Leadership : Page 30

When Trump gives a brand an endorsement, sells likely to fall

May 25, 2017 The 4A's, the leading trade association representing the advertising agency business, revealed findings from two surveys monitoring consumers' and ad agency professionals' beliefs about brands taking political or social stances.

Values gap in workplace can lead millennials to look elsewhere

May 22, 2017 A new research from the University of Missouri reveals one reason young workers choose to leave a firm is because they find a disconnect between their beliefs and the culture they observe in the workplace.

Good reputation can be bad for business

May 18, 2017 A good reputation can be bad for business, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

Value of MBA degree? From not important to completely useless

May 15, 2017 Only 7% of the graduates passing out of Indian business schools today are actually employable.

U.S. managers may compromise safety due to earnings expectations

May 11, 2017 Managers of U.S. companies facing market pressures to meet earnings expectations may risk damaging the health and safety of workers to please investors.

Searching for team players? Forget it, nobody's team player

May 8, 2017 Every job ad, along with other requirements, contains this phrase: "Must be team player." The problem is, we people are not team players, at least not in the way your HR department think we are.

Narcissistic CEOs at American banks took great risks

May 4, 2017 Banks that were led by a more narcissistic CEO before the collapse of the U.S. banking industry in September 2008 suffered more severe consequences of that systemic shock.

Women are better suited to leadership than men

April 27, 2017 A study has confirmed what women have always known to be true: that female employees make better leaders than their male colleagues.

Improving brand perception by 10% means $400 million more in funding

April 24, 2017 Investment in building a company's brand is not just about generating sales but also has a measurable impact on the business's ability to raise funds, a new study has found.

Charisma-challenged? You can still be good boss

April 20, 2017 You don't need the charisma of Steve Jobs to be an effective boss, indicates new research led by Michigan State University business scholars.

Work may suffer when struggling with different work identities

April 13, 2017 Few people are just one person at work. You may be both a manager and an employee. Or you may be a salesperson who represents two very different brands.

Why workers prefer to be fired by individual than by committee

April 10, 2017 Decision-making is a crucial aspect of organizational life, and we know quite a lot about how group and individual decisions are made. Less is known, however, about how these decisions are received.