Note: Access the full article on Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/records/18320159 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is founded on a simple yet demanding premise: decisions should be grounded in the best available research evidence, informed by professional expertise, and shaped by contextual factors such as organisational priorities or patient values.
by Shawn D. Mathis
Author's Note: This article does not claim that Russell’s framework was intended for organizational application, but rather that it provides a conceptual structure through which such application can be rigorously developed. This approach complements, but is distinct from, existing traditions in organizational theory that emphasize decision-making,
Author’s Note: This article forms part of an ongoing reading of Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, considered in relation to questions of institutional life, leadership, and governance. These reflections inform a broader body of work at the intersection of philosophical foundations and practical institutional responsibility.
Author’s Note: This article forms part of an ongoing reading of Immanuel Kant’s philosophical corpus, exploring its relevance for organizational leadership and institutional governance. There is a particular kind of setting in which serious thought becomes possible—not in isolation alone, but in environments where distraction recedes just
To live the life of the mind is to navigate the deep currents of thought and the restless tides of the world with the scholar’s precision and the poet’s eye. Here, the arc of a life bends toward the True, the Good, and the Beautiful, and the work
Reflective Commentary (2025) Looking back at this essay more than a decade after I first wrote it in 2014, I see how my thinking about "wasted time" has changed. When I wrote this as a doctoral student, leisure, contemplation, and intellectual growth were seen as important. Now, the
