Florian Keppeler
@flokeppeler.bsky.social
Associate Professor at http://ps.au.dk/en/cpl | enthusiastic for public administration and policy | fan of beagle Wilma
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I have a new paper. We look at ~all stats articles in political science post-2010 & show that 94% have abstracts that claim to reject a null. Only 2% present only null results. This is hard to explain unless the research process has a filter that only lets rejections through.
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I have a new paper. We look at ~all stats articles in political science post-2010 & show that 94% have abstracts that claim to reject a null. Only 2% present only null results. This is hard to explain unless the research process has a filter that only lets rejections through.
➡️ The study recommends skills-based assessments when selecting managers, rather than relying on who puts themselves forward. The best leaders might be the ones who aren't raising their paws! 🐾
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February 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
➡️ The study recommends skills-based assessments when selecting managers, rather than relying on who puts themselves forward. The best leaders might be the ones who aren't raising their paws! 🐾
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➡️ Good management isn't predicted by personality traits, demographics, or desire to lead – but by economic decision-making skills such as the ability to allocate resources wisely. 🧠
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February 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
➡️ Good management isn't predicted by personality traits, demographics, or desire to lead – but by economic decision-making skills such as the ability to allocate resources wisely. 🧠
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➡️ People who eagerly self-promote into management roles may actually perform worse than randomly assigned managers – likely because they tend to overestimate their own abilities. 😬
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February 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
➡️ People who eagerly self-promote into management roles may actually perform worse than randomly assigned managers – likely because they tend to overestimate their own abilities. 😬
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#Wilmasreview
For Wilma 🐶, figuring out how to recognize a good leader was always like solving a riddle of the Sphinx. A recent study by Weidmann, Joseph Vecci, @farahsaid.bsky.social, Sonia Bhalotra, Achyuta Adhvaryu, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, and David Deming suggests...
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For Wilma 🐶, figuring out how to recognize a good leader was always like solving a riddle of the Sphinx. A recent study by Weidmann, Joseph Vecci, @farahsaid.bsky.social, Sonia Bhalotra, Achyuta Adhvaryu, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, and David Deming suggests...
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February 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
#Wilmasreview
For Wilma 🐶, figuring out how to recognize a good leader was always like solving a riddle of the Sphinx. A recent study by Weidmann, Joseph Vecci, @farahsaid.bsky.social, Sonia Bhalotra, Achyuta Adhvaryu, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, and David Deming suggests...
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For Wilma 🐶, figuring out how to recognize a good leader was always like solving a riddle of the Sphinx. A recent study by Weidmann, Joseph Vecci, @farahsaid.bsky.social, Sonia Bhalotra, Achyuta Adhvaryu, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, and David Deming suggests...
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➡️ Such effects can persist for at least two weeks after for example a presidential election, and the patterns were easier to reactivate once they'd been triggered. 📅
🔗 doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2024.18538
Wilma, PhD (Pretty helpful Dog) and #postdog 🐾
@au.dk
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🔗 doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2024.18538
Wilma, PhD (Pretty helpful Dog) and #postdog 🐾
@au.dk
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January 25, 2026 at 12:42 PM
➡️ Such effects can persist for at least two weeks after for example a presidential election, and the patterns were easier to reactivate once they'd been triggered. 📅
🔗 doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2024.18538
Wilma, PhD (Pretty helpful Dog) and #postdog 🐾
@au.dk
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🔗 doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2024.18538
Wilma, PhD (Pretty helpful Dog) and #postdog 🐾
@au.dk
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➡️ Elections can reduce social mindfulness toward politically different colleagues. After elections, employees showed less perspective-taking and empathic concern toward coworkers with opposing political views – often leading to more negative interactions. 😔
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January 25, 2026 at 12:42 PM
➡️ Elections can reduce social mindfulness toward politically different colleagues. After elections, employees showed less perspective-taking and empathic concern toward coworkers with opposing political views – often leading to more negative interactions. 😔
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➡️ Political differences between coworkers don't always cause friction – but around elections, things can change. Before the U.S. elections, political dissimilarity had no significant effect on negative interactions. But on election day and days after, it did.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:42 PM
➡️ Political differences between coworkers don't always cause friction – but around elections, things can change. Before the U.S. elections, political dissimilarity had no significant effect on negative interactions. But on election day and days after, it did.
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A study by Max Reinwald, Rouven Kanitz, Peter Bamberger, Prof. Dr. Julia Backmann and Prof. Dr. Martin Hoegl examines this – how political differences affect workplace interactions, and why timing matters.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:42 PM
A study by Max Reinwald, Rouven Kanitz, Peter Bamberger, Prof. Dr. Julia Backmann and Prof. Dr. Martin Hoegl examines this – how political differences affect workplace interactions, and why timing matters.
