Ideas
Peer-to-Peer Deference in Email Communication
Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: Southern Methodist University Edwin L. Cox School of Business Stanford Graduate School of Business University of Illinois College of Business University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
Hierarchies are everywhere, and the business world is no exception; the distribution of power and status has become a defining feature of today’s organizations. What role, if any, do such…
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Trust, Fraud and the Financial Markets
Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: HEC Paris University of Innsbruck ESSEC Business School Adelphi University
Decision-making on the financial markets is driven by information and by trust. But trust can be flagrantly abused. This was amply demonstrated by the Bernard Madoff scandal, considered to be…
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CSR – Why Companies Need Activists
Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: Kellogg School of Management
Many customers care about the societal costs of a company’s activities — pollution or depletion of resources, for example — and thus companies have an incentive to pay attention to…
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Blowing the Whistle on Unethical Conduct: It Takes a Village
Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: Pennsylvania State University University of Central Florida University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Blowing the whistle on internal wrongdoing can be a risky endeavour. What if nothing happens and you’re now branded a fink? What if there’s retaliation from your boss or even…
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Three Ways to Overcome Your Power Deficit
Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: IMD
Have you ever found yourself in the frustrating position of voicing suggestions that for some reason keep going unheard? You are not alone; even the most talented of executives often…
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Flexibility Vs Commitment in the Entrepreneurial Process
Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: EMLYON Business School
Scholars have identified different approaches to the management of uncertainty in the entrepreneurial process. The ‘classic’ model is ‘focused commitment’. The argument in this stream of research is that making…
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Word-of-Mouth and On/Off Line Marketing
Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: Insper
Word of mouth (WOM) behaviour has attracted a lot of attention from marketing executives in recent years, particularly in light of the increase in size, number and character of online…
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Leadership: Is it in the Genes?
Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: NUS Business School
The ‘nature v. nurture’ debate has been around for centuries, argued over by psychologists, sociologists and the like; the business world has not escaped from it either. Whether leaders are…
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Healthy Bottom Lines – Food Marketing and Obesity Prevention
Idea posted: August 2013
Institutions: Cornell University INSEAD
A review of consumer research (based mainly in North America) and of literature from marketing and related social science disciplines confirms that marketing affects food consumption in ways beyond advertising.…
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