Happiness at Work: How Daily Reminders Improve Employee Morale

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management    University of Texas McCombs School of Business    Stanford Graduate School of Business   

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Research in the past suggested that specifically working at happiness (what can I do today to be happier?) is counterproductive since it focuses the person on what is making him…

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How Best to Juggle Multiple Conversations at Work

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: HEC Montréal    Queens University School of Business   

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Technology that is supposed to make us more productive only seems to have complicated our task. We may be in an important meeting but know that whoever just sent an…

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Be a Learning Leader

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Henley Business School   

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Leaders drive the process of organizational learning and adaptation by providing time and space, granting the freedom to explore and fail, and by encouraging those around them to look at…

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Strategies Companies Are Using to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

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Progressive corporate leaders have been at the forefront of many societal changes, and climate change is no different. While different surveys show between 62% and 76% of the general public…

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The Curse of the Narcissistic CEO

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business    INSEAD   

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The decisions of C-suites and boards are influenced by the previous experiences of their members. In uncertain situations, organizations gain legitimacy — and reduce the costs of experimentation — by copying others.…

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How to Win a Price War

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University    Cranfield University School of Management   

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Competing aggressively and repeatedly on price can threaten the future of companies. The losers of price wars have been known to go out of business, and the survivors to suffer…

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How Crowdfunding Affects Product and Pricing Decisions

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management   

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Through crowdfunding, investors choose to participate in new projects by becoming ‘pre-buyers’. The term ‘pre-buyer’ is used because no money changes hands until the venture has enough funds to start…

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Can Employees Be Motivated by More than Money and Benefits?

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management    University of Chicago Booth School of Business   

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Motivation can be divided into two dimensions: outcome-focused and process-focused. With outcome-focused motivation, people are driven by the desire of an achievement. They want to finish the task so that…

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Surviving a Recession: Seven Lessons from Family Businesses

Idea posted: June 2014

Institutions: Boston Consulting Group    HEC Paris   

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Family-controlled companies are associated with tradition and continuity, but that doesn’t mean they’re ‘behind the curve’. A recent study suggests that when it comes to sustainable performance, they can beat…

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