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Research tidbits: Leading in tough times

A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently. Managers’ empathy and wage cuts in difficult times Joerg Dietz and Emmanuelle Kleinlogel hypothesized that empathy affects decisions in ethical dilemmas that concern the well-being [...]

Research tidbits: Enhancing firm performance

A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently. Leader-follower trust enhances business performance Fenwick Jing and his associates reported a range of positive effects on performance in firms with trusting relationships between leaders [...]

Research tidbits: Diversity

A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently. Do board age and gender diversity matter? An Australian test Muhammad Ali, Yin Ng and Carol Kulik sought to resolve some of the inconsistent findings [...]

Research tidbits: Customer trust and ethics

A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently. Transparency and social responsibility in building consumer trust What builds trust between consumers and corporations? To answer the question, Jiyun Kang and Gwendolyn Hustvedt developed [...]

Research tidbits: Leadership off the rails

A selection of interesting research and articles we found recently. Identifying corporate psychopaths and their effects Corporate psychopaths, particularly those in manager roles, can have serious consequences for an organisation, including stimulating counterproductive work behaviour [...]