When Information Won’t Reduce Stock Price Volatility Immediately
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
Inside the Black Box Crucial to Megaproject Success
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
How Corporate Thought Leadership Drives Business Success
What makes an organisation an opinion leader and how it affects business revenue.
Content: Article | Author: Pawel Korzynski | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subject: Marketing / Sales
Intellectual Honesty Is Critical for Innovation
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
How to Work Out What Your Employees Really Want
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
Why Hierarchies in Organisations Aren’t All Bad
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
The Problem With Being Too Easy-going
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
How to Create Your Blue Ocean Through Noncustomer Analysis
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
When Authenticity Means Conflict: Towards a Truly Inclusive Organisation
Rightfully celebrated, authenticity in the workplace may have some limitations.
Content: Article | Author: Natalia Karelaia | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subjects: Culture, Organizational Behavior, Personality / Behavior, Teamwork
Finding Meaning in Life
Create a compelling self-narrative based on the five pillars that influence the way we experience meaning.
Content: Article | Author: Manfred Kets de Vries | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subject: Personal Development
How Can Managers Use AI to Find the Right People?
Eight recommendations to help firms win the war for talent.
Content: Article | Authors: J. Stewart Black, Patrick van Esch | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subjects: Hiring, Human Resources, IT / Technology / E-Business
Unlock the Full Value of Your Business Relationships
A fruitful relationship starts with asking the right – and sometimes difficult – questions.
Content: Article | Author: Christoph Senn | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subject: Marketing / Sales
Strategies to Overcome Competitive Pressures: “Making” vs. “Milking”
A fresh take on the classic theme of generic business strategies.
Content: Article | Authors: Afonso Almeida Costa, Peter B. Zemsky | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subject: Strategy
Don’t Kill Share Buybacks
New proposed restrictions on companies buying back their own stock would likely backfire.
Content: Article | Authors: Alice Bonaimé, Theo Vermaelen | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subject: Finance
Iffet Türken
Powerful questions are open-ended questions. When you ask a closed-ended question, like a yes or no query, you cut yourself and your interlocutor off from the opportunity of deep listening. Why are open-ended questions important? They can lead to discovery, insight or even a commitment that fuels further action. Managers must become accustomed to asking good open-ended questions. The practice naturally engages partnership.
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Content: Quotation | Author: Iffet Türken | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subjects: Communication, Management, Organizational Behavior
José Luis Álvarez
Executive committees grapple with complex decisions and tasks, for which there might be no established rules and routines. Individual values and styles therefore play a crucial role. But the flip side is that differences among members might be difficult to reconcile. Meanwhile, both the substance and symbolism of the team’s decisions are watched closely by the rest of the organization.
Content: Quotation | Author: José Luis Álvarez | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subject: Corporate Governance
Where a Firm’s Value Truly Lies
A new approach to uncovering the sum of all the parts of a modern firm.
Content: Article | Authors: Frederico Belo, Maria Ana Vitorino | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subjects: Accounting, Finance
Strategising for Success in Winner-Take-All Industries
Wild differences in performance within a market are largely shaped by that market’s dependence on resources.
Content: Article | Author: Phebo Wibbens | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subject: Strategy
How Executives Should – and Shouldn’t – Engage With Customers
When done the right way, customer engagement can turn into a lucrative opportunity.
Content: Article | Authors: Christoph Senn, Noel Capon | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subjects: Customer Related, Marketing / Sales
Research Hacks to Help You Negotiate Anything
Even zero-sum negotiations can turn into a win-win.
Content: Article | Author: Alena Komaromi | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subject: Negotiation