Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School    Carlos III University of Madrid   

What are the patterns and signs that relate to how failure at the C-Suite level can be prevented? Well, there is no consensus as to what constitutes ‘failure’, but nevertheless…

Idea posted: August 2014

Institutions: University of Southern Denmark    University of St. Gallen    Bielefeld University   

Online consumers have come to expect to be able to read customer ratings and reviews as they consider which product or service to buy. On websites such as IMDB, Amazon…

Idea posted: December 2024

Institutions: University of Chicago Booth School of Business   

Lying, or any form of deception, is a negative and destructive behavior that is proscribed in organizations—at least theoretically. ReReal-lifeypically complicates theory, and a study from the University of Chicago…

Idea posted: December 2016

Institutions: University of British Columbia    Sauder School of Business    Southern Methodist University Edwin L. Cox School of Business   

Any consumer who has entered a high-end luxury shop and been treated with disdain by the sales clerks will understand the meaning of ‘retail rejection’. Many luxury companies are trying…

Idea posted: November 2020

Institutions: Pan-Atlantic University Lagos Business School   

Previous studies have demonstrated the quality of decisions that emerge from cross-functional teams. Most of these studies focus on the outcome of cross-functional deliberations, but not the deliberation process itself.…

Idea posted: September 2021

Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School    University College London    Warwick University Business School    University of Victoria Peter B. Gustavson School of Business   

Craft was long seen as a primitive form of work organization rendered obsolete by the Industrial Age. However, the concept of craft is making an energetic resurgence, influencing the making…

Idea posted: July 2018

Institutions: University of Virginia Darden Business School    Stanford Graduate School of Business   

The ideal candidates for a new job are highly competent and highly sociable. They are knowledgeable and skilled in their fields while at the same time have collegial and easy…

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: Stanford University    Stanford Graduate School of Business    Harvard University   

All employers in all nations are in the health care business. The work environment they create, including the expected number of working hours and numerous other potential stressors, have a…

Idea posted: September 2024

Institutions: Columbia Business School   

Do nice guys finish last? In exploring why CEOs might be fired and who might be selected to replace them, two Columbia Business School researchers studied the impact of CEO…