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Social justice: Bridge over troubled waters

By Christos Cabolis

How cohesive a society is depends on the attitudes that manage the relationships among different social groups. Yet, these relationships are often dominated by a majority group or coalitions...

Unleashing shared learning and impact—IMD Alumna Angelica Adamski

IMD Alumni Impact: Angelica Adamski

The five stages of the Chief Digital Officer–and why they often fail

By Michael R. Wade

Working with many CDOs over the past five years, we have concluded they are, by and large, competent, motivated and experienced, with a strong mix of knowledge and skills. By this reckoning, their...

Seeing the bigger picture – “an unforgettable once in a lifetime experience”

Javier Sanchez Castro, EMBA 2018, on being a better leader and his quest for lifelong learning.

3 key challenges to central bank governance – and how they are reshaping the global economy

By Didier Cossin, Elisabeth Bourqui

Chinese movie studio upturned its business model due to coronavirus – Western companies take note

By Mark J. Greeven, Michael R. Wade

The Wuhan coronavirus has negatively impacted millions of people in China, many more than the 40,000+ infected so far. The crisis, however, has led to some significant opportunities. By acting...

In the field with Eli Lilly

By John R. Weeks, Valerie Keller-Birrer

Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indianapolis, USA, with products marketed in 120 countries. Eli Lilly Austria, Switzerland, Germany is the company’s...

In the field with Coesia

By Goutam Challagalla, Valerie Keller-Birrer

Coesia is a privately-owned group of industrial and packaging solutions companies based in Bologna, Italy. The group, active in various product categories, went through a two-phase...

Business for society and the environment

Professor Frédéric Dalsace of IMD Business School is passionate about the real action required of businesses to affect change on environmental issues and closing the poverty gap—and on the role...

Mind the micro-inequity: Fostering inclusion in teams and organizations

By Josefine van Zanten, Alyson Meister

Rooting out micro-inequities is key to creating an inclusive culture in teams or organizations. Here are three main ways to do it

Coronavirus: Should financial markets be so worried?

By Arturo Bris

Markets reacting to coronavirus shows how feeble and unstable global trade is

7 questions to ask about your organization's readiness for the Wuhan Coronavirus crisis

By Michael D. Watkins

The Wuhan Corona Virus is presenting virtually all organizations with unforeseen challenges. Is your organization ready to meet them?

IMD once again features in annual Case Centre bestseller list

One of IMD’s long-time bestselling cases, Reinventing Nespresso? The Challenges of a Market Leader Under Attack, has once again made the Case Centre’s top selling case list.

IMD plays a major role at the Global Family Enterprise Case Competition

IMD has been recognized for its important contribution to the annual Global Family Enterprise Case Competition – one of the most well-known events of its kind in the family business sphere – at...

Technology will keep creating new jobs, but quantity is no guarantee of quality – MIT’s David Autor

Technological progress will likely enhance our skills, raise productivity and create more jobs. But quantity is no guarantee of quality, says MIT Economist David Autor at E4S event at IMD.

IMD takes 3 of the top 5 spots in major global MBA case writing competition

IMD Professor Benoit Leleux wins first and fourth places with cases on sustainability-focused initiatives while Professor Amit Joshi and Ivy Buche come in second with a look at the future of...

How purpose, philosophy and poetry are driving Mahindra’s Rajeev Dubey to improve the lives of others

Rajeev Dubey, Group President (HR & Corporate Services) and CEO (After-Market Sector) and Member of the Group Executive Board at Mahindra & Mahindra tells IMD’s Thomas Malnight that profit is...

Hybrid strategies and the new face of retail

By Omar Toulan, Niccolò Pisani

Today most attention has tended to focus on the rise of the Purely Internet-Based model with its digital experience and online sales at the expense of the Traditional Brick-and-Mortar model. However...

7 Chinese business trends to watch out for in 2020

By Winter Nie, Yunfei Feng

In the eyes of Chinese people, 2020 is the beginning of a new cycle. It marks the end of the country’s decade-long quest to double its GDP from its 2010 level. It is also the Year of the Rat, the...

Will 2020 be the year China takes the lead on sustainability?

By Mark J. Greeven

As China – despite the disruption caused by the virus – celebrates the dawning of a new decade, many people are asking: what will the world’s second largest economy bring to - not to mention take...

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...