Super-Fluid Companies Keep Pace with Customer Needs

Idea posted: May 2021

Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School    Zhejiang University School of Management   

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Many companies struggle to keep up with today’s supercharged, constantly evolving competitive markets, where customers needs, products and technologies change at ever-increasing speed. An in-depth study of the global telecom…

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Inspiring Hero or Humble Diplomat? The Core Functions of a Leader

Idea posted: May 2021

Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School    LUMS Suleman Dawood School of Business   

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The theory of evolution argues that survival depends on adaptation to the environment. Biological, psychological and behavioural characteristics in living things evolve or emerge in an ongoing battle to survive…

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How Women Leaders Overcome Conflicting Expectations

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: Stevens Institute of Technology    Bar-Ilan University    IMD   

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Women leaders must manage conflicting stereotypical role expectations. Their gender role expectations are centred on what psychologists call communal attributes, such as kindness, empathy and nurturing. At the same time,…

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Stakeholder Value: Best for Everyone or Just Poor Performers?

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration    University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business   

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In 2019, 181 CEOs signed a Business Roundtable Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation. The statement reflected a growing sentiment in corporate governance attitudes that the purpose of a…

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Why Company Health and Wellness Plans Fall Short

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: Stanford University    Stanford Graduate School of Business    Harvard University   

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All employers in all nations are in the health care business. The work environment they create, including the expected number of working hours and numerous other potential stressors, have a…

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Which Individuals Benefit Most From Coaching

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: Henley Business School    University of Surrey Business School   

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Personality traits can impact how well people learn. For the Big Five personality traits, for example, previous research has found that Conscientiousness, Extraversion and Openness (being open to new ideas…

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How to Leverage Organizational’ Cultural Toolkit’ for Change

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: University of Cambridge Judge Business School    Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business    University of Victoria Peter B. Gustavson School of Business   

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Significant developments such as new strategies, new competitive pressures, or new leadership often require changes to a company’s organizational culture. This undertaking, however, is complicated by the amorphous nature of…

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The Personal and Productivity Benefits of Sleep

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: MIT Sloan School of Management    Harvard Business School   

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Many studies have confirmed the importance of sleep on our cognitive functions — our ability to think clearly and work productively. While previous studies use self-report surveys or a laboratory…

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How Diversity Social Norms Let Companies Off the Hook

Idea posted: March 2021

Institutions: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania    New York University Stern School of Business   

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The world of business, and society at large, accepts the need for greater diversity at the highest levels of business, government and other domains. This general consensus, however, has not…

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