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Bureaucracy, handing off ideas, disabled supervisors

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01 Apr 2022

Bureaucracy: The Necessity We Love to Hate

“While people may lament the proliferation of red tape, in the next breath, many complain that ‘There ought to be a rule’; they grumble about hierarchy, but in the next breath ask, ‘Who’s in charge around here?’” AOM scholars point out.

Avoid Handing Off Ideas Late in the Game

Employees don’t always get to implement their own ideas. Yet ideas that get handed off to others often lose their creative spark because the implementers don’t fully embrace the projects as their own, especially when handoffs occur late in the game, according to an Academy of Management Journal article.

Disabilities Can Weaken Supervisors’ Perceived Status

AOM scholars discover that when a supervisor and subordinate pair both had disabilities, or when neither had disabilities, their relationships were fine. But when a supervisor had a disability and the subordinate did not, or vice versa, they reported poorer relationships.

New Videos

• Work from Anywhere Is Here to Stay

• Social Media Can Complicate Gay Employees’ Work Lives

• The Bright Side of Not Getting That Promotion

Earth Day events on April 22 will be celebrated around the world. This year’s theme is #InvestInOurPlanet. Companies that “develop strong environment social governance (ESG) standards have better profitability, stronger financials, happier employees, and more resilient stock performance,” according to EarthDay.org. Here is a sample of findings by AOM scholars related to climate change:

• CEOs’ Big Influence on Corporate Social Responsibility

• Embedded Activists Can Drive Reform Inside Organizations

• Firms That Miss Environmental Goals Just Move the Goalposts

• How Nations Are Collaborating on Natural Disaster Insurance

• How Nonprofits and Companies Help Build Sustainable Cities (infographic, video)

• How Environmental Certification Masked Rape and Pollution (infographic, video)

• Incorporating Sustainability with Profitability

• Management Scholars Ignore Capitalism Fueling Climate Change (infographic, video)

• Strong Environmental Rules Help the Planet AND Companies (video)

• Three Ways to Sell Green Companies without Selling Out (infographic, video)

• Why Companies Cannot Lead the Fight against Climate Change