Idea posted: January 2015

Institutions: University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business    Frankfurt School of Finance & Management    Pennsylvania State University Smeal College of Business   

In 1997, a fire at the only Toyota supplier providing the carmaker with P-valves inspired a change of policy: from then on Toyota would dual-source every part. By 2000, however,…

Idea posted: December 2014

Institutions: NUS Business School   

Singapore is known for the diversity of its population, but you would never glean this from the boards of directors of its companies. A new report, from the NUS Business…

Idea posted: December 2014

Institutions: University of Houston Bauer College of Business    Vlerick Business School   

Employees can impact a company’s brand equity. A friendly clerk in a store or an effective IT project team that delivers to the satisfaction of the customer are two positive…

Idea posted: December 2014

Institutions: MIT Sloan School of Management    Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management   

Since 2005, the business units of California-based health care company Allergan has used cloud computing for a wide range of functions, from field sales effectiveness and travel and expense processing…

Idea posted: December 2014

Institutions: Indian School of Business    University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management    University of Connecticut School of Business   

Given the pace of technological change, universities have difficulty teaching students the applied knowledge they will need in the workplace. The gap between education and real-world knowledge is only exacerbated…

Idea posted: November 2014

Institutions: Washington University Olin Business School    University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce    Indian School of Business   

Before going to a store, consumers have an expectation in their minds about how much the product they want to buy will cost at that store, and at other stores.…

Idea posted: November 2014

Institutions: University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business    University of Arizona Eller College of Management    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

Most people think of themselves as moral and ethical. And yet, major fraud and unethical behaviour is widespread. A team of researchers from the University of North Carolina, University of…

Idea posted: November 2014

Institutions: NUS Business School   

Founder and director of the China Supplier 1000 Project, Neale O’Connor, a former visiting associate professor at the National University of Singapore Business School, conducted face-to-face interviews with 1,000 suppliers in…

Idea posted: November 2014

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business    Boston University Questrom School of Business    California State University   

Do you wake up every morning and cannot wait to start working? Have you been challenged and fulfilled in every step of your career journey? Throughout your many jobs, do…