Idea posted: October 2022

Institutions: The Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social Equity    Duke University Fuqua School of Business    Duke University   

In 2008, a study led by Prof. Ashleigh Shelby Rosette of Duke showed that for Americans, Whiteness was one of the prototypical attributes of leaders. As a result, Whites, seen…

Idea posted: October 2022

Institutions: Utah State University    Huntsman School of Business    University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania   

The economic, social, and environmental impacts of a spill and pollution (SP) accident can last for years. At the company level, SP accidents will generate negative publicity, damage share price…

Idea posted: September 2022

Institutions: Department of Psychology, University of Rochester   

In their landmark article, Deci and Ryan challenge the dominant assumption that motivation can be understood simply through goals, rewards, or cognitive evaluations. They argue that motivation is fundamentally shaped…

Idea posted: September 2022

Institutions: Foster School of Business    University of Washington    Yale University    ESSEC Business School   

A manager overreacts to an employee’s minor mistake and yells at the employee in front of his peers. Afterwards, the manager feels some guilt about the outburst for several reasons:…

Idea posted: September 2022

Institutions: University of Miami    Florida State University    Stony Brook University   

CEOs and corporate leaders come from diverse backgrounds, with a broad range of childhood experiences. While some CEOs were raised in affluent families, with all the privileges and opportunities that…

Idea posted: September 2022

Institutions: Drucker School of Management    Claremont Graduate University   

Companies once viewed themselves as isolated entities engaged in win-lose battles with opponents for the same set of customers. The technology-driven evolution of business has re-ordered the universe. Today, companies…

Idea posted: August 2022

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Your thoughts and feelings impact how you interpret what is happening around you. You might, for example, receive a vague email from your boss asking for a meeting. For hours,…

Idea posted: August 2022

Institutions: Case Western Reserve University    Boston University    University of Michigan   

The authors introduce high‑quality connections (HQCs) as brief, positive interactions between two people at work. Unlike relationships, which are enduring, HQCs focus on the micro‑bits of interrelating a conversation, a…

Idea posted: August 2022

Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School    University of Cambridge   

Is novelty a winning strategy for business? Some observers argue that innovative products attract more customers, who are eager to discover new features. Others argue that customers do not want…