Ideas
Extravert CEOs and Strategic M&A Decisions
Idea posted: January 2018
Institutions: University of Waterloo Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University University of San Diego
What influence does a CEO’s personality have on the major strategic decisions of his or her firm? To answer this question, a team of researchers studied the impact of a…
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How Linear Thinking in a Non-Linear World Leads to Wrong Decisions
Idea posted: November 2017
Institutions: ESADE Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Duke University Fuqua School of Business
When it comes to business – and most areas of life – we tend to think in straight lines. For example, if one shelf holds 50 books, two shelves will…
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How to Encourage Interprofessional Knowledge Transfer In Your Company
Idea posted: November 2017
Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
One of the key success factors of an organization is that its executives, managers and employees or staff are able to share with each other best practices and processes, new…
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Why You Need Diplomats In Your Organization
Idea posted: November 2017
Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University University College London
Friendship in the workplace can be a positive factor as friendly colleagues collaborate harmoniously, share information easily and support each other’s work. On the negative side, friendships can also lead…
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Understanding Follower Attitudes Helps Decipher Leadership Success
Idea posted: November 2017
Institutions: The University of Manchester Alliance Manchester Business School University of Surrey Business School Aston University Business School University of Bath
What makes a good leader? The answer is often given in the context of the leader’s impact on followers — a natural response since the effectiveness of a leader is…
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Digital Natives and Multi-tasking Proficiency Are Harmful Myths
Idea posted: November 2017
Institutions: Open University of the Netherlands Artevelde University College Ghent
The digital native is a myth, according to an extensive review of the research by by Paul Kirschner of Open University of the Netherlands and Pedro de Bruyckere of Artevelde…
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Behavioural Economics Explains Employee Retirement Savings Choices
Idea posted: November 2017
Institutions: University of Chicago Booth School of Business UCLA Anderson School of Management
Why do employees make retirement savings decisions that go against their best interests? A 2004 paper by Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago, co-authored with fellow…
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Stopping Tax Evasion: Detection Probability Vs Moral Persuasion
Idea posted: November 2017
Institutions: Norwegian School of Economics
Norwegian citizens making money abroad must report this income to two tax authorities: the authorities of Norway and the authorities of the country where they made the money. In order…
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How to Stay Ahead in the Game of Office Politics
Idea posted: October 2017
Institutions: Vlerick Business School
The word ‘politics’ has such a negative connotation that being ‘skilled’ at office politics may imply deceit, hypocrisy, and other sundry attributes that one doesn’t advertise on a resume. In…
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