Got Ideas? Know Your Boss’ Traits Before You Pitch
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Got Ideas? Know Your Boss’ Traits Before You Pitch

Q&A with Professor Kimberly Elsbach

Next time you’re in a meeting and asked to pitch an idea, follow this simple strategy: Align your idea with your boss’ personal identity says Professor Kim Elsbach.

Next time you’re in a meeting and asked to pitch an idea, follow this simple

Pitching Ideas Successfully Can Hinge on Your Project Leader’s Style
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Pitching Ideas Successfully Can Hinge on Your Project Leader’s Style

Professor Kim Elsbach shares new research examines leadership personality traits and how they affect ideas being accepted and rejected.

Quick Summary:

  • Team members should align their idea pitches to the style of their creative project leader
  • Cre
Audit Committees Not Compromised by Big-Four Alumni
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Audit Committees Not Compromised by Big-Four Alumni

Benefits include higher audit quality, lower fees, timelier reporting

Assistant Professor Paul Wong and his co-authors explain how the familiarity of a former partner who sits on the company’s audit committee can actually be a benefit.

A former partner of a Big-Four accountancy sits on the audit committee of a company