Idea posted: January 2020

Institutions: Babson College   

The concept of agility — an approach to innovation and development based on shorter project timeframes, focused targets and ‘sprints’ — was first conceived in software development companies. Metaphors such…

Idea posted: September 2013

Institutions: London Business School    University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

Plummeting advertising revenues have led many online content providers to experiment with additional sources of revenue. Most often, firms aim to compensate for a loss in advertising revenues by charging…

Idea posted: October 2013

Institutions: INSEAD    ESMT European School of Management and Technology   

Female leaders often experience ‘identity conflict’, the sense that their identities as women and their professional identities diverge or are incompatible. The problem can be explained by gender stereotypes. Characteristics and…

Idea posted: September 2013

Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

"47 per cent say their current high-potential talent pool does not meet their anticipated needs." The term ‘high-potential’ is often found in business literature referring to employees.  What exactly differentiates one from…

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: London Business School    INSEAD   

Giving people the freedom to work on their own ideas is commonly associated with progressive leadership and company creativity. (Google’s policy of allowing employees to spend 20 per cent of…

Idea posted: April 2022

Institutions: University of St. Gallen    University of Kassel   

In a bid to increase the agility, quality, and speed of its product development process, companies are exploring with the use of external talent through crowdworking—a form of crowdsourcing in…

Idea posted: April 2016

Institutions: ESMT European School of Management and Technology    Imperial College Business School    Boston University Questrom School of Business   

The hunt for innovative ideas is best achieved, according to the ‘variance hypothesis’ by leaving your office and meeting a broad range of new people in new domains. The greater…

Idea posted: May 2013

Institutions: IE Business School    University of Cambridge Judge Business School   

Robots are taking over our jobs! Ok, maybe that’s not quite the case just yet, but as technology continues to develop swiftly, there is no doubt that machines are getting…

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: Oliver Wyman    George Washington University School of Business    University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management    University of St. Gallen   

The speed at which strategic decision-making takes place in an organization has been identified by many researchers as a critical factor for performance. Competitive business environments, shortened life cycles and…