Social sciences - Microsoft Research

By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research In the two decades since the formation of Microsoft Research, the organization has grown from its beginnings on Microsoft’s corporate headquarters in Redmond, Wash., into a global powerhouse…

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Lifting the mantle of protection from Weber’s presuppositions in his theory of bureaucracy

Graham Button, David Martin, Jacki O'Neill, Tommaso Colombino

Human Studies | May 2012

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Holdout in the Assembly of Complements: A Problem for Market Design

E. Glen Weyl, Scott Duke Kominers

American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings | May 2012

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“Yours is better!” Participant Response Bias in HCI

Nicola Dell, Vidya Vaidyanathan, Indrani Medhi Thies, Ed Cutrell, Bill Thies

CHI 2012: Proceedings of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | May 2012

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The Shy Mayor: Private Badges in GeoSocial Networks

Bogdan Carbunar, Radu Sion, Rahul Potharaju, Moussa Ehsan

International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security (ACNS) | May 2012

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Learn How Microsoft is Supporting the Sit With Me Campaign

May 1, 2012 | Rane Johnson-Stempson

Microsoft is focused on encouraging and enabling more women to get involved in computer science. As part of that effort, we are excited to partner with the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT)…

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Understanding the Verbal Language and Structure of End-User Descriptions of Data Visualizations

Bongshin Lee, Nathalie henry riche, Mary Czerwinski, Nathalie Henry Riche

May 2012