Idea posted: September 2021
Institutions: Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg RWTH Aachen University
We expect start-ups and high technology companies in general to be innovators. We know, in contrast, that large incumbents are likely to want to continue to exploit their past innovations…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #797Idea posted: July 2021
Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management
What is charisma? Much of past research focuses on the outcomes of charisma and often within the context of leaders in an organizational setting—e.g., charismatic leaders generate emotions that inspire…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #796Idea posted: July 2021
Institutions: University of Southern California Marshall School of Business University of Toronto Rotman School of Management
Research on power in organizations often treats power as unidirectional—how subordinates deal with superiors or how superiors deal with subordinates. Two researchers challenge this static, unidirectional perspective with a new…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #795Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #794Idea posted: July 2021
Institutions: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia San Jose State University
Companies in search of innovation-based competitive advantages recognize the benefit of innovation teams and projects that bring together a diverse set of backgrounds, skills, knowledge and perspectives. To achieve this…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #793Idea posted: May 2021
Institutions: Stevens Institute of Technology IMD University of North Carolina, Greensboro
To become successful leaders, individuals must identify as leaders—that is, they must see themselves as legitimate leaders who have earned the right to be leaders. The path to claiming a…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #792Idea posted: May 2021
Institutions: MIT Sloan School of Management Columbia University Teachers College
More and more firms with ongoing recruitment of professionals use computer algorithms to screen job applicants. The screening process is based on past history: the algorithm compares a candidate’s profile…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #791Idea posted: May 2021
Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School Zhejiang University School of Management
Many companies struggle to keep up with today’s supercharged, constantly evolving competitive markets, where customers needs, products and technologies change at ever-increasing speed. An in-depth study of the global telecom…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #790Idea posted: May 2021
Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School LUMS Suleman Dawood School of Business
The theory of evolution argues that survival depends on adaptation to the environment. Biological, psychological and behavioural characteristics in living things evolve or emerge in an ongoing battle to survive…
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