CHALLENGING CONVENTIONAL WISDOM & GENDER WORK Shelley

Challenging Conventional Wisdom & Gender Work

Challenging the Conventional Wisdom of Manager Selection

Since 1997, Gresham has been managing assets for families, family offices and endowments whose goals include both the growth of their capital over market cycles and the preservation of that capital during severe market events. In our earlier white paper, titled Challenging the Conventional Wisdom of Portfolio Construction,1 we described our Risk Conscious® investment approach and the benefits a...

Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on ‘Enterprise’: Control and Autonomy in a Direct Selling Organisation

Black Holes, Other Exotic Stars and Conventional Wisdom

The notion of 'conventional wisdom' is considered and its possible role in the determination of the direction of scientific research examined and questioned. Here the influence of 'conventional wisdom' on work in the area of exotic stars, in particular black holes, is scrutinised carefully.

Unpacking the Gender System: A Theoretical Perspective on Gender Beliefs and Social Relations