Advancing gender equity: Insights from Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-Prize-winning work
Four ways in which businesses can reframe the workplace environment more positively for women...
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A healthy debate: CHROs can use geopolitical opinion to unite, rather than divide the workforce
IMD’s Katharina Lange explains how CHROs can strike a balance between respecting employee opinions and preserving organizational performance and integrity....
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The CEO exodus: The imperative of strategic succession planning
As record numbers of bosses head for the exit, early and comprehensive planning is key to navigating the complexities of CEO succession and ensuring a smooth transition to new leadership....
Henkel’s Carsten Knobel: A CEO who sticks to his strategy
February 27, 2024 in CEO Dialogue podcast series • 9 min read • 
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Henkel CEO Carsten Knobel tells IMD President Jean-François Manzoni why he has remained laser focused on implementing its purposeful growth agenda and why the company decided to exit Russia....
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Crisis looms: The challenges facing China’s banks and their global implications
A banking crisis in China has the potential to disrupt global financial markets, supply chains, and international trade – causing widespread economic repercussions. What can be done to avert such a disaster? ...
Digital sustainability: The new frontier for greener technology and business
From reducing greenhouse gas emissions to supporting sustainability objectives across value chains, digital technologies can promote sustainability by helping organizations visualize, scale, and improve processes. But in the business sector, the mechanisms...
The UAE’s ascent in the semiconductor wars: A new era in chip manufacturing?
The UAE, though currently holding a small slice of the semiconductor manufacturing pie, is emerging as a contender in the chip wars, supplying tech giants with processors to power AI and fostering...
Closing the climate gap: the rise of green finance
The financial sector has a crucial role to play in enabling the transition towards sustainable finance. So how can financial institutions establish themselves as drivers of the green transition rather than financers...
Challenging dogmatic narratives in VC, with Fergal Mullen – Part 2
February 20, 2024 • by Raphaël Grieco, Karl Schmedders in Capital Conversations • 1 min read • Podcast available
Fergal Mullen's challenges entrenched dogmas in venture capital, urging a more thoughtful and individualized approach...
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The ‘Magnificent Seven’ (M7): Assessing their contribution to the performance of US publicly listed firms
Data from the Crux of Capitalism finds that the ‘Magnificent Seven' “tech” stocks – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla – together accounted for 32% of the economic profit of...
Is your investment a force for good? EU rules will help you decide
February 16, 2024 • by Cedric Lombard in Finance • 7 min read
The International Sustainability Standards Board has called for a more integrated approach to reporting, but Cédric Lombard argues that the EU’s new reporting framework already fits the bill for investors seeking to...
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