243 Posts found for Source: INSEAD Knowledge

Identity is an increasingly central driver of consumer purchases, even as diversity suffers backlash in some parts of the world. Here’s how brands can get it right.

Content: Article | Authors: David Dubois, Kanayo Ogodazi, Rachel Eva Lim | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Brand, Marketing / Sales

Organizations are intricate systems with various components interacting in diverse ways, making it impossible for any member, including the directors and the CEO, to have a complete picture of the organization, despite all efforts to collect data and information. Consequently, all members inevitably focus on partial observations of what happens and fill in the gaps of unobserved reality with their own beliefs and assumptions.

Content: Quotation | Author: Ekin Ilseven | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Organizational Behavior

The sustainability agenda is forcing companies to rethink how they innovate, engage their people and collaborate with partners.

Content: Article | Authors: Ivanka Visnjic, L. Felipe Monteiro, Michael L. Tushman | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Social Responsibility (ESG)

Firms in emerging markets have long operated in uncertainty. What can we learn from them?

Content: Article | Author: L. Felipe Monteiro | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Operations

Effective boards shift between passive, mentor, partner and control modes to optimize engagement.

Content: Article | Authors: Laurence Capron, Timothy Rowley | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Corporate Governance

While it is clearly critical to find the right cultural fit, uncovering a workplace’s culture can be challenging. Beyond gathering data and “intelligence” about your potential next employer, you need to trust your instincts and look out for red flags during the recruitment process. Here are the key factors to consider before making the leap.

Content: Career Information | Authors: Antoine Tirard, Claire Harbour, Graham Ward | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Career, Interviewing

Can legal frameworks address directors’ self-dealing?

Content: Article | Authors: Lily Fang, Sterling Huang | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Corporate Governance

Teams with clear goals, values, rules, roles and processes, backed by full individual commitment, are primed for peak performance.

Content: Article | Authors: Alain Goudsmet, Ludo Van der Heyden | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Teamwork

For the past three decades, the business mantra has been “customer first.” Yet focusing on retaining and expanding an existing customer base often results in finer segmentation and the greater tailoring of offerings to better meet customer preferences, which will likely lead companies into too-small target markets of an existing industry.

The blue ocean strategist’s mantra is “noncustomers first.” By looking to noncustomers and building on … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Mi Ji, Renée Mauborgne, W. Chan Kim | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Customer Related, Marketing / Sales, Strategy

People leverage 360-degree feedback systems and peer evaluations for personal gain.

Content: Article | Authors: Helge Klapper, Henning Piezunka, Linus Dahlander | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior

Organizations should naturally ensure that their culture emphasizes both diversity and inclusiveness so that all its members feel included and valued for who they are. This satisfies the needs for both distinctiveness and belonging, ultimately benefiting organizations through novel ideas. And the considerations of fairness and attention to employees’ engagement and well-being as they relate to authentic self-expression must be acknowledged.

Content: Quotation | Author: Natalia Karelaia | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Culture, Diversity, Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

It takes more than intuition and expertise to assemble a team of directors who can help firms stay profitable and healthy.

Content: Article | Authors: Stanislav Shekshnia, Vip Vyas | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship

Where company disclosures are concerned, “the more the merrier” doesn’t always apply; complexity and timing matter too.

Content: Article | Authors: Frederico Belo, Joon Woo Bae, Jun Li, Xiaofei Zhao, Xiaoji Lin | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Finance

Despite their importance to the global economy, most megaprojects fail to be delivered on budget or schedule. Here’s how managers could improve on that dismal record.

Content: Article | Authors: Stanislav Shekshnia, Vip Vyas | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Management, Project Management

What makes an organisation an opinion leader and how it affects business revenue.

Content: Article | Author: Pawel Korzynski | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Marketing / Sales

Here’s how to balance psychological safety and intellectual honesty for better team performance.

Content: Article | Author: Nathan Furr | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Culture, Innovation, Organizational Behavior

In this INSEAD Knowledge podcast, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour Mark Mortensen proposes a more holistic approach to understanding employees’ needs, while offering practical solutions to ensure that they remain fully invested in their organisation and its goals.

Content: Multimedia Content | Authors: Mark Mortensen, Nick Measures | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

Hierarchical structures can be useful even for teams that need to be agile.

Content: Article | Authors: Daniel A. Levinthal, Özgecan Koçak, Phanish Puranam | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Organizational Behavior

Failure to express your preferences in everyday situations can make you seem less likeable and even slightly less human.

Content: Article | Authors: Alixandra Barasch, Kaitlin Woolley, Peggy J. Liu | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Personal Development, Personality / Behavior

Adopting a blue ocean perspective can allow you to reach beyond your existing industry’s customers.

Content: Article | Authors: Mi Ji, Renée Mauborgne, W. Chan Kim | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Strategy