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…

Idea 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…