Idea posted: June 2014
Institutions: University of Southern California Marshall School of Business University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business University of Chicago Booth School of Business
The use of reference points — for example, a monthly sales quota of 20 sales — is at the heart of reference-dependent behavioural economic theories, the most influential being “prospect…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #394Idea posted: June 2014
Institutions: London Business School
It sounds so obvious. It is obvious. But far too few managers actually do it. We are talking about the most basic of leadership tasks – spending as much time…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #393Idea posted: June 2014
Institutions: McMaster University DeGroote School of Business Memorial University California State University Fullerton College of Business and Economics Queens University School of Business University of Toronto Rotman School of Management
In today’s information age, a key source of effectiveness in organizations is knowledge management, and more specifically knowledge sharing among employees. At the same time, one of the growing challenges…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #392Idea posted: June 2014
Institutions: HEC Paris Harvard Business School University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
The concept of learning has captured the attention of management researchers around the world, particularly as it has become well-recognized that knowledge plays an important role in the productivity and…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #390Idea posted: May 2014
Institutions: Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF) Kellogg School of Management University of Chicago Booth School of Business
The true measure of integrity in a firm is not comforting slogans on the home page of the company website, but how employees feel about whether top management, through its…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #379Idea posted: May 2014
Institutions: University of Alberta - Alberta School of Business HEC Montréal
The term ‘human capital’ encompasses the knowledge, skills and talents inherent in individuals. These skills represent an important source of productivity in an organization, and can be enhanced through training…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #370Idea posted: April 2014
Institutions: INSEAD
Fear of death is a core part of the human condition. It’s been associated with everything from the enduring appeal of religion and spiritual beliefs to the desire to reproduce…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #365Idea posted: April 2014
Institutions: London Business School
If you could eavesdrop on your employees’ conversations, what do you think they would be saying about you? Or if you look back over your own career, considering the good…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #353Idea posted: April 2014
Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Amsterdam Business School
Treat people with respect and you encourage the kinds of behaviours that create value for shareholders and stakeholders. The high-profile scandals that have engulfed both the private and public sectors…
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