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Can Companies Choose Their Corporate Purpose?
Idea posted: November 2023
Institutions: USC Gould School of Law; University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
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Should the purpose of corporations focus on maximizing shareholder value or on attending to the interests of all internal and external stakeholders and society in general? According to corporate purpose…
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How Social Activist Roles in Companies Become Deradicalized
Idea posted: October 2023
Institutions: University of Bath School of Management;Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University
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Social movements in society lead to transformations in the companies and organizations within that society. The environmental movement led to environmentally friendly practices and processes, for example. Movements for the…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #864
Business Model Innovation and the Influence of Peer Firms
Idea posted: October 2023
Institutions: Ivey Business School at Western University Florida State University University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
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Business model innovation (BMI), which introduces significantly new ways of doing or structuring business activities, can disrupt an industry and threaten incumbents whose success is built on the currently dominant…
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Prosocial Managers May Put Employee Interests Above the Company’s
Idea posted: October 2023
Institutions: Columbia Business School
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While the impact on employee behaviour of prosocial preferences the desire to care about others and avoid harming them is well-documented, little research has been conducted on the impact of…
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Is the Corporate Purpose Debate Over?
Idea posted: September 2023
Institutions: University of Cambridge Faculty of Law
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Should corporations be focused exclusively on making a profit for shareholders, or given their wide influence and impact on our daily lives, should they have a greater responsibility towards all…
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How Leaders Can Help Employees Adapt for the Future
Idea posted: September 2023
Institutions: PWC
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In June 2023, PWC released the results of its fourth annual Global Hopes and Fears Survey, in which 54,000 workers in 46 countries shared their views on future threats and…
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Do I Belong Here? Measuring Employee Organizational Belonging
Idea posted: September 2023
Institutions: Temple University Fox School of Business and Management SWK Technologies
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With many companies facing increased challenges in attracting and keeping employees, employee engagement and commitment has become even more vital to organizational success than ever before. Recent research has emphasized…
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More Managers See Benefits of Flexible Working Arrangements
Idea posted: August 2023
Institutions: York University University of Birmingham University of Kent
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The global pandemic left companies with no choice except for essential professions, where employees had to work from home. Abrupt and comprehensive, the workplace disruption caused by COVID-19 left managers…
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How Shared Purpose, Promotes Community and Collaboration
Idea posted: August 2023
Institutions: Universidad Publica de Navarra; Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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The adverse impact of a toxic culture on organizations has been well documented. A study by a team of researchers from the University of Navarra and Harvard University focuses on…
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