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Leader-Team Member Relationships 2: Impact Job Satisfaction, Trust and Empowerment
Idea posted: September 2017
Institutions: The University of Manchester Alliance Manchester Business School University of Liverpool Management School University of Exeter Business School ALBA Graduate Business School Durham University
The theory of leader-member exchange (LMX) focuses on the quality of the relationship between a leader and individual members of his or team, and how that relationship affects overall performance…
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Leader-Team Member Relationships 1: Impact on Performance
Idea posted: September 2017
Institutions: The University of Manchester Alliance Manchester Business School Aston University Business School University of Surrey Business School ISCTE Business School
Leader member exchange (LMX) theory is a theory that assesses leadership based on the relationships between leaders and followers (rather than the specific traits or behaviours of leaders). Thus, for…
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Why Boards of Directors Fail at Monitoring Their Companies
Idea posted: September 2017
Institutions: University of Illinois College of Business Texas A&M University Mays School of Business Ramon Llull University ESADE
When a corporate scandal erupts, the same questions emerge: What was the board of directors doing? How could it let this happen? Why were directors not doing a better job…
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Supervising Projects Despite Limited Time and Expertise
Idea posted: June 2017
Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School Stockholm School of Economics HEC Paris
A company in the facility engineering industry took on a large and complex project that presented both technical challenges and was subject to legal regulations that affected customer requirements. Unfortunately,…
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Reading Group Emotions Is Key to Transformational Leadership
Idea posted: June 2017
Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
Being aware and attending to the emotions of others is recognized as one of the key skills of today’s transformational leaders — leaders who inspire and engage their people. However,…
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Crisis Communication: Emphasize the Positive
Idea posted: May 2017
Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Durham University
Some people are motivated by growth goals — goals that reflect aspirations and ambitions. In psychological terms, these people are promotion-oriented. In contrast, prevention-oriented people are motivated by goals that…
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Bosses Who Treat Women Middle Managers Will Have Happier Frontline Employees
Idea posted: March 2017
Institutions: University of Illinois at Chicago Vanderbilt University Cornell University
Job satisfaction is often linked to the quality of the working relationship between an employee and his or her supervisor. A poor relationship can lead to an increase in turnover…
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Corporate Psychopaths: A Menace to Your Organization
Idea posted: February 2017
Institutions: University of Middlesex Business School
Psychopaths are manipulative, bullying, lying and egocentric people without a conscious. They use coercion and intimidation to get what they want, and never have a sliver of remorse for their…
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Succession Planning Reduces Turmoil and Economic Impact of Departing CEO
Idea posted: December 2016
Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
The departure of a CEO inevitably leads to disruption and uncertainty — from a nervous workforce unsure of what the future will look like to the markets monitoring carefully the…
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