Idea posted: November 2024

Institutions: Michigan State University    Broad College of Business; Florida State University College of Business    Pennsylvania State University    Smeal College of Business; University of Iowa    Tippie College of Business; Michigan State University, Broad College of Business   

A seminal 2007 study on work design tests the impact of 14 work characteristics including motivational (e.g. autonomy), social (e.g., feedback from others), and work context (e.g., physical demands) characteristics…

Idea posted: October 2024

Institutions: University of Calgary    Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University; School of Human Resources Management, York University;    University of Victoria Libraries; Lazaridis School of Business and Economics    Wilfrid Laurier University; Haskayne School of Business   

There is a consensus that breaks during working hours can help employees recover from the stress and fatigue of work and thus improve their well-being and performance. A team of…

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: Stevens Institute of Technology    Bar-Ilan University    IMD   

Women leaders must manage conflicting stereotypical role expectations. Their gender role expectations are centred on what psychologists call communal attributes, such as kindness, empathy and nurturing. At the same time,…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: IMD   

The image of an effective leader has traditionally embodied an archetypal male; displaying traits such as assertiveness, competitiveness and self-confidence. The problem for women who seek to project those traits…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Is organizational politics good or bad, or does it even exist? This seems to be a debated topic, with many executives (especially women) finding office politics difficult to embrace.  Female…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: HEC Paris    University of Greenwich   

Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development are increasingly linked to competitive advantage and innovation. Harvard’s Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer have, in recent years, ‘reframed’ CSR as ‘shared…

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Northwestern University    University of Texas, Austin    Stanford University   

The ‘lure of the virtual’ has led many organizations to believe that one day not too far away, we will be able to accomplish with computers what has historically only…

Idea posted: April 2014

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)    Pennsylvania State University    Korea University    Elon University    Davidson College   

Integrity — defined as the ability to act with honesty and strong moral principles — is often considered a crucial character strength for top executives. But what about middle-level executives?…

Idea posted: March 2018

Institutions: UCLA Anderson School of Management    University of Southern California Marshall School of Business    University of Toronto Rotman School of Management   

The popularity of customer review sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor have turned these sites into an important element of a service company’s marketing package. According to the results of…