Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: NUS Business School    Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business    George Washington University    Renmin University of China School of Business   

Unconstrained exercise of power and high self-regard on the part of leaders can have damaging consequences for organizations. Previous research has consistently demonstrated the negative and potentially detrimental effects that…

Idea posted: April 2014

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)    Pennsylvania State University    Korea University    Elon University    Davidson College   

Integrity — defined as the ability to act with honesty and strong moral principles — is often considered a crucial character strength for top executives. But what about middle-level executives?…

Idea posted: April 2014

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    Amsterdam Business School   

Treat people with respect and you encourage the kinds of behaviours that create value for shareholders and stakeholders. The high-profile scandals that have engulfed both the private and public sectors…

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)    University of Macau    City University of Hong Kong   

Organizational justice has become a major focus of management research in recent years, due to its connection with numerous employee outcomes; satisfaction, commitment, trust and reduced levels of turnover have…

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: Babson College    Baylor University Hankamer School of Business    Vlerick Business School   

Entrepreneurs sometimes have several offers from venture capitalists ‘on the table’ and will often spend a significant amount of time evaluating potential financiers, but the factors that influence their ‘willingness…

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford    University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce    International Monetary Fund    Ohio State University Moritz College Of Law   

Investment banking was once regulated mainly by ‘reputational incentives’: bankers were motivated to act in the client’s best interests by concern for the bank’s good name. It was a system…

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…

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: 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…