Judge Business School Research Shows How Shame Can Promote Productivity
Shame, according to the famous Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, is a “soul-eating emotion” – and because some mistakes at work are inevitable, such soul-destroying shame is a common workplace occurrence.
Yet newly-published research co-authored by Andreas Richter, University Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge Business School, concludes that managers and fellow employees can help channel workplace shame into creativity if the situation is handled skilfully and sensitively.
“People naturally want to overcome their workplace shame by demonstrating their value to the organisation, and one way of doing this is to show creativity,” says Richter. “The study finds that managers can facilitate this by providing an appropriate environment.”
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Judge Business School EMBAs Help Each Other Out At Gousto
They met at the Executive MBA programme at Cambridge Judge Business School, where both still study. Now, Timo Schmidt and David Cruickshank will work together at fast-growing UK food company Gousto.
David is now joining Gousto as Executive Vice President of Operations, working closely with CEO Timo to roll out new systems and processes. Zipcar was acquired in 2013 by listed company Avis Budget Group, and David worked to integrate the two firms’ operational processes.
“We met in Cambridge, sharing a passion for cooking and entrepreneurship, and discussing all kinds of challenges after class,” Timo says. “David is full of fantastic ideas about how to keep momentum and really think big, and I couldn’t think of a better executive to join our leadership team.”
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Judge Business School Presents Energy Market Evolution Talk On January 29
Michael Pollitt, Professor of Business Economics at Cambridge Judge Business School, will host a conversation on the state of the energy market and how it has evolved over the last few years. Taking into account competitive market theory, Michael will consider the relationship between retail and wholesale markets, the likely consequences of a price freeze and what this all means for the individual consumer as well as for business.
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Cambridge MBAs Expand Their Horizons in Developing Regions
Students from many countries study for an MBA abroad in order to diversify their careers after working for a number of years in their home countries. Two students from China chose a different path, however, by working in more challenging markets – Kenya and Iran – before pursuing MBA studies at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Ru Hao, who previously studied in Beijing and the Belgian city of Leuven, worked in agricultural development in Kenya. Zhao Liu, previously a student in Beijing and Wuhan, worked at Chinese-state-owned energy company SINOPEC in Iran. Read this Q&A with them to learn why they chose their respective paths.
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