Promotion-Focus CEOs and CFOs Drive Strategic Growth

Idea posted: October 2019

Institutions: INSEAD    Miami Herbert Business School   

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In the language of psychology, individuals who are more afraid of missing opportunities than taking risks are considered promotion-focused. Their counterparts are individuals who are more afraid of taking risks…

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The Curse of the Narcissistic CEO

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business    INSEAD   

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The decisions of C-suites and boards are influenced by the previous experiences of their members. In uncertain situations, organizations gain legitimacy — and reduce the costs of experimentation — by copying others.…

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Modernizing without Westernizing: Social Ties and Indian Business

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: INSEAD    Indian School of Business   

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Classical and neo-classical economic theory is predicated largely on an ‘impersonal’ model, in which transactions between parties are governed not by social obligations and kinship ties but by rational and…

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