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September 26, 2025 • by Stéphane J. G. Girod, Jana M. Arden in Strategy • 8 min read
As luxury e-commerce enters a new chapter, shifting consumer expectations, rising costs, and mounting sustainability demands are testing the resilience of every player. LuxExperience CEO Michael Kliger shares how it is navigating...
Continue readingJanuary 12, 2024 • by Salvatore Cantale, Marc Woodfield in Audio articles • 8 min read
Companies figuring out how to respond to the shock of higher borrowing costs must beware of three common misconceptions....
January 11, 2024 • by Patrick Reinmoeller in Leadership • 4 min read
How defining a unique perspective, worldview, and guiding principles can help leaders to describe, explain, and predict outcomes....
January 11, 2024 • by Kristin Hull in Finance • 8 min read
Activist investors have the power to direct the corporate world to embrace positive change. Kristin Hull offers a four-step guide to effective engagement....
January 11, 2024 • by Thomas Moons in Innovation • 6 min read
All too many digital transformation projects fail to deliver on the commitments made in the business case. But thanks to a “launch and listen” approach, Shell has broken the mold when it...
January 11, 2024 • by Zhike Lei in Management Cast • 1 min read • Podcast available
Professor Lei discusses how to reassess failure, and to recognise the opportunities it brings...
January 10, 2024 • by Emil Moldovan, Todd Cort, Matthew Goldberg, Jennifer Marlon, Anthony Leiserowitz in Audio articles • 12 min read
The responsibility to maximize profits guides how institutional investors, such as pension funds, invest on behalf of others. But that does not mean investing in climate change is off the table....
January 9, 2024 • by Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Felix Reitz in Competitiveness • 4 min read
After nearly two decades, claims that Germany is the “sick man of Europe” are making a comeback. In the first six months of 2023, around half of Germany’s publicly-listed firms destroyed value,...
January 8, 2024 • by Maryanne Ochola in Audio articles • 6 min read
Economies in Africa are being transformed by targeted investment, but much more needs to be done....
January 8, 2024 • by Simon J. Evenett, Fernando Martín Espejo in Strategy • 11 min read
Government interventions affecting corporate strategies and the markets are increasing. Now, a new tool allows leaders to see the influence of the “visible hand” more easily....
January 5, 2024 • by Robert Hooijberg, Arturo Bris, David Bach, José Parra Moyano, Michael R. Wade, Julia Binder, Howard H. Yu, Simon J. Evenett, Alyson Meister, Salvatore Cantale, Stefan Michel in 2024 trends • 15 min read
What can we expect to see over the coming year? IMD professors offer their expert predictions, and we invite you to join in....
January 5, 2024 • by Vanina Farber, Patrick Reichert in Audio articles • 9 min read
What is the impact economy and why should it matter? And how do you know if your actions are making a positive difference?...
January 4, 2024 in Human Resources • 7 min read
Introverts often hide their light under a bushel. But a powerful personal brand can help you create a positive impact and attract the right opportunities....
January 3, 2024 • by Sophie Bacq, G. T. Lumpkin in Magazine • 13 min read
When diverse stakeholders and regular citizens collaborate and coalesce around positive societal change initiatives, they can develop viable solutions to the complex problems that can impede local economies....
January 2, 2024 • by Ben Bryant in Leadership • 7 min read
It can be tough at the top. But then, no one ever said it was easy. How to deal with the daily tensions and conflicting perspectives? Get comfortable with the idea of...
January 1, 2024 • by Jean-François Manzoni, Michael D. Watkins, Susan Goldsworthy, Richard Roi, Katharina Lange, Jennifer Jordan, Alyson Meister, Winter Nie in 2024 trends • 9 min read
Unsurprisingly, most leaders are feeling the pressure right now. How can you lead for sustained success in a world of constant change?...
December 31, 2023 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit M. Joshi, Howard H. Yu, Simon J. Evenett, Johannes Fritz, Goutam Challagalla, Sarah E. Toms in 2024 trends • 6 min read
IMD’s professors and expert contributors shed light on key trends that will shape the technological landscape in the coming year....
December 30, 2023 • by Richard Baldwin, Simon J. Evenett, Fernando Martín Espejo in 2024 trends • 8 min read
From a potential stabilization of US-China relations to a super election cycle, our experts discuss the factors that could smooth or disrupt trade flows in 2024....
December 29, 2023 • by Karl Schmedders in 2024 trends • 6 min read
The outlook for 2024 remains cautious. Karl Schmedders, IMD’s Professor of Finance, considers five themes that are likely to dominate the business landscape....
This guide aims to help businesses navigate the rapidly evolving voluntary biodiversity credit (VBC) markets and decide whether and how to engage.
Strategizing for Competitiveness in a Fragmented World
Explore how generative AI is reshaping supply chains with IMD’s Carlos Cordon on Mike and Amit Talk Tech, driving smarter and adaptive solutions.
ABB CEO Morten Wierod shares how the company drives industries to be leaner, cleaner, and more productive while advancing sustainability and innovation.
How Maersk is rewriting the rules of shipping decarbonization – through collaboration, purpose, and placing big bets on the fuels of the future.
Morten Wierod, President and CEO of ABB tells Jean-François Manzoni how a leaner-and-cleaner mission, decentralized discipline, and a culture of speed are driving its transformation for the road ahead.
IMD’s Andrew Sharman sits down with Amy Walters Cohen, whose award-winning book Ruthlessly Caring challenges conventional leadership – and offers a paradoxical path forward in a world in flux.
In his book Climate Justice: What Rich Nations Owe the World – and the Future, Cass R Sunstein delivers a timely exploration of the moral and practical obligations that wealthy nations have in the face of climate change. He discussed his views on climate, economics, innovation, and sports as well as the source of his optimism with Julia Binder, Professor of Sustainable Innovation and Business Transformation at IMD.
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