Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: IMD   

In his 2013 book titled The Business of Corporate Learning, Shlomo Ben-Hur writes that over the past 10 years, research has repeatedly shown that the proportion of business leaders who…

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: University of Pretoria Gordon Institute of Business Science   

Recent decades have seen increased focus on corporate governance and business ethics — and an increased number of ethics-based courses at business schools. While this is true of countries across…

Idea posted: June 2013

Institutions: Egon Zehnder International   

Discussing her return to PwC as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in 2012, Carol Sawdye said she would be spending much of her first year on the job focused on “change…

Idea posted: July 2015

Institutions: Duke University Fuqua School of Business   

Highlighting the continuing challenge of information systems security, more than 80% of companies around the world have been hacked by cyber-criminals, including more than 80% of companies in the U.S.,…

Idea posted: July 2018

Institutions: University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business    University of Toronto Rotman School of Management    Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business   

New research into the personal history and decisions of division managers, CEOs and directors of nearly 360 S&P 1500 industrial conglomerates reveals the extent of the gender bias that exists…

Idea posted: July 2016

Institutions: Duke University Fuqua School of Business    Harvard Business School   

When Indiana passed its Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in March of 2015, Apple CEO Tim Cook’s response was swift and unequivocal. “Apple is open for everyone. We are deeply…

Idea posted: September 2024

Institutions: Stanford University    Graduate School of Business; MIT Sloan School of Management   

The impact of corporate culture on a firm's success has been widely studied. A consensus exists among scholars and practitioners that CEOs, through their decisions and behaviors, play a vital…

Idea posted: April 2013

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

‘Connected’ CEOs are those who have very close ties to the other top executives in the firm. CEOs are especially connected if they were responsible for appointing the executives to…

Idea posted: June 2024

Institutions: University of Reading    Henley Business School   

How much do a CEO’s values influence firm activities? To answer this question, a team of researchers from Henley Business School and the University of Edinburgh explored the impact of…