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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.

Huawei: fears in the West are misplaced and could backfire in the long run

By Howard H. Yu

Western fears of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei infiltrating their technological infrastructure are rooted in fears of China’s rise. But a lot of these fears are misplaced and cutting Huawei out of...

IMD/ECAL team win UEFA Innovation Challenge with wearable tech to improve fan experience

For IMD’s MBA innovation module, the school, UEFA, ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne and ThinkSport teamed up to create a unique and intensive experience for MBA and Master in...

Looking at digital technologies through the eyes of executives

By Bettina Büchel

The business potential of new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, intelligent robotics, the internet of things (IoT) and blockchain are on executives’ minds in...

IMD Highlights Sustainability Practices Around Campus

IMD Highlights Sustainability Practices Around Campus

How an IMD organizational learning program helped establish the UEFA Academy

Thomas Junod is Head the UEFA Academy at The Union of European Football Associations. Last year, he participated in IMD’s Organizational Learning in Action (OLA), a program designed to help...

Highlights from recent IMD Alumni Club events worldwide

Alumni Clubs offer a wide range of networking and learning activities. There are some 40+ Alumni Clubs worldwide, all diverse in nature Here is a roundup of recent IMD Alumni Club events held around...

IMD business school and Pictet join forces to launch the IMD-Pictet Sustainability in Family Business Award

IMD business school and Pictet join forces to launch the IMD-Pictet Sustainability in Family Business Award

IMD’s MBA program partners with UEFA, ECAL and ThinkSport to innovate fans’ experience

IMD business school, UEFA, ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne and ThinkSport have teamed up to create a unique and intense experience for MBA and Master in Design participants to learn...

Abu Dhabi School of Government and IMD Announce New Partnership

The Abu Dhabi School of Government (ADSG) and IMD, the internationally renowned business school for leadership and management, have announced a new partnership to offer award-winning...

IMD faculty member Jennifer Jordan recognized among top global 40 business school professors under 40

IMD Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior Jennifer Jordan has been named as one of the top 40 international business school professors under 40 years old.

In the field with Spice World

By Winter Nie, Shih-Han Huang

How can a company succeed in a highly competitive, fragmented industry with low barriers to entry? As industry boundaries increasingly blur and previously unthought-of competitors cross domains...

How a small company used big data to increase its sales

By John W. Walsh

The age of online marketing has been dominated by stories of huge sums being spent by many people employed by large firms. This tale from the Antipodes reminds us that smart people in small firms...

Standing at the dumb end of our smarter future

By William A. Fischer

What could ever be dumb about the fast-arriving internet of things — that seemingly inevitable assemblage of ever more networked devices, products and everything in-between? Dumbness? That would be...

Swiss people’s party plays on fear and terrorism ahead of third generation foreigner vote

By Stefan Michel

Currently, the rules for granting citizenship are set in the country’s individual cantons but the vote proposes a revision to the law making it easier and uniform across the country.

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...