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The many faces of informal enterprise

September 20, 2024 • by Esther Salvi, Frank-Martin Belz, Sophie Bacq in Sustainability • 7 min read

An informal approach to entrepreneurship is not only for small business owners who lack other options. Flexing between varying degrees of formality is the norm in many settings....

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Imaginary jobs at fake firms: living in an age of illusion

September 20, 2024 • by Jerry Davis in Audio articles • 8 min read

Information technology can reduce the transaction costs of using markets. For labor markets, however, the costs have merely been transferred from business to workers....

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Sustainable capitalism requires boards with courage

September 19, 2024 • by Paul Strebel in Governance • 9 min read

Here are four key focus areas to ensure boards overcome the financial and competitive pressures that prevent companies from implementing sustainable capitalism...

Why pension funds are moving beyond stocks and bonds

September 18, 2024 • by Anca Mataoanu in Finance • 8 min read

Pension funds are shifting from traditional stocks and bonds to alternative investments like venture capital and private equity in an attempt to boost returns and reduce risk....

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Potential or performance? We should value and reward both

September 18, 2024 • by Peter Attfield in Audio articles • 6 min read

Organizations place too much emphasis on ‘high potential’ leadership talent at the expense of people who can deliver value in other ways....

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Key policies for growth and innovation

September 17, 2024 • by Richard Baldwin in Competitiveness • 7 min read

Mario Draghi was chosen by Europe to revive its flagging economy. Ursula von der Leyen appointed Draghi as a special advisor, with the objective of addressing matters related to competitiveness....

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Creating value by cutting carbon

September 17, 2024 • by Albrecht Enders in Sustainability • 6 min read

Lena Hök, Executive Vice President for Sustainability and Innovation at Skanska, explains how being a forerunner on sustainability has helped it set industry standards and win customers....

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Can the BRICS+ help the world transition to climate neutrality?

September 16, 2024 • by André Brotto in Leadership • 5 min read

The BRICS economic grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are sitting in the catbird seat as the world’s wealthiest nations spend billions of dollars to transition their economies away...

How Haier works: How culture has shaped the world’s leading home appliance maker

September 16, 2024 • by Daniel R. Denison , William Fischer in Innovation • 14 min read

An in-depth study into Haier’s RenDanHeYi philosophy reinforces how it enables business units to innovate and develop new products based on what customers need....

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ACE Founders, with Ian Charles Stewart and François Randin

September 13, 2024 • by Ian Charles Stewart in Podcasts • 1 min read • Podcast available

Join this IMD Founder Series talk with François Randin, a trailblazer in electric mobility, as he shares his experience as a pioneer in the EV marketplace. Randin was an early believer in...