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Successful Digital Transformation Starts With the Customer
Customer-centricity made it possible for a telco firm to revolutionise the banking industry in Serbia.
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Corporates and Start-ups: Engage or Else!
There have never been more ways for big companies and entrepreneurs to collaborate - and you’d be surprised at how common these...

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China: Forging a New Path to Global Innovation
The size and nature of the Chinese domestic market and the rapid pace of the country’s internationalisation are pushing Chinese...

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Why Local Companies Are Winning in Emerging Markets
When entering emerging economies, multinationals should get genuinely involved and actively participate in the development of...
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Eduardo Rodriguez-Montemayor

Will Pension Funds Go Green?

The UN’s international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions could change the way pension...

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Yasser Al-Saleh

Aramco IPO: It’s Not About the Money

Is the proposed sell off of Aramco the start of a Thatcherite revolution in Saudi Arabia?

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Ludo Van der Heyden

VW Has Yet to Revamp its Leadership

The enormity of the Volkswagen emissions scandal is a reminder of just how expensive weak...

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Amine Ouazad

What “The Big Short” Gets Right—and Wrong

For a Hollywood movie, “The Big Short” is surprisingly sophisticated about what caused the...

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Gilles Hilary

Gaining Influence in a Crisis

Complex crises need less “managed” communication approaches.

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Laurence Capron

AB InBev’s Acquisition Formula

The beer giant applies three core principles to swallowing its competitors.
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Domination Is a Very Risky Negotiation Strategy
When negotiators refuse to consider others’ objectives, they miss out on a much better outcome.

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Learning the Moves of Successful Startups
In the contest for competitive advantage, start-ups should use a very different playbook from their larger rivals.

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Enhance Your Contract Value with Social Media
Frenetic social media engagement can increase your value, compensate for performance weak spots and even serve as a great...

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Getting Boards into Reputation Risk Management
Reputation is fast becoming one of the most important risks to manage. Build quantifiable arguments to get boards on board.

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The Face Behind the Chair
No longer an invisible grey figure working behind the scenes on unfathomable tasks, today’s chairperson is younger than...

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How to Manage a New World of Risk
Risk managers must shed their reputation as corporate naysayers in order to stay relevant in an ever more perilous world.

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The World’s Most Talent Ready Countries, 2015
Immigration may be controversial, but the world would be a poorer place without it.

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How to Institutionalise Innovation
Family firms provide lessons in creating continuously innovative companies.
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    Collaborating to Compete
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    “Doing Good” Is a Source of Growth
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    The Three Steps of Successful Turnarounds
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    A Bridge for the Knowledge Gap