Idea posted: January 2023
Institutions: RMIT School of Management St. John’s University National Taiwan University
Past studies have demonstrated the power of humor in strengthening relationships between leaders and followers. In the early stages of these relationships, the power position of leaders requires them be…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #838Idea posted: October 2022
Institutions: The Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social Equity Duke University Fuqua School of Business Duke University
In 2008, a study led by Prof. Ashleigh Shelby Rosette of Duke showed that for Americans, Whiteness was one of the prototypical attributes of leaders. As a result, Whites, seen…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #830Idea posted: September 2022
Institutions: University of Miami Florida State University Stony Brook University
CEOs and corporate leaders come from diverse backgrounds, with a broad range of childhood experiences. While some CEOs were raised in affluent families, with all the privileges and opportunities that…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #827Idea posted: December 2020
Institutions: UCLA Anderson School of Management University of Chicago Booth School of Business The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Past research has demonstrated that high external performance expectations (e.g., from supervisors, co-workers, clients, family, friends, and the media) can motivate individuals to increase their efforts and be more persistent,…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #782Idea posted: January 2020
Institutions: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Columbia Business School Harvard Business School
Milton Friedman notwithstanding, maximizing profit (and thus shareholder value) is no longer considered the one and only purpose of a corporation or business. The truly successful business is driven by…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #760Idea posted: January 2020
Institutions: Henley Business School
Today’s unprecedented quad-gen workforce (baby boomers, Gen X, millennials, Gen Z) presents unique challenges for employers who must try to engage all four generations. Although having different backgrounds and histories,…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #759Idea posted: May 2017
Institutions: University of Oregon Charles Lundquist College of Business Saint Louis University John Cook School of Business University of Mississippi School of Business Administration Kellogg School of Management
Stewardship describes the deeply felt commitment of managers and employees to the success of the company above their own individual interests. A stewardship climate is one in which stewardship is…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #648Idea posted: February 2017
Institutions: University of Middlesex Business School
Psychopaths are manipulative, bullying, lying and egocentric people without a conscious. They use coercion and intimidation to get what they want, and never have a sliver of remorse for their…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #644Idea posted: January 2017
Institutions: Duke University Duke University Fuqua School of Business Columbia Business School
How important is corporate culture to the success of a company, and what factors play into developing an effective or ineffective culture? A team of researchers from Duke University’s Fuqua…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #641