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Competitiveness factors are lacking in India

Professor Arturo Bris provides insights on India’s Competitiveness

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What BMW’s corporate VC offers that regular investors can’t

Albrecht Enders in Harvard Business Review

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Apple and Google Need Their Own Prime Day if They Want to Compete With Amazon

Prof. Mike Wade on Amazon Prime Day 2017

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Mutating mobile market: How long can Oppo and Vivo breathe easy?

Professor Ralf W. Seifert provides insights on the smartphone supply chain: OPPO/VIVO’s Big Bet

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Japanese firms need more diverse workforces for successful globalization

Professor Arturo Bris, Professor Stephane Girod and Professor Dominique Turpin, provide insights on the challenges for Japan in the era of globalization

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Fleksibilitet vs drepende stillstand

IMD Prof. Carlos Cordon explains what agile is all about

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Intégrer des talents, un casse-tête

IMD Prof. Watkins discusses the best ways to onboard new hires

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Intelligente Maschinen sind nur der Anfang

Prof. Howard Yu discusses why AI needs to be regulated

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Digitalização vai criar graves desequilíbrios

Prof. Arturo Bris shares his thoughts with Portuguese publication Jornal de Negocios

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Les conséquences du développement de l'intelligence sur l'emploi

Prof. Michael Watkins discussed the consequences of Artificial Intelligence on employment

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En seis meses veremos explotar la burbuja tecnológica

Prof. Michael Wade shares his views on Digital Transformation with the Spanish publication El País

Können wir die Zukunft berechnen?

Why modern economy is more about choices than arithmetic

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Volkswagen and similar falls from grace motivated by the desire to be number one

Prof. Jennifer Jordan looks at what factors influence unethical behaviour

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L’IMD maintient son rang dans un univers toujours plus concurrentiel

IMD President Jean-François Manzoni discusses executive education challenges in a competitive landscape

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Inspiring Employee Creativity

In a thought-powered world, planning and execution are merely table stakes for leadership

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Healthcare market reforms

A critical and ongoing priority of regulatory policy

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The Missing Piece in Employee Development

Many managers aren’t confident they can change employee behavior

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Size is not everything you need to get ahead in the wired world

Why car-hailing firm Grab is taking on global behemoth Uber and prospering throughout Southeast Asia

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L’IMD et l’EPFL collaborent et lancent TransformTECH

La formation vise à aider les entrepreneurs à identifier de nouvelles opportunités commerciales dans la technologie

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Howard Yu Disrupts Disruptive Innovation

The IMD professor describes how the accelerating pace of technological change puts new pressures on established companies

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Comment réussir son MBA: ils racontent leur expérience

Témoignages d'une expérience réussie

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“Skandalerne star i kø i Brasilien”

IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2017 nicely featured in Danish publication Jyllands-Posten

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U.S. Slips in World Competitiveness Ranking as China Shoots Up

The U.S. drops one spot to fourth in an annual ranking published by the IMD World Competitiveness Center

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Small step up in competitiveness ranks

Thailand's world competitiveness ranking edged up one spot this year, helped by improvements in the economy and institutional framework

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UAE joins the top 10 competitiveness club

The UAE has jumped five positions to rank among the world’s top 10 most competitive economies for the first time

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Standout performances in the 2017 executive education rankings

Financial Times Executive Education Rankings 2017

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Rethinking the East Asian Leadership Gap

Prof. Winter Nie, Jean-Louis Barsoux and Daphne Xiao discuss the challenges of managing across cultures

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How a five-day business course changed a life

Irish politician and entrepreneur Pádraig Ó Céidigh says IMD leadership programme helped him refocus

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L’IMD veut améliorer l’efficacité de l’innovation grâce au "Design Thinking"

90 MBA participants take part in the second edition of the Debiopharm Inartis Innovation Challenge 2017

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With Echo Show, Amazon seizes the lead in the race to artificial intelligence

Prof. Howard Yu explains how with Echo Show, Amazon seizes the lead in the race to artificial intelligence

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China champions globalisation with new Silk Road summit

Prof. Jean-Pierre Lehmann share his views on the new Silk Road summit with the Indian publication The Economic Times

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The Need for Culture Neutrality

Prof. Amit S. Mukherjee explains why culture neutrality is important to lead diverse array of people in an MIT Sloan Management Review article

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It’s time for a reality check on flying cars like Uber’s

Prof. Mike Wade discusses why flying cars are a long way from commercial reality

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A democracia ainda existe?

