Ideas
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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Developing Business Leaders in China
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) Lingnan University
Across the world, effective leaders are needed now more than ever; China is no exception, but the experiences of Chinese leaders may certainly warrant a different perspective for their development.…
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An Holistic Understanding of Management
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: IESE Business School
Can the loss of an integrative and humanistic approach to management be to blame for the recent economic crisis? According to the authors of this paper, meaningful and holistic management…
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Ten Critical Skills for Tomorrow’s Workforce
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: Institute for the Future
The authors say that a qualitative shift is taking place in the ways we work. Their research is based of ongoing studies of the key forces driving change in society,…
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Five Traits of the Better Leader
Idea posted: June 2013
Institutions: IMD
How can leaders recognize and manage their psychological preferences and personality traits? This is the question the authors explore in this article. Interviewing over 2,000 international executives attending leadership programs…
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