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Using Anger in Negotiations – Real and Fake
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management Wilfrid Laurier University University of Amsterdam
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Studies have shown that anger can be an effective management technique to spur a response from employees, and equally effective in negotiations to demonstrate toughness, ambitious goals, and resistance to…
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Reenergizing Lunch Breaks and the Role of Autonomy
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: University of Toronto Rotman School of Management Wilfrid Laurier University Hong Kong Polytechnic University University of Texas, San Antonio
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More than just an assigned period for eating, a lunch break is an opportunity for employees to engage in various types of activities, from socializing with friends and colleagues to…
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Social Dollars and Online Customer Communities
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business
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There are long been various types of communities bringing together like-minded product enthusiasts — from Corvette or 2CV car clubs to Tupperware party groups to the techies dedicated to Java…
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Working Abroad: The Value of Experience
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: Kellogg School of Management
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Susan Perkins, a professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and a visiting professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, sought to empirically measure the role of prior international…
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Social Media – Time for B2B to Join the Party
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: Henley Business School
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Social media encompasses the activities and behaviours of communities of people who gather online to share knowledge and opinions. Social media, or otherwise ‘user-generated communication’, now represents a prevalent source…
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Identifying High-Potential Talent
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
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"47 per cent say their current high-potential talent pool does not meet their anticipated needs." The term ‘high-potential’ is often found in business literature referring to employees. What exactly differentiates one from…
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Aristotle, Ethics and the ‘Art’ of Leadership
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford University of Nottingham
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In Aristotle’s great work the Nicomachean Ethics, happiness (eudaimonia) is not a feeling so much as a state — and a state with a distinctly moral dimension. Synonymous with ‘living…
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The Power of Colour in Marketing
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business
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Colour has been found to affect cognition, moods and feelings, all of which in turn can influence consumer decision-making. According to the US-based Color Marketing Group, it can increase brand…
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Stopping Women Bullying Women in the Workplace
Idea posted: September 2013
Institutions: North Dakota State University University of New Mexico University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Have you heard of the ‘pink elephant in the room?’ If you are a woman in the US, you might be one of up to 70% of women that have…
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