Innovation and the Power of Positive Thinking

Idea posted: July 2013

Institutions: HEC Paris   

Business environments evolve quickly and constantly, and changes in technologies, demand or regulation often lead to the development of new products and services. But what determines the quality of these…

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How Social Intrapreneurs Get Heard

Idea posted: May 2013

Institutions: INSEAD   

Many large companies have developed corporate social entrepreneurship (CSE) initiatives. Examples include global management consultants Accenture, French cement, concrete and aggregates company Lafarge and Swiss pharmaceuticals multinational Novartis. Often referred…

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Custom-made: Customer Funding for Business Growth

Idea posted: March 2013

Institutions: London Business School   

Eureka! You’ve had the great idea, now you are off to write your business plan, get some investors on board, and head down the road to riches, simple as that.…

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Culture Club: Coaching by Values for Corporate Success

Idea posted: March 2013

Institutions: ESADE   

Success in business is no longer about simply becoming bigger or richer than one’s competitors. It is about being able to deal with increasing levels of complexity, including the management…

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Three Competencies Every Entrepreneur Should Develop

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School   

Are entrepreneurs born or made? Commonly, characteristics such as risk seeking, assertiveness and vision are considered typical of a successful entrepreneur. But these are innate predispositions or aspects of temperament;…

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Creating Innovative Business Models

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania   

Though product/process innovation has become a necessity for many companies, the time and expenses required is now leading hesitant companies to turn towards business model innovation instead. So what do…

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How Evidence-Based Management Reduces Entrepreneurial Risk

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business   

With high failure rates being the acknowledged inevitable cost of entrepreneurial activity, examining why this is so is important. Could improving the decision-making process associated with developing and building new…

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