Ideas
Mindfulness Sparks Collaboration and Teamwork
Idea posted: November 2021
Institutions: George Washington University School of Business Villanova University School of Business University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management Clemson University Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business California State University Monterey Bay College of Business
Collaboration and teamwork are key elements of successful workplaces. Past studies have shown that gratitude—employees being aware and appreciative of the benefits they receive at work—inspires the generous, helpful behaviour…
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Conversations Don’t End When We Want Them To
Idea posted: November 2021
Institutions: Harvard University The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
As human beings, we are spectacular at pulling off all the complicated tasks it takes to have a conversation. The one conversation challenge we have not mastered is coordinating the end…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #805
Why Supervisors Are the Keys to Preventing Employee Misconduct
Idea posted: November 2021
Institutions: University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business MIT Sloan School of Management University of Mannheim
A new study of employee misconduct in the financial services field reveals that supervisors have the most significant impact—negative or positive—on employee misconduct in their firms. Based on 10 years…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #804
Respond to Employee Activists With Clarity and Consistency
Idea posted: November 2021
Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business
More than ever before, employees are asking the companies they work for to take a stand and become actively involved in supporting environmental and social causes. The increasingly visible activism…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #803
Success Keys for Women in the Finance Sector
Idea posted: September 2021
Institutions: London School of Economics
Despite the overwhelming consensus in favour of improving career and leadership opportunities for women in business, diversity statistics continue to demonstrate that best intentions have not led to results. The…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #802
Why Personalized Marketing Succeeds or Backfires
Idea posted: September 2021
Institutions: Kellogg School of Management Ohio State University Fisher College of Business Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
A study based on an exhaustive review of the research related to personalized marketing—marketing that is tailored to the interests or personalities of consumers—dissects the psychological and contextual factors that…
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Why Craft Is Relevant (and Needed) in Today’s Workplace
Idea posted: September 2021
Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School University College London Warwick University Business School University of Victoria Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
Craft was long seen as a primitive form of work organization rendered obsolete by the Industrial Age. However, the concept of craft is making an energetic resurgence, influencing the making…
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The Cost of Decision Fatigue
Idea posted: September 2021
Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School
Repeatedly making decisions for extended periods of time is mentally taxing and leads to what psychologists call ‘decision fatigue’. As a result, the decision makers will revert to default decisions—decisions…
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Supply Chain Resilience Depends on the Internal Capabilities of Partners
Idea posted: September 2021
Institutions: Federal University of Uberlândia University of Gävle
Competition, complexity and global outsourcing are making supply chains more vulnerable to disruptions and interruptions, with issues ranging from inefficient production scheduling to broken equipment to financial crises and natural…
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