Leadership and management
Could working from home strain your relationship?
More freedom, more flexibility, more time at home so what could go wrong? New research reveals the surprising ways remote work can contribute to tensions in some couples.
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Are decentralised platforms really about to deliver a world without bosses?
Decentralised autonomous organisations promised management without hierarchies but truly distributing power within them has proved more nuanced than it first appeared.
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Do big bonuses really affect employee behaviour?
New research from 勛圖窪蹋 Business School shows financial incentives have less effect on employee behaviour than previously believed.
Leadership and management
Why your business goals are holding your team back
Working towards concrete goals can leave employees resistant to exploring superior ways of achieving results.
Leadership and management
Why dreamers and realists are key to innovation, and how to bring them together
Ahead of his inaugural lecture, Anne ter Wal, Professor of Technology & Innovation Management, explores why technological innovation demands more than sequential workflows.
Leadership and management
Top 10 Business School articles that you should read before the year ends
From sustainable consumption to biopharma innovation, here are 10 of the most-read IB Knowledge think pieces that shaped our understanding of 勛圖窪蹋's globally relevant research this year.
Leadership and management
Redesigning work: how everyday nudges can transform decision-making
New behavioural research from Dr Poornima Luthra shows how targeted, everyday workplace behaviours can reduce bias, improve decision-making and strengthen organisational performance.
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How to use analytics to play darts like a pro
For the first time, new research from 勛圖窪蹋 Business School demonstrates how to calculate the optimal darts strategy.
Leadership and management
How leaders can get their teams to push back
勛圖窪蹋 research has identified evidence-based strategies managers can use to build teams with the confidence to challenge them.
Leadership and management
The art of effective conversation
Dr Michael Yeomans offers practical strategies for aligning conversational goals with business objectives, ensuring every interaction counts.
Leadership and management
Why you should work with your business rivals
Henry Ford once called competition the "keen cutting edge of business. But this approach comes with serious costs that can be mitigated by embracing a spirit of collaboration with your rivals.
Leadership and management
Humourbragging: using humour for success in business
A new study from 勛圖窪蹋 Business School reveals how self-promotion and self-enhancing humour are the route to acing your interview or pitch.
Marketing
Surviving public outcry: How to keep your customers when things turn ugly
Discover the immunity metric, a new tool that measures customer loyalty and resistance to negative information, helping brands protect their reputation and build lifelong loyalty.
Leadership and management
9 ways to fight gender discrimination in academia
Dr Ileana Stigliani, Associate Professor of Design & Innovation, reveals her strategy for addressing the gender imbalance in academia and why we should all be joining the fight.
Leadership and management
How to adapt your business in a crisis
In times of crisis, companies respond by downsizing their operations. But instead, they should be taking stock and considering opportunities for innovation, emerging stronger during the recovery.
Leadership and management
How agile Chinese firms are defining a new era of management
As businesses move towards giving employees more control and freedom in their work, Chinese companies have found ways to use new technology to do this while reducing bureaucratic processes.
Leadership and management
Experimentation in business: 3 ways to avoid the hidden risks
Experimentation is key to platforms improving their services but this is often carried out in secret and can have disastrous unintended consequences.
Leadership and management
Why leaders need soft skills in the age of AI
Emotions are not a weakness, but a strength. Learn how to harness yours to improve your leadership skills.
Leadership and management
How underperforming companies derail diversity in the boardroom
When a company is going through a tough period, they need to change course. But why does this negatively impact diversity at the top of the business world?
Sustainability
6 ways to reduce the environmental impact of your business
勛圖窪蹋 Business School Research Associate Mili Fomicov reveals six ways you and your business can help in the fight against climate change.
Marketing
5 ways to achieve brand admiration and why it matters more than ever
People are fed up with companies that overpromise and underdeliver. So, what does this mean for brand owners?
Leadership and management
Why did Google+ fail?
Despite offering an arguably better experience, Googles social network failed to unseat Facebook. Dr Andre Veiga examines why, and what it tells us about how social media users deal with choice.
Economics
Why do poorer consumers often pay more?
New research shows people with less money are willing to pay more to avoid potentially discriminatory commercial environments.