How Well Is CSR Embedded in Business Strategy?

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: HEC Paris    University of Greenwich   

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Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development are increasingly linked to competitive advantage and innovation. Harvard’s Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer have, in recent years, ‘reframed’ CSR as ‘shared…

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Emerging Market Strategy: Creating Order out of Chaos

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: Henley Business School   

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Change forms a huge part of our world today, whether we like it or not. The pace of technological progress is phenomenal, while the growth of emerging markets is one…

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Building a Brand Image Across Multiple Countries

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

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When marketing their brands, companies will use image attributes, which are the impressions that the brand makes on the mind of consumers. For a car brand, for example, marketers might…

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Understanding Dreams: A New Tool for the Executive Coach?

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: INSEAD   

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Everybody dreams. Phantasmagoric ‘night journeys’ are part of life. It’s estimated that by the age of 60 most of us will have dreamed 197,100 dreams over 87,000 hours. The reasons…

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Do Ivy League or Elite Educated CEOs Outperform Others?

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: University of Alberta - Alberta School of Business    HEC Montréal   

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The term ‘human capital’ encompasses the knowledge, skills and talents inherent in individuals. These skills represent an important source of productivity in an organization, and can be enhanced through training…

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Why Inferior Innovations Often Beat the Best

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: INSEAD    University of British Columbia   

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New products and technologies often fail to depose inferior ‘incumbents’. (The classic example is the Dvorak keyboard, which, despite being more efficient, lost out to the original QWERTY model in…

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Relocating Leaders Abroad: Pros and Cons

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University   

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Long-distance relocation of the whole of a company’s headquarters remains rare. Long-distance relocation of the offices of members of the top management team and of core functions such as finance…

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Ways to Cope with Abusive Superiors

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: Indian School of Business    West Texas A&M University    California State University   

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In recent years, there has been tremendous focus on ways to enhance employee engagement, performance and workplace outcomes. The crucial role of the supervisor has been at the centre of…

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Digit Ratio Predicts Men’s Product Choices

Idea posted: May 2014

Institutions: Aalto University School of Business    Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University   

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The ‘2D:4D’ ratio — the ratio of the length of the index (2D) and the ring finger (4D) — is an established biomarker for the level of testosterone to which…

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