Idea posted: July 2015

Institutions: SDA Bocconi School of Management    University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management   

Organizational design theory studies the formal structures of an organization; network research focuses on informal structures — the informal interactions and relationships ‘behind the chart’. Giuseppe Soda of Bocconi University…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: NUS Business School    Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business    George Washington University    Renmin University of China School of Business   

Unconstrained exercise of power and high self-regard on the part of leaders can have damaging consequences for organizations. Previous research has consistently demonstrated the negative and potentially detrimental effects that…

Idea posted: June 2022

Institutions: University of Virginia    University of Virginia Darden Business School    Kenan-Flagler Business School    University of California    University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business    University of Chicago Booth School of Business    Harvard Business School   

Companies recognize today that helping employees find meaning and purpose in their work will maximize employee satisfaction, motivation, engagement, and performance. The challenge for leaders is how to increase meaning…

Idea posted: August 2013

Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business   

Networking has been linked to a number of indicators of individual attainment and success within organizations, including promotions and career satisfaction. But despite its acknowledged importance, little is known about…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Harvard Business School    INSEAD    MIT Sloan School of Management   

What do we know about the structure of a typical C-Suite? Most corporations are run by one, but the formation of them and the roles that comprise the C-Suite have…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business   

With high failure rates being the acknowledged inevitable cost of entrepreneurial activity, examining why this is so is important. Could improving the decision-making process associated with developing and building new…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    London Business School   

It is well established, in research, that employees who are allowed to voice their opinions perceive decision-making procedures as more fair and are more likely to display pro-social behaviours and…

Idea posted: May 2017

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

People who are considered for positions of leadership have proven their intelligence and competence, have acquired the experience required for the job, and often display a sense of authority and…

Idea posted: February 2015

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management   

Employees just joining the workforce will have different experiences in their first jobs, depending on the economic situation of the firm in which they land. This economic situation makes a…