Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Better prepared leaders are the ‘need of the hour’ across the world. But it is extremely challenging to deliver an effective global leadership strategy: one that’s equally effective in one…

Idea posted: March 2019

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

Despite the focus by managers and thought leaders on the power of employee engagement to improve individual and organizational results, the world of business seems to continue to be befuddled…

Idea posted: June 2013

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

Does bad weather reduce productivity within factories and other workplaces? This is the question that the latest research from Marcelo Olivares of the Columbia Business School and Gérard Cachon and…

Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business    The Institute of Executive Development (IED)   

No one would deny the importance of strong, capable leaders at the helm of a company. Successfully managing the transition from a departing leader to a new CEO or C-suite…

Idea posted: December 2020

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

Past research has demonstrated that high external performance expectations (e.g., from supervisors, co-workers, clients, family, friends, and the media) can motivate individuals to increase their efforts and be more persistent,…

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management   

There has been a growing trend in recent years for suppliers to differentiate their products through services, rather than solely through products. Consider the case of Apple, whose market share…

Idea posted: August 2016

Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business   

“Are you a good witch or a bad witch?” Glynda asks Dorothy in the classic movie, The Wizard of Oz. For manufacturers seeking to efficiently manage their inventories, the same…

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…

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: IMD   

Traditionally, financial capital has been viewed as the primary promoter of growth and profitability for an organization. Though undoubtedly still important, executives have begun to realise there is something else…