Integrated IT Outsourcing: Total Package or Total Chaos?

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: Maastricht School of Management    Delft University of Technology   

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Buying integrated services is now the dominant ‘modus operandi’ for clients in IT outsourcing arrangements. But relatively little is known about how integrated services are co-ordinated and implemented by providers.…

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Four Ways CEOs Can Align Function Heads with Corporate Strategy

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School    University of St. Gallen   

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Most organizations are split into different business divisions that all report to a corporate office. This office houses the CEOs and other corporate functions, such as HR, finance and IT.…

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Organizational Identity and Adaptation to Disruptive Change

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: University of St. Gallen    IMD   

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Discontinuous technologies refers to when new products are created that end up transforming existing markets, such as cloud computing, digital photography, 3D printing, online news, etc. Not surprisingly, they often…

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Once Bitten, Twice Shy? Past Refusal and Future Acceptance

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: University of Waterloo    Stanford University   

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Would you seek help from someone who has rejected you in the past? Most people are hesitant to ask for favours the first time around, let alone ask someone that…

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Choosing a CEO: Safe Pair of Hands Vs Too Much Experience

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: IE Business School    Rouen Business School   

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When companies choose their CEO, many opt for those with a proven record of success in their particular industry…nothing surprising there. This is a changing world, with increased burdens on…

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Premium Pricing Socially Responsible Products

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: New York University Stern School of Business   

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Companies are making and selling socially responsible products, hoping to benefit from the social conscious of their customers. Previous research on what customers are willing to pay for social responsibility…

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Innovation: Seeing the Wood for the Trees

Idea posted: December 2013

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

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In 2013 Benner and Tushman’s research was awarded the impressive accolade of ‘Paper of the Decade’ by the American Academy of Management Review. For this reason alone it merits revisiting, but…

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CSR: Pride Comes Before a Fall

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: London Business School    University of California, Riverside   

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Intuitively, one might assume that people who have ‘done good things’ and received recognition for their ethical stance would feel encouraged to continue in the same vein. But this research…

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First Choice Most Chosen

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: University of California, Berkeley    Harvard University   

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Research dating as far back as the early 20th century has shown that the first argument presented to humans on even complex topics has greater persuasive appeal and is more…

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