Article It’s not just what is said, but when it’s said: A temporal account of verbal behaviors and emergent leadership in self-managed teams. Fabiola H. Gerpott, Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock, Sven C. Voelpel and Mark van Vugt Journal Academy of Management Journal, June...
As we navigate a world of constant advancement and disruption, could the phenomenon that is blockchain technology be the next innovation that could truly drive efficiencies—and much more—in the food supply chain? Recently, the Purdue University Center for Food and...
Author: Dr. Scott Downey, Associate Director and Associate Professor Recently, we had a group of about 20 sales managers on Purdue’s West Lafayette, IN campus for a program. On the second day of the program, the concept of listening came up. One of our presenters was...
The Relationship Between Sales and Marketing Author: Justin Funk, Managing Partner, Agri Studies One of the more significant challenges in any business is finding the best way to get sales teams and marketing managers on the same page. While this may seem like a...
At the touch of a button, a farmer downloads an application to their phone. They open the app, and with another touch of a button, they’ve just ordered drone imagery that will cut costs, reduce chemical waste and precisely spray only the acres necessary in the...
What Do Sales Managers Manage? Dr. Scott Downey says there is a well-studied chain of events in business that shows the relationship between employee activities and company profits called the Service-Profit chain. The concepts are simple to understand: satisfied...
Craig Newman has seen the importance of investing in personal, professional and organizational growth over the course of his 37-year career. The retired president and CEO of AgReliant Genetics not only knows the impact continuing education had on his own career, but...
There’s more to being a leader than setting a good example or making important decisions. Guidance from leaders is vital to the success of teams, and without guidance, teams can easily fall apart. So how do you become the best leader? The answer is simple — it’s a...
Agriculture and food are dynamic and ever-changing industries. That means businesses and the people who run them have to possess a level of resilience in order to be successful long-term. Employees must to be able to adapt and grow in spite of the challenges that...
Human decision-making is a tough nut to crack. We would like to think of ourselves as making rational decisions, but we are often influenced by all kinds of extraneous factors. For example, the common logic in football when faced with short yardage on fourth down at...