of course, if one views group work to be important and, wants a good model
for such behavior, it is not academe for sure! while there is lots of group
activity that goes on, committee meetings off the chart, ... by and large
... when it comes to making decisions about faculty, staff, administrators
... we gather the evidence that these people AS INDIVIDUALS HAVE PERFORMED
... in some way ... to make decisions about them
if ever there is a competitive model ... NON sharing ... almost cut throaty
at times to KEEP one's knowledge to one's self ... being afraid that
someone might actually STEAL it and gain reputation ... it is in the
academic environment
what a shame ...
the way you get ahead is NOT to be a member of a group ... to refuse (if
you can get away with it) group assignments ... to hide away in some non
findable place ... write and publish like time was running out ... and make
sure YOUR VITA is long ... single authored (for the most part) ... that is,
boost up YOUR personal stock
the ivory tower? great eh?
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