London Business School’s event, Greece-Options Going Forward took place on 18 January 2012 in Athens and was streamed live to London Business School and over ten leading universities around the world. The event consisted of three expert panels and messages from London Business Schools’ Economist, Richard Portes and Greek Minister of the Interior, Dr. Tassos Giannitsis. ... Continue Reading ...

Research shows that people are willing to trade one source of personal control for another. Power is control over what other people do; choice is control over your own outcomes. Given their common basis in control, we suspected that power and choice may be able to stand in for one another. ... Continue Reading ...

There is a deep gulf between the sterile, one-way and almost Orwellian practices of the corporate IT network and the rapidly-evolving, chaotic organism of today’s Intranet.
What would it look like if the social world of Web 2.0 collided with the corporate Intranet? What would happen if information was disseminated from outside in, instead of inside out; from the people working on the front line?... Continue Reading ...

The world of business is still rife with discrimination. Women get paid less than men, people who are physically attractive earn more and are more likely to be seen as suitable leaders, and race determines chances of promotion. The business world in that sense is no different than other walks of life.... Continue Reading ...

We need to develop a more comprehensive understanding of what management is really about to make better choices. By going back to a basic definition of management—the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals—we can frame our discussion of the activities and principles of management much more explicitly... Continue Reading ...