The cultural solution to big tech’s ethics problem
Digital ethics boards can help companies navigate tricky ethical issues as they innovate – provided they are carefully planned, say Tomoko Yokoi and Michael Wade at IMD Business School...
August 12, 2026 • by I by IMD in CFO Horizons • 4 min read
The era of unchecked expansion has passed – for Søren Westh Lonning, CFO at FinTech Pleo, the challenge now is to drive balanced, disciplined growth....
Continue readingDecember 7, 2022 • by Michael R. Wade, Tomoko Yokoi in Technology • 6 min read
Digital ethics boards can help companies navigate tricky ethical issues as they innovate – provided they are carefully planned, say Tomoko Yokoi and Michael Wade at IMD Business School...
December 2, 2022 • by Ralf Seifert, Richard Markoff in Technology • 8 min read
Industry 4.0 is a term that has been with us for several years now, but it remains nebulous to many. The name connotes the Fourth Industrial Revolution, following steam power (late 18th...
November 28, 2022 • by Edite Ligere in Technology • 6 min read
While the temptation exists to create an overarching international framework to combat cyber-risks, it is nation states that must be in the vanguard, argues Edite Ligere...
November 24, 2022 • by Peter Bauer in Technology • 8 min read
Peter Bauer, co-founder and CEO of the cybersecurity company Mimecast, reflects on his company’s acquisition by private equity firm Permira for $5.8 billion, what keeps him motivated after two decades, and why his native South...
November 22, 2022 • by Mohan Subramaniam in Technology • 8 min read
Drawing on insights explored in greater depth in his new book, The Future of Competitive Strategy, in this article Professor Subramaniam outlines the growing opportunities available to firms with a long pre-Internet...
November 21, 2022 • by Arnaud Henneville-Wedholm in Technology • 7 min read
Arnaud Henneville-Wedholm's dreams of glory were crushed in a David and Goliath battle with Mark Zuckerberg, but he firmly believes that failure can be a springboard to success if managed well...
November 18, 2022 • by Michael R. Wade in Technology • 6 min read
The world’s largest technology companies have delivered stellar growth, but the good times may prove their eventual undoing, argues Mike Wade, Professor of Innovation and Strategy at IMD Business School & Cisco...
November 11, 2022 • by Jim Pulcrano in Technology • 8 min read
For the past 20 years, ‘growth at all costs’ has been the dominant Silicon Valley mantra, with companies foregoing profitability to scale fast and dominate the market. Yet, in a time of...
November 9, 2022 • by George Kohlrieser in Technology • 5 min read
Cryptocurrencies, the metaverse, AI – even the most non-technical executives will increasingly have to interact with these new technologies to get their work done. Instead of worrying about appearing incompetent, leaders should...
November 9, 2022 • by Ralf Seifert, Richard Markoff in Technology • 4 min read
PM was one of the most promising applications in the Industry 4.0 revolution, but for years it struggled to find traction. Thanks to unexpected new markets, all that looks about to change....
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