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What is the Psychology Behind Resistance to Change?
Idea posted: July 2014
Institutions: New York University School of Engineering
Why are some people more open to change and others instinctively resistant to anything that significantly alters the status quo? The key is often in an individual’s basic attitude toward…
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Happiness at Work: How Daily Reminders Improve Employee Morale
Idea posted: June 2014
Institutions: Kellogg School of Management University of Texas McCombs School of Business Stanford Graduate School of Business
Research in the past suggested that specifically working at happiness (what can I do today to be happier?) is counterproductive since it focuses the person on what is making him…
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How to Ensure Knowledge Sharing under Pressure
Idea posted: June 2014
Institutions: McMaster University DeGroote School of Business Memorial University California State University Fullerton College of Business and Economics Queens University School of Business University of Toronto Rotman School of Management
In today’s information age, a key source of effectiveness in organizations is knowledge management, and more specifically knowledge sharing among employees. At the same time, one of the growing challenges…
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Ways to Cope with Abusive Superiors
Idea posted: May 2014
Institutions: Indian School of Business West Texas A&M University California State University
In recent years, there has been tremendous focus on ways to enhance employee engagement, performance and workplace outcomes. The crucial role of the supervisor has been at the centre of…
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Self-Reflective Job Titles Reduce Emotional Exhaustion
Idea posted: January 2014
Institutions: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania London Business School
A research team from Wharton and London Business School discovered the benefits of self-reflective job titles almost by accident. Wharton professor Adam Grant, PhD candidate Justin Berg, and London Business…
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Music in the Meeting Room: Beethoven’s 9th?
Idea posted: November 2013
Institutions: University of Pretoria Gordon Institute of Business Science
Music transforms experience … from the humdrum, the everyday, into something else … Music is used in theater, it is used in movies, it is used to ratify revolutions…
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Managing Stress by Building Resilience
Idea posted: October 2013
Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)
There is no such thing as a stressful job or a stressful boss; in fact, all stress comes down to something called ‘rumination’ — the mental process of thinking over…
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Social Status, Performance and Managing Stress
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: Columbia Business School University of California, San Francisco
Social status relates to the prestige, esteem and respect that managers and employees receive from their colleagues, subordinates and superiors. While in society, social status can be attained through wealth…
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Leaders Less Stressed than Followers Due to a Sense of Control
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: Harvard Business School Rady School of Management Stanford Graduate School of Business
In a classic Harvard Business Review article published in 1981, Harry Levinson said “managing others… creates unending stress… Today’s managers face increasing time pressures with little respite.” Levinson’s view is…
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