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IMD sustainability progress confirmed by EcoVadis

IMD has stepped up its action and measurement efforts in the area of sustainability in recent years. EcoVadis announced the business school’s rating for 2019, showing a clear year on year...

IMD EMBA alumnus Michael Hengartner named new President of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (ETH) Board

This week, the Swiss Federal Council elected Michael Hengartner as the new President of the ETH Board, taking up office on 1 February 2020. IMD EMBA Dean Stefan Michel said, “I congratulate...

'HAVE' the right mindset for agile work

By Tomoko Yokoi

Interpose century-plus living against a backdrop of faster, smarter and cheaper technology, and we will see a significant churn in the labor market as traditional jobs disappear and new ones appear...

Philanthropic impact investing: Four keys to success

By Vanina Farber, Patrick Reichert, Peter A. Wuffli

Impact investment is a rapidly growing phenomenon that has sparked enthusiasm across a wide range of actors, including investors, policy-makers, entrepreneurs and citizens. Impact investments are...

How to avoid being blindsided by disruption

By Christos Cabolis, Tawfik Jelassi, Omar Toulan, Anouk Lavoie Orlick

In an age of disruption, incremental change does not prepare companies for the future. Firms need the courage to embrace radical change to renew themselves and stay relevant. The first three...

Getting diversity & inclusion right

By Josefine van Zanten, Alyson Meister

A good number of Fortune 500’s have been setting best practices and leading the way in the complicated field of Diversity and Inclusion, yet, others are still questioning the why’s and how’s of...

Put purpose at the core of strategy

By Thomas W. Malnight

Putting purpose at the core of corporate strategy is a critical driver of growth, profitability and organizational relevance. To achieve this, purpose must play two distinct roles to: (1) redefine...

Future proofing and turbocharging organizations – IMD wins coveted award

The Brandon Hall Group selected two cases by IMD faculty on change strategy and innovative learning programs for its Excellence Gold Awards

Ikea v Pepperfry: India the venue for a David and Goliath furniture fight

By Amit M. Joshi, Ivy Buche

Do Social and Environmental issues affect the talent appeal in a country?

By Christos Cabolis

Free up sustainability reporting to boost the triple bottom line

By Balaji S. Chakravarthy, P. C. Abraham

In the case of sustainability reporting,external standards and reporting formats have emerged without giving companies the chance to tell their unique stories based on the metrics and processes...

Power of divergent thinking

By Thomas W. Malnight, Ivy Buche, Victoria Kemanian

To manage for tomorrow with a “leader” mindset, executives need to expand the areas of choice and shape the strategic options for the company going forward. For this, they must adopt a learning...

Institutions and social openness unlock competitiveness

By Christos Cabolis, Arturo Bris, José Caballero, Marco Pistis

The international economic system is being shaped by the rise of inward-looking governments, scepticism about globalization, the closing of borders, and the spectre of war, trade or otherwise...

Supply chain career opportunities

By Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff

More and more companies have complex, global supply chains and are evolving their management structures to maintain service levels and control working capital. Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP...

Finding purpose through social innovation

By Vanina Farber, Patrick Reichert

At a Discovery Event on finding purpose through social innovation, Professor Vanina Farber engaged participants to explore the challenges and opportunities that their organizations face as global...

IMD reaccredited by world’s largest business school association AACSB

AACSB review praises IMD as ‘best practice’ business school

Let’s go seize tomorrow’s opportunities!

Orchestrating Winning Performance Lausanne 2019 closes on a high note

How can your organization become more purpose-driven?

Understanding the power of purpose – can doing good generate good business?

Let’s take your brain to the spa

Executives recharge their batteries at IMD’s signature learning program

Bringing down the walls

A lesson in generations and prosperity

IMD and Qatar Petroleum conclude successful High Performance Boards Program

The Qatar Petroleum High Performance Boards Award Ceremony, held in Doha in January 2017, marked the culmination of a year-long transformational journey during which IMD and Qatar Petroleum laid...

IMD EMBAs rewarded for outstanding business cases on LinkedIn Learning and the Apple Watch

Two teams of IMD EMBA participants recently won awards in the 2017 John Molson MBA International Case competition. The IMD case: ''Will LinkedIn Learning Disrupt the Education Landscape?'' took...

Should companies and government meddle with “happiness”?

By Stéphane Garelli

Oud Bint Khalfan Al Roumi is twice happy. She landed a prestigious government position in the United Arab Emirates. Then, she was appointed to the rather unique job of “state minister in charge...

Jebsen & Jessen Family Enterprise: Masters of entrepreneurial partnerships

By Benoit F. Leleux with Marta Widz.

Receiving one of the most prestigious accolades for "excellence in family business" was a memorable moment for Hans Michael Jebsen and Heinrich Jessen – the two principal shareholders of Jebsen ...

Talent competitiveness and leadership quality

By Arturo Bris with Christos Cabolis, José Caballero.

Public policies can strongly influence the quality of leadership capabilities and competencies available in a particular country. For example, policies that increase education expenditure...

Embrace digital - make your strategy process more engaging!

By Knut Haanaes

A few years back the author was involved in an exercise where the strategy processes of a large set of leading global firms were observed. These were all companies you would expect to be...

The continuous attractiveness of Switzerland

By Arturo Bris, José Caballero

Why do MNCs such as Philip Morris and ABB choose Switzerland as a base for their operations? There are several significant factors that define the attractiveness of Switzerland. Among them, one...