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…

Idea posted: May 2018

Institutions: Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University    University of Missouri-Kansas City Henry Bloch School of Management    State University of New York At Buffalo School of Management    University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business   

For many brand managers, the link between brand equity — the knowledge of and trust in the brand that for consumers differentiates that brand from its competitors — and brand…

Idea posted: May 2018

Institutions: Babson College    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania   

In the 21st century interconnected, global, cross-functional, flat-hierarchy, silo-busted world of business, collaboration and teamwork are viewed as one of the foundational pillars of success, at both the organizational level…

Idea posted: April 2018

Institutions: University of East Anglia   

Effective performance feedback is a key factor in successfully managing and motivating employees. Companies recognize that what information the employee receives and how frequently can impact the effectiveness of the…

Idea posted: April 2018

Institutions: Nanyang Business School    Columbia Business School   

Some people have a greater desire for control than others. Specifically, they need to feel that they have control over their surrounding environment — that they are in control of…

Idea posted: April 2018

Institutions: ESSEC Business School    Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    Sungkyunkwan University   

Creativity, once thought an innate, unteachable attribute, is now seen as possible for all. One doesn’t have to be a genius to be creative. But creativity does require the right…

Idea posted: March 2018

Institutions: ESC Rennes School of Business    ESADE   

Reflecting the growing trend of companies searching beyond the boundaries of the firm for innovative ideas, British Petroleum hired innovation intermediary InnoCentive to broadcast an appeal for new ways to…

Idea posted: March 2018

Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Gies College of Business   

In 1980, the U.S. freight railroad industry was deregulated. Railroad companies now had the freedom to abandon unprofitable lines and acquire new ones. They were also no longer banned from…