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Relocating Leaders Abroad: Pros and Cons

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University   

Long-distance relocation of the whole of a company’s headquarters remains rare. Long-distance relocation of the offices of members of the top management team and of core functions such as finance…

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Navigating the Global Online Contract Labour Market

Idea posted: April 2014

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management    New York University Stern School of Business   

When looking for contract employees for a project, employers now have direct access to workers from across the world thanks to digital labour contract platforms such as Elance, Freelancer, Guru…

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Modernizing without Westernizing: Social Ties and Indian Business

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: INSEAD    Indian School of Business   

Classical and neo-classical economic theory is predicated largely on an ‘impersonal’ model, in which transactions between parties are governed not by social obligations and kinship ties but by rational and…

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Multicultural Experience: Better Performance, Better Job Prospects

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: INSEAD    Tel Aviv University    Columbia Business School   

The next head of General Electric will be somebody who spent time in Bombay, in Hong Kong, in Buenos Aires. We have to send our best and brightest overseas and…

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How Travelling Abroad Builds Trust and Tolerance

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management    Columbia Business School    INSEAD   

Spending time overseas has long been associated with the development of a more open and optimistic view of humanity and the world. In his 1869 autobiographical work Innocents Abroad, Mark…

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Changing Attitudes to Business Ethics: Insights from South Africa

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: University of Pretoria Gordon Institute of Business Science   

Recent decades have seen increased focus on corporate governance and business ethics — and an increased number of ethics-based courses at business schools. While this is true of countries across…

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Reflective Leadership to Counter Corruption in Emerging Markets

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: INSEAD    University College London    University of St. Gallen   

Despite decades-long efforts to eradicate it, corruption continues to be a serious business risk in emerging markets. Policies by national and international governments have had only limited success; so, too,…

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The Role of Cultural Self-awareness in Global Leadership

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: IE Business School   

A successful global leader is someone who can operate effectively across national boundaries and cultures, defining goals that will appeal to a diverse set of people, whether individuals in their…

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The ‘Brazilian Way’: The Future for Africa?

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: University of Pretoria Gordon Institute of Business Science   

Africa’s growth and development prospects over the past decade have attracted the attention of investors, development agencies and governments across the world. ‘Traditional partners’ — i.e. the Americans and the…

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