Idea posted: January 2019

Institutions: Cornerstone OnDemand    Kellogg School of Management   

While a great deal of attention has been paid to the performance and cost advantages of hiring superstars, less attention is paid to employees at the other end of the…

Idea posted: January 2019

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    Dresden University of Technology   

In the business literature, diversity is often painted as a magic elixir that brings different perceptions and knowledge to a team or an organization, which then effortlessly leads to greater…

Idea posted: January 2019

Institutions: RocheMartin Institute    Australian Catholic University    Dublin Institute of Technology   

Although the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) is widely accepted, there is no single accepted way to define EI and measure it in people. One recent metric that has emerged…

Idea posted: October 2018

Institutions: Guizhou University of Finance and Economics    NUS Business School    Kellogg School of Management   

It’s not surprising to see people in the workplace tired and depleted. The cognitive consequences of such fatigue — the negative impact on people’s ability to think clearly and make…

Idea posted: July 2018

Institutions: University of Texas McCombs School of Business    University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management    Villanova University School of Business   

A number of different incentives can potentially push leaders to make decisions that favour short-term returns over long-term value. To test whether such incentives actually have an impact on decision-making,…

Idea posted: July 2018

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

Recent corporate scandals as well as the recognition that great innovative ideas can come from lower-level and front-line employees are two important reasons that the most successful organization are those…

Idea posted: July 2018

Institutions: University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business    University of Toronto Rotman School of Management    Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business   

New research into the personal history and decisions of division managers, CEOs and directors of nearly 360 S&P 1500 industrial conglomerates reveals the extent of the gender bias that exists…

Idea posted: June 2018

Institutions: ESADE    EMLYON Business School    University of St. Gallen   

Launched in 2005, the STEP (Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices) Project is a global research initiative involving 35 universities in various regions of the world, including 10 in Europe, that studies…

Idea posted: June 2018

Institutions: University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland    Cornell University S.C. Johnson College of Business    Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business   

The best middle managers influence and inspire their subordinates to higher levels of performance. Research has shown that the secret to being an inspirational middle manager is behavioural integrity, which…