Supply Chain Networks and CSR Sourcing

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: University of Chicago Booth School of Business    INSEAD   

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Procurement risks now include the possibility of someone in the supply chain flouting international labour laws, causing unnecessary damage to the environment or acting in other socially irresponsible ways. These…

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Is Othello Boss Syndrome Affecting Your Organization?

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: IESE Business School   

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In Shakespeare’s Othello, the eponymous lead’s passionate jealousy motivates all of his actions, including ultimately the murder of his own wife. Similarly, in the corporate world, there exist executives whose…

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Ideas, Implementation and the Learning Organization

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: London Business School    INSEAD   

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Giving people the freedom to work on their own ideas is commonly associated with progressive leadership and company creativity. (Google’s policy of allowing employees to spend 20 per cent of…

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Rebuilding Reputation after a Serious Financial Restatement

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Stanford Graduate School of Business    Emory University Goizueta Business School   

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In 2013, JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $20 billion to settle investigations and lawsuits about misrepresentation of the quality of mortgages the bank sold during the housing bubble. They are…

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Is New Product Exclusivity Always a Good Idea?

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Hebrew University of Jerusalem    The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania   

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In 1995, Japanese telecommunications giant NTT agreed to distribute a new product featuring new technology, but rejected the offer of exclusivity to the Japanese market. Going against the conventional wisdom…

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Can Stress Improve Experiential Learning for Leaders?

Idea posted: February 2014

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

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Research suggests that executives tend to learn more from negative work and life experiences than positive ones, as failures and the threat of failure may force an individual to revisit…

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Coaching Chemistry: Building a Collaborative Relationship

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: Henley Business School   

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Leaders cannot succeed in isolation. By definition, leadership is about getting the best from other people throughout the organization. The cumulative improvement leaders can generate in their teams through successful…

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Back to the Future: Managing Change with Retrospection

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: Vlerick Business School    Lucerne Business School   

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Once understood as something exceptional, change is increasingly seen as part of everyday working life. (The notion of the organization, somewhat paradoxically, now incorporates both change and stability.) Change management…

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Search Engine Marketing: Does it Pay?

Idea posted: January 2014

Institutions: eBay Research Labs    University of Chicago Booth School of Business    University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business   

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Traditional advertising has always been one of the largest expenditures for organizations; take Procter & Gamble for example, which reportedly spent just under $2.95 billion on advertising in 2011 alone.…

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