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The Generalist Bias: Why Specialists Are Undervalued
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: Kellogg School of Management City University of Hong Kong
A talent shortage combined with today’s intense push for constant growth and competitive differentiation can make hiring the right people a difficult balancing act: Organizations want to hire qualified experts…
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Calling in the Consultants: Risks and Rewards
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: Vlerick Business School
Troubled manufacturing company the KSV is at crisis point. Its Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program has failed to deliver the expected benefits, and two of its biggest customers, Avobus…
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The Surprising Reality of the Leadership of Change
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: Vlerick Business School
The KSV plastics company is in trouble. A myopic cost control program has created supply chain and production problems and made it difficult to deliver orders on time and…
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Identifying High-Potential Talent
Idea 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…
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When Financial Incentives Backfire
Idea posted: July 2013
Institutions: HEC Paris
Economic theory tells us that human capital, i.e. employee ability, is positively linked to productivity and that high performers should be rewarded. Strong financial incentives for performance, however, can carry…
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Developing Talent to Manage Big Data
Idea posted: July 2013
Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
The type and amount of information collected by organizations today is on a scale never seen before. This explosion in the volume of data received through sources such as social…
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Conquering Racism by Taking Personal Responsibility
Idea posted: July 2013
Institutions: HEC Paris
Developing deeper awareness of our own prejudices is often cited as the solution to racism. Recent research, however, suggests it’s just the first step. In a pilot study conducted at…
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Delaying Retirement Can Be Bad for the Brain
Idea posted: July 2013
Institutions: Maastricht School of Management
The greying of the post-war baby boom generation and increasing life expectancy are threatening the financial sustainability of pensions systems in many industrialized countries. European governments are responding by raising…
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Fostering Diversity and Inclusion with Respectful Leadership
Idea posted: July 2013
Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
"The answer is moral leadership, or, more specifically, respectful leadership." One of the goals of leaders is to motivate employees to perform well, work in the collective interest and define themselves…
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