Prof. Arturo Bris shares his views about the “falling star called democracy

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L'invité de la rédaction - Didier Cossin, directeur du centre de gouvernance de l'IMD

Didier Cossin discusses the latest issues in economics and politics on the Swiss radio

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Wenn Apple Tesla und Netflix kauft - eine gute Idee

Prof. Mike Wade analyses why Apple’s last few initiatives have flopped and why time is not on its side

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Hvordan lære av fortiden uten å bli hengende fast i den

Prof. Knut Haanaes shares his views on corporate renewal

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Las políticas económicas tienen que perseguir nuevas metas relacionadas no sólo con el ingreso individual y la productividad del país sino con la satisfacción con la vida

Prof. Arturo Bris explains why economic policies should also pursue goals related to life satisfaction and happiness

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“New leaders have to signal that building relationships is a priority for them.”

Prof. Michael D. Watkins shares his research about professional transitions in a Harvard Business Review article

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“Do not be hostage to fear, uncertainty and change, but anticipate, as best as you can, as there are always unexpected events”

For the Malaysian New Straits Times, Prof. George Kohlrieser explains how leaders can better prepare for volatile trends

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„Die Zeit des Mister Allwissend ist mithin vorbei. Auch ganz oben.“

Prof. Mike Wade discusses his latest study "Refining Leadership in the Digital Age” with the top German publication

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« Aujourd’hui, nous devons inclure les nouvelles possibilités qu’impliquent le numérique, l’intelligence artificielle et la robotique. »

Prof. Knut Haanaes shares his advice on good strategy processes with the French publication Les Echos

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« Les économistes négligent le monde irréel car ils ne savent pas le mesurer »

Prof. Stéphane Garelli is interviewed by Le Monde on virtual economy

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Managers must push new capabilities key to future success

Prof. Howard Yu’s analysis of Elon Musk

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Lesson in negotiation with scissors to throat

Prof. George Kohlrieser explains why words are more powerful than guns

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« La tromperie est une philosophie d’entreprise » qui ébranle les institutions

Prof. Jean-Pierre Lehmann on the Renault scandal

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« Nous ne mangeons pas des jeux vidéo et nous n’allons pas payer nos factures avec des likes postés sur Facebook»

Prof. Stéphane Garelli share his thoughts about the virtual economy

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„Öffentlicher Boykott ist Gratis-PR“

Prof. Stefan Michel discusses the issues of Google advertising

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“Society has run out of patience with economic transgressions”

Prof. Jean-François Manzoni is interviewed about cases of divergence from corporate governance standards

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“O que torna as decisões estratégicas diferente”

Prof. Phil Rosenzweig writes about strategic decision-making

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Digital supply chains – Do you risk falling behind?

Prof. Ralf Seifert shares key lessons from the second IMD Global Supply Chain Survey

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Why the business behind Apple’s latest iPad is like Netflix’s DVD rentals

Prof. Mike Wade analyses how the tech world has become accustomed to big events and flashy announcements

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Haier boss looks far beyond appliances

Prof. Bill Fischer shares thoughts on Haier’s management changes.

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“If the post-truth era triumphs, if alternative facts supersede evidence, if polls are so wrong, it is perhaps because the relationship people have with the real world has changed.”

Prof. Stéphane Garelli shares his views about the virtual economy

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“Las escuelas de negocio deben formar en ideas que se ejecuten”

IMD President Jean-François Manzoni discusses the challenges facing business schools in an interview with the Spanish publication

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«Il est primordial de créer un lien empathique avec le preneur d’otages pour comprendre ses motivations»

Prof. George Kohlrieser shares advice on how to lead under pressure in an interactive session with “Inside Risk”

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„Privatbanken und die Vermögensverwaltung der Zukunft“

Prof. Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez discusses how artificial intelligence will impact the private banking sector

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“The relationships that are most likely to strengthen and build trust are those where disclosure and feedback are reciprocated”

Professor Ben Bryant explains the 4 steps to ensure a trusting corporate culture

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“How do I build on the past, but at the same time challenge the things that don’t need to be there anymore?”

