243 Posts found for Source: INSEAD Knowledge

Leaders have to learn and practice new management techniques to overcome the habits that could be holding them back.

Content: Article | Author: Jean-François Manzoni | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Education, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior

It sounds fine on the face of it, but not everyone will get what they want and this is more likely to happen to you if you fail to spot the traps.

Content: Article | Author: Horacio Falcao | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Negotiation

A change of approach to loosely-linked research partners can generate radically new products.

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

Since expectations of leaders change from country to country, how should multiculturals adjust?

Content: Article | Author: Caroline Rook | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: International, Leadership, Organizational Behavior

Leaders don’t all walk and talk the same. Staying true to one’s culture is integral to empowered leadership.

Content: Article | Author: Li Huang | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: International, Leadership, Organizational Behavior

Budding start-ups often aim at the big prize of either going public or getting acquired, but both avenues can hurt innovation. What’s the best path to growth while maintaining your firm’s creative flair?

Content: Article | Author: Vikas Aggarwal | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Your new strategy looks good on paper, it looks good in the executive suite. But what does it take for the work force to get it?

Content: Multimedia Content | Author: Charles Galunic | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Strategy

The knee-jerk reaction of too many people in leadership positions when they feel wronged is righteous indignation and the urge for revenge. But one factor that sets truly transformational leaders apart from the run-of-the-mill is the ability to forgive – to let feelings of anger, resentment and blame fall away and become something constructive. Great leaders know the art of reconciliation.

Content: Article | Author: Manfred Kets de Vries | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Being successful at innovation today means changing the way you think about where critical knowledge comes from and how to use it.

Content: Article | Authors: Keeley Wilson, Yves Doz | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Innovation, International

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Conflict and debate are considered essential to better decision making in some cultures, while in others, it’s downright rude. How do you bridge the cultural divide?

Content: Article | Author: Erin Meyer | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: International, Organizational Behavior

The ranking of companies and business leaders has become something of a cottage industry in recent years. But what do they tell us about anything? Quite a bit, it turns out. You just have to learn to read between the numbers.

Content: Article | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Corporate Governance

For many companies, scoring a competitive advantage entails pouring millions of dollars into research and development to come up with revolutionary new products and technologies.

But new research by INSEAD Assistant Professor of Marketing Myungwoo Nam and associates Jing Wang of the University of Iowa and Angela Lee of Northwestern University shows that companies don’t always need to focus on developing new tools and products … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Marketing / Sales

Experience shows that good ideas and early success aren’t enough. What does it take to stay on top?

Content: Article | Authors: Anil K. Gupta, Haiyan Wang | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Innovation

Everyone is opening shop in China because “it’s the place to be.” Before you sign the lease, read this…

Content: Article | Author: Michael A. Witt | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: International – China

Business models help support strategic goals, but too often executives don’t inject them with the necessary dose of creativity to bring about real success, according to new research by INSEAD professors Karan Girotra and Serguei Netessine.

Content: Article | Author: Mrinalini Reddy | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Innovation, Risk Management

A major new study involving some 3,500 executives has highlighted the key skills that innovative and creative entrepreneurs need to develop. The six-year-long research into disruptive innovation by INSEAD professor Hal Gregersen, Jeffrey Dyer of Brigham Young University and Clayton Christensen of Harvard, outlines five ‘discovery’ skills you need. But, says Gregersen, you don’t have to be ‘great in everything.’

Content: Article | Authors: Clayton M. Christensen, Hal Gregersen, Jeffrey Dyer | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Innovation

INSEAD professor Theo Vermaelen makes his case for CSR equity carve-outs.

Content: Article | Author: Theo Vermaelen | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Social Responsibility (ESG)

How do companies improve operationally with diverse and talented workforces? By taking advantage of individuals who feel at home in multiple cultures, says INSEAD visiting professor Mary Yoko Brannen.

Content: Article | Author: Mary Yoko Brannen | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: International, Organizational Behavior

Textbooks say that even minuscule differences in the price of identical goods in two places should be short-lived. Eagle-eyed arbitrage traders will swoop and make some easy money. But anomalies do exist, and they often persist for far longer than theories predict. As a result, economists are revisiting theories about arbitrage – the process which should equalize prices if they get out of line

Content: Article | Authors: Denis Gromb, Dimitri Vayanos | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subject: Economics