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Why Extraverts Don’t Necessarily Make Good Leaders
Idea posted: January 2024
Institutions: State University of New York At Buffalo School of Management Louisiana State University School of Leadership and Human Resource Development Drexel University Management Department
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One resilient conclusion from leadership commentators and observers is the connection between extraversion and leadership—that is, extraverted individuals are more likely to become leaders than introverted individuals. Leadership research, however,…
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“I respect your opinion”: How to Improve the Exchange of Opposing Views
Idea posted: December 2023
Institutions: Harvard Business School Harvard Kennedy School University of British Columbia
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Individuals engaged in contentious conversations about controversial issues rarely communicate to others in the discussion that they are willing to respectfully consider opposing viewpoints—what social scientists “receptiveness.” One reason may…
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Enlightened Shareholder Value: Linking CSR and Long-Term Shareholder Value
Idea posted: December 2023
Institutions: University of California, Berkeley New York University and ECGI
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Discussion of corporate social responsibility is typically framed within the either-or debate on the purpose of a corporation pitting those who believe the purpose of a corporation is to increase…
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Reward Executives for Environmental and Social Success
Idea posted: December 2023
Institutions: IESE Business School Fowler School of Business Universität Mannheim Graduate School of Business
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A significantly increasing number of companies—from 3% in 2010 to more than 30% in 2021—are incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics, in their executive compensation plans. The number of…
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Opinions of Other Managers Guide Middle Management Response to Strategy
Idea posted: November 2023
Institutions: University of St. Gallen Durham University Business School University of St. Andrews School of Management
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Many people “make sense” of the world through their peers—that is, they seek to better understand events in the world around them by talking with and learning how their peers…
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Leaders’ Management of Team Emotions Key to Agile Success
Idea posted: November 2023
Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Sidra Medicine (Qatar)
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The agile management approach, which began as a project management approach in the field of software product development, rejects rigid structures and processes in favour of customer-focused incremental processes that…
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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…
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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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