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How Social Intrapreneurs Get Heard
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: INSEAD
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Many large companies have developed corporate social entrepreneurship (CSE) initiatives. Examples include global management consultants Accenture, French cement, concrete and aggregates company Lafarge and Swiss pharmaceuticals multinational Novartis. Often referred…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #151
Reporting Risk When Reporting Performance to the Board
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Vlerick Business School
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Performance and risk are actually two sides of the same coin. Although they have traditionally been reported and managed by different organisational functions, there is a growing tendency to link…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #150
Status in the Team: Extraverts Vs Neurotics
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Rutgers University UCLA Anderson School of Management
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When it comes to personalities and employment roles, extraverts have traditionally done well, as they tend to express confidence, dominance and enthusiasm easily - all traits typically associated with good-performing…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #149
Envy at Work – Pros and Cons for the Organization
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: NUS Business School
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In a survey by Staples, Inc. in 2010, three out of four respondents admitted to ‘office-chair envy’ - that is, coveting a co-worker’s office chair. It may sound laughable, but…
READ MORE PIN TO MY IDEAS Idea #148
Political Correctness Helps Expression in Mixed-Sex Teams
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Cornell University University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business Washington University Olin Business School The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Vanderbilt University
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In January 2011, a football commentator found himself unceremoniously fired after he made a remark about the appearance of a female match official, and questioned whether another was capable of…
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Rewards that Motivate More than Money
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Vlerick Business School
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A large-scale study by Vlerick Business School, in association with three media partners, De Standaard, La Libre Belgique and NRC Handelsblad, underlines the importance of non-financial rewards to employees. The…
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Scenarios Planning + Early Warning Scanning = Strategic Advantage
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
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Scenario planning (SP) and early warning scanning (EWS) are considered important to ‘managerial cognition’. They help leaders understand how the future might unfold and they alert top management to new…
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Embed the Strategy (Do Not Rely on Cascading)
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: INSEAD
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Strategic embeddedness is a priority for companies; a strategy is much more likely to succeed if a critical mass of employees understands and accepts it. Despite this, articles on strategic…
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Homeworking Beats Outsourcing: a 6 Step Model
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Henley Business School
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In the early 2000s, there was a rush by organizations to outsource and offshore many call centres because of the significant cost savings that could be achieved. But offshoring has…
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