Idea 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,…

Idea posted: July 2018

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

Recent corporate scandals as well as the recognition that great innovative ideas can come from lower-level and front-line employees are two important reasons that the most successful organization are those…

Idea 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…

Idea posted: July 2018

Institutions: University of Virginia Darden Business School    Stanford Graduate School of Business   

The ideal candidates for a new job are highly competent and highly sociable. They are knowledgeable and skilled in their fields while at the same time have collegial and easy…

Idea posted: June 2018

Institutions: University of Bath    The University of Manchester Alliance Manchester Business School   

Despite the well-known and well-documented financial benefits of outsourcing and offshoring business activities, a growing number of U.S. companies are changing direction: they are moving their business activities, including manufacturing…

Idea posted: June 2018

Institutions: ESADE    EMLYON Business School    University of St. Gallen   

Launched in 2005, the STEP (Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices) Project is a global research initiative involving 35 universities in various regions of the world, including 10 in Europe, that studies…

Idea posted: June 2018

Institutions: Henley Business School    Warwick University Business School    Leeds University Business School   

Many multi-national enterprises (MNEs) will re-enter a foreign market that they had previously decided to leave. A new study, based on an analysis of more than 1,000 foreign market re-entry…

Idea posted: June 2018

Institutions: Henley Business School    Warwick University Business School    Leeds University Business School   

In 2009, French retailer Carrefour exited the Algerian market after finding its joint venture with a local partner to be unprofitable. Six years later, Carrefour re-entered the market with a…

Idea posted: June 2018

Institutions: University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland    Cornell University S.C. Johnson College of Business    Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business   

The best middle managers influence and inspire their subordinates to higher levels of performance. Research has shown that the secret to being an inspirational middle manager is behavioural integrity, which…