Idea posted: November 2016

Institutions: Singapore Management University    University of Michigan Ross School of Business    Harvard Business School    Lee Kong Chian School of Business   

Companies in technologically dynamic industries — industries in which competitive advantage is built on innovation and R&D breakthroughs — seek out different types of partner firms than companies in technologically…

Idea posted: January 2020

Institutions: IESE Business School   

Corporate venturing, a collaboration between an established firm and an innovative start-up, has been gaining ground as a strategic path to innovation. There is a wide range of mechanisms for…

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: Babson College    Baylor University Hankamer School of Business    Vlerick Business School   

Entrepreneurs sometimes have several offers from venture capitalists ‘on the table’ and will often spend a significant amount of time evaluating potential financiers, but the factors that influence their ‘willingness…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: IE Business School    Rouen Business School   

When companies choose their CEO, many opt for those with a proven record of success in their particular industry…nothing surprising there. This is a changing world, with increased burdens on…

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…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Ageno School of Business    Golden Gate University    University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business    University of California, Berkeley   

What is it exactly that makes a Chief Information Officer (CIO) successful? Setting out to examine the factors that determine growth and acceleration in a CIO’s career, the authors of…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: University of Florida   

Charismatic CEOs tend to earn more total compensation than their industry peers with less charisma.  Are these more charismatic CEOs are actually worth the money? Let us look at the…

Idea posted: July 2021

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management   

What is charisma? Much of past research focuses on the outcomes of charisma and often within the context of leaders in an organizational setting—e.g., charismatic leaders generate emotions that inspire…

Idea posted: June 2013

Institutions: Ivey Business School at Western University   

The idea of character has been lost sight of. One reason could be that the educational system and organizations are completely competency focused, or perhaps because character seems an old-fashioned…