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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #444Idea posted: May 2014
Institutions: Henley Business School
How would you describe the impact of your organization’s reputation on overall business performance? Trust may play a big part in building that reputation, but how closely are trust and…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #378Idea posted: January 2018
Institutions: Queensland University of Technology Business School
Many companies develop their relationship marketing strategies based on the assumption that their customers are unerringly cold and calculating, and driven by one question: what kind of a financial deal…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #688Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #396Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #784Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #384Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #814Idea 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’…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #330Idea 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…
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