Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Effective leaders liberate human energy and inspire people to positive action. Our research explores how creativity can be supported in organisations. We argue, for example, that doing nothing and being bored can be invaluable to the creative process.

"In search of introspection and reflection"

Doing Nothing and Nothing to Do: The Hidden Value of Empty Time and Boredom

In this working paper, the author argues that doing nothing and being bored can be invaluable to the creative process.

INSEAD Working Paper, May 2014

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"Play therapy as a means of individual reinvention"

Get Back in the Sandbox: Teaching CEOs how to Play

This working paper argues that the proclivity to play remains an essential part of our make-up throughout our life and that we should make greater efforts to retain play as a mode of learning and the source of creative production.

INSEAD Working Paper, Dec 2012

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"The birth & growth of an entrepreneurial organisation"

Roustam Tariko: Russian Entrepreneur

This article looks at entrepreneurial leadership and business development on several levels, including an intimate look at the birth and growth of an entrepreneurial organisation.

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice , Jun 2003

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"What should you consider when taking an entre-preneur on board?"

The Dark Side of Entrepreneurship

This article addresses what you should look out for if you are considering taking an entrepreneur on board, working for one, or encouraging new ventures.

Harvard Business Review, Nov 1985

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