Fools rush in When setting up a new company, groups of co-founders often assume that dividing the equity evenly between them is the quickest and fairest thing to do. But, Professor Thomas […]
Fools rush in When setting up a new company, groups of co-founders often assume that dividing the equity evenly between them is the quickest and fairest thing to do. But, Professor Thomas […]
A survey of nearly 2,000 CEOs and CFOs reveals a startling disconnect between the value culture adds and how companies underinvest in it The corporate culture of firms is credited when they […]
In turbulent and uncertain conditions, using scenarios to reframe and re-perceive challenges can offer a better approach to strategy formation than evidence-based planning, risk-management, and projection, say the authors of a new […]
Researcher Alex Wood calls on new DWP (Department of Work and Pensions) Minister Stephen Crabb to acknowledge distinction between flexible scheduling controlled by managers to maximise profit, damaging lives of the low-paid […]
The Center for Good Governance, a joint initiative of IE Business School and Grant Thornton, has presented a report headed “Recommendations for Good Corporate Governance for Non-Listed Firms” aimed at helping non-listed […]
Boards may be too often swayed by charm when evaluating CEO candidates New research from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has identified four factors that predict whether a job candidate will […]
From the gym to the office, sticking to your plan may require thinking about the experience when planning. Plenty of well-intentioned exercisers select programs designed to whip themselves into shape, only to […]
New chief executives, especially those appointed from outside an organisation, can see the company’s stock price soar if they present their strategy to investors in their first 100 days, new research from […]
Why grappling with new technology gives chief executives an unenviable task. The rise of technology is both a blessing and a curse for today’s CEOs. Most appreciate being able to monitor markets, […]
Knowledge leaders need better institutional support to effectively apply management research and successfully drive innovation and change within organisations, a new study has found. Published today in Human Relations, it identifies how […]
Only a third of senior managers can correctly identify their firms’ top three priorities, a survey has revealed. The survey of 11,000 senior executives, leaders and managers from more than 400 companies, […]
Too many firms apply Band-Aids to employee dissatisfaction With employee engagement levels low and falling, two organisational behaviour experts from London Business School encourage organisations to ask the question, why should anyone […]
“Ask chief executives why their companies are performing so well, and they’ll typically credit a brilliant strategy coupled with hard-nosed, diligent execution. When you ask Lars Sørensen of Novo Nordisk what forces […]
Ineos founder Jim Ratcliffe on why chief executives have to scrutinise every detail when making acquisitions Chief executives must be rigorous to avoid making basic errors that could cost their organisation millions […]