedback
The aim of this paper is to report on an ongoing experiment in an enquiry-based approach to feedback. Over the course of four years, almost 1800 students have studied a final-year undergraduate module involving a mid-term assignment and end of module examination. Feedback on the assignment is delivered through a process which involves the provision of feedback resources and action planning rather than any individualised comments on the piece of w…
Principles of Mechanism: Designed for the Use of Students in the Universities, and for Engineering Students Generally
Inappropriate Confidence and Retirement Planning: Four Studies with a National Sample
Financial decisions about investing and saving for retirement are increasingly complex, requiring financial knowledge and confidence in that knowledge. Few studies have examined whether direct assessments of individuals' confidence are related to the outcomes of their financial decisions. Here, we analyzed data from a national sample recruited through RAND's American Life Panel (ALP), an internet panel of U.S. adults aged 18 to 88. We examined th…
Financial Decision Making and Cognition in a Family Context
In this paper, we studied the association of cognitive traits and in particular numeracy of both spouses on financial outcomes of the family. We found significant effects, particularly for numeracy for financial and non-financial respondents alike, but much larger effects for the financial decision maker in the family. We also examined who makes these financial decisions in the family and why. Once again, cognitive traits such as numeracy were an…
From the Colonial Enterprise to Enterprise Systems: Parallels between Colonization and Globalization
L et us consider the first part of this thought in the context of information and communication technologies (ICTs). That there is a craze is hardly worth disputing. But why the craze? Who has it? How is it manifested? What are its consequences? These are seemingly innocuous questions, but in exploring them we expose a worldwide system of power, wealth, deprivation, progress, and stagnation that bears an uncanny resemblance to the colonial world …
Looking in the wrong direction
How Americans Responded: A Study of Public Reactions to 9/11/01
On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, a group of social scientists at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) gathered to consider how they might employ their talents to help the country after the shocking events of that morning. The group included economists, political scientists, psychologists, sociologists, demographers, and survey methodologists. Based upon their previous research experience, each of them proposed hypotheses on asp…
British Pharmaceuticals: A Cautionary Tale
British pharmaccuticals is generally represented as a successful sector which illustrates the potential of knowledge-intensive, high-valve-added activities. This article presents a revisionist account based on evidence and argument. Pharmaceuticals is a small sector which combines high-value-added and average wages to benefit capital not labour. The knowledge base in the laboratory creates imitative product with marketing then applied to capture …
The Architectural History of the Cathedral and Monastery at Worcester
The Architectural History of the Cathedral and Monastery at Worcester
On Foundations of Early Buildings, Recently Discovered in Lichfield Cathedral
Description of the Ancient Plan of the Monastery of St. Gall, in the Ninth Century
paupers' bakehouse, which is exactly like this, the same room is inscribed " locus conspergendi
On the History of the Great Seals of England, Especially those of Edward III
Financial Decision Making and Cognition in a Family Context
In this paper, we studied the association of cognitive traits and in particular numeracy of both spouses on financial outcomes of the family. We found significant effects, particularly for numeracy for financial and non-financial respondents alike, but much larger effects for the financial decision maker in the family. We also examined who makes these financial decisions in the family and why. Once again, cognitive traits such as numeracy were an…
How Americans Responded: A Study of Public Reactions to 9/11/01
On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, a group of social scientists at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) gathered to consider how they might employ their talents to help the country after the shocking events of that morning. The group included economists, political scientists, psychologists, sociologists, demographers, and survey methodologists. Based upon their previous research experience, each of them proposed hypotheses on asp…
Inappropriate Confidence and Retirement Planning: Four Studies with a National Sample
Financial decisions about investing and saving for retirement are increasingly complex, requiring financial knowledge and confidence in that knowledge. Few studies have examined whether direct assessments of individuals' confidence are related to the outcomes of their financial decisions. Here, we analyzed data from a national sample recruited through RAND's American Life Panel (ALP), an internet panel of U.S. adults aged 18 to 88. We examined th…
