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              <title>New or improved: What consumers really want</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:19:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Do companies require radical innovations to woo consumers? New research suggests…no! ]]></description>
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              <title>The secret of success: Do your homework!</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:17:54 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ To err is human but how often do we get it wrong? More often than we realise, according to new research, and the biggest mistake corporations make is not being prepared. ]]></description>
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              <title>ASML - Owning the market with new technologies</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Ever wonder how big companies in cutting edge industries manage to lead the market? The Dutch semiconductor equipment maker – ASML– is convinced it has found the solution in risk management. This has helped it rise to the top of the industry for photolithography machines. But is there more to market leadership than simply spreading the risk?  ]]></description>
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              <title>Putting poverty on hold</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:13:23 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Small businesses drive growth, even at the bottom of the pyramid. ]]></description>
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              <title>Islamic feminism: Unbinding the ties</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:11:32 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Can you be liberal, feminist and Muslim at the same time? Malaysian activist Marina Mahathir says “Yes.”  ]]></description>
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              <title>From Fiat to heart valves</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:10:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ How one CEO took part of a huge Italian industrial complex and turned it into a high-tech healthcare company…  ]]></description>
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              <title>What price energy security?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:09:15 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Increasing demands from a growing world population, civil unrest, terrorist attacks, human mistakes, natural disasters… all add up to a future full of “ifs” for the energy industry.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Can big business partner with NGOs?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:07:01 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ What do companies delivering bottled soda have in common with NGO’s delivering food to a drought area? Quite a lot, it seems. Whether for commercial or humanitarian reasons, it all boils down to logistics. ]]></description>
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              <title>Steve Jobs: Speaking from the Wilderness</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:04:42 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Editor’s Note: Nearly 16 years ago to the day, I interviewed Steve Jobs at an investment conference in San Francisco, California. He was “out of favour,” in-between his bifurcated tenure at the helm of Apple, revolutionising movie-making as chairman and CEO of Pixar. In retrospect, we see that Jobs brought his Apple technology approach to the movies and took movie marketing with him back to Apple… ]]></description>
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              <title>Are rankings worthwhile?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:03:13 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The ranking of companies and business leaders has become something of a cottage industry in recent years. But what do they tell us about anything? Quite a bit, it turns out. You just have to learn to read between the numbers. ]]></description>
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              <title>Leadership today: An inward journey</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Executive training may not make a leader out of a follower, but it certainly can make a promising leader better... provided he's willing to put in the effort and take a good long look into his soul.   ]]></description>
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              <title>http://knowledge.insead.edu/admin/video.cfm?xml=y</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-knowledge-2012-global-information-technology-report-120424.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When the INSEAD/WEF Global Information Technology Report was created 11 years ago, the countries with the most fixed-line telephones were the best-connected in the world. Today, it’s a much different story.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Banking on Russia’s future</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:15:01 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ ‘Russian management’ may seem like a conflict in terms to some cynics in the business world, but a new programme for the region’s largest bank created by INSEAD and the Moscow-based New Economic School is changing all that. ]]></description>
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              <title>The Russians are coming!</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:13:29 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Sberbank has been the bank of babushkas since the day of the Tsars. Now it has its sights on a much bigger market. ]]></description>
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              <title>Betting on the little guy</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-knowledge-EIB-lending-to-SMEs-soars-120326.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:10:25 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Unemployment in the EU is making many politicians sit up straight. The jobless rate rose to a seasonally-adjusted 10.7 percent in January – up seven-tenths from the same month last year. As expected, EU leaders have made job creation one of their biggest priorities. The big question is how to stimulate employment in a diversified economy. Brussels believes it has the answer in small and medium-sized enterprises.  ]]></description>
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              <title>What’s wrong with banking regulation today?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:09:23 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Indebtedness is both a consumer and a financial industry problem. Regulatory bodies think more banking regulations will fix the problem. INSEAD Professor of Banking and Finance Jean Dermine is not so sure.<br>
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              <title>Bang Bang Films: Creating a commercial revolution in India</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:08:21 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Move over, Bollywood. One startup advertising agency is out to hire your directors… ]]></description>
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              <title>Selling soap to Nigeria: One Indian conglomerate goes beyond the borders</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:04:51 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ India is the darling of investors looking to benefit from the rapid growth of emerging markets. But well-established Indian companies are looking for growth, too, and they are finding it in the developing world. ]]></description>
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              <title>Bumpy roads in the sky</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:03:35 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Rapid economic growth and an increasing demand for travel should make it easy to make money in the airline business in India. But it’s not. One private company explains how it’s navigating through the clouds. ]]></description>
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              <title>Putting Arab women in the picture</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:02:12 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Three Emirati marketing graduates recognised from their vast network of contacts that many women faced the same challenge: they were “time poor but mind active”, and searching for ways to contribute to the region’s social and their own personal and professional, growth.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Why innovators don't always win</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:00:57 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Experience shows that good ideas and early success aren’t enough. What does it take to stay on top? ]]></description>
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              <title>Entrepreneurship awards and grants: are they worth the challenge?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:59:54 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Grants are a vital part of early capital-raising for many social enterprises. But can the distraction in competing for these awards affect the development of the business? ]]></description>
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              <title>When the startup is YOU</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:57:32 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Being an entrepreneur isn’t all about creating something new. Sometimes the hard work is inside: fine-tuning yourself for the journey within. ]]></description>
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              <title>Don't make it; buy it!</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:55:26 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ There’s more than one way to become an entrepreneur: instead of starting your own company, you can go out and buy one. ]]></description>
