Idea posted: July 2013

Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management   

The concept of governance is certainly not new, but in recent years it has been gaining more attention, especially in the business world. ‘Corporate casualties’ are proof that commercial pressures…

Idea posted: September 2017

Institutions: University of St. Gallen    Henley Business School   

Diverse backgrounds on top management teams (TMT) can lead to the creation of knowledge-based faultlines. These faultlines are the result of top managers clustering into TMT subgroups based on shared…

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: IMD   

This is the critical turning point in a manager’s career; the time when they move from leading a function to leading an enterprise for the first time. Conducting an extensive…

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Charlotte Belk College of Business    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania    Duke University Fuqua School of Business   

In the real world, brands are rarely seen alone.  Whether on television, radio, or in print, brands are usually surrounded by other brands — numerous advertisements fill the pages of…

Idea posted: July 2017

Institutions: University of Texas McCombs School of Business    University of California, San Diego   

Cell phones can be distracting when you’re trying to work. If the phone rings, you’ll stop what you’re doing to answer it. If you hear the ping of a new…

Idea posted: May 2015

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) conducted research on the role of the word bossy in the workplace. Their results show a consistent trend that being bossy in the workplace…

Idea posted: March 2017

Institutions: University of Illinois at Chicago    Vanderbilt University    Cornell University   

Job satisfaction is often linked to the quality of the working relationship between an employee and his or her supervisor. A poor relationship can lead to an increase in turnover…

Idea posted: May 2017

Institutions: Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management    Cornell University S.C. Johnson College of Business    University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations   

Job satisfaction is often linked to the quality of the working relationship between an employee and his or her supervisor. A poor relationship can lead to an increase in turnover…

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: University of Buffalo    INSEAD    Columbia Business School   

Several studies have made the connection between body postures and feelings and perceptions of strength and dominance. Open and expansive body language has not only been found to communicate power…