Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    Cranfield University School of Management   

Competing aggressively and repeatedly on price can threaten the future of companies. The losers of price wars have been known to go out of business, and the survivors to suffer…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management   

Through crowdfunding, investors choose to participate in new projects by becoming ‘pre-buyers’. The term ‘pre-buyer’ is used because no money changes hands until the venture has enough funds to start…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management    University of Chicago Booth School of Business   

Motivation can be divided into two dimensions: outcome-focused and process-focused. With outcome-focused motivation, people are driven by the desire of an achievement. They want to finish the task so that…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Boston Consulting Group    HEC Paris   

Family-controlled companies are associated with tradition and continuity, but that doesn’t mean they’re ‘behind the curve’. A recent study suggests that when it comes to sustainable performance, they can beat…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: SKEMA Business School    INSEAD   

Buying companies in other countries poses significant challenges, requiring close co-ordination and careful integration and creating what’s been referred to in management literature as the ‘liability of foreignness’. But the…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Baylor University   

How to make your voice heard and be more influential in the workplace has always been a topic of interest for executives. Traditionally, it has been suggested that in order…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: University of Florida Warrington College of Business Administration    Michigan State University The Eli Broad College of Business    University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business   

In recent years, extensive management research has focused on the need for sufficient sleep in order to perform better in the workplace. It has been consistently highlighted as one of…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Carnegie Mellon University    University of California, Riverside    Seoul National University   

Research in recent years has consistently shown emotional intelligence (EI) to be a key determinant of performance for leaders and employees. Broadly defined as a set of competencies for identifying,…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: University of Southern California Marshall School of Business    Washington University Olin Business School    UCLA Anderson School of Management    Harvard Business School   

Competition has traditionally received much praise, particularly from economists who point to its contributions in lowering market prices and also improving the quality of goods and services. However, recent research…