Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Carnegie Mellon University    University of California, Riverside    Seoul National University   

Research in recent years has consistently shown emotional intelligence (EI) to be a key determinant of performance for leaders and employees. Broadly defined as a set of competencies for identifying,…

Idea 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…

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: June 2014

Institutions: Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam    University of Amsterdam   

How can new product development (NPD) teams best generate ideas and develop them into viable concepts? The ‘obvious’ answer — through interaction and working together — is not necessarily the…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: INSEAD   

Virtual teams, made necessary by globalization and possible by technology, are now common in business. They’ve taken over traditional functions such as procurement, manufacturing, IT and finance, as well as…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

In a white paper published by Kenan-Flagler Business School, Dan Bursch and Kip Kelly describe today’s workforce has decidedly multigenerational and comprised of five generations each with distinct general characteristics:…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: University of Leuven    Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    University of Michigan Ross School of Business    China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)   

High levels of ethical leadership can have unintended consequences, demotivating employees and making pro-social and co-operative behaviours less likely, according to recent research in Europe and the US. The research,…

Idea posted: April 2014

Institutions: IESE Business School   

There are countless reasons why CEO and senior executive turnover takes place; external factors such as economic volatility, disruptive technology, and industry shakeups can all play a part. But according…

Idea posted: April 2014

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    University G.d Annunzio   

How do you combine previously unconnected technologies in an entirely new product ‘architecture’? This is a particularly important question when the development project involves collaboration with other industries and companies…