Culture Club: Coaching by Values for Corporate Success

Idea posted: March 2013

Institutions: ESADE   

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Success in business is no longer about simply becoming bigger or richer than one’s competitors. It is about being able to deal with increasing levels of complexity, including the management…

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Female Directors Create Corporate Sustainability

Idea posted: March 2013

Institutions: University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business   

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The importance and value of corporate sustainability has been acknowledged for quite some time now. More and more organizations are striving to introduce ‘green’ and policies into their strategic plans.…

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Financial Literacy to Get Women on Board

Idea posted: March 2013

Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management   

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Following the economic and financial crises that began in 2008, corporate governance has been more of a management concern than ever before. Boards of directors and their compositions have gained…

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Win-Win Negotiation to Create Long-term Value

Idea posted: March 2013

Institutions: INSEAD   

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By squeezing suppliers and customers hard, particularly in difficult economic times, you can get results very quickly. But it does have a cost of consequences. The last five years have…

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Business Relationships: Test the Water or Take a Leap of Faith?

Idea posted: March 2013

Institutions: Columbia Business School    Rutgers University   

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There are two basic types of exchanges employed by people when forming new relationships: incremental exchanges and constant exchanges. In the former, we ‘test the water’ and build relationships gradually…

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Virtuousness: Beyond Mere Ethical Leadership

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

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Virtuousness is more common to theological and philosophical discussions that scientific ones: Its relevance in the world of work and in organizations has little credence in the face of economic…

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Ethics and Conflict Resolution in Chinese Firms

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Henley Business School    Zhejiang University School of Management   

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In traditional Chinese Confucian culture, an emphasis is placed on the development, maintenance, and exploitation of social networks, which depend on reciprocity, integrity, and the highest individual ethical standards. In…

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Leading Complex Projects through Collaboration

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: IMD   

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Collaboration has turned traditional leadership and project management on its head in recent years. In this Idea we examine how leaders and managers can benefit from a collaborative model for…

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Evidence, Facts and Intuition in Decision Making

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: Simon Fraser University   

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Decision-making is perhaps the essence of management, and much attention continues to be focused on how to do it better. In this Idea we consider whether managers are making the…

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