Ideas
Embed the Strategy (Do Not Rely on Cascading)
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: INSEAD
Strategic embeddedness is a priority for companies; a strategy is much more likely to succeed if a critical mass of employees understands and accepts it. Despite this, articles on strategic…
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Homeworking Beats Outsourcing: a 6 Step Model
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Henley Business School
In the early 2000s, there was a rush by organizations to outsource and offshore many call centres because of the significant cost savings that could be achieved. But offshoring has…
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How Time of Day Impacts on Business Conversations
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: New York University Stern School of Business University of Virginia Darden Business School
It is standard practice for corporations to have a conference call with stock market analysts after quarterly earnings are released. In this call, executives make a presentation concerning the earnings…
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Human Judgement Vs Computer Aided Forecasting
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: IE Business School University of Cambridge Judge Business School
Robots are taking over our jobs! Ok, maybe that’s not quite the case just yet, but as technology continues to develop swiftly, there is no doubt that machines are getting…
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Green Light for Governance
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: IE Business School
Recent years have seen company stakeholders demand better environmental performance, particularly by businesses in polluting industries. Whether it is consumer pressure for green products, media pressure for a green approach…
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Four Capabilities of Great Strategic Leaders
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Tuck School of Business
Building on the latest research on leadership, as well as scores of interviews with CEOs and other leaders, Professor of Strategy and Leadership Sydney Finkelstein of Dartmouth’s Tuck School of…
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How Twitter Levels the Information Dissemination Playing Field
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business University of Michigan Ross School of Business
Social media, and particularly ‘direct access technologies’ such as Twitter, Facebook, email alerts, etc., have firmly marked their place in the business world as effective tools with which to engage…
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When Successful Managers Go off the Rails
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)
Derailment is the term assigned to the phenomenon of once-successful managers whose careers have ‘gone off the track.’ They are no longer effective in their functions or as leaders. They…
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Gender and the Use of Deception in Negotiation
Idea posted: April 2013
Institutions: Melbourne Business School-Mt Eliza Executive Education University of South Australia
To an extent, all negotiations involve a certain level of deception; participants almost always withhold information as a self-protective strategy. After all, revealing all of your cards may leave you…
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