Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #197Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #196Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #195Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #194Idea 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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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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #192Idea 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…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #191Idea 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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