Leadership : Page 21

Singling out 'rising stars' in companies could demotivate staff

October 8, 2018 Firms that fast-track individuals to leadership positions and identify \"rising stars\" risk demotivating their employees, a study shows.

Delegative leadership is a good thing unless...

October 1, 2018 Delegative leadership is popular among some leaders because it gives their workers a great deal of freedom. And workers should be happier. And work more. And earn more. And, in fact, it very often turns into a disaster...

The 'invisible hand' from 1759 doesn't control markets

September 24, 2018 Traditionally, many economists presume markets are influenced by the \"invisible hand\" theory.

Being the market leader is not everything

September 17, 2018 The market share of a company does not have a strong influence on its financial performance, a study in marketing at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Cologne shows.

Almost insulting leadership advice you may hear way too often

September 10, 2018 Let\'s face it: In a sea of what suppose to be great leadership advice, too many of them are \"What the hell I just read?!\" Here are some advice that sound almost insulting to an adult but you can find them around nonetheless.

CEOs paid less than peers more likely to engage in layoffs, research finds

August 27, 2018 CEOs who are paid less than their peers are four times more likely to engage in layoffs, according to research led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

How business cycles damage learning

August 20, 2018 New research finds doing both well is particularly difficult when firms operate in cycles, an environment that is more common than we realize.

How language boosts satisfaction and buying behaviour

August 13, 2018 The adage \"there is no \'I\' in team\" is a handy refrain used to emphasize the importance of teamwork in just about any setting, but new University of Alberta research shows that \"I\" works best alone when it comes to customer service.

How to ruin negotiations very effectively in a few easy steps

August 6, 2018 There\'s no doubt you\'ve been in a situation when you forgot that you have business negotiations arranged. Yes, that can happen in any organization and sometimes you just can\'t postpone it. And that\'s where your troubles start.

Do buyers care for 'top-rated' products?

July 30, 2018 Anyone who shops online is familiar with those \"top-rated\" products or services that rise to the top of their search on e-commerce intermediary sites like Amazon or Expedia. So, do those rankings really help those products or services get sold?

Forget "All people are brothers" and other fairy tales if you want to succeed

July 23, 2018 New research has revealed how people’s intelligence, rather than their personality traits, leads to success.

Mobile coupons drive customers to spend money in long-term

July 16, 2018 Mobile coupons not only drive customers to spend money during a promotion—they can encourage long-term purchase behavior as well.