Idea posted: November 2022

Institutions: University of Virginia Darden Business School    University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business   

People treat each other differently at work than in non-work settings, and with good reason: they are work colleagues brought together solely to accomplish the work necessary for their jobs.…

Idea posted: November 2022

Institutions: Duke University Fuqua School of Business    Utrecht University   

When we find ourselves in social situations that are unfamiliar, unsettling, or confusing, our tendency is not to react immediately, but rather to take a moment and think about what…

Idea posted: September 2022

Institutions: Foster School of Business    University of Washington    Yale University    ESSEC Business School   

A manager overreacts to an employee’s minor mistake and yells at the employee in front of his peers. Afterwards, the manager feels some guilt about the outburst for several reasons:…

Idea posted: March 2022

Institutions: London School of Economics    University of Edinburgh    Copenhagen Business School   

Effective communication among members of a team or organization is key to the success of a group. Fast and direct face-to-face communication would appear to be the ideal method of…

Idea posted: January 2022

Institutions: Harvard Business School    Leadership Footprint   

Few people in their careers have avoided the scourge of time-consuming, unproductive meetings. For Amy Edmondson of Harvard Business School and Tijs Besieux of the consultancy Leadership Footprint, unproductive meetings…

Idea posted: November 2021

Institutions: George Washington University School of Business    Villanova University School of Business    University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management    Clemson University Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business    California State University Monterey Bay College of Business   

Collaboration and teamwork are key elements of successful workplaces. Past studies have shown that gratitude—employees being aware and appreciative of the benefits they receive at work—inspires the generous, helpful behaviour…

Idea posted: July 2021

Institutions: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia    San Jose State University   

Companies in search of innovation-based competitive advantages recognize the benefit of innovation teams and projects that bring together a diverse set of backgrounds, skills, knowledge and perspectives. To achieve this…

Idea posted: November 2020

Institutions: Pan-Atlantic University Lagos Business School   

Previous studies have demonstrated the quality of decisions that emerge from cross-functional teams. Most of these studies focus on the outcome of cross-functional deliberations, but not the deliberation process itself.…

Idea posted: September 2020

Institutions: University of Southern California Marshall School of Business    McGill University   

Teamwork is never easy, and cross-functional teamwork is especially challenging given the starkly different experiences, knowledge and perspectives that team members bring to the team. To span the divisions, participants…