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June 12, 2026 • by Howard Yu in Industrials • 7 min read
he SpaceX IPO illustrates a key finding of the latest Future Readiness Indicator, today’s winners are no longer asset-light, but asset heavy. Does this mean that vertical integration should be top of...
Continue readingMarch 11, 2021 • by Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff in Leadership • 8 min read
From Black Power to Black Lives Matter, political activism has long played a part in sport. But only now are major sponsors happy to getinvolved. Here’s why it’s time for your organization...
March 10, 2021 • by Peter Vogel in Leadership • 4 min read
Ideas are not the same as opportunities. Starting a new venture requires time and effort. But this seemingly obvious statement has led to confusion among entrepreneurs and academics....
March 10, 2021 • by Michael Watkins, Janet Spencer in Innovation • 6 min read
Most major organizational change ends in failure. How can you beat the odds and be successful?...
March 10, 2021 • by Peter Vogel, Patrick Reinmoeller, Karl Schmedders in Family business • 6 min read
Family businesses traditionally pull together to survive a crisis, but the dramatic impact of the pandemic has brought even the strongest to their knees. They will have to developnew skills to adapt...
March 10, 2021 • by Dominique Turpin in Strategy • 5 min read
From the opportunities presented by digital marketing to the hazards of failing to grasp that brand transparency is now a crucial marketing asset, here are seven trends that are increasingly impacting your...
March 10, 2021 • by Ralf Seifert, Richard Markoff in Leadership • 5 min read
Supply chains have been under intense pressure over the course of the pandemic. What can we learn from the shocks they have experienced and the resilience they have displayed?...
March 10, 2021 • by Lindiwe Matlali in Finance • 8 min read
It’s not a lack of talent but a lack of opportunity that is holding back Africans, argues Lindiwe Matlali, the leading light in a not-for-profit organization which helps young people to reach...
March 8, 2021 • by Philip Rosenzweig in I by IMD Book Club • 3 min read
In a world of 24-hour news cycles, podcasts and webinars, Tweets and Ted Talks, is there still a role for books? The answer, of course, is: Yes....
March 8, 2021 • by Michael R. Wade in Management • 1 min read • Podcast available
The corporate world is full of platitudes about management and leadership that form a kind of accepted wisdom about how things are done in business....
March 5, 2021 • by Josef Joffe in Leadership • 5 min read
Facebook and Twitter used their unbridled power to silence President Trump, but rationing thought, however hateful, is bad for liberal democracy, argues Josef Joffe....
March 5, 2021 • by Öykü Işık in Innovation • 10 min read
During lockdown, families have turned to PlayStation, Xbox and Twitch in ever increasing numbers. That’s good for business, but there is a social cost and the regulators are circling, reports Öykü Işık...
March 5, 2021 • by Sunil Gulati, Andrew Zimbalist in Magazine • 13 min read
Empty stadiums, canceled fixtures and a massive loss of revenue, the pandemic has wrought havoc on everything from the Olympics to the Superbowl. But some sports have adapted better than others, report...
March 5, 2021 • by Amit Joshi in Innovation • 8 min read
Television, video, DVD ‒ the big screen giants have adapted and survived many times before, but the rapid rise of streaming combined with enforced closure of cinemas is posing the biggest threat...
October 5, 2020 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Uncategorized • 9 min read
Comment Lonza a combiné le défi du vaccin COVID-19 avec la réorientation de ses activités......
September 13, 2020 • by Knut Haanaes, Martin Reeves in I by IMD Book Club - Questions • 1 min read
How can businesses systematically harness the power of imagination?...
August 12, 2020 in CEO Dialogue Series • 4 min read
The leader of the world’s largest container shipping group predicts that trade will recover quickly to pre-pandemic levels and grow slowly but steadily thereafter....




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