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JOCHEN
KOCH
I remember very clearly the first time I I am very thankful for being able to gain
CURRENT POSITION entered the classroom to discuss with our this, from my perspective, most precious
Professor of Management and then first PhD cohort some basic method insight from the last 10 years and for the
Organization at the European ological questions of our DCR research pro- future of our DCR community. It works, we
University Viadrina
ject, about knowledge and interest, about only have to practice it! And also – it is work,
numbers and words, about interpretation but we call it passion!
and statistical inference, but also about
scientific career paths and intrinsic moti-
vation. It was like opening a door to a space
believe in in the everyday life of a university “ A community in
whose existence I had almost ceased to
professor: to practice the unity of research conversation, playful,
and collective learning (not to be confounded creative, humorous,
with the unilateral diffusion of knowledge, yet always respectful,
which is generally referred to as “teaching”) competitive, in search
as a community in conversation with one
another, playful, creative, humorous, yet of the unforced strength
”
always respectful, competitive, and yet of the better argument.
together in search of the unforced strength
of the better argument.
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