Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: Kellogg School of Management
Susan Perkins, a professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and a visiting professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, sought to empirically measure the role of prior international…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #205Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: Henley Business School
Social media encompasses the activities and behaviours of communities of people who gather online to share knowledge and opinions. Social media, or otherwise ‘user-generated communication’, now represents a prevalent source…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #204Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
"47 per cent say their current high-potential talent pool does not meet their anticipated needs." The term ‘high-potential’ is often found in business literature referring to employees. What exactly differentiates one from…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #203Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford University of Nottingham
In Aristotle’s great work the Nicomachean Ethics, happiness (eudaimonia) is not a feeling so much as a state — and a state with a distinctly moral dimension. Synonymous with ‘living…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #202Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business
Colour has been found to affect cognition, moods and feelings, all of which in turn can influence consumer decision-making. According to the US-based Color Marketing Group, it can increase brand…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #201Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: North Dakota State University University of New Mexico University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Have you heard of the ‘pink elephant in the room?’ If you are a woman in the US, you might be one of up to 70% of women that have…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #200Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business
Networking has been linked to a number of indicators of individual attainment and success within organizations, including promotions and career satisfaction. But despite its acknowledged importance, little is known about…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #199Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #198Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: Babson College Drexel University LeBow College of Business Fairleigh Dickinson University Silberman College of Business Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
The colour red has long been associated with pleasure, and its effects have long been the subject of research. Studies have suggested that it serves as a ‘heuristic cue’ or…
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