The long way to China: What chip smuggling reveals about trade today
A Taiwan chip-smuggling case reveals how export controls, geopolitical rivalry, and supply-chain governance are redefining the rules of global trade. ...
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When star performers target rivals, a team loses
When contests turn personal, employees can make high-risk choices that hurt the organization. Linus Dahlander, Henning Piezunka, and Arne Thomas suggest ways to identify and reverse the damage....
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AI and the Chief Legal Officer: Redefining legal leadership
Once primarily the guardian of traditional and well-established legal systems, today the CLO is becoming the architect of enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) governance, helping to identify and manage AI risks and opportunities...
De-risking risk management with AI: How RBI built for quality and speed
The Austrian bank’s award-winning Risk Assistant demonstrates how artificial intelligence helps improve not just the speed but also the quality and accuracy of financial reporting, finds Goutam Challagalla....
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Lack of trust drives the just-in-case energy era
Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, explains why long-term policy stability and infrastructure investments are essential for a secure, resilient power supply....
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Why sustainability leaders need to think like change managers
Former IKEA sustainability chief Pia Heidenmark Cook explains how understanding colleagues’ motivations, equipping people to act and overcoming the barriers to scale can turn sustainability ambitions into business practice....
What national competitiveness really depends on
There is no universal formula for national competitiveness. Switzerland, South Korea, and Canada show how different combinations of strengths can create advantage – and why those models must evolve as the world...
Strategic friction beats perfect harmony for better decision-making
Smooth board meetings and quick approvals are misleading indicators of effectiveness. Marianna Zangrillo and Thomas Keil reveal how the best-performing boards harness the power of carefully managed conflict....
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