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Building a fairer society requires a new kind of leadership

By Ina Toegel, Mikolaj Jan Piskorski

It is time for Switzerland to pick up the pace in the fight for fairness – starting with executive leadership

Online shopping: why its unstoppable growth may be coming to an end

By Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff

Many people probably assume that online stores are making a fortune, without all the costly bricks and mortar. But the reality is rather different. Many ecommerce activities are, in fact...

China got AI right, but did we get China right?

By Mark J. Greeven

Professor Mark Greeven provides insights from Chinese innovation and AI.

A professional life need not be boring!

Is a portfolio career an option? A testimonial by IMD Professor Stephane Garelli

What is the competitiveness performance of the different regions in 2019?

By Christos Cabolis

IMD EMBA Graduation June 2019: “Celebrating our learning marathon”

Pablo Percelsi’s career has often placed him in closer proximity to the world’s battle fields than its board rooms. Even so, completing IMD’s EMBA with executives from the world of business has led...

IMD ranked #1 in open programs 8 years in a row (2012-2019) in the Financial Times Executive Education Rankings

IMD is one of two schools ranked in the world’s top 5 for more than 15 years consecutively

An AI taught itself to play a video game – for the first time, it’s beating humans

By Amit M. Joshi, Maude Lavanchy

A self-taught AI beat humans at their own game – here's how they did it

Three barriers holding back the next wave of female digital leaders

By Tomoko Yokoi, Elizabeth A. Teracino, Jialu Shan, Michael R. Wade

As it stands, the current reality for female digital leaders and tech entrepreneurs is grim. Despite a healthy demand for digital talent, the lack of diversity in tech continues to be pervasive...

Singapore topples United States as world’s most competitive economy

Singapore has ranked as the world’s most competitive economy for the first time since 2010, according to the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings, as the United States slipped from the top spot...

The IMD MBA: A catalyst for career advancement

“IMD’s MBA Career Development Center directly helped me get my job by initiating contact with prospect companies.” “Right from the onset of the MBA program, in fact even before, the IMD MBA careers...

In the field with Turkcell

By Tawfik Jelassi, P. C. Abraham

Digital disruption is a reality in most industries and geographies. Established players are up against new competitors that use asset-light digital business models to compete very effectively with...

IMD team wins highest prize for its work transforming organizations in the 2019 EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards

The winners of the 2019 EMBA Excellence in Practice Awards have been announced and IMD has once again received international recognition for the excellence in its learning and development programs...

In Anticipation of the 2019 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook

By Christos Cabolis

TV streaming titans are locked into a real-life Game of Thrones – here’s a way around this fight to the death

By Michael R. Wade

IMD Professor Michael Wade provides a way forward for the media giants.

Israel: The unreasonable nation, and how that makes it similar to Silicon Valley

By Jim Pulcrano

Entrepreneurs exist everywhere, but several regions, notably Silicon Valley and Israel, are held up as examples for the rest of us to learn from. Rather than simply describing the two places, which...

From Auschwitz to a life of kindness and forgiveness: lessons for leadership

Dr Edith Eva Eger – holocaust survivor, author, and leadership mentor – addressed the IMD community on how to make the journey from victimization to empowerment.

2019 UEFA Innovation Challenge – Ideas Developed by IMD/ECAL Teams

UEFA, ECAL and ThinkSport teamed up to create a unique and intensive experience for students to learn about innovation.

New faculty book: Strategic Agility

By Bettina Büchel

A new book by IMD Professor Bettina Büchel and Rhoda Davidson titled "Strategic Agility - The art of piloting initiatives" has been released

Behavioral economics in the digital world

By John W. Walsh, Valerie Keller-Birrer

IMD Professor John W. Walsh and Valérie Keller-Birrer give principles to apply behavioral economics in online retail to create real win-win situations and better customer experiences.

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...