September 2010 Newsletter

You may notice a few changes this month as we're revamping INSEAD Knowledge, starting with the monthly newsletters. We're introducing a cover story - the theme this month is corporate governance - and also in this edition we'll be looking at entrepreneurship and sustainability.

You will also find a new op-ed section, featuring commentary from INSEAD professors. In this edition, Theo Vermaelen examines the impact of the removal of Mark Hurd as Hewlett Packard's CEO on shareholder value at HP and Luk Van Wassenhove takes a look at social innovation at INSEAD.

As usual, we look forward to getting your feedback and comments.

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Regards,

Stuart Pallister, Editor,

& the INSEAD Knowledge team

While governments are juggling corporate bailouts, tax relief and sovereign debt in an attempt to rectify financial abuses that led to the economic crisis, others are looking carefully at the role of corporate governance - where it failed, and where it needs to go in the future.

»	What's your CEO really worth? INSEAD's Corporate Governance Initiative creates a model
»	Lessons from Germany's banking crisis: taking a closer look at boardrooms
»	Corporate models for corporate governance: Johnson & Johnson Trust

»The 'Mark Hurd Affair'

-	Finance Professor Theo Vermaelen on the impact on shareholder value
-	Strategy Professor Anil Gupta on a question of trust

»Beyond the bottom line

-	Operations Management Professor Luk Van Wassenhove on business and social projects

Launching a new venture is no easy feat, given issues such as funding and talent, which entrepreneurs have to grapple with. However, passion and confidence can help.

Entrepreneurship: inspiring ambitions

Entrepreneurs need to have plenty of self-confidence and be passionate about their projects - not just when starting up their own businesses but also when working within large corporations.

Energy's final frontier

For Peter Sage, the sky isn't really the limit. It's even higher, somewhere around 36,000 kilometres above the Earth's atmosphere.

A leap into languages

Some entrepreneurs are born into the role. Such was the case of Tom Adams who, at the age of 30, became CEO for a family business selling language-learning software.

"I like the INSEAD spirit of saying it truly embraces the world," says Paul Desmarais, Jr, "and not just the business world, but the social world and other things of that nature so that INSEAD grads can really be people who can move the dial."

» Read more

The pursuit of value

In the second article of a three-part series, INSEAD Professor Horacio Falcao tells INSEAD Knowledge editor Stuart Pallister about strategies for creating and claiming value in negotiations.

» Read more

MBC: Building a media powerhouse in an emerging market

Can Western broadcasters learn anything from the one of the Middle East’s most successful satellite channels? According to a recently-released case study by Annet Aris, Adjunct Professor of Strategy at INSEAD, the answer is yes.

» Read more

Energy security - or perhaps that should be insecurity - will be a major concern in the years ahead as economies try to cope with uncertainty and rising energy costs. In addition, cleaner sources of energy will be needed. So what is the outlook for gas and electricity supplies in the next 10 to 15 years?

Energy security: a picture of uncertainty

Uncertainty surrounds the security and sustainability of energy supplies in the UK from 2015 onwards, with energy prices rising - in some cases - to uncomfortably high levels. Grace Segran reports from London on The Economist's recent UK Energy Summit.

Sustainability and your corporate strategy

Sustainability. Can it become a central part of corporate strategy? Today, the answer is: it had better be.

A unique opportunity to become the world's centre of eco-innovation

Innovation for green growth is the new mantra for advanced economies, writes Sami Mahroum. From Australia to the United States, governments are pouring billions of dollars, euros and yen into eco-innovation programmes.

Shellie Karabell Executive Editor

Stuart Pallister

Managing Editor

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