IMD in the Media

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From our press office, here are the latest media contributions by our expert faculty.

Human creativity in the age of smart machines

The story of how one organization helped the chronically homeless demonstrates the inherent value of observation, empathy, and perseverance.

Bill It, Kill It, or Keep It Free?

B2B companies can seize new sales by charging for services they’ve been giving away.

Do you Need a High GPA to Get Into a Top MBA?

A GPA below 3.5 can stymy applications to the top schools, but there are ways to offset poor college grades

Bring Your Breakthrough Ideas to Life

Maximize your chances of reaching a truly game-changing innovation with the five elements.

Careem vs. Uber in the Middle East

Prof. Howard Yu on how a Middle East startup took on Uber—and won

Mandating boardroom diversity can narrow the opportunity gap for women

By Brian Bolton, Associate Director of the Global Board Center

Ten years after the crash: What are the lessons learned?

Professor Arturo Bris on the Financial Crisis 10 years later

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Jean-François Manzoni: the IMD President who teaches executives how to become leaders

IMD President, Jean-François Manzoni seen on CNN Money Switzerland

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Too many projects

By IMD Professor Michael D. Watkins and Rose Hollister

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When Is Teamwork Really Necessary?

Professor Michael Watkins on team work

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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Howard Yu on global companies adapting to local contexts

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How some companies beat the competition… for centuries

Professor Howard Yu interviewed by Harvard Business Review

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IMD’s EMBA ranked #1 in career development by The Economist

The Executive MBA listed among top 5 worldwide

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For the next luxury off-line store, It’s back to the future

Professor Stéphane J.G. Girod on the future of luxury physical retail

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US overtakes S'pore for top spot in digital competitiveness

The United States moved up from third last year to take pole position, according to the ranking by IMD

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Is Xiaomi twice as good as Apple?

Professor Howard Yu on the fast rising mobile company

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Business schools are extending the MBA classroom to the real world, helping students hone skills, network and sometimes, land jobs

During an “innovation week”, IMD’s MBAs took part in a dizzying mix of lectures and visits to healthcare facilities, to create a product concept, business plan and prototype it

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UAE leads region in digital competitiveness

The UAE's global ranking in digital competitiveness continued to improve as it secured the 17th position in IMD World Digital Competitiveness 2018 report

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Grab's success lies in its user-centric platform in S-E Asia

Prof. Howard Yu on the battle between ride share companies

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How expensive is the world cup?

It may cost $14.5 billion in productivity. Yet its benefits can’t be measured

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France makes a comeback in competitiveness making gains over its neighbor Germany

The country goes up three spots in the 30th edition of the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings

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Switzerland goes down in the Competitiveness Ranking

IMD explains Switzerland's descent in the ranking, in particular with a "decline in exports, employment growth and international investment"

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U.S. Leapfrogs Singapore, Hong Kong to Win World’s Most Competitive Economy

The IMD World Competitiveness Rankings in Bloomberg Southeast Asia

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Non-Profits and For-Profits Come Together

IMD offers a space for Non-Profits and For-Profits to learn to collaborate for a better world

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Executives learn how to lead digital disruption

Professor Mike Wade and LDBT Alumus Kjeld Jespersen quoted in the Financial Times

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MBA graduates head back to business school

Seán Meehan and MBA and BPSE Alumna Liana Logiurato quoted in the Financial Times

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Tesla’s problem: overestimating automation, underestimating humans

IMD Prof. Bettina Büchel and EPFL Prof. Dario Floreano on automation

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Rebuilding trust in BP

Prof. Michael Watkins on crisis management

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Facebook scandal

Prof. Howard Yu on BBC World News

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The need for ‘techno-supporting skeptics’

Prof. Amit S. Mukherjee on technology and ambiguity

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Spotify goes for gutsy direct listing on stock exchange – here are the winners and losers

Profs. Arturo Bris and Michael Wade on Spotify’s IPO

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An MBA with Social Impact

New MBA Dean Seán Meehan describes what makes the IMD MBA program unique

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The irony of Brexit lies in the data

Prof. Omar Toulan on Brexit in L’Echo, Belgium

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What are psychographics, the behavioural analysis that helped Cambridge Analytica get into the minds of voters?

