Understanding High-Stakes High-Performers

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: University of Santiago de Compostela    London School of Economics    Kellogg School of Management   

From the point of view of a decision maker, performance in critical moments matters much more than in other moments. Psychological skills impact that performance, and the pressures faced when…

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Three Competencies Every Entrepreneur Should Develop

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School   

Are entrepreneurs born or made? Commonly, characteristics such as risk seeking, assertiveness and vision are considered typical of a successful entrepreneur. But these are innate predispositions or aspects of temperament;…

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Matching Decisions to Decision-Makers: via Our Testosterone Levels

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business    Columbia Business School   

Does testosterone play a role in moral decision-making? A study of 117 graduate students at Columbia University looks to find the answer. They set out to see if individuals high…

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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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Managers Who Undermine the Meaningfulness of Work

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Harvard Business School   

Do managers at all levels routinely - and unwittingly - undermine the meaningfulness of work for their direct subordinates through everyday words and actions? Of all the events that can…

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