Idea posted: August 2014

Institutions: Ivey Business School at Western University   

When in May 2013, software giant SAP announced that it would hire hundreds of people who were diagnosed with autism, the assumption among casual observers might have been that SAP…

Idea posted: July 2014

Institutions: Mercer LLC   

There are three key contexts driving the need for ‘inclusive leadership’: 1. Globalization Increasing globalization demands a new global mind-set from leaders, team members and organizations. The ability to engage…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: Indiana University    ESSEC Business School    University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

As documented by statistics of women in the workplace, entrenched gender discrimination — perhaps more subtle than in the past but just as damaging — continue to impede the careers…

Idea posted: May 2014

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

The ‘2D:4D’ ratio — the ratio of the length of the index (2D) and the ring finger (4D) — is an established biomarker for the level of testosterone to which…

Idea posted: April 2014

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

Social change has made advertising that appeals to a broader range of consumers more important and desirable. A company’s ‘diversity and inclusion’ agenda does not, however, always transfer easily to…

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: INSEAD    Tel Aviv University    Columbia Business School   

The next head of General Electric will be somebody who spent time in Bombay, in Hong Kong, in Buenos Aires. We have to send our best and brightest overseas and…

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management    Columbia Business School    INSEAD   

Spending time overseas has long been associated with the development of a more open and optimistic view of humanity and the world. In his 1869 autobiographical work Innocents Abroad, Mark…

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

According to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, the participation rate for women in the labour force was down from 60.3% in 2000, to 57.6% in 2012. This was despite…

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: Insper   

Affirmative action programs (also known as ‘positive discrimination’) are designed to ensure equal employment opportunities in organizations, taking into account factors such as race, religion, gender, etc. They can vary…