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What is the Psychology Behind Resistance to Change?
Idea posted: July 2014
Institutions: New York University School of Engineering
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Why are some people more open to change and others instinctively resistant to anything that significantly alters the status quo? The key is often in an individual’s basic attitude toward…
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Balancing Incentives, Risk and Tolerance of Failure for Collaborative Innovation
Idea posted: July 2014
Institutions: University of Virginia Darden Business School
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Innovation through collaborative teams can succeed or fail in large part based on resources dedicated to the venture. While many factors may ultimately impact success or failure, all else being…
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Why Women Who Blend Gender and Professional Identities Are Better Negotiators
Idea posted: July 2014
Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University University of Oregon Columbia Business School
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Why are some women negotiators better than others? The answer may lie in whether or not women believe that their gender and professional identities are compatible or not. Women who…
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How Landmarks in Time Help Employees Set Aspirational Goals
Idea posted: July 2014
Institutions: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
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Why do so many people make New Year’s resolutions? Because the New Year is the most obvious and universal of temporal landmarks — the dates or periods in time that…
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Inclusive Leadership: Aligning the Different
Idea posted: July 2014
Institutions: Mercer LLC
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There are three key contexts driving the need for ‘inclusive leadership’: 1. Globalization Increasing globalization demands a new global mind-set from leaders, team members and organizations. The ability to engage…
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Is Your Supply Chain Prepared for the Unexpected?
Idea posted: July 2014
Institutions: Kellogg School of Management City University London Cass Business School
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Supply chain management has become increasingly sophisticated over recent decades with improved financial performance as a result. Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing; sole-source suppliers; outsourcing to low-cost locations; common parts; and centralized…
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How to Be a Customer-intimate Company
Idea posted: July 2014
Institutions: Vlerick Business School
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Around 20 years ago, academics and consultants Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema identified three ‘value disciplines’ or models followed by top-performing companies: operational excellence, customer-intimacy and product leadership. The second,…
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What’s Love Got to Do with Work?
Idea posted: July 2014
Institutions: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania George Mason University
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Love is not a word often found in management literature, although the consensus now recognizes the power of emotions in motivating (or demotivating) people. Daniel Goleman and others have popularized…
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How to Formulate a Winning Strategy
Idea posted: July 2014
Institutions: Vlerick Business School
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“Strategy is often like desert rain. Before the raindrops leave the desert floor, they evaporate, creating little or no effect below” — George Labovitz and Victor Rosansky, The Power of…
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