Crowdsourcing as a Model of Knowledge Management: Socio-Psychological Characteristics and Limitations

#6-7. 100 Years of War: The Point of Beginning
Crowdsourcing as a Model of Knowledge Management: Socio-Psychological Characteristics and Limitations

The paper analyzes the crowdsourcing possibilities in predicting the future and developing solutions. The author distinguishes types of crowdsourcing, discusses its psychological characteristics in comparison with the other methods of knowledge management. He discusses cognitive and motivational mechanisms limiting the effectiveness of crowdsourcing as a form of collective intelligence.

Attitude Towards the Future of the Russian Management Teams: Leadership Vision and Corporate Foresight

#2. Mr Wanna-know-All's Questions
Attitude Towards the Future of the Russian Management Teams: Leadership Vision and Corporate Foresight

The article examines the interrelation between two leadership competencies — leadership vision of the future and the ability to jointly analyze risks and opportunities. On the basis of empirical research materials the paper considers Russian leaders’ conception of leadership vision, personality and group factors of leadership vision, causes of lack of attention from Russian management teams to long-term risks and opportunities.

Perpetuum Mobile

#7. Pandora’s Deceit
Perpetuum Mobile

There is an opinion that there should be no separation between work and leisure, as it all constitutes a single life. One can meet people of stunning capabilities that can realize even the most audacious business idea. The main thing is the desire for success, self-trust and real passion for the chosen business.

Why Companies Need Independent Directors Without MBA

#5. The Forerunners of Memory

The idea of the article came to one of its authors more than three years ago, when he answered the questionnaire while applying for an Executive MBA in one of the foreign business schools. The question was about what one expects from the MBA program and what benefits he gets participating in the program. Given that he already had experience of working as an independent director in a number of Russian state-owned and private companies, he answered the questions appropriately, keeping in mind the challenges that he had faced. The article, as he thought at the time, had to be called “What for does MBA serve for independent director.” (This is the question he actually answered by filling the questionnaire of the business school.) And at the end of his two-year training his view changed and the article acquired the current title.