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Leadership Dyads: Beauty, Disaster, and the Big Five

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: IMD   

In 2003 the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it attempted to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere. The disaster was found to have been caused by a piece of foam insulation that…

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Home Working: Does it Work for the Organization?

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business   

There has been a large increase in employees working from home in recent years; in the US alone, over 10% of the workforce now report regular home-working. But there is…

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Jump Before You’re Pushed: The Companies That Change Without Pressure

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Lancaster University Management School    China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)    Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management   

It is a rare company that is able to anticipate a new set of requirements, mobilize resources to meet them, radically change their ways and reclaim leading positions in their…

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Communication and the Science of Great Team Building

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: MIT Sloan School of Management   

What we usually consider to be ‘elusive’ group dynamics that characterize high-performing teams, such as; energy, creativity, and shared commitment - are actually observable, quantifiable, and measurable qualities. And as…

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To Centralize or Not to Centralize?

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School    University of St. Gallen   

Are the gains of centralization (i.e. combining business activities) worth the pain it can cause? This is the dilemma, or the “tug of war” between centralization and decentralization faced by…

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Creating Innovative Business Models

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: IESE Business School    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania   

Though product/process innovation has become a necessity for many companies, the time and expenses required is now leading hesitant companies to turn towards business model innovation instead. So what do…

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Leveraging DNA to Survive in Hostile Business Environments

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management    EMLYON Business School   

Rather than develop strategies for coping with future challenges, managers often blame market turbulence or unexpected events when a crisis occurs. This “corporate déjà vu” takes place in many organizations.…

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Engaged Employees: CSR, Sustainability and Performance

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management   

‘Employee engagement’ has now become a major concern for companies, as a result of the massive decreases in workforce sizes. Recent challenging economic times have led employers to become more…

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Embedding CSR and Sustainability: Marks & Spencer

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management   

Sustainable business practices are in the spotlight more than ever before, as awareness of the environmental and economic aspects to resource management keeps increasing. It’s changing the way businesses work…

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