Idea posted: May 2022
Institutions: LMU Munich University of Konstanz
Prior research has revealed a ‘glass cliff’ phenomenon: Companies in crisis situations are more likely to appoint women top managers than companies that are not in trouble. These disproportionate crisis…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #820Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #789Idea posted: January 2020
Institutions: University of Missouri, St Louis
Research has identified as non-productive the narcissistic tendencies of a leader, such as a grandiose sense of self-importance and need for constant admiration, that have a negative impact on the…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #758Idea posted: October 2019
Institutions: INSEAD Miami Herbert Business School
In the language of psychology, individuals who are more afraid of missing opportunities than taking risks are considered promotion-focused. Their counterparts are individuals who are more afraid of taking risks…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #753Idea posted: January 2019
Institutions: Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business
New research demonstrates how leadership humility positively influences the performance of a group or organization. Specifically, the research, based on two laboratory studies and one field study, shows that leadership…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #728Idea posted: December 2018
Institutions: École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business
How does competitive pressure impact innovation? To answer this question, two researchers, Kenneth Younge of the E?cole polytechnique fe?de?rale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Tony Tong of the University of Colorado…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #723Idea posted: July 2018
Institutions: University of Texas McCombs School of Business University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management Villanova University School of Business
A number of different incentives can potentially push leaders to make decisions that favour short-term returns over long-term value. To test whether such incentives actually have an impact on decision-making,…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #713Idea posted: July 2018
Institutions: University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business University of Toronto Rotman School of Management Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business
New research into the personal history and decisions of division managers, CEOs and directors of nearly 360 S&P 1500 industrial conglomerates reveals the extent of the gender bias that exists…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #711Idea posted: March 2018
Institutions: University of Lausanne The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania University of California Davis Graduate School of Management
In general, previous research shows a linear relationship between intelligence and perceived leadership effectiveness, with the line heading steadily northeast (the more intelligent, the higher your actual and perceived leadership capabilities).…
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