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Where to go on vacation?

By Christos Cabolis

Where to go on vacation?

By Christos Cabolis

Redesigning what it means to be innovative

Yelena Tagiyeva attended the Disruptive Innovation program to help her make the right decisions when setting up her yoga and mindfulness training website and teaching programs. It helped her...

Hitching a ride on social or political movements can help firms profit, and change for the better

By Brian Bolton

Companies that take a stand on controversial social issues, leverage the interest in these social movements to generate profits. This doesn’t make these companies evil or hypocritical. It’s...

Why family businesses are better equipped to deal with a fractured world

By Denise H. Kenyon-Rouvinez

There is overwhelming evidence that a short-termist business culture, guided predominantly by financial indicators with a bias towards maximizing profit and growth, is failing. It is not only...

IMD online programs: Participant on how he implemented his learnings

In addition to its degree granting, open enrollment programs, and custom programs, IMD also has a growing suite of highly personalized online courses that cover topics ranging from leadership...

The digital tsunami: How it impacts your business

By Georges Haour, Peter Vogel, Karine Avagyan with Michelle Perrinjaquet.
Contributors: Benoît Morel, Solange Ghernaouti, Sébastien Ziegler, Carmela Troncoso, Isabelle Borfiga, Sławomir Kukliński.

The digital revolution is gaining momentum. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Korean Telecom was the first to use 5G on a large scale, making it possible to transmit data roughly 100 times faster than...

IMD joins the Forté Foundation as part of the school’s commitment towards women in business

PRESS RELEASE: IMD joins forward thinking international business schools, corporations and non-profit organizations to increase the number of women in business leadership roles

Is agility the latest management fad? Or not?

By Bettina Büchel

Agility is the hot topic in management, but should all companies introduce agile practices. IMD Professor of Strategy and Organization, Bettina Büchel, shares her thoughts on agility for companies.

Why PSD2 and open banking regulations are more disruptive than all the FinTechs and challenger banks combined

By Michael R. Wade

Many banks are responding with a veritable frenzy of activity to ward off the many disruptors – a powerful triumvirate of FinTechs, challenger banks, and digital giants. Meanwhile a true...

Four IMD Professors among best-selling case authors for 2017/2018

The Case Centre has just announced its top-40 list of best-selling case authors for 2017/2018. This year four IMD professors are among the world’s best business education case writers with...

Mandating boardroom diversity can narrow the opportunity gap for women

By Brian Bolton

Jerry Brown, recently signed into law new requirements for companies headquartered in California to include more women on their boards. Supporters believe increasing board diversity is important...

The Chinese AI innovation chasm

By Michael R. Wade

Despite heavy investment and easy access to data, China may struggle to realize its AI ambitions. The main obstacle for AI development in China is not lack of funding, but lack of innovative...

Every innovation needs a story

By William A. Fischer

Innovation can never just be about the technology. It must have an empathetic view of the audience and it must speak to their needs. Often entrepreneurs are desperately in love with their ideas and...

Bankruptcy of Sears: A not-so-surprising case of disruption

By Michael R. Wade

Sears has just announced its bankruptcy. Professor Michael Wade analyzes what it means for the retail industry as a whole.

Versace acquisition: Michael Kors needed to boost its credibility to make it in the luxury market

By Stéphane J. G. Girod

American group Michael Kors enters the luxury world with it’s acquisition of Versace. By acquiring the well-respected Milan-based brand, Michael Kors is not only pursuing its strategy to grow, but...

IMD to boost 30 startups toward success

IMD announces 2018 edition of its startup competition. Startups work with IMDs MBAs and EMBAs to improve their business models. Winners pitch to investors in Silicon Valley and receive scholarships...

De Agostini: Transforming the business and the family

By Benoit F. Leleux, Marta Widz

IMD recognized De Agostini Group, a third- to fifth-generation family enterprise, for its ability to evolve from a traditional publishing house to a global investment holding in just two decades...

De Agostini Group wins the 2018 IMD Global Family Business Award

De Agostini Group wins the 2018 IMD Global Family Business Award

In the field with Coronilla

By Benoit F. Leleux, Anouk Lavoie Orlick

Coronilla successfully transformed itself from being a local pasta manufacturer to a global health food player. At the heart of the company’s successful pivot was a new purpose: to put social...

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...