Idea posted: October 2023

Institutions: Ivey Business School at Western University    Florida State University    University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School   

Business model innovation (BMI), which introduces significantly new ways of doing or structuring business activities, can disrupt an industry and threaten incumbents whose success is built on the currently dominant…

Idea posted: February 2015

Institutions: Ohio State University Fisher College of Business    University of Georgia Terry College of Business    Missouri State University    Shanghai University of Finance and Economics   

Abusive behaviour from bosses, what researchers call ‘downward hostility’, has a negative psychological effect on employees, undermining job satisfaction and the commitment to the employee. Such hostility also causes psychological…

Idea posted: November 2013

Institutions: Fordham University Graduate School of Business    George Washington University School of Business    University of Virginia Darden Business School   

The declining level of trust in businesses and corporations, from both customers and employees, is well documented. As companies seek to maintain or rebuild the trust of their stakeholders, they…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Research in the Center for Creative Leadership’s World Leadership Study found that overall, women are less trusting of their bosses than men are - and of their co-workers as well.…

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School   

Companies have spent increasing amounts on social media and ICT (information and communication technology) in recent years, demonstrating their interest in keeping up with the rapid pace of technological development.…

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Baylor University   

How to make your voice heard and be more influential in the workplace has always been a topic of interest for executives. Traditionally, it has been suggested that in order…

Idea posted: November 2013

Institutions: IÉSEG School of Management    Columbia Business School   

While traditional advertising still commands the lion’s share of the marketing budget, companies continue to look for alternative communication platforms to enhance their brands, including event marketing. How effective is…

Idea posted: September 2020

Institutions: University of Texas, Austin   

Scratch the surface of any leader’s great career and you will find the influence of one or more mentors who fully invested themselves in the leader’s development and advancement. The…

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

When marketing their brands, companies will use image attributes, which are the impressions that the brand makes on the mind of consumers. For a car brand, for example, marketers might…