Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business    University of Chicago Booth School of Business    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

Using the movie exhibition industry as its central case study, a team of researchers studied how the entry of a new movie theatre impacts an incumbent’s theatre movie choices. From…

Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: University of Alberta - Alberta School of Business    Pennsylvania State University Smeal College of Business   

Organizational values can exemplify the old saying that “words are cheap.” Inspiring words about ethics, diversity or sustainability etched on a lobby wall mean nothing if they are not reflected…

Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: ESMT European School of Management and Technology    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania   

Entrepreneurs innovating in the technology space often lack the know-how or “specialized complementary assets” within their companies to successfully commercialize their innovations. Consequently, to date, the academic literature on this…

Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business    National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)   

Companies want shareholders who share their long-term investment horizon, according to a survey of 138 North American investor relations professionals. More than 90% of the companies surveyed describe their ideal…

Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: Frankfurt School of Finance & Management    Pennsylvania State University Smeal College of Business    University of Chicago Booth School of Business   

For most consumers, waiting in a long queue is a frustrating experience. There is nothing to be gained from standing in a slow line at the grocery store or waiting…

Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management   

Traditionally, industry-leading companies used to be large conglomerates that gained their dominant competitive advantage through an accumulation of assets and positions, which gave them unbeatable economies of scale. Thanks to…

Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: University of St. Gallen   

It is not easy to motivate subsidiaries of multinational companies to create competence that can be useful to other subsidiaries, and for good reason. Developing competence, including know-how and technological…

Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business    The Institute of Executive Development (IED)    The Conference Board   

Succession planning is a vital issue for corporations. As CEOs leave, the smoother transitions occur when a successor or a short list of successors has been groomed and is prepared…

Idea posted: September 2014

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business    Stanford Law School   

Based on a survey of nearly 200 North American CEOs, board directors and senior executives, Stanford’s 2013 Executive Coaching Survey revealed that nearly 2/3 of  the CEOs were ‘going it…