Thought Leadership
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What will Showrooming do to Brick and Mortar Retail in China?
Will the rise of e-commerce and “showrooming” kill traditional retail?
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Harnessing the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs
we’re wired to appreciate positive surprises. our brains are set up to appreciate the way they challenge assumptions while adding value to things we care about
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Is Feminine Perfection Still Good for Sales?
Contrary to popular opinion, those bikini-clad young models draped over the show-room Ferrari might be doing your sales more harm than good these days
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What Are the Limits of Transparency?
Modern business theorists hail the open organization, but secrets between employers and employees are sometimes a good thing. What's the proper balance between transparency and opaqueness? asks Professor Jim Heskett
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Chinese State-Owned Enterprises in Africa: Myths and Realities
Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are often depicted as the new colonials in Africa, rapacious exploiters who lack transparency and good corporate citizenship. But the reality is rather different
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Bottom of the Pyramid and Beyond
Stuart Hart on the idea that revolutionized management thinking
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William Sharpe: How to Invest In a Turbulent Market
It’s simple, says the Nobel Prize winner: To get greater returns for retirement, be mindful of investment costs – and don’t look to the market for sympathy
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The Downsides of Deliberative Decision Making
Chenbo Zhong belives that when we over-emphasize reason and deliberation, we might start to ignore our emotional reactions
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10 Recipes for Better Thinking
How action-focused business leaders can sharpen their thinking skills
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Do Your Negotiating Techniques Create Value?
It’s no longer a game of hard-ball. Today’s negotiations are about more than just money
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Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?
Crowdfunding promises to democratize funding of startups. But is that necessarily a good thing? Entrepreneurial finance experts Josh Lerner, Ramana Nanda, and Michael J. Roberts on the promises and problems with the newest method for funding small businesses