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July 9, 2026 • by Stefan Michel in Strategy • 1 min read
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June 30, 2023 • by Bonnie Hayden Cheng , Alyson Meister in Strategy • 9 min read
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June 26, 2023 • by Richard Baldwin in Strategy • 5 min read
The future of trade is intermediate services, says Professor of International Economics Richard Baldwin – and this is good news for workers in emerging markets...
June 26, 2023 • by Julia Binder in Strategy • 6 min read
In the fifth of a series of practical guides for organizations on sustainability, Julia Binder, IMD’s Professor of Sustainable Innovation and Business Transformation, explains how to carry out a materiality assessment –...
June 22, 2023 • by Amit Joshi in Strategy • 6 min read
Now that the dust is starting to settle on the hype surrounding ChatGPT, how can executives leverage generative AI tools without overshooting or falling foul of the pitfalls?...
June 15, 2023 • by Amit Joshi, Magali Deloof , Henriëtte Hoving in Strategy • 7 min read
To unlock commercial value from their data, businesses have been scrambling to hire data scientists, who are in short supply. Could many of their skills and activities be commoditized?...
June 13, 2023 • by James Henderson in Strategy • 7 min read
Nespresso’s Chief Executive Guillaume Le Cunff explains how he counters greenwashing claims with facts, full transparency, and partnerships with NGOs....
June 13, 2023 • by Nirmalya Kumar in Strategy • 6 min read
More than 20-years after his best-selling case study on easyJet was first published, Nirmalya Kumar reflects on the decisions and actions that helped the startup grow into one of Europe’s leading low-cost...
June 9, 2023 • by Robert Hooijberg in Strategy • 6 min read
Employees are coming under increasing pressure to return to the office full time. But could organizations benefit from a more flexible approach?...
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