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Want to innovate for people and planet? You need to rethink the value chain
Want to innovate for people and planet? You need to rethink the value chain

03 Oct 2023 · by Sophie Bacq, Ruth V. Aguilera in Sustainability

IMD announces appointment of Peter Lorange Chair in Family Business
IMD announces appointment of Peter Lorange Chair in Family Business

02 Oct 2023 in Family Business

‘I’m a disruptor, not a terrorist’: How one MBA found her purpose in conservation
‘I’m a disruptor, not a terrorist’: How one MBA found her purpose in conservation

15 Sep 2023 in Leadership

Absa and IMD celebrate powerful partnership linking the African banking giant’s purpose with performance
Absa and IMD celebrate powerful partnership linking the African banking giant’s purpose with performance

26 Sep 2023

South Africa remains a beacon of hope, with business leaders inspired and motivated to build a prosperous, sustainable, and inclusive future
South Africa remains a beacon of hope, with business leaders inspired and motivated to build a prosperous, sustainable, and inclusive future

21 Sep 2023 in Innovation, Leadership

'Keep speaking up and challenging the status quo'
‘Keep speaking up and challenging the status quo’

17 Sep 2023

IMD-supported startups celebrated at annual Swiss awards
IMD-supported startups celebrated at annual Swiss awards

11 Sep 2023 in Entrepreneurship

IMD announces the appointment of two new faculty members
IMD announces the appointment of two new faculty members

01 Sep 2023 in Family business, Economics

IMD recognized with seven Brandon Hall Group awards
IMD recognized with seven Brandon Hall Group awards

22 Aug 2023 in Digital

IMD’s Mohan Subramanian and Howard Yu shortlisted for Thinkers50 Strategy Award
IMD’s Mohan Subramanian and Howard Yu shortlisted for Thinkers50 Strategy Award

04 Sep 2023 in Strategy

IMD China Company Competitiveness Indicator
IMD China Company Competitiveness Indicator

29 Aug 2023 in Competitiveness

Bala Chakravarthy’s dedication to the Strategic Management Society recognized by SMS Service Award
Bala Chakravarthy’s dedication to the Strategic Management Society recognized by SMS Service Award

02 Aug 2023 in Strategy

AI-powered executive development is already here
AI-powered executive development is already here

14 Jul 2023 in Technology

Zhike Lei appointed Associate Editor for the Academy of Management Discoveries
Zhike Lei appointed Associate Editor for the Academy of Management Discoveries

06 Jul 2023 in Innovation

Alfredo De Massis’ work on family businesses honored with multiple awards
Alfredo De Massis’ work on family businesses honored with multiple awards

04 Jul 2023 in Family business

World Competitiveness Ranking results portray a fragmented world
World Competitiveness Ranking results portray a fragmented world

20 Jun 2023 in Competitiveness

‘Tech is just the enabler’
‘Tech is just the enabler’

15 Jun 2023 in Finance

AI-Enabled HR: taking talent management to the next level
AI-Enabled HR: taking talent management to the next level

26 May 2023 in Innovation

IMD recognized with EFMD Gold Award for work with the LEGO Group
IMD recognized with EFMD Gold Award for work with the LEGO Group
Medicine is in her blood and in her heart
Medicine is in her blood and in her heart

20 Apr 2023 in Leadership

International Consulting Project tackles girls’ education in Afghanistan 
International Consulting Project tackles girls’ education in Afghanistan 

09 Mar 2023 in Organizational change

IMD launches new fellowship to help break the glass ceiling in finance
IMD launches new fellowship to help break the glass ceiling in finance

21 Feb 2023 in Finance

Hilti and IMD launch scholarship program
Hilti and IMD launch scholarship program

17 Jan 2023

Twelve fast-growing startup founders join the second edition of the LeadiNNg to Scale Up program
Twelve fast-growing startup founders join the second edition of the LeadiNNg to Scale Up program

27 Jan 2023 in Innovation

War in Ukraine: Many Western firms continue to operate in Russia
War in Ukraine: Many Western firms continue to operate in Russia

17 Jan 2023 in Strategy

IMD launches call for nominations for 2023 IMD Global Family Business Award
IMD launches call for nominations for 2023 IMD Global Family Business Award

02 Feb 2023 in Family Business

IMD awarded EcoVadis Gold Sustainability Rating
IMD awarded EcoVadis Gold Sustainability Rating

15 Nov 2022 in Sustainability

The Case Centre’s top 50: IMD bestselling authors
The Case Centre’s top 50: IMD bestselling authors

22 Nov 2022 in Innovation

Peeling the onion and finding a taste for leadership
Peeling the onion and finding a taste for leadership

27 Jan 2023 in Leadership

"We are so proud": IMD celebrates 50 years of its MBA program
“We are so proud”: IMD celebrates 50 years of its MBA program

08 Oct 2022 in Leadership

IMD sustainability program recognized with award
IMD sustainability program recognized with award

15 Dec 2022 in Strategy, Sustainability

IMD partners with the Global Shapers Community
IMD partners with the Global Shapers Community

12 Oct 2022 in Leadership, Sustainability

Sessions on stress, sustainability and a 'Smoke on the Water’ performance mark 50 years of IMD’s MBA program
Sessions on stress, sustainability and a ‘Smoke on the Water’ performance mark 50 years of IMD’s MBA program

08 Oct 2022 in Leadership, Sustainability

Colombia’s Carvajal wins 2022 IMD Global Family Business Award
Colombia’s Carvajal wins 2022 IMD Global Family Business Award

29 Sep 2022 in Family Business

Denmark excels in ranking that measures how well economies are exploring new tech
Denmark excels in ranking that measures how well economies are exploring new tech

28 Sep 2022 in Competitiveness, Cybersecurity

IMD MBA Venture Award to support entrepreneurs of the future
IMD MBA Venture Award to support entrepreneurs of the future

26 Jul 2022 in Innovation

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