Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Creating positive societal and environmental impact whilst retaining competitiveness has become an increasingly popular concept for companies in recent years—also known as ‘creating shared value.’ A term first coined by…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania   

Though product/process innovation has become a necessity for many companies, the time and expenses required is now leading hesitant companies to turn towards business model innovation instead. So what do…

Idea posted: April 2013

Institutions: Henley Business School   

In today’s increasingly competitive and fast-changing global marketplace, businesses must seek to develop more frequent and higher quality innovations. At the same time, customers, employees and other stakeholders are demanding…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: INSEAD   

Any one of us can fall prey to ethical fading or cognitive bias and any one of us can make an inappropriate decision without realizing. These are not the sole…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

It is universally acknowledged; we hear our most successful leaders espouse its importance all the time – but ‘trust’ in an organization can be infuriatingly intangible, and a slippery thing…

Idea posted: October 2014

Institutions: University of Alberta - Alberta School of Business    Pennsylvania State University Smeal College of Business   

Organizational values can exemplify the old saying that “words are cheap.” Inspiring words about ethics, diversity or sustainability etched on a lobby wall mean nothing if they are not reflected…

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…

Idea posted: November 2022

Institutions: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München    University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business    Zicklin School of Business Baruch College City University of New York    University of Mannheim   

The business world has increasingly accepted the concept of a corporate purpose that extends beyond profit and shareholder value. More and more companies recognize that their core purpose is to…

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…