The two popular text editors used by researchers in academia are LaTex and Microsoft Word. Or, put differently: Microsoft Word and LaTex. In more technical fields, LaTex is king, while in less technical fields, it is Word. In the business school worlds collide. Coming from a technical background, I am a heavy user of LaTex, for research papers and even for book writing. However, many of my business school collaborators (e.g., from fields of Information Systems and Marketing) are Word users. While collaboration platforms such as Google Drive and Dropbox have greatly enhanced collaborative possibilities, including co-editing a document, the Word-or-Latex schism … Continue reading Collaborations of Latex and Word users