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Is Chest Beating as Good for People as it is for Primates?

A short piece about Prof Lara Tiedens presentation to the Stanford GSB Alumni Association. Tiedens is assoicate professor of organisational behaviour at Stanford GSB.

Author: Lara Tiedens, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Stanford GSB

First Published: March 2007

Principles for Responsible Management Education(PRME)

The United Nations Global Compact initiative, has produced a set of principles as a global guiding framework for academic institutions to advance the broader cause of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). More details about the background to the PRME and Global Compact can be read here. The official PRME document can be accessed by clicking the title above.

Author: UN Global Compact
First published: July 2007

The Principles of Persuasion

Robert Cialdini is a professor of psychology at Arizona State University's faculty of Psychology and also of marketing at ASU's W P Carey School of Business, with his scientific background he has conducted some fascinating research into how people are persuaded to do things and think things. We present here a lecture he gave in January 2007 at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (the RSA) in London.

Author: Prof Robert Cialdini, Arizona State University and President, Influence at Work.
First Published: January 2007

Quest for the European Business Leader

Is there such a thing as a true European manager? Plenty of studies have examined the idea - here Rudi Plettinx explores the issue, and discusses CCL Europe's new "Leadership Across Differences" project. This research project should enable CCL to develop a theory about factors influencing leadership in situations of social identity differences.  The analysis allows for a rich understanding of the interplay between national dynamics, social identity conflicts, organizational elements, and leadership.

Author: Rudi Plettinx, Managing Director, Centre for Creative Leadership Europe
First Published: February 2007

Business Class

Although the executive education industry is fragmented and poorly understood, there is a growing need for customized courses and bespoke training at senior management levels. Roderick Millar reports.

Author: Roderick Millar, Managing Editor IEDP.info
First published: January 2007. This article is published with the permission of Pharma Exec Europe.