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Ignoring Collaborative Demands Sinks Agile Teams
Idea posted: January 2020
Institutions: Babson College
The concept of agility — an approach to innovation and development based on shorter project timeframes, focused targets and ‘sprints’ — was first conceived in software development companies. Metaphors such…
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Stakeholder Pressure Leads to Significant Environmental Strategy Adoption
Idea posted: September 2019
Institutions: University of Ljubljana RWTH Aachen University
GHG-intensive firms in the energy and industrial sectors are the source of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions recognized as the major cause of climate change. Not surprisingly, these firms are…
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Staying Competitive Today While Preparing Full-On for Future Success
Idea posted: July 2019
Institutions: Cranfield University School of Management Warwick University Business School
Ambidexterity involves two goals that are often at odds: exploitation – successfully competing in the present with quality products and services, superior execution, and successful marketing; and exploration – preparing…
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Why Tight and Loose Cultures Don’t Mix
Idea posted: July 2019
Institutions: University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business Western Ontario University Ivey Business School Jagiellonian University
Any merger between two companies is a long, detailed, often-frustrating process in which, one hopes, the hard-earned result is a new company that represents a synergistic melding of the partners’…
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Fast-Slow Strategy-Making in Adaptive Organizations
Idea posted: March 2019
Institutions: Copenhagen Business School
As described by Copenhagen Business School professors Torben Juul Andersen and Carina Antonia Hallin, companies in today’s turbulent environment must react quickly to continuous changes and events in their marketplace…
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Gender Bias Against Women Leaders Is Higher Than We Think
Idea posted: January 2019
Institutions: Universität Düsseldorf
Women face an uphill battle in achieving high leadership positions because of the prejudice of many men — and women — against women leaders. Too many men and women buy…
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Less Competitive Pressure Leads to Less Innovation
Idea posted: December 2018
Institutions: École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business
How does competitive pressure impact innovation? To answer this question, two researchers, Kenneth Younge of the E?cole polytechnique fe?de?rale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Tony Tong of the University of Colorado…
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Why Goliaths and Davids Are Poor Network Partners
Idea posted: December 2018
Institutions: King's College London Freie Universität Berlin
Can organizations of vastly different sizes collaborate effectively? An intriguing case study based on 25 interviews with the actors involved offers a sobering answer: perhaps, but it will be a…
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How to Fight Off an Upstart with a New Business Model
Idea posted: October 2018
Institutions: Cornell University S.C. Johnson College of Business City University London Cass Business School
The appearance of a new competitor with a new business model can disrupt an industry and knock down a once dominant incumbent. A classic example of this type of disruptive…
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