Virtuousness: Beyond Mere Ethical Leadership

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: University of Michigan Ross School of Business   

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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Principles of Competitive Global Talent Management

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: INSEAD    Aalto University School of Business    Pennsylvania State University    Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management    University of Cambridge Judge Business School    Erasmus University Erasmus School of Economics   

A multi-year, collaborative research study set out to examine the steps global companies can take to ensure that they recruit, develop and deploy the right people.  Researchers from institutions including…

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What Do CEOs Actually Do?

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: London School of Economics    European University Institute    Columbia Business School    Harvard Business School   

In this idea, faculty from the London School of Economics, the European University Institute, Columbia Business School and Harvard Business School set out to uncover the mystery of what CEOs…

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Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Behaviour

Idea posted: February 2013

Institutions: INSEAD   

Emotional intelligence (EI) has been conceptualized as a key predictor for success at work and job performance in a number of studies. Salovey and Mayer’s definition describes EI as an…

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Shaping a Global Leadership Strategy For Cross-Cultural Effectiveness

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®)   

Better prepared leaders are the ‘need of the hour’ across the world. But it is extremely challenging to deliver an effective global leadership strategy: one that’s equally effective in one…

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Chief Information Officers: Secrets to Success

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Ageno School of Business    Golden Gate University    University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business    University of California, Berkeley   

What is it exactly that makes a Chief Information Officer (CIO) successful? Setting out to examine the factors that determine growth and acceleration in a CIO’s career, the authors of…

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Liberating Knowledge in the Organization

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Montpellier Business School    Boston University Questrom School of Business   

Truly democratizing knowledge requires an open organization where employees can deliberate, argue, compete and collaborate horizontally across fields of expertise. One possible solution to this end is the internal knowledge…

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