Idea posted: October 2018

Institutions: Duke University Fuqua School of Business   

In April 2018, five million records of Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor department stores (both owned by Hudson Bay) were compromised. Facebook has been hit twice in 2018,…

Idea posted: March 2022

Institutions: Emory University Goizueta Business School   

The Internet age, some argue, heralds “the death of distance.” For example, aside from occasional utilitarian factors, such as shipping costs, geography is irrelevant to a purchasing decision. Unlike physical…

Idea posted: January 2018

Institutions: Henley Business School   

Where does innovation come from? A new study of the ‘geography of innovation’ indicates that most innovation continues to be generated in the advanced economies of the world. However, emerging…

Idea posted: April 2014

Institutions: Arizona State University    Nova School of Business and Economics    University of Virginia Darden Business School   

Generalist CEOs are CEOs who have worked in different organizational areas, for a number of different firms, in different industries, or even in a conglomerate firm. Former IBM CEO and…

Idea posted: April 2023

Institutions: University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business    New York University    Michigan State University The Eli Broad College of Business    Northwestern University   

An analysis of 6.6 million papers related to the medical sciences published between 2000 and 2021 showed that the proportion of gender-diverse teams involved in medical research is growing steadily…

Idea posted: January 2019

Institutions: Universität Düsseldorf   

Women face an uphill battle in achieving high leadership positions because of the prejudice of many men — and women — against women leaders. Too many men and women buy…

Idea posted: April 2013

Institutions: Melbourne Business School-Mt Eliza Executive Education    University of South Australia   

To an extent, all negotiations involve a certain level of deception; participants almost always withhold information as a self-protective strategy. After all, revealing all of your cards may leave you…

Idea posted: April 2018

Institutions: University of East Anglia   

Effective performance feedback is a key factor in successfully managing and motivating employees. Companies recognize that what information the employee receives and how frequently can impact the effectiveness of the…

Idea posted: October 2013

Institutions: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania   

Researchers have long noted that employees will sometimes spontaneously create games as a way of improving their work experience, helping them to not only pass the time but also alleviate…