Prof. Cyril Bouquet shares his views on what it takes for bold business ideas

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Committed Leadership in a Changing World

IMD President Jean-François Manzoni shares his views on what type of skills tomorrow’s public leaders will need to have

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A revived WTO offers the best defence against Donald Trump’s assault on trade

Jean-Pierre Lehmann says the global trade order anchored by the WTO needs to be fair, equal and open, not abandoned

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Isolationismus als Wohlstandsbremse

Stéphane Garelli explains why isolationism is not the best solution

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Restructure or reconfigure?

IMD Professor Stéphane Girod on designing the reorg that works for you

Snap Inc.’s future is about to get very shaky

Prof. Mike Wade discusses the Snapchat IPO

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Tunisia, dal periodo post-rivoluzione arriva una lezione di leadership

An interview of Prof. Tawfik Jelassi’s that was recently published in The Financial Times

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Uber Hiring A COO: What a red-hot startup needs to learn from boring old firms

Howard Yu wrote about Uber CEO, Travis Kalanick’s recent woes in

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Sólo el 15% de los ejecutivos está preparado para el reto digital

Latest Digital Business Transformation Center’s study published in the Spanish publication

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Der neue Protektionismus wird zur ernsten Gefahr

Prof. Winter Nie was quoted in the German publication on China and trade

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Sony edges ahead of Facebook in virtual reality race

Managers must rely on content, rather than technological advances, for dominance in the VR market

Michael Watkins in the Wall Street Journal

How managers shift gears to leadership

Il nous faut une banque d'infrastructure

Prof. Stéphane Garelli discusses the possible creation of an infrastructure bank

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Le management d'aujourd'hui

IMD President Jean-François Manzoni discusses the "Set-up to fail syndrome" on the Swiss Radio

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Sony edges ahead of Facebook in virtual reality race

Managers must rely on content, rather than technological advances, for dominance in the VR market

"Leaders are not paid to preside over the inevitable"

BT journalist Anna Teo interviews IMD President Jean-François Manzoni

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An education in leadership from post-revolution Tunisia

FT editor Andrew Hill sits down with IMD Professor Tawfik Jelassi

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Remembering Nixon, a Trump White House can only be bad for China-US ties

Jean-Pierre Lehmann says the contrasting fortunes of the two nations since Nixon’s landmark 1972 visit bring home the challenges of a Trump presidency

Execs: Not getting enough sleep is nothing to brag about

Research shows that leaders perform better if they're not sleep deprived

In the age of America first, India needs to move the back office forward

IMD Professor Amit Mukherjee emphasizes change strategy for India

Four questions to keep your goals on target

IMD’s R&D Director Marco Mancesti gives an outline for success

Swiss supermarket chain test limits of pricing

IMD Professor Stefan Michel explores the differences between smart and personalized pricing

Forbes India features IMD thought leadership

Get access to a variety of viewpoints on several different topics

People set to live longer than big companies

IMD Emeritus Professor Stéphane Garelli explains why large companies disappear

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The benefits of teaching leadership skills from the bottom up

Workers at all levels of organisations benefit from management coaching

Gare au déni de réalité !

IMD Professor Michael Watkins explains the “CEO Syndrome” in the French business publication Les Echos

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Rethinking the East Asian Leadership Gap

Prof. Winter Nie, Jean-Louis Barsoux and Daphne Xiao discuss the challenges of managing across cultures

Many western multinational corporations (MNCs) operating in East and Southeast Asia bemoan the lack of local leadership talent. Several recent surveys have pointed to the scarcity of regional talent as a growth limiting factor in the Far East. But fast emerging MNCs in Indonesia, South Korea, and Malaysia, as well as companies in China and Japan, don’t seem to have as much trouble finding or growing Asian leaders.

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