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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 and Social Responsibility, and Eric W. Orts, Wharton Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics INSEAD Knowledge, 7 April, 2017 VW may have taken a big step towards resolving its emissions scandal in the US with its recent guilt...
Written by: Smith, N. C. & Orts, E. W.
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Barclays should be praised, not punished, for its whistleblowing system. (2017)
"The narcissistic, megalomaniacal senior executive remains an enduring stereotype for a reason. (But) in Barclays case, the whistleblowing system worked." Dino Bossi, founding partner of whistleblowing firm Addveritas City A.M. Tuesday 11 April 2017 “The distinctive smell of schadenfreude was evident rising above the towers of Canary Wharf as the story broke about Jes Staley’s brush with the FCA. At first sight, at least, here...
Written by: Bossi, Dino.
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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 2017 Article based on a paper written with Heli Wang, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University; and Shan Zhao, Grenoble Ecole de Management To be published in ...
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 Business and Economics, Lisbon The Conversation, 3 April 2017 Based on Guinote’s paper ‘How power affects people: Activating, wanting, and goal seeking’ Annual Review of Psychology, Volu...
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. From Talent Quarterly's preview: “If you think you understand why women are under-represented in leadership, think again. It’s not about capabilities, glass ceilings, personal interests or any o...
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 Palevitz & Jack Zenger, Ph.D. From Talent Quarterly's special 'Female Talent' issue. From Talent Quarterly's preview: “The authors evaluated 25,000 managers and reached a startling conclusion: women are more effective le...
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 Management “For outsiders observing a scandal at a company or organization, the situation often seems … incomprehensible. How did leaders let it happen? Why...
Written by: Kouchaki, Maryam & Geller, Laura W.
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Testosterone reduces functional connectivity during the ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ Test. (2016)
"Our findings ... reveal a neural mechanism by which testosterone can impair emotion-recognition ability…" Peter A. Bos, a, b; Dennis Hofman, a; Erno J. Hermans, c, d; Estrella R. Montoya, a; Simon Baron-Cohen, e; Jack van Honk, a, b, f Psychoneuroendocrinology, 68, 194-201. Human social interaction is characterized by the employment o...
Written by: Bos, P. A., Hofman, D., Hermans, E. J., Montoya, E. R., Baron-Cohen, S., & van Honk, J.
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Inspiring leadership: Becoming a dynamic and engaging leader. (2017)
"...offers invaluable insights on how best to 'practise' leadership, using the techniques and leadership perspectives that are most commonly used in business school interventions around the world.."
Edited by Dr Kerrie Fleming, Leadership Research Centre director Ashridge Business Centre, UK and Roger Delves, Head of Leadership and People Faculty at Ashridge Business Centre
Pub: Bloomsbury Business
Written by: Fleming, K. & Delves, R.
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Rethinking reputational risk: How to manage the risks that can ruin your business, your reputation and you. (2017)
“Cultural problems lead to corporate crises.” Anthony Fitzsimmons, Chairman of Reputability LLP and an authority on reputational risk Derek Atkins, visiting Professor, Cass Business School, London Pub. KoganPage From the publisher’s website: Rethinking Reputational Risk explains the hidden factors which can both cause crises and tip an otherwise survivable crisis into a reputational d...
Written by: Fitzsimmons, Anthony & Atkins, Derek.
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