How to turn Blue Monday less blue
Two Cambridge Judge Business School faculty members offer tips that can be used to help chase the blues away on Monday 16 January – through serendipity, mindfulness and other techniques. While it’s open to debate whether “Blue Monday” (on 16…
Phys.org: Why keeping it in the family can be good news when it comes to CEOs
A study co-authored by Jochen Menges, Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge Business School, is mentioned in this article about CEOs in family firms. According to the study “Research suggests that firms with family CEOs differ from other…
Busting myths: why keeping it in the family can be good news when it comes to CEOs
Family CEOs are more likely to make employees feel positive about their workplace and stay longer due to their ‘emotion-evoking double role’, finds a new study co-authored by Dr Jochen Menges of Cambridge Judge Business School. Dr Jochen Menges The…
The Times: Why admitting your flaws may earn your start-up more investment
Cambridge Judge Business School is mentioned in this article about how showing nerves when pitching may secure start-up founders more money from investors than if their presentations are perfect. The study is co-authored by Jochen Menges, Associate Professor in Organisational…
Why flaws can pay: entrepreneurs need not seem perfect in seeking investors
Entrepreneurs who expose flaws like insecurity can boost investment by attracting investors with similar flaws, finds study co-authored by Dr Jochen Menges of Cambridge Judge that won a top Academy of Management award. Dr Jochen Menges The stereotype of an…
Workplace Insight: Employees who practice mindfulness are more likely to think their job is stimulating
Study titled “It’s so boring – or is it? Examining the role of mindfulness for work performance and attitudes in monotonous jobs”, co-authored by Jochen Menges, Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour at Cambridge Judge Business School, is mentioned in this…
Mindfulness at work: why it matters
More mindful employees perceive their job as less boring and are less likely to quit, says a study co-authored by Jochen Menges of Cambridge Judge Business School. How mindfulness impacts quality of work Dr Jochen Menges In monotonous jobs, “mindful”…
Fortune: Climbing the corporate ladder yields greater emotional benefits for men than women, study shows
A study co-authored by Jochen Menges, professor at the University of Zurich and at Cambridge Judge Business School, and titled "Gender and emotions at work: organisational rank has greater emotional benefits for men than women." is mentioned in this article…
Der Spiegel: Come here, old age!
A study by Jochen Menges, Professor at the University of Zurich and Cambridge Judge Business School, is mentioned in this article about age discrimination at work. “No more job offers for men over 60? This is reality, but a mistake.…
The promotion emotion
Promotion at work has greater emotional benefit for men than women, says a new study on gender and workplace emotion co-authored by Dr Jochen Menges of Cambridge Judge Business School. Women and men feel different at work, as moving up…
