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Prof. Howard Yu named among top upcoming management thinkers

The IMD faculty member joins the Thinkers50 Radar
February 2018

IMD Professor of Strategic Management and Innovation Howard Yu has been selected to figure among the Thinkers50 Radar list of the 30 thought leaders most likely to shape the future of how organizations are managed and led.

The Thinkers50 Radar scans the globe for up-and-coming leaders of management thinking.

“The Radar list is keenly anticipated,” said co-founder Des Dearlove. “It is an early warning system to alert managers about the people who are doing exciting and important work.”

Professor Yu, a former Hong Kong banker who has a Harvard Business School education, specializes in technological innovation, with a focus on why and how some firms can sustain new growth while others cannot.

He is the author of an award-winning paper, “Leopards sometimes change their spots: How established firms can transform themselves,” which argues incumbent companies can in fact leverage the advantages of startups, instead of merely being disrupted by them.

Thinkers50 identifies, ranks, and shares the very best in management ideas. Its definitive global ranking of management thinkers is published every two years.

Thinkers50’s Stuart Crainer said: “The Radar list offers a smorgasbord of great business ideas – from Irene Yuan Sun’s work on how Chinese investment is reshaping Africa to Tendayi Viki on developing innovation ecosystems.”

“What is interesting is that ideas and thinkers are increasingly difficult to pigeon-hole into traditional categories like leadership and strategy. These thinkers are truly independent-minded. They are driven by curiosity and innovation.

“In addition, their work shows broad global ambition. When we started the Thinkers50 in 2001, the emphasis was on improving corporate performance and profitability. The next generation of thinkers wants to make the world a better place. We are optimistic that their ideas will indeed make a difference.”

Read more about Howard Yu.

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