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…

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,…

Idea posted: September 2013

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management    Wilfrid Laurier University    Hong Kong Polytechnic University    University of Texas, San Antonio   

More than just an assigned period for eating, a lunch break is an opportunity for employees to engage in various types of activities, from socializing with friends and colleagues to…

Idea posted: August 2013

Institutions: HEC Paris    NUS Business School   

New technologies and the digitization of the economy have extended the use of offshore outsourcing beyond manufacturing to services. India, which has its own ‘Silicon Valley’ in Bangalore, has become…

Idea posted: May 2016

Institutions: Texas Christian University Neeley School of Business    Cass Business School, City University London   

The ‘legitimacy’ of a company is based on whether outsiders consider that a company takes appropriate actions — and has the governance structures in place to ensure that it continues…

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business    Emory University Goizueta Business School   

In 2013, JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $20 billion to settle investigations and lawsuits about misrepresentation of the quality of mortgages the bank sold during the housing bubble. They are…

Idea posted: October 2013

Institutions: INSEAD    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology   

It is important to draw a distinction between over-confidence and over-optimism in business. The former can be seen as a pejorative term, linked to arrogance and hubris, and the latter…

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management    INSEAD   

The past 10 or so years have seen a significant rise in the incidence of product recalls. Multiple sectors and product categories, ranging from toys to automobiles and food to…

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: McKinsey United Kingdom    University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business    The University of Sydney Business School   

Companies that regularly evaluate the performance of business units, acquire and divest assets, and adjust resource allocations based on each division’s relative market opportunities have a significant edge over those…