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RFID: Yesterday’s blockchain

By Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff

RFID has become a useful part of the supply chain toolbox while not being the revolution it was once promised to be. By looking back on RFID, practitioners can begin looking for the blockchain...

Propelling family enterprises toward the future: IMD center of excellence names new Director Peter Vogel

IMD Professor of Family Business and Entrepreneurship Peter Vogel has taken up the Directorship of the IMD Global Family Business Center

What teams don’t, can’t, daren’t or won’t discuss

By Ginka Toegel, Jean-Louis Barsoux

Undiscussables exist because they help people avoid short-term conflicts, threats, and embarrassment. But they also short-circuit the inquiries and challenges essential to both improving performance...

“Leadership is believing that everybody else has a superhero inside of them”

David Marquet speaks at IMD’s High Performance Leadership (HPL) and Advanced HPL’s 100th program alumni event

Incorporating industrial robots in the forthcoming IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking

By Christos Cabolis

On September 26, we are launching the third edition of the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking (WDCR). It assesses an economy’s aptitude to adapt and explore digital technologies that...

How a chocolate company cleaned up its supply chain and started the transformation of an industry

By Benoit F. Leleux, Jan Van der Kaaij

What gives a brand the ability to stand head and shoulders above a saturated marketplace? What enables it to win loyalty and enthusiasm from its employees and its audience? What gives it staying...

Changing lives – 60 at a time

IMD’s High Performance Leadership (HPL) and Advanced High Performance Leadership (AHPL) celebrate 100th program

"IMD broadened my vision"

Interview with Smita Suchde Gruetter, IMD EMBA graduate (2016), serial entrepreneur and philanthropist

IMD partners dominate 2019 Top 100 Swiss Startup Award

Almost one third of the most pioneering young companies in Switzerland featured in this year’s Top 100 Swiss Startup Award have benefited from the support and expertise of IMD EMBA and MBA...

MBAs coding their way to the future

“I thought machine learning was like something out of science fiction,” said IMD MBA 2019 participant Chaoyi Zhu. “But during the MBA Digital Analytics week, I learned how it works and it’s the...

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 Silver rating for 2019, showing a clear...

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

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

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...