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: August 2015

Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

The annual leadership survey conducted by the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School was focused in 2015 on the development of globally competent leaders. Global competence is required for…

Idea posted: July 2015

Institutions: Copenhagen Business School    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Munich School of Management    University of St. Gallen    University of Geneva   

To study the talent management processes of an organization, a team of researchers focused on the managerial skills required for management promotion. Identification of those skills is the key element…

Idea posted: July 2015

Institutions: INSEAD   

The conventional wisdom about Millennials declares that they all want to rise rapidly to leadership positions but without working too hard or paying their dues. They also, again according to…

Idea posted: July 2015

Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business   

Uncertainty — such as a coming organizational restructuring, a new CEO brought in to turn around the company, a competitor’s new product or new technology that could derail the company’s…

Idea posted: June 2015

Institutions: INSEAD   

With Millennials poised to become the largest generation in the workforce, how can employers best reach these new potential employees? Some employers are targeting parents in their job recruitments efforts.…

Idea posted: May 2015

Institutions: INSEAD   

Assumptions about Millennials are rampant — for example, that they don’t want to work hard or pay their dues, or that work/life balance is more important than money or career.…

Idea posted: May 2015

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) conducted research on the role of the word bossy in the workplace. Their results show a consistent trend that being bossy in the workplace…

Idea posted: April 2015

Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business    NUS Business School   

While large corporations may have the bandwidth to organize mandatory, sustained in-house training programs, smaller companies must depend on outside organizations and the government to provide training. The challenge with…