Chief Information Officers: Secrets to Success

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Ageno School of Business    Golden Gate University    University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business    University of California, Berkeley   

What is it exactly that makes a Chief Information Officer (CIO) successful? Setting out to examine the factors that determine growth and acceleration in a CIO’s career, the authors of…

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Closing the Generation Y/Management Gap

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School    Institute of Leadership and Management (IML)   

What are the work expectations of Generation Y graduates, and how do they differ from those managing them? Research shows that nearly a third of the UK’s recent graduates are…

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Rendered Speechless: Too Powerful Leaders Stymie the Team

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Duke University    Harvard Business School    University of Washington   

Open communication is extremely important; it must exist for both employee input and successful team performance to take place. But does leader power diminish open communication? Through three studies, the…

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Make Your Enemies Your Allies

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management   

Rivalries in the workplace can be destructive to both personal career growth and group success. Many attempts to reverse rivalries fail because of the complex way emotion and reason operate…

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