Digital Business Transformation

Understanding conflict in family businesses is a complex but essential study area for practitioners and academics. To enhance theoretical precision and provide practical insights, this article presents a comprehensive framework of family business ...

Shenzhen Power-Solution (SPS), founded in 2009 in China as an entrepreneurial venture, disrupted traditional lighting markets in African villages with its flagship product, Candles Killer. This solar lamp, priced under $5, replaces hazardous kerosene lamps and has an optimized design (9 components, water-bottle stands). The candles killer solar lamp addresses the critical need for affordable, safe and sustainable lighting for people at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP), a huge market that multinationals struggle to reach. By achieving both low cost and differentiation, SPS created a blue ocean market. The company has made remarkable progress in its mission to provide solar lighting to underserved communities: by 2023, it illuminated over 55 million people across 7.8 million households in 66 countries. Beyond social impact, SPS achieved environmental sustainability at scale, reducing cumulative carbon emissions by 6.7 million tons, the equivalent of planting 368 million evergreen trees. Candles Killer's success led SPS to expand its product line into a solar home system for phone charging and multi-bulb lighting. SPS also introduced Solar Media, a platform with pre-loaded content (medical tips, farming methods, education) to share vital knowledge in remote regions.

Apple’s ‘Evil Steve’ test sets the standard for digital persuasion ethics in today’s AI and data-driven world.

Raiffeisen Bank International's Sabine Abfalter explores how finance leaders can drive banking digital transformation with bold vision as architects of change.

In a world of deepfakes, hallucinations, and bias, we offer practical guidance on how you can trust your AI systems.

Hybrid work is here to stay. Prof. Manju Ahuja explores why flexibility, tech, and talent trends mean the future of work won’t return to the pre-pandemic norm.

The death of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025, marks the end of an influential pontificate and the beginning of a new chapter for one of the world's oldest institutions. As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new pontiff, useful insights emerge ...

Leading global operations through complexity and change in 2025 means embracing AI and ML to streamline supply chains and meet rising demands.

McKinsey estimates there will be a tech talent gap of between 1.4 and 3.9 million in Europe by 2027. Doubling the number of women in the field is a major part of the solution. Sarah E. Toms suggests ways tackle the alarming gender disparity.

The emergence of AI agents and agentic systems represents a significant milestone in artificial intelligence, enabling autonomous systems to operate, learn, and collaborate in complex environments with minimal human intervention. This paper, drawi...