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Students standing in front of Cambridge Judge Business School

Developing Arab leadership in the Israeli business community

17 Feb 2023

An organisation that seeks to boost Arab leadership in Israel, Kav Mashve, in cooperation with Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, brought 12 MBA...

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Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil

Bolsonaro’s attitude to coronavirus increases ‘risky behaviour’ in Brazil

05 May 2020

Study suggests that TV appearances by Bolsonaro led to millions more Brazilians ignoring social distancing in the days following broadcast.

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How emotions shape our work life

18 Jun 2018

Jochen Menges, an expert in organisational behaviour, thinks that emotions matter profoundly for employee performance and behaviour. His studies...

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Young Leaders meet the Queen

30 Jun 2017

Young people who are working to preserve the environment, tackle bullying in schools, and promoting gender equality were recognised by the Queen at...

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Reading the face of a leader

10 May 2016

Women (but not men) with both high and low facial masculinity are perceived as competitive leaders, finds new study co-authored by a Cambridge Judge...

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Audience members listen to the President Obama's speech on India and America at the Siri Fort Auditorium

Beware the ‘awestruck effect’

22 Dec 2015

Charismatic business leaders can cause their followers to suppress emotions, which can harm companies over the long term, according to new research...

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Rougier Gabon

‘Traditional authority’ linked to rates of deforestation in Africa

24 Nov 2015

New analysis reveals a strong correlation between precolonial institutions in Africa and current levels of deforestation. Researchers suggest that...

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Three-spined sticklebacks

It’s lonely at the top: stickleback leaders are stickleback loners

02 Dec 2014

Research reveals that sticklebacks with bolder personalities are not only better leaders but also less sociable than more timid fish. The behaviour...

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Why a disaster may not be disastrous

03 Oct 2014

Research shows that the behaviour of business leaders could be directly linked to their experiences in childhood.

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When gender roles are reversed: equality and intimacy at home and in the workplace

07 Apr 2014

In a paper prepared for the workshop “Gender, Equality and Intimacy: (Un)comfortable Bedfellows?” at the Institute of Education today – Cambridge...

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The conference will examine the effects that the projected fantasies of subordinates have on managers when the latter begin to believe in them.

The intoxication of power

18 Sep 2013

Why are so many companies brought down by an excess of self-confidence, and rash decision-making by out-of-control egos at the top? A Cambridge...

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Robert Zoellick

Head of World Bank to deliver prestigious Roskill Lecture at Churchill College

22 Feb 2012

The President of the World Bank, Robert B Zoellick, is to deliver the biennial Roskill Lecture at Cambridge University’s Churchill College this...

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