Idea posted: February 2015

Institutions: Ohio State University Fisher College of Business    University of Georgia Terry College of Business    Missouri State University    Shanghai University of Finance and Economics   

Abusive behaviour from bosses, what researchers call ‘downward hostility’, has a negative psychological effect on employees, undermining job satisfaction and the commitment to the employee. Such hostility also causes psychological…

Idea posted: January 2015

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Munich School of Management    London School of Economics   

Work-life balance issues bring out the optimist in some, the pessimist in others. For pessimists, the work-life balance concerns of employees will be undermined when a firm faces increased competition…

Idea posted: November 2014

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business    Boston University Questrom School of Business    California State University   

Do you wake up every morning and cannot wait to start working? Have you been challenged and fulfilled in every step of your career journey? Throughout your many jobs, do…

Idea posted: July 2014

Institutions: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania    George Mason University   

Love is not a word often found in management literature, although the consensus now recognizes the power of emotions in motivating (or demotivating) people. Daniel Goleman and others have popularized…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management    University of Texas McCombs School of Business    Stanford Graduate School of Business   

Research in the past suggested that specifically working at happiness (what can I do today to be happier?) is counterproductive since it focuses the person on what is making him…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: University of Washington    University of Arizona Eller College of Management    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

Recent years have seen a surge in ‘unethical’ behaviours in the workplace, whether in the form of corporate scandals, fraud, or just disrespecting company values. As management research has focused…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: INSEAD   

Everybody dreams. Phantasmagoric ‘night journeys’ are part of life. It’s estimated that by the age of 60 most of us will have dreamed 197,100 dreams over 87,000 hours. The reasons…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: Indian School of Business    West Texas A&M University    California State University   

In recent years, there has been tremendous focus on ways to enhance employee engagement, performance and workplace outcomes. The crucial role of the supervisor has been at the centre of…

Idea posted: January 2014

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

A research team from Wharton and London Business School discovered the benefits of self-reflective job titles almost by accident. Wharton professor Adam Grant, PhD candidate Justin Berg, and London Business…