Ideas
Use Dynamic Capabilities for Strategic Succession Planning
Idea posted: August 2024
Institutions: Labovitz School of Business and Economics University of Minnesota Duluth; Huntsman School of Business Utah State University
A study by Ormonde Cragun of the University of Minnesota Duluth and Michael Ulrich of Utah State University applies the principles of “Dynamic Capabilities” to succession planning to create a…
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Innovation, Resources, and Resilience to Crises
Idea posted: August 2024
Institutions: University of La Rioja; University of Surrey
The COVID-19 crisis has sparked new interest in the resilience of organizations in the face of a widespread crisis on the scale of the pandemic. A study by a team…
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Which Firms Are More Likely to Accept Flexible Work Arrangements?
Idea posted: July 2024
Institutions: Henley Business School University of Reading University of Edinburgh School of Business
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the flexible work arrangements mindset and attitudes of both employees and businesses: many employees had become comfortable working from home, and many businesses realized that flexible…
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DEI Under Fire and the Future of Gender Equality
Idea posted: July 2024
Institutions: Vanderbilt University University of Virginia University of Toronto
As more politicians and courts turn against Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) programs, more firms and organizations are proactively dropping these programs to avoid future lawsuits. How will this trend impact…
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Workspace Discontent Pushes Workers to Prefer Hybrid Work
Idea posted: July 2024
Institutions: The University of Edinburgh Business School; Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Edinburgh College of Art Queen Mary University of London
The widespread experiment in remote work forced on society by the pandemic proved that employees are not less productive working from home and that companies can achieve the same results…
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CEO Altruism Leads to More Corporate Social Responsibility
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…
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Developing Psychological Capital for Aspiring, Diverse Leaders
Idea posted: June 2024
Institutions: Drucker School of Management Claremont Graduate University Chulalongkorn University
The retirement of boomers from the workforce offers opportunities for companies to fulfill their promise to diversify their leadership by encouraging and enabling more women, LGBTQ+, people of color, Native…
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Visionary Leadership is Most Needed in Times of Uncertainty
Idea posted: June 2024
Institutions: University of Potsdam
The greatest of leaders are visionaries. They have a vision for the future of their organizations and effectively communicate that vision to their followers which inspires the followers’ commitment to…
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Engage Employees through Psychologically Rich Jobs
Idea posted: May 2024
Institutions: University of Virginia University of Florida
Since the time of Aristotle, philosophers have been debating the characteristics of a “good life,” that is, the characteristics of a life that would be most desirable to people. Over…
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