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In Uncertain Times It’s Best to Have Fewer Industry Experts on a Board
Idea posted: September 2017
Institutions: IESE Business School University of Toronto Rotman School of Management
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With good governance recognized as a key factor in a company’s success, the recruitment of new members to a board is a highly important and consequential task. New research focuses…
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Typical Air Quality in Offices Hurts Cognitive Function
Idea posted: September 2017
Institutions: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse University
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Over a period of six days, a team of researchers recreated a variety of air quality conditions, and simultaneously conducted cognitive tests of volunteers under the various conditions to determine…
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Strategies and Tools for Entrepreneurs in Search of Resources
Idea posted: September 2017
Institutions: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Ramon Llull University ESADE Villanova University School of Business
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The greatest hurdle for entrepreneurial enterprises, especially in the early stages, is gaining access to the external resources required to launch and maintain the venture. After synthesizing the lessons from…
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Why Boards of Directors Fail at Monitoring Their Companies
Idea posted: September 2017
Institutions: University of Illinois College of Business Texas A&M University Mays School of Business Ramon Llull University ESADE
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When a corporate scandal erupts, the same questions emerge: What was the board of directors doing? How could it let this happen? Why were directors not doing a better job…
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CSR Benefits to Society from Private Companies Are Greater than from Public Companies
Idea posted: July 2017
Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business
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‘Greenwashing’ is a new term that describes the actions of companies whose corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities prove to be more window-dressing than action. Two Michigan Ross professors, Jun Li…
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Brain Drain: How Cell Phones Distract Customer Attention
Idea posted: July 2017
Institutions: University of Texas McCombs School of Business University of California, San Diego
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Cell phones can be distracting when you’re trying to work. If the phone rings, you’ll stop what you’re doing to answer it. If you hear the ping of a new…
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Algorithms and Statistical Models Vs Human Judgement
Idea posted: July 2017
Institutions: University of Chicago Booth School of Business The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
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Decades of research have shown that algorithms (defined here as any evidence-based forecasting formula, including statistical models) are more accurate than forecasts made by humans. However, research has also shown…
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How to Create Shared Value for the Firm and Society
Idea posted: July 2017
Institutions: George Washington University School of Business FHWien University of Applied Sciences INSEAD
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In a seminal 2011 Harvard Business Review article, Michael Porter and Mark Kramer urged companies to abandon the ‘old narrow view of capitalism’ in which the sole purpose of companies…
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How ‘Power Recall’ Is an Effective Technique When Easy
Idea posted: June 2017
Institutions: University of Cologne INSEAD Kellogg School of Management Columbia Business School
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Psychological tools are proving to be very effective in helping people in the workplace gain the right frame of mind in challenging situations. Imagine that you are about to enter…
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