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Endress+Hauser: How to future-proof a 70-year-old market leader

February 17, 2026 • by Goutam Challagalla in value creation • 1 min read • Podcast available

Family ownership, strategic paranoia, and integrated sustainability: Matthias Altendorf on future-proofing global market leader Endress+Hauser....

Paths to board careers: 4 things to consider when searching for your first board role

September 3, 2025 • by Jennifer Jordan in value creation • 7 min read

Transitioning to the boardroom? Discover the four essentials: your value, mindset, learning journey, and cultural fit to build a successful board career....

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Uncertainty and Enterprise: Amar Bhidé on risk, imagination, and innovation

September 1, 2025 • by Stefan Michel in value creation • 2 min read • Podcast available

In this edition of the I by IMD podcast, Stefan Michel and Amar Bhidé discuss risk vs uncertainty, AI’s challenges, and the role of imagination in business....

Breaking up to move forward: Why CFOs are at the heart of the de-conglomeration trend

July 23, 2025 • by Salvatore Cantale in value creation • 6 min read

In an age that prizes agility, breaking up is a strategy rather than a surrender, argues IMD’s Salvatore Cantale, as CFOs step forward as architects of value in the de-conglomeration era....

Seeing the full picture: Why companies must look beyond financial metrics to drive sustainable prosperity

January 21, 2025 • by Julia Binder in value creation • 8 min read

Capitalism's fixation on financial metrics blinds us to the true cost of prosperity, eroding the very foundations of wealth creation. At the opening night of the SDG Tent in Davos, panelists called...

Unlocking value in manufacturing by taking continuous improvement to the next level

December 9, 2024 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Vasilis Karamalegos in value creation • 8 min read

Manufacturers must adopt a unified strategy across different divisions if they are to extract the full value of Industry 4.0. ...

The nonmarket sustainability advantage

September 27, 2024 • by Michael Yaziji, David Bach in value creation • 8 min read

Could a new approach beyond a company’s products and services be the key to improving performance on environmental, social, and governance metrics? ...

Which economies create the most value?

January 16, 2024 • by Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Alexander Gruber, Felix Reitz in value creation • 5 min read

To make fair comparisons between capitalist economies, it's important to take non-listed firms into account....

The Tetrahedron in Bottrop is a walkable steel structure in the form of a tetrahedron with a side length of 60m, resting on four 9m tall concrete pillars. It is located in Bottrop, Germany, on top of the mine dump Halde Beckstraße and serves as the town's landmark

Is the German economy the ‘Sick Man of Europe’ once again?

January 9, 2024 • by Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Felix Reitz in value creation • 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,...

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Essential levers to add value and create maximum impact

December 21, 2023 • by Adrian Ackeret in value creation • 12 min read

Ventures that change ecosystems will pioneer the impact economy, argues Adrian Ackeret, and they require a supportive environment for innovation, entrepreneurship, and funding....

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