Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: IE Business School    Rouen Business School   

When companies choose their CEO, many opt for those with a proven record of success in their particular industry…nothing surprising there. This is a changing world, with increased burdens on…

Idea posted: July 2013

Institutions: IE Business School   

The term “tribalism” was coined by sociologist Michel Maffesoli in the 1980s to explain a shift in Western society from one built around the individual to a world populated by…

Idea posted: July 2013

Institutions: INSEAD   

The story of Nelson Mandela is a remarkable illustration of forgiveness. In the face of fierce opposition from most members of the ANC, Mandela reached out to his former enemies…

Idea posted: July 2013

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University   

The banking crisis and scandals involving companies such as Enron, Worldcom, Tyco and, more recently, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, have made the need to understand moral behaviour in organizations more…

Idea posted: June 2013

Institutions: INSEAD   

Only a small number of psychopaths become violent criminals. Others lead outwardly normal lives and appear integrated into society. Strongly attracted to money and power, these ‘psychopaths lite’ often seek…

Idea posted: June 2013

Institutions: Bentley University    York University Schulich School of Business   

In April 2010, an explosion on an oil rig connected to BP in the Gulf of Mexico threatened the fate of the company forever. The disaster resulted in the death…

Idea posted: June 2013

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

Much of the recent research into leadership seems to note the same thing: current leadership theories are lacking something, or limiting in their conceptualization. Elaborating on this, the author of…

Idea posted: April 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School   

Every organization is driven by some sort of institutional logic (i.e. ‘belief systems’ that define what is or is not accepted as legitimate behaviour). It is this logic that shapes…

Idea posted: March 2013

Institutions: ESADE   

Success in business is no longer about simply becoming bigger or richer than one’s competitors. It is about being able to deal with increasing levels of complexity, including the management…