Idea posted: June 2014

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

The nature and dynamics of today’s organizations are such that failures are almost inevitable; the failure of a new product initiative or the failure of an existing strategy to meet…

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School    Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business    University of Victoria Peter B. Gustavson School of Business   

Significant developments such as new strategies, new competitive pressures, or new leadership often require changes to a company’s organizational culture. This undertaking, however, is complicated by the amorphous nature of…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: INSEAD   

Virtual teams, made necessary by globalization and possible by technology, are now common in business. They’ve taken over traditional functions such as procurement, manufacturing, IT and finance, as well as…

Idea posted: March 2022

Institutions: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford   

While the technological capabilities and impact of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought significant change to multiple facets of business and even society, the core of AI is still machines, not…

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: INSEAD   

Strong relationships and social ties between clients and individual executives can be something of a double-edged sword in business. There is always the danger of client defection when the ‘linchpin’…

Idea posted: April 2016

Institutions: Ivey Business School at Western University   

More and more business leaders and top managers understand that employee wellness programs help the organization succeed, through less absenteeism and greater engagement and productivity, as much as it helps…

Idea posted: January 2022

Institutions: Swansea University    Lancaster University   

Unlike other careers, retirement from a military career typically occurs when people are still of working age. As a result, many veterans transition to a civilian workplace. In an average…

Idea posted: July 2014

Institutions: Vlerick Business School   

“Strategy is often like desert rain. Before the raindrops leave the desert floor, they evaporate, creating little or no effect below” — George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky, The Power of…

Idea posted: October 2018

Institutions: Cornell University S.C. Johnson College of Business    City University London Cass Business School   

The appearance of a new competitor with a new business model can disrupt an industry and knock down a once dominant incumbent. A classic example of this type of disruptive…