What Religion Teaches Us About Great Leadership
By Elizabeth Florent Treacy What can guiding figures and best practices in Judaism, Islam and Catholicism tell us about leadership? Even if you are not religious, or believe that religion and business should not mix, understanding how religious and spiritual beliefs might influence and inform leadership and organisational values can provide invaluable insight for […]
Casting a Wider Net in OTC Trading: For Better or Worse?
By Sergei Glebkin and Bart Zhou Yueshen Simultaneous multilateral search for quotes may not always lead to the best deal in over-the-counter trading for dealers and the market. The origin of trading, as we know it, is a centralised marketplace bustling with dealers and overflowing with adrenaline. With the advent of technology, securities exchanges […]
A China Blockade of Taiwan Will Hurt Us All
Pushan Dutt
September 20, 2022
By Pushan Dutt The global economy will bear the consequences of an all-out economic war between the United States and China should the latter try to shut off Taiwan. A narrow strip of water has become the world’s hottest flashpoint bar Ukraine since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan last month. China, which […]
Could Living Near the Office Make You a Better CEO?
Morten BennedsenSeptember 20, 2022
By Morten Bennedsen Besides enjoying a shorter commute, living close to the office may allow CEOs to boost ties with employees and the firm’s bottom line. Be it offering more career development opportunities, better work-life balance or bigger bonuses, companies are constantly experimenting with ways to boost employee morale and improve the work environment. […]
Paradox Mindset: The Source of Remarkable Creativity in Teams
Businessam StaffSeptember 5, 2022
Teams are more successful if they embrace internal differences and explore conflicting ideas instead of glossing over them. “The experience was magical. I had enjoyed collaborative work before, but this was something different,” said Daniel Kahneman of the beginnings of his years-long partnership with fellow psychologist Amos Tversky that culminated in a Nobel Prize in economic sciences […]
Online Feedback Requests Are Effective, Even if Ignored
Businessam StaffSeptember 5, 2022
Requesting feedback from online users can influence their behaviour, even when the requests go unanswered. Most of us consult reviews and ratings religiously before buying anything online. However, despite our reliance on others’ reviews, we are highly unlikely to leave our own review of a product or service. Indeed, prior research shows that the vast majority of […]
Corporate VC Is Booming, but Is It What Your Start-Up Needs?
Nicolas SauvageAugust 30, 2022
By Nicolas Sauvage A guide to choosing the right corporate investment for entrepreneurs. After a decade of easy money, start-ups are suddenly facing a strange new reality: funding is drying up. Global venture funding fell by 23 percent to US$108.5 billion in the second quarter of the year – the second-largest drop in a decade. Although the […]
Ten Steps Towards a More Fulfilling Life
Manfred F. R. Kets de VriesAugust 30, 2022
By Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries The journey towards a more fulfilling existence starts within you. On the surface, Philip seemed to have a successful life and career as the CEO of a large, profitable firm. But Philip’s inner world was in complete disarray. He felt like a hamster in a wheel, running aimlessly […]
In Age of Deglobalisation, MNCs Need Closer Ties to Thrive
Quy Huy & Davide RavasiAugust 23, 2022
By Quy Huy & Davide Ravasi Cultivating relationships with local communities and other stakeholders will help multinationals counterbalance increasingly powerful governments. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, when banks and corporations had to be bailed out by governments with taxpayers’ money, world trade growth has faltered. China and the United States have decoupled. The […]
Better Human-AI Collaboration May Depend on Workflow Design
Phanish PuranamAugust 23, 2022
By Phanish Puranam and Ruchika Mehra Improving how humans work with algorithms could simply be a matter of redesigning workflow. How should humans collaborate with artificial intelligence? This is a question of increasing urgency as AI becomes pervasive in the workplace. From screening job applications and chatting with customers to assessing investment portfolios, algorithms […]