How Price, Time and Functionality Affect Customers’ Choices

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: Washington University Olin Business School    University of Toronto Rotman School of Management   

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Consumers often have a choice between products that are convenient or easy- to-use and products that offer greater functionality but are less convenient. When making a purchase that involves a longer time…

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Do Soldiers Make Good CEOs?

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management   

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Do soldiers make better CEOs? There is no doubt that the hands-on leadership lessons learned in combat — or in preparation for combat — can seldom be matched by any…

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How Procrastination Undermines Pro-Active Leadership

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)   

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Being able to make the right decisions at the right time is a crucial part of leadership. Too often, however, lack of a proactive attitude gets in the way, causing…

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How Travelling Abroad Builds Trust and Tolerance

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: Kellogg School of Management    Columbia Business School    INSEAD   

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Spending time overseas has long been associated with the development of a more open and optimistic view of humanity and the world. In his 1869 autobiographical work Innocents Abroad, Mark…

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The Speed of the Ascent: Which Leaders Get the Top Jobs?

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania    IE Business School   

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The profile of leaders has changed over the decades, with a significant shift away from the notion of lifetime employment. The employee of the mid-twentieth century who climbed the ladder…

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Justice, Fairness and Employee Engagement

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)    University of Macau    City University of Hong Kong   

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Organizational justice has become a major focus of management research in recent years, due to its connection with numerous employee outcomes; satisfaction, commitment, trust and reduced levels of turnover have…

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Choosing a Venture Capitalist: The Ethical Dimension

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: Babson College    Baylor University Hankamer School of Business    Vlerick Business School   

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Entrepreneurs sometimes have several offers from venture capitalists ‘on the table’ and will often spend a significant amount of time evaluating potential financiers, but the factors that influence their ‘willingness…

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Rapid Response Teams: Strategic Renewal for Organizations

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: Change Logic LLC.    Harvard Business School    Stanford Graduate School of Business   

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Strategic renewal is not an easy process to begin, fund, or lead, because it entails making changes before disruption occurs. The problem for many businesses, stretched as they are by…

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How to Keep Clients When a Linchpin Leaves

Idea posted: March 2014

Institutions: INSEAD   

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Strong relationships and social ties between clients and individual executives can be something of a double-edged sword in business. There is always the danger of client defection when the ‘linchpin’…

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