Idea posted: February 2026

Institutions: University of Exeter Business School    University College London   

A study from the University of Exeter and University College London investigates the long-term career consequences for individuals who have benefited from connections to exceptionally high-performing industry stars. While prior…

Idea posted: January 2026

Institutions: UCL Centre for the Study of Decision-Making Uncertainty; HSBC   

We live in an era of radical uncertainty, marked by increasing scale, pace, and complexity of change driven by complex economic conditions, information overload, and transformative technology. This environment makes…

Idea posted: January 2026

Institutions: Hauge School of Management, NLA University College    Oslo Business School, Oslo Metropolitan University    BI Norwegian Business School   

Contemporary management trends often advocate for flatter organizational hierarchies, an approach characterized by a significant increase in the number of individuals reporting to a single leader, commonly referred to as…

Idea posted: January 2026

Institutions: Development Dimensions International (DDI)   

The contemporary business environment presents CEOs with complex, interconnected challenges, where attracting and retaining top talent and navigating slowing economic growth are the top executive concerns. According to a survey…

Idea posted: December 2025

Institutions: Development Dimensions International (DDI)   

The Global Leadership Forecast 2025, representing DDI’s eleventh forecast in 24 years, synthesizes responses from 2,185 human resource professionals and 10,796 leaders across 2,014 organizations worldwide. This extensive research, spanning…

Idea posted: December 2025

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership, Louisiana State University    University of Mary Washington    University of Oklahoma    University of Kentucky    Wheaton College    Longwood University   

The paper revisits the relationship between speaking time and leadership emergence, a concept often referred to as the ‘babble hypothesis’. For any group, determining ‘who shall lead’ is critical, and…

Idea posted: December 2025

Institutions: Bayes Business School    University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh    University of Warwick   

A study by a team of US and UK researchers addresses a fundamental question in leadership and management today: how common are incompetent bosses, particularly given ideas like the Peter…

Idea posted: November 2025

Institutions: Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business    Vlerick Business School; Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research    Texas A&M University, Mays Business School   

The research addresses an understudied phenomenon: the association between innovation and stock market bubbles, defined as rapid increases and subsequent declines in stock prices. Using a comprehensive sample of 51…

Idea posted: November 2025

Institutions: Hebrew University of Jerusalem    University of Haifa    The Hebrew University Business School; Department of Human Services   

The quality of listening in the workplace is associated with and likely a cause of a wide range of positive organizational outcomes. These benefits are substantial, including superior job performance,…