Academic articles
If humble people make the best leaders, why do we fall for charismatic narcissists? (2017)
"Our psychological states bias our perceptions of charismatic leaders. High anxiety makes us hungry for charisma. As a result, crises increase the search for charismatic leaders, and our tendency to perceive charisma in...
Written by: Mayo, M.
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80% of power is taking it – a nice woman’s guide to taking power. (2017)
“It’s time for women to accept that the system is rigged - and learn to beat it." Jeffrey Pfeffer, Ph.D. From Talent Quarterly's special 'Female Talent' issue. Talent Quarterly's preview: “The...
Written by: Pfeffer, J.
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Women in the C-Suite: Four breakthrough strategies. (2017)
“Helping women leaders succeed doesn’t necessarily mean massive programs or numerical quotas. Sometimes, simple solutions work even better.” Brian Kropp, Ph.D From Talent Quarterly's special 'Female Talent' issue. Talent Quarterly's preview:...
Written by: Daedalus admin
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Who is responsible for corporate misconduct? (2017)
"VW’s cheating was not the act of a single rogue engineer, but when scandals like this occur, where does the moral responsibility lie?" Craig Smith, INSEAD Chaired Professor of Ethics...
Written by: Smith, N. C. & Orts, E. W.
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The right incentive structure makes firms smarter. (2017)
“As a firm's dependence on a single leader increases, so does the likelihood that the leader will begin to display overconfidence…” Guoli Chen, INSEAD Associate Professor of Strategy 1 March...
Written by: Chen, Guoli; Wang, H. & Zhao, S.
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What makes powerful people tick? (2017)
"People in power are more engaged, optimistic and take more risks.... (But) having power clearly comes with a risk for corruption and self-serving behaviour." Ana Guinote, University College London; Nova School of...
Written by: Guinote, A.
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The four biggest myths about female leaders. (2017)
"It’s not about capabilities, glass ceilings, personal interests or any of the typical excuses you’ll hear." Derek Lusk, Ph.D. and Jackie Broekhoven Sahm From Talent Quarterly's special 'Female Talent' issue....
Written by: Lusk, D. & Sahm, J.B.
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Sorry guys, they’re (much) better than you: Why we need more female CEOs. (2017)
"Women are rated as better leaders than men by their peers, managers and direct reports, and higher on all but two key competencies, which could be telling. Joe Folkman, Ph.D., Joyce...
Written by: Folkman, J., Palevitz, J. & Zenger, J.
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Why good employees do bad things. (2017)
“…the notion that only bad people behave unethically is false. Laura W. Geller, senior editor strategy-business.com, 30 January 2017 (Wharton publication) Interviewing Maryam Kouchaki, assistant professor, Northwestern University Kellogg School of...
Written by: Kouchaki, Maryam & Geller, Laura W.
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The psychology and neuroscience of financial decision making. (2016)
“New data from a variety of sources (is uncovering) new facts about the cognitive processes that influence financial decision-making.” Cary Frydman, USC Marshall School of Business, Los Angeles and Colin...
Written by: Frydman, C., & Camerer, C. F.
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