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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #533Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #529Idea 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.…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #522Idea 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.…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #515Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #511Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #510Idea posted: March 2015
Institutions: Chinese University of Hong Kong Kellogg School of Management
Personnel policies are often considered in the context of the individual — policies related to hiring, promoting, and firing individuals, for example. However, personnel policies must operate within the context…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #501Idea posted: March 2015
Institutions: IESE Business School
Expatriate assignments are great opportunities for employees and managers assigned overseas to not only increase their personal knowledge, but also share knowledge across units. In a study on the knowledge…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #493Idea posted: February 2015
Institutions: Ohio State University Fisher College of Business University of Georgia Terry College of Business Missouri State University Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Abusive behaviour from bosses, what researchers call ‘downward hostility’, has a negative psychological effect on employees, undermining job satisfaction and the commitment to the employee. Such hostility also causes psychological…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #488