Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: University of Texas McCombs School of Business    Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management    Columbia Business School    New York University Stern School of Business    Stanford Graduate School of Business    University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business   

When it comes to setting and achieving goals, power makes a difference. Those with more power are quicker to establish goals, and to take action to achieve those goals, than…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: University of Buffalo    INSEAD    Columbia Business School   

Several studies have made the connection between body postures and feelings and perceptions of strength and dominance. Open and expansive body language has not only been found to communicate power…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: Drexel University LeBow College of Business    New York University Stern School of Business    University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business    University of Texas McCombs School of Business   

A team of researchers used video tracking to observe consumers in real time during the entire shopping process. Analysing the video, the researchers were able to distinguish a number of…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: University of Pretoria Gordon Institute of Business Science   

Executives and managers are inundated with management theories, philosophies and models, many of which offer contradictory advice. One dilemma they face is whether to grant employees autonomy or to use…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: Maastricht School of Management    Delft University of Technology   

Buying integrated services is now the dominant ‘modus operandi’ for clients in IT outsourcing arrangements. But relatively little is known about how integrated services are co-ordinated and implemented by providers.…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School    University of St. Gallen   

Most organizations are split into different business divisions that all report to a corporate office. This office houses the CEOs and other corporate functions, such as HR, finance and IT.…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: University of St. Gallen    IMD   

Discontinuous technologies refers to when new products are created that end up transforming existing markets, such as cloud computing, digital photography, 3D printing, online news, etc. Not surprisingly, they often…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: University of Waterloo    Stanford University   

Would you seek help from someone who has rejected you in the past? Most people are hesitant to ask for favours the first time around, let alone ask someone that…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: IE Business School    Rouen Business School   

When companies choose their CEO, many opt for those with a proven record of success in their particular industry…nothing surprising there. This is a changing world, with increased burdens on…