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Mothers of Invention: Companies that ‘Spawn’ New Enterprises

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: EDHEC Business School    University of Zurich    HEC Paris   

Entrepreneurial spawning — whereby an existing company gives birth to another company, founded by former employees — is prevalent in many new industries. (California’s Fairchild Semiconductor, for example, is ‘mother’…

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Organizational Energy: May the Force Be With You

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Henley Business School   

In many facets of life, collective energy affects the way things run, positively or negatively. Take schools, for example. They may go through periods of upheaval, in which results and…

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Supply Chain Networks and CSR Sourcing

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: University of Chicago Booth School of Business    INSEAD   

Procurement risks now include the possibility of someone in the supply chain flouting international labour laws, causing unnecessary damage to the environment or acting in other socially irresponsible ways. These…

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Is Othello Boss Syndrome Affecting Your Organization?

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: IESE Business School   

In Shakespeare’s Othello, the eponymous lead’s passionate jealousy motivates all of his actions, including ultimately the murder of his own wife. Similarly, in the corporate world, there exist executives whose…

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Ideas, Implementation and the Learning Organization

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: London Business School    INSEAD   

Giving people the freedom to work on their own ideas is commonly associated with progressive leadership and company creativity. (Google’s policy of allowing employees to spend 20 per cent of…

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Rebuilding Reputation after a Serious Financial Restatement

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business    Emory University Goizueta Business School   

In 2013, JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $20 billion to settle investigations and lawsuits about misrepresentation of the quality of mortgages the bank sold during the housing bubble. They are…

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Is New Product Exclusivity Always a Good Idea?

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Hebrew University of Jerusalem    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania   

In 1995, Japanese telecommunications giant NTT agreed to distribute a new product featuring new technology, but rejected the offer of exclusivity to the Japanese market. Going against the conventional wisdom…

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Can Stress Improve Experiential Learning for Leaders?

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

Research suggests that executives tend to learn more from negative work and life experiences than positive ones, as failures and the threat of failure may force an individual to revisit…

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Coaching Chemistry: Building a Collaborative Relationship

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: Henley Business School   

Leaders cannot succeed in isolation. By definition, leadership is about getting the best from other people throughout the organization. The cumulative improvement leaders can generate in their teams through successful…

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