Idea posted: January 2022

Institutions: Swansea University    Lancaster University   

Unlike other careers, retirement from a military career typically occurs when people are still of working age. As a result, many veterans transition to a civilian workplace. In an average…

Idea posted: July 2021

Institutions: Rutgers University Business School    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania   

Most attempts at persuasion are met by wary resistance. People are naturally suspicious of the motives of persuaders, ready to believe that persuaders will use devious means to achieve their…

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School    Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business    University of Victoria Peter B. Gustavson School of Business   

Significant developments such as new strategies, new competitive pressures, or new leadership often require changes to a company’s organizational culture. This undertaking, however, is complicated by the amorphous nature of…

Idea posted: July 2019

Institutions: University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business    Western Ontario University Ivey Business School    Jagiellonian University   

Any merger between two companies is a long, detailed, often-frustrating process in which, one hopes, the hard-earned result is a new company that represents a synergistic melding of the partners’…

Idea posted: April 2019

Institutions: Henley Centre for Leadership    Henley Business School    Deutsche Telekom    Detecon International   

New technologies and new attitudes about the role of business in society have rendered obsolete the business models, routines and processes rooted in the industrial world, according to a recent…

Idea posted: May 2016

Institutions: IESE Business School   

Implementing change is never easy, but for a newly hired executive working with new people in a new culture, the challenge is even greater. Understanding the current culture of the…

Idea posted: January 2016

Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management   

Many CEOs recognize gender equality as an important strategic priority. However, top-level strategic priorities can be undermined if male middle managers display or enable gender bias through the type of…

Idea posted: August 2015

Institutions: ESADE   

Innovation is central to a firm’s survival. In a world of demanding customers, myriad choices, and constant change, a company must build its competitive advantage on its ability to innovate.…

Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: University of Alberta - Alberta School of Business    Pennsylvania State University Smeal College of Business   

Organizational values can exemplify the old saying that “words are cheap.” Inspiring words about ethics, diversity or sustainability etched on a lobby wall mean nothing if they are not reflected…