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#Wilmasreview
Wilma 🐶 had an unexpected encounter with a deer the other day – and instead of running away, they just stood there peacefully! 🦌
It got Wilma thinking: why can some "natural opposites" get along just fine, while others struggle?
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Wilma 🐶 had an unexpected encounter with a deer the other day – and instead of running away, they just stood there peacefully! 🦌
It got Wilma thinking: why can some "natural opposites" get along just fine, while others struggle?
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January 25, 2026 at 12:42 PM
#Wilmasreview
Wilma 🐶 had an unexpected encounter with a deer the other day – and instead of running away, they just stood there peacefully! 🦌
It got Wilma thinking: why can some "natural opposites" get along just fine, while others struggle?
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Wilma 🐶 had an unexpected encounter with a deer the other day – and instead of running away, they just stood there peacefully! 🦌
It got Wilma thinking: why can some "natural opposites" get along just fine, while others struggle?
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➡️ Big Tech companies gain influence as "policy entrepreneurs" by controlling the datasets and infrastructure that power LLMs, raising concerns about whose interests shape public policy decisions. 💼
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January 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
➡️ Big Tech companies gain influence as "policy entrepreneurs" by controlling the datasets and infrastructure that power LLMs, raising concerns about whose interests shape public policy decisions. 💼
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➡️ Policymakers risk becoming passive when over-relying on AI-generated outputs, potentially weakening their ability to make sound judgments.
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January 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
➡️ Policymakers risk becoming passive when over-relying on AI-generated outputs, potentially weakening their ability to make sound judgments.
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They argue:
➡️ LLMs can narrow the diversity of knowledge used in policy decisions by privileging scientific data over practical expertise and ethical judgment, potentially creating "knowledge collapse" where mainstream views drown out minority perspectives. 🤔
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➡️ LLMs can narrow the diversity of knowledge used in policy decisions by privileging scientific data over practical expertise and ethical judgment, potentially creating "knowledge collapse" where mainstream views drown out minority perspectives. 🤔
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January 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
They argue:
➡️ LLMs can narrow the diversity of knowledge used in policy decisions by privileging scientific data over practical expertise and ethical judgment, potentially creating "knowledge collapse" where mainstream views drown out minority perspectives. 🤔
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➡️ LLMs can narrow the diversity of knowledge used in policy decisions by privileging scientific data over practical expertise and ethical judgment, potentially creating "knowledge collapse" where mainstream views drown out minority perspectives. 🤔
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#Wilmasreview
Wilma 🐶 is concerned: What would happen if she were replaced by a Large Lego Model? 🧱 Who would sniff out all the treats?
She checked the literature and found a new study by Feng and @yantochandra.bsky.social examining how Large Language Models (LLMs) are reshaping policymaking.
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Wilma 🐶 is concerned: What would happen if she were replaced by a Large Lego Model? 🧱 Who would sniff out all the treats?
She checked the literature and found a new study by Feng and @yantochandra.bsky.social examining how Large Language Models (LLMs) are reshaping policymaking.
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January 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
#Wilmasreview
Wilma 🐶 is concerned: What would happen if she were replaced by a Large Lego Model? 🧱 Who would sniff out all the treats?
She checked the literature and found a new study by Feng and @yantochandra.bsky.social examining how Large Language Models (LLMs) are reshaping policymaking.
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Wilma 🐶 is concerned: What would happen if she were replaced by a Large Lego Model? 🧱 Who would sniff out all the treats?
She checked the literature and found a new study by Feng and @yantochandra.bsky.social examining how Large Language Models (LLMs) are reshaping policymaking.
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💡Public managers can use both approaches: inspiring teams with vision while also providing concrete support for collaborative practice.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2025.2571622
@ipmjournal.bsky.social
Wilma, PhD (Pretty helpful Dog) and #postdog 🐾
@au.dk
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🔗 doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2025.2571622
@ipmjournal.bsky.social
Wilma, PhD (Pretty helpful Dog) and #postdog 🐾
@au.dk
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January 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
💡Public managers can use both approaches: inspiring teams with vision while also providing concrete support for collaborative practice.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2025.2571622
@ipmjournal.bsky.social
Wilma, PhD (Pretty helpful Dog) and #postdog 🐾
@au.dk
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🔗 doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2025.2571622
@ipmjournal.bsky.social
Wilma, PhD (Pretty helpful Dog) and #postdog 🐾
@au.dk
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➡️ Each leadership style has its own role: Transformational leaders inspire reflective dialogue and common purpose, while professional development leaders get people to work together, observe each other, and share concrete practices. 📚
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January 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
➡️ Each leadership style has its own role: Transformational leaders inspire reflective dialogue and common purpose, while professional development leaders get people to work together, observe each other, and share concrete practices. 📚
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➡️ Two leadership styles work together to build collaboration: Transformational leadership can create shared values and vision, while professional development leadership strengthens shared practices and knowledge exchange. 🤝
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January 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
➡️ Two leadership styles work together to build collaboration: Transformational leadership can create shared values and vision, while professional development leadership strengthens shared practices and knowledge exchange. 🤝
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#Wilmasreview
Wilma 🐶 has been working with her new coworker ⛄ who seems rather cold. This makes Wilma think about how important leadership is for building warm collaboration among colleagues! A study by Kjeldsen, Bjørnholt, and Lund in public schools reveals how managers can melt the ice 1/🧵
Wilma 🐶 has been working with her new coworker ⛄ who seems rather cold. This makes Wilma think about how important leadership is for building warm collaboration among colleagues! A study by Kjeldsen, Bjørnholt, and Lund in public schools reveals how managers can melt the ice 1/🧵
January 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
#Wilmasreview
Wilma 🐶 has been working with her new coworker ⛄ who seems rather cold. This makes Wilma think about how important leadership is for building warm collaboration among colleagues! A study by Kjeldsen, Bjørnholt, and Lund in public schools reveals how managers can melt the ice 1/🧵
Wilma 🐶 has been working with her new coworker ⛄ who seems rather cold. This makes Wilma think about how important leadership is for building warm collaboration among colleagues! A study by Kjeldsen, Bjørnholt, and Lund in public schools reveals how managers can melt the ice 1/🧵
December 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
➡️ But tensions can emerge: managing dual roles creates challenges with time, role clarity, and resistance from colleagues. 😓
For public organizations, this research offers an implication: identify and support internal change agents who can guide their peers through the transformation journey.
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For public organizations, this research offers an implication: identify and support internal change agents who can guide their peers through the transformation journey.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
➡️ But tensions can emerge: managing dual roles creates challenges with time, role clarity, and resistance from colleagues. 😓
For public organizations, this research offers an implication: identify and support internal change agents who can guide their peers through the transformation journey.
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For public organizations, this research offers an implication: identify and support internal change agents who can guide their peers through the transformation journey.
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➡️ Change agents can develop through phases: from anticipating their new role, to learning and adapting, and eventually mastering it. 📚
➡️ They seem to act as knowledge brokers and motivators, building digital skills among colleagues while enriching their own jobs. 💪
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➡️ They seem to act as knowledge brokers and motivators, building digital skills among colleagues while enriching their own jobs. 💪
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December 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
➡️ Change agents can develop through phases: from anticipating their new role, to learning and adapting, and eventually mastering it. 📚
➡️ They seem to act as knowledge brokers and motivators, building digital skills among colleagues while enriching their own jobs. 💪
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➡️ They seem to act as knowledge brokers and motivators, building digital skills among colleagues while enriching their own jobs. 💪
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...help public sector organizations navigate digital transformation. These people don't just implement new technology—they guide their colleagues through it. The study with change agents from two German municipalities shows:
doi.org/10.1111/padm...
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doi.org/10.1111/padm...
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December 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
...help public sector organizations navigate digital transformation. These people don't just implement new technology—they guide their colleagues through it. The study with change agents from two German municipalities shows:
doi.org/10.1111/padm...
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doi.org/10.1111/padm...
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#Wilmasreview
Wilma 🐶 is learning to navigate on "her" new balance bike—turns out transformation takes practice, patience, and someone to show you the way!
Speaking of guidance, a new @journalpa.bsky.social study by @carofischer.bsky.social and Breaugh explores how change agents ...
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Wilma 🐶 is learning to navigate on "her" new balance bike—turns out transformation takes practice, patience, and someone to show you the way!
Speaking of guidance, a new @journalpa.bsky.social study by @carofischer.bsky.social and Breaugh explores how change agents ...
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December 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
#Wilmasreview
Wilma 🐶 is learning to navigate on "her" new balance bike—turns out transformation takes practice, patience, and someone to show you the way!
Speaking of guidance, a new @journalpa.bsky.social study by @carofischer.bsky.social and Breaugh explores how change agents ...
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Wilma 🐶 is learning to navigate on "her" new balance bike—turns out transformation takes practice, patience, and someone to show you the way!
Speaking of guidance, a new @journalpa.bsky.social study by @carofischer.bsky.social and Breaugh explores how change agents ...
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