Idea posted: April 2016

Institutions: ESMT European School of Management and Technology    Imperial College Business School    Boston University Questrom School of Business   

The hunt for innovative ideas is best achieved, according to the ‘variance hypothesis’ by leaving your office and meeting a broad range of new people in new domains. The greater…

Idea posted: July 2015

Institutions: Warwick University Business School    Saïd Business School, University of Oxford   

CEOs are responsible for knowing what is going on in their companies. No matter how large, complex or global the organization, CEOs do not have the luxury of pleading ignorance;…

Idea posted: July 2015

Institutions: SDA Bocconi School of Management    University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management   

Organizational design theory studies the formal structures of an organization; network research focuses on informal structures — the informal interactions and relationships ‘behind the chart’. Giuseppe Soda of Bocconi University…

Idea posted: February 2015

Institutions: INSEAD    ESCP   

Social capital research has established the performance advantages of networking. However, we know surprisingly little about the strategies individuals employ when networking and, in particular, the underlying agency mechanisms involved.…

Idea posted: September 2014

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

In a world of business in which cooperation is often the key to success, many companies overlook the damage that infighting, extreme competition or knowledge hoarding by employees can cause…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Baylor University   

How to make your voice heard and be more influential in the workplace has always been a topic of interest for executives. Traditionally, it has been suggested that in order…

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: Rutgers University    University of Pretoria Gordon Institute of Business Science   

The migration of nationals from less-developed countries, once thought of as ‘brain drain’, has been ‘re-framed’. A new concept, ‘brain circulation’, has taken root — and with it the idea…

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Though formal hierarchies continue to be an integral part of organizational structures, in recent years individuals have been required to look beyond these towards the informal and invisible structures supporting…

Idea posted: August 2013

Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business   

Networking has been linked to a number of indicators of individual attainment and success within organizations, including promotions and career satisfaction. But despite its acknowledged importance, little is known about…