British Pharmaceuticals: A Cautionary Tale
British pharmaccuticals is generally represented as a successful sector which illustrates the potential of knowledge-intensive, high-valve-added activities. This article presents a revisionist account based on evidence and argument. Pharmaceuticals is a small sector which combines high-value-added and average wages to benefit capital not labour. The knowledge base in the laboratory creates imitative product with marketing then applied to capture …
On Foundations of Early Buildings, Recently Discovered in Lichfield Cathedral
Description of the Ancient Plan of the Monastery of St. Gall, in the Ninth Century
paupers' bakehouse, which is exactly like this, the same room is inscribed " locus conspergendi
The Architectural History of the Cathedral and Monastery at Worcester
On the History of the Great Seals of England, Especially those of Edward III
Description of the Ancient Plan of the Monastery of St. Gall, in the Ninth Century
paupers' bakehouse, which is exactly like this, the same room is inscribed " locus conspergendi
On Foundations of Early Buildings, Recently Discovered in Lichfield Cathedral
The Architectural History of the Cathedral and Monastery at Worcester
The Architectural History of the Cathedral and Monastery at Worcester
British Pharmaceuticals: A Cautionary Tale
British pharmaccuticals is generally represented as a successful sector which illustrates the potential of knowledge-intensive, high-valve-added activities. This article presents a revisionist account based on evidence and argument. Pharmaceuticals is a small sector which combines high-value-added and average wages to benefit capital not labour. The knowledge base in the laboratory creates imitative product with marketing then applied to capture …
Looking in the wrong direction
How Americans Responded: A Study of Public Reactions to 9/11/01
On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, a group of social scientists at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) gathered to consider how they might employ their talents to help the country after the shocking events of that morning. The group included economists, political scientists, psychologists, sociologists, demographers, and survey methodologists. Based upon their previous research experience, each of them proposed hypotheses on asp…
From the Colonial Enterprise to Enterprise Systems: Parallels between Colonization and Globalization
L et us consider the first part of this thought in the context of information and communication technologies (ICTs). That there is a craze is hardly worth disputing. But why the craze? Who has it? How is it manifested? What are its consequences? These are seemingly innocuous questions, but in exploring them we expose a worldwide system of power, wealth, deprivation, progress, and stagnation that bears an uncanny resemblance to the colonial world …
Financial Decision Making and Cognition in a Family Context
In this paper, we studied the association of cognitive traits and in particular numeracy of both spouses on financial outcomes of the family. We found significant effects, particularly for numeracy for financial and non-financial respondents alike, but much larger effects for the financial decision maker in the family. We also examined who makes these financial decisions in the family and why. Once again, cognitive traits such as numeracy were an…
Principles of Mechanism: Designed for the Use of Students in the Universities, and for Engineering Students Generally
Inappropriate Confidence and Retirement Planning: Four Studies with a National Sample
Financial decisions about investing and saving for retirement are increasingly complex, requiring financial knowledge and confidence in that knowledge. Few studies have examined whether direct assessments of individuals' confidence are related to the outcomes of their financial decisions. Here, we analyzed data from a national sample recruited through RAND's American Life Panel (ALP), an internet panel of U.S. adults aged 18 to 88. We examined th…
Do those who benefit the most need it the least? A four-year experiment in enquiry-based feedback
The aim of this paper is to report on an ongoing experiment in an enquiry-based approach to feedback. Over the course of four years, almost 1800 students have studied a final-year undergraduate module involving a mid-term assignment and end of module examination. Feedback on the assignment is delivered through a process which involves the provision of feedback resources and action planning rather than any individualised comments on the piece of w…
The Role of Family in Residential Treatment Patient Retention
The spillover effects from participatory research: Research assistants as an impact pathway for disaster risk reduction
Participatory research has been shown to affect change in participants, but limited attention has been paid to impact pathways beyond traditional research subjects. This critical gap in the literature is addressed by analysing the impacts of a community engagement for disaster risk reduction case study on its research assistants. The findings demonstrate that undertaking participatory research affects research assistants, changing their risk redu…
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