Ideas
Failed CRM Initiatives and How to Avoid Them
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management
Despite being well-managed and well-resourced, a large number of companies have failed to see adequate return on CRM investments. This is a definite concern as many invested heavily prior to…
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Ethical Leadership in a Crisis (and to Avoid Crises)
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: Bentley University York University Schulich School of Business
In April 2010, an explosion on an oil rig connected to BP in the Gulf of Mexico threatened the fate of the company forever. The disaster resulted in the death…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #092
Corporate Scandals: Causes and Cures
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business INSEAD University of California Davis Graduate School of Management
What are the causes of organizational misconduct? How does it spread and what consequences does it have? These questions are the focus of research by faculty from the University of…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #085
Maximising Employee Performance
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: London Business School
Based on interviews with more than 50 employees across 12 companies, as well as questionnaire data from more than 200 employees London Business School’s professor, Julian Birkinshaw, along with his…
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Narcissistic CEOs – A Signature for Poor Performance
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
Recently, faculty from Kenan-Flagler Business School and Robert H. Smith School of Business looked at the relationship between egotistic (or narcissistic) CEOs and firm performance by measuring ego by the…
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Adaptive Leadership: Leading and Following
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Much of the recent research into leadership seems to note the same thing: current leadership theories are lacking something, or limiting in their conceptualization. Elaborating on this, the author of…
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Chinese Philosophy: Lessons for Western Leaders
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: Maastricht School of Management
What can classical Chinese philosophy teach the West about leaders and leadership? A lot, according to the author of this paper; Western leaders can, amongst many things, learn how to…
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Better and Fairer Management Control Systems
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: IESE Business School
One way that organizations ensure that they accomplish certain objectives is through management control systems. These systems reward and promote employees according to certain criteria, in order to achieve goal…
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Leadership: Beyond the Western Model
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: Carleton University Sprott School of Business IESE Business School University of Oregon Charles Lundquist College of Business
Leading employees from different cultural backgrounds has become an everyday reality and challenge for managers. An understanding of cultural differences, as well as how these differences play out in interpersonal…
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