Idea posted: February 2015

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

The next generation of leaders will emerge from the young people entering the workforce today. The best organizations and their leaders have begun thinking about the strengths and weaknesses of…

Idea posted: February 2015

Institutions: INSEAD    ESCP   

Social capital research has established the performance advantages of networking. However, we know surprisingly little about the strategies individuals employ when networking and, in particular, the underlying agency mechanisms involved.…

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: February 2015

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management   

Employees just joining the workforce will have different experiences in their first jobs, depending on the economic situation of the firm in which they land. This economic situation makes a…

Idea posted: January 2015

Institutions: Vlerick Business School   

As the younger generation of employees move into their first leadership positions, they will naturally be anxious, as any new leader would be, about the responsibilities, pressures, and risks that…

Idea posted: January 2015

Institutions: NUS Business School   

Should companies allow employees to work from home, some or all of the time? After all, with the communication possibilities of the digital age — from submitting materials through email…

Idea posted: December 2014

Institutions: University of Houston Bauer College of Business    Vlerick Business School   

Employees can impact a company’s brand equity. A friendly clerk in a store or an effective IT project team that delivers to the satisfaction of the customer are two positive…

Idea posted: December 2014

Institutions: Indian School of Business    University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management    University of Connecticut School of Business   

Given the pace of technological change, universities have difficulty teaching students the applied knowledge they will need in the workplace. The gap between education and real-world knowledge is only exacerbated…

Idea posted: November 2014

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business    Boston University Questrom School of Business    California State University   

Do you wake up every morning and cannot wait to start working? Have you been challenged and fulfilled in every step of your career journey? Throughout your many jobs, do…