Idea posted: October 2015

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine   

Collaboration, either formal or discretionary (informally approaching others for guidance, information or assistance), is considered a virtue in today’s workplace. The advantages of collaboration are many, ranging from creativity and…

Idea posted: September 2015

Institutions: UCLA Anderson School of Management   

How can companies that sell experiential products and services design an experience that leaves customers with highly satisfactory memories — and the desire to return? A team of researchers from…

Idea posted: September 2015

Institutions: INSEAD    Harvard Business School    Columbia Business School   

Is sarcasm in the workplace as destructive as usually assumed? While sarcasm — in which people express one thing by saying the exact opposite — is rampant in organizations, most…

Idea posted: September 2015

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management    London Business School   

Two schools of thought exist on the best source of innovation. The foundational school argues that a deep, expert knowledge of the domain is required to unlock new pathways. Only…

Idea posted: September 2015

Institutions: China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)    University of Illinois College of Business    Jinju National University    Seowon University   

The core self-evaluation (CSE) assessment is an attempt to reconcile the variety of personality types assessments (e.g. Myers-Briggs) available. The CSE looks at four personality traits: self-esteem, generalized self-efficacy, locus…

Idea posted: September 2015

Institutions: Warwick University Business School    UCLA Anderson School of Management    Old Dominion University   

In finance, a capital asset's sensitivity to risk is often represented by the quantity beta (β), and investment opportunities that have a high risk profile are known as ‘high beta’…

Idea posted: August 2015

Institutions: Washington University Olin Business School    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania    University of Toronto Rotman School of Management   

While material purchases are purchases of tangible products that one intends to keep, experiential purchases are purchases of products that must be experienced. Restaurant meals, movies, or vacations are examples…

Idea posted: August 2015

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management    Hong Kong Polytechnic University   

Workplace anxiety and stress causes work performance to suffer. Previous research shows that performance suffers because of what academics call ‘cognitive interference’: when employees are stressed, they cannot focus on…

Idea posted: August 2015

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

How well is your company performing? For many companies, the answer to this question comes through customer satisfaction surveys, which tell companies where they are successfully meeting customer expectations and…