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When Growth Fails: Managing the Dark Side
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: IESE Business School
In high-growth companies, it is a fact that periods of expansion are often punctuated by sudden and severe challenges. Noting the extreme tension between success and failure in businesses today,…
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How Social Intrapreneurs Get Heard
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: INSEAD
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…
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Embed the Strategy (Do Not Rely on Cascading)
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: INSEAD
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
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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Green Light for Governance
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: IE Business School
Recent years have seen company stakeholders demand better environmental performance, particularly by businesses in polluting industries. Whether it is consumer pressure for green products, media pressure for a green approach…
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Four Capabilities of Great Strategic Leaders
Idea posted: May 2013
Institutions: Tuck School of Business
Building on the latest research on leadership, as well as scores of interviews with CEOs and other leaders, Professor of Strategy and Leadership Sydney Finkelstein of Dartmouth’s Tuck School of…
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Community Banks Offer a Better Business Logic
Idea posted: April 2013
Institutions: IESE Business School
Every organization is driven by some sort of institutional logic (i.e. ‘belief systems’ that define what is or is not accepted as legitimate behaviour). It is this logic that shapes…
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Live and Learn: The Innovation Imperative
Idea posted: April 2013
Institutions: London Business School University College London
There is a quote from Mahatma Gandhi that should be in the lexicon of every aspiring business: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were…
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The Impact of Technology and Social Media on Sales Relationships
Idea posted: March 2013
Institutions: Aston University Business School Texas Christian University Neeley School of Business
Six overarching themes reveal the revolutionary change in the way contemporary selling is conducted: Connectivity: Sales people are using social media more and more to demonstrate connectivity to both their…
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