Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Harvard Business School   

Flattening (or delayering) of hierarchies within an organization has been called for by much recent literature. In theory, flattening is supposed to help push decisions downwards to enhance customer and…

Idea posted: June 2013

Institutions: IMD   

How can leaders recognize and manage their psychological preferences and personality traits? This is the question the authors explore in this article. Interviewing over 2,000 international executives attending leadership programs…

Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: ESMT European School of Management and Technology   

The increasing sophistication of communication technologies and channels, data analytics, market intelligence, and virtual working in organizations has dramatically increased the strategic importance of information. At the same time, digital…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: University of California, Berkeley    Harvard University   

Research dating as far back as the early 20th century has shown that the first argument presented to humans on even complex topics has greater persuasive appeal and is more…

Idea posted: February 2015

Institutions: Duke University Fuqua School of Business   

In addition to economic and diversity issues, the Duke University/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Survey for the fourth quarter of 2014 focused on the issue of millennials in the workplace.…

Idea posted: March 2013

Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management   

Following the economic and financial crises that began in 2008, corporate governance has been more of a management concern than ever before. Boards of directors and their compositions have gained…

Idea posted: March 2013

Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business   

The importance and value of corporate sustainability has been acknowledged for quite some time now. More and more organizations are striving to introduce ‘green’ and policies into their strategic plans.…

Idea posted: March 2019

Institutions: Copenhagen Business School   

As described by Copenhagen Business School professors Torben Juul Andersen and Carina Antonia Hallin, companies in today’s turbulent environment must react quickly to continuous changes and events in their marketplace…

Idea posted: August 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School    UCLA Anderson School of Management   

The apparel industry (which includes clothing, footwear, accessories, etc.) is one of the world’s largest, due partly to the relatively low barriers to entry. According to Euromonitor International, there were…