Professor Michael Wade on the Cambridge Analytica scandal

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How to create a high performance team

Professor Ina Toegel in Forbes India on leading teams

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Prof. Tawfik Jelassi on dealing with stress and adversity

‘Do not take it personally’: leaders on working under pressure

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Tangled webs and executive naivete

Professor Amit Mukherjee on leading in a complex world

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Machine intelligence will shake up banking, but the disruptors won’t be fintech startups

Prof. Howard Yu and Urs Rohner, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group, on artificial intelligence and machine learning

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Three reasons not to worry about the stock market ‘crash’

Prof. Arturo Bris on the recent stock market correction

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How the world’s oldest company reinvented itself

Prof. Albrecht Enders and Lars Häggström on digitalization and disruptive innovation implementation

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As AI makes more decisions, the nature of leadership will change

Profs. Mike Wade, Jennifer Jordan and Tomas Chomorro-Premuzic on artificial intelligence and leadership

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How Tencent became the world’s most valuable social network – with barely any advertising

Prof. Salvatore Cantale and Ivy Buche on Tencent advertising strategy

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Interview of Jean-François Manzoni in Basler Zeitung

IMD President on talent and leadership

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Business schools ‘teach what you can’t learn from your parents’

Prof. Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez on business education for family business

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7 Surprising Things About the End of Net Neutrality

Prof. Mike Wade and Heidi Gautschi on Net Neutrality

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Saudi Arabia makes debut in global talent ranking

Saudi Arabia beats almost 30 countries including France, Malaysia and Japan

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Uncertainty becomes new normal as era of Moore’s law draws to a close

By Professor Howard Yu

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Japan ranked last choice in Asia for top foreign talent

Bloomberg reports on the IMD World Talent Report

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The Great Indian Leapfrog

Professor Amit Joshi in Forbes India

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Tenez-vous prêts pour la blockchain

By Professor Arturo Bris

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So you think your company is customer-led?

Professor Seán Meehan in the leading Finnish newspaper Talouselämä

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The next generation of wealth owners is looking to change the world for the better

Professor Peter Vogel in Family Capital

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What everybody gets wrong about change management

Professor Anand Narasimhan and Jean-Louis Barsoux in Harvard Business Review

From Swiss Vatican guard to executive MBA student

Gautier Porot is studying for an EMBA at IMD and has designs for his own project

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Taking a step back in an unpredictable world

IMD President Jean-François Manzoni interviewed in Globe Asia

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Some corporate heirs deliver a competitive advantage for their family group

Professor Denise Kenyon-Rouvinez in the Financial Times

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Learning with Individual and Organizational Impact

A conversation with IMD President Jean-François Manzoni

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Wie Macht sexueller Belästigung Vorschub leistet

Prof. Jordan shares her views about women in the technology industry

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Urgent Solutions Are Required To Make The South African Youth Employable

Dr. Hischam El-Agamy discusses how governments could encourage the private sector to recruit young graduates

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Chefer som är missnöjda skapar ofta onda cirklar

Prof. Manzoni discusses leadership challenges with the Swedish publication Dagens Nyheter

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On a knife-edge

Leaders need to understand the significance of never being a hostage to oneself, people or situations

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Macht ist nicht sexy

Jennifer Jordan on women in the tech industry

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The purpose of organizational and leadership development is to utilize collective and individual potential, and to uncover unfortunate attitudes and behaviors. In such processes it is important to understand the dilemmas associated with the leadership role.

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What drives sexual harassment in the tech industry?

Prof. Jennifer Jordan shares her insights into the current work environment for women

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Reinventing Me: The final frontier of disruptive innovation

It seems, in fact, as if second, third and even fourth acts are now an accepted of lives almost everywhere

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Blockchain is here to stay and reform technology

Be prepared

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Amazon, take note: too much of a good thing always backfires

Amazon’s growth may be taking a toll on its partners within the ecosystem, smothering innovation from complementary players

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Tebatti: Mikä on yritysten pitkän iän salaisuus?

How to learn from the past without getting stuck in it

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Das Who is who der digitalen Schweiz

Prof. Mike Wade selected for the second time as one of the top Digital Shapers in Switzerland

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How to identify, and handle, a demanding boss

Many people will work under a difficult manager at some point in their career

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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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What kind of business leaders does Africa need?

Dr. Hischam El-Agamy highlights four key skills that business leaders need

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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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What everybody gets wrong about change management

Prof. Anand Narasimhan and Jean-Louis Barsoux on business transformation

“Before worrying about how to change, executive teams need to figure out what to change—in particular, what to change first”