Idea posted: September 2017

Institutions: University of Nevada, Las Vegas    Ramon Llull University    ESADE    Villanova University School of Business   

The greatest hurdle for entrepreneurial enterprises, especially in the early stages, is gaining access to the external resources required to launch and maintain the venture. After synthesizing the lessons from…

Idea posted: September 2017

Institutions: University of Illinois College of Business    Texas A&M University Mays School of Business    Ramon Llull University    ESADE   

When a corporate scandal erupts, the same questions emerge: What was the board of directors doing? How could it let this happen? Why were directors not doing a better job…

Idea posted: July 2017

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

‘Greenwashing’ is a new term that describes the actions of companies whose corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities prove to be more window-dressing than action. Two Michigan Ross professors, Jun Li…

Idea posted: July 2017

Institutions: University of Texas McCombs School of Business    University of California, San Diego   

Cell phones can be distracting when you’re trying to work. If the phone rings, you’ll stop what you’re doing to answer it. If you hear the ping of a new…

Idea posted: July 2017

Institutions: University of Chicago Booth School of Business    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania   

Decades of research have shown that algorithms (defined here as any evidence-based forecasting formula, including statistical models) are more accurate than forecasts made by humans. However, research has also shown…

Idea posted: July 2017

Institutions: George Washington University School of Business    FHWien University of Applied Sciences    INSEAD   

In a seminal 2011 Harvard Business Review article, Michael Porter and Mark Kramer urged companies to abandon the ‘old narrow view of capitalism’ in which the sole purpose of companies…

Idea posted: June 2017

Institutions: University of Cologne    INSEAD    Kellogg School of Management    Columbia Business School   

Psychological tools are proving to be very effective in helping people in the workplace gain the right frame of mind in challenging situations. Imagine that you are about to enter…

Idea posted: June 2017

Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School    Stockholm School of Economics    HEC Paris   

A company in the facility engineering industry took on a large and complex project that presented both technical challenges and was subject to legal regulations that affected customer requirements. Unfortunately,…

Idea posted: June 2017

Institutions: Columbia Business School    HEC Paris   

The results of the study showed a 35% increase in usage by the targeted customers and a 10% increase in usage by the connections of the targeted customers. In addition, suspensions…