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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…
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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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The Benefit of Blockchain Loyalty Programs
Idea posted: December 2018
Institutions: York University Schulich School of Business
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Blockchain technology is a decentralized database tracking a transaction as it moves from its source to the destination (third parties add a data ‘block’ of information to the chain with…
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Using Frugal Innovation to Serve Emerging Market Customers
Idea posted: December 2018
Institutions: Quinnipiac University Lender School of Business University of New South Wales Business School
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To sell innovative products in emerging markets, companies from developed countries must take into account two fundamental facts about emerging markets. The first is that the growing middle class in…
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Global CFOs: Facing Growing Data Security Threats
Idea posted: October 2018
Institutions: Duke University Fuqua School of Business
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In April 2018, five million records of Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor department stores (both owned by Hudson Bay) were compromised. Facebook has been hit twice in 2018,…
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How to Fight Off an Upstart with a New Business Model
Idea posted: October 2018
Institutions: Cornell University S.C. Johnson College of Business City University London Cass Business School
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The appearance of a new competitor with a new business model can disrupt an industry and knock down a once dominant incumbent. A classic example of this type of disruptive…
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