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Gender Bias Against Women Leaders Is Higher Than We Think
Idea posted: January 2019
Institutions: Universität Düsseldorf
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Women face an uphill battle in achieving high leadership positions because of the prejudice of many men — and women — against women leaders. Too many men and women buy…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #727
The Emotional Challenge of Customer Service
Idea posted: January 2019
Institutions: Sheffield Hallam University Australian Catholic University
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Emotional Intelligence is the ability to recognize how emotions can affect your behaviour and thoughts, and the behaviour and thoughts of others, and given this awareness, helps you regulate your…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #726
Without Team Identification, Diversity Fails
Idea posted: January 2019
Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Dresden University of Technology
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In the business literature, diversity is often painted as a magic elixir that brings different perceptions and knowledge to a team or an organization, which then effortlessly leads to greater…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #756
Spread Innovation Through Shared Leadership
Idea posted: January 2019
Institutions: Warwick University Business School
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Innovation can flourish in specific sections or units of an organization or system, but then fail to diffuse more widely. Two University of Warwick professors, Graeme Currie and Dimitrios Spyridonidis,…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #725
Why Emotional Intelligence in Business Is Difficult
Idea posted: January 2019
Institutions: RocheMartin Institute Australian Catholic University Dublin Institute of Technology
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Although the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) is widely accepted, there is no single accepted way to define EI and measure it in people. One recent metric that has emerged…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #724
Less Competitive Pressure Leads to Less Innovation
Idea posted: December 2018
Institutions: École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business
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How does competitive pressure impact innovation? To answer this question, two researchers, Kenneth Younge of the E?cole polytechnique fe?de?rale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Tony Tong of the University of Colorado…
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How Bringing Self to Work Inspires Ethical Behaviour
Idea posted: December 2018
Institutions: Kellogg School of Management University of the Sciences
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The self-concept refers to how people think of themselves. I am a good person, I am a good listener, I am impatient — these are the kinds of ideas and…
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Why Goliaths and Davids Are Poor Network Partners
Idea posted: December 2018
Institutions: King's College London Freie Universität Berlin
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Can organizations of vastly different sizes collaborate effectively? An intriguing case study based on 25 interviews with the actors involved offers a sobering answer: perhaps, but it will be a…
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Why Workplace Conversations Are More Successful than You Believe
Idea posted: December 2018
Institutions: Cornell University Harvard University Essex University Yale University
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Conversations with new people are an important part of most people’s social and professional lives. After such conversations, people often seem to underestimate whether the other person in the conversation…
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