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              <title>Can we stop businesses from behaving badly?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-knowledge-can-we-stop-businesses-from-behaving-badly-120222.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:21:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Stakeholders often have conflicting interests, at least in the short run. How do you trade off their welfare and still “do the right thing”? ]]></description>
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              <title>"The Awakening of the People"- Chronicle 2025-2075</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-knowledge-the-awakening-of-the-people-120222.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:19:45 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Olivier Giscard d'Estaing looks back to reflect on the future. ]]></description>
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              <title>Changing the way people give</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-knowledge-renaissance-innovation-120222.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:15:51 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ New donation platforms are reducing inefficiencies in charitable giving by minimising risk. But there still remains a missing component.  ]]></description>
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              <title>What makes an emerging market?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:14:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Qatar and the UAE are still waiting for an upgrade in the status of their stock markets from “frontier” to “emerging”. It could still take a while… ]]></description>
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              <title>Egypt in transition: bloodshed and the brotherhood</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-knowledge-egypt-in-transition-120222.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:04:20 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Can Egypt’s secularists accept an Islamic state? One human rights activist and former Mubarak minister says one year on, many questions remain and the revolution is far from over. ]]></description>
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              <title>Diamonds, discipline and development: Botswana comes of age</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:02:26 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Diamonds helped pull Botswana out of poverty and catapulted the country’s economic growth into the double-digits. Where does the land-locked world-class diamond producer go from here?  ]]></description>
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              <title>What makes a good leader in today’s world?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:01:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ What qualities are necessary in a global environment of economic uncertainty and political change, in which - thanks to technology – change happens at warp speed? Participants at INSEAD’s Leadership Summit Middle East in Abu Dhabi in January speak out…  ]]></description>
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              <title>EasyCredit: Bucking the tight money trend</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:59:22 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In these days of tight credit and stiff regulations, one young German bank is trying a new approach to customer service, and winning awards for its efforts. But can it really make money? ]]></description>
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              <title>Missing elements in the inequality debate</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:58:10 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Furor over income inequality is gaining traction on campaign trails, protest movements and economic development agendas. But are they looking at the big picture?  ]]></description>
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              <title>Pension reform: Juggling aging and money</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:57:15 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The baby-boomer time bomb is set to go off in the next few years, just as both public and private pension providers are trying to cut costs dramatically. Now what? ]]></description>
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              <title>Economic recovery: A long road with new horizons</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:55:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The signs of economic change are all around us, but are they harbingers of something better? INSEAD economics professor Antonio Fatas looks at a world in flux. ]]></description>
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              <title>Income Inequality: How the rich got richer…and what politicians are doing about it</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-knowledge-income-inequality-120222.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:54:36 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The gap between the rich and poor used to be the province of third world countries. Why is it an issue in developed countries these days? ]]></description>
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              <title>When spending hurts</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:44:53 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ You’d think that creating a more equitable distribution of wealth would curb the urge to spend on status symbols – be they designer handbags or flat-screen TVs – as the “have-nots” try to keep up with the Jones.” But new marketing consumer research shows that the people will pay the price to stand out, even if they can’t afford it. ]]></description>
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              <title>Social media: What next?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ By now, most will acknowledge social media is here to stay. What can we expect and how do companies stay ahead? A digital strategist and former social media manager of The New York Times shares her views.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Emerging markets: Are the opportunities worth the challenge?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:42:08 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Spectacular growth, cheap labour, abundant natural resources, pent-up consumer demand – emerging markets have it all! Now here’s the downside… ]]></description>
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              <title>Kuehne   Nagel: Moving Freight and Managing Risks</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:40:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The Kuehne family started shipping goods throughout Germany more than 125 years ago. Today, Kuehne and Nagel is one of the world’s largest logistics firms, a key element in the global economy. They did it by focusing on staff development.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Hope at the bottom of the pyramid</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:39:32 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In Brazil, one very active social entrepreneur uses technology to cross more than just the digital divide between rich and poor. ]]></description>
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              <title>Worn out by the financial crisis? Head for the Social Stock Exchange!</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:33:25 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Fledgling markets where investors and donors can fund enterprises with a social mission exist or are being launched in Brazil, South Africa and Mauritius. But a fully regulated stock exchange where investors can trade in the shares of social enterprises has yet to get off the ground. Stephen Brenninkmeijer, founder of social investment fund Willows Investments, explains why he is backing a London-based project along these lines.  ]]></description>
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              <title>John Deere in Spain – it’s not just about tractors</title> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ After the global financial crisis, confidence levels in the United States and other Western economies plunged. Western hostility towards China’s economic and political power is rising, based on a lot of unanswered questions. A Tsinghua University professor writes from China’s perspective.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ If today's economic crisis seems akin to the Great Depression, consider this: so is the caution that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Clouded prospects in developed markets cast a shadow over outlook for trade and economy in Asia. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ A new INSEAD study reveals the emerging nation’s top-performing CEOs. Who made the list and what earned them top marks?  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ At the core of the current global crises – be it the U.S., the Middle East or the EU - is the sudden and rapid erosion of safety, and the loss of the ‘known.’ The ideologies that have shaped our perceptions of the world for much of the 20th century, such as socialism, capitalism, democracy, and social justice, have all taken major blows recently. From the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to the protestors of Tahrir Square and Wall Street in 2011, the failure of ideologies has been marked by attacks on the institutions that represented them. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Can sharing an idea help take it from the drawing board to the marketplace? Talk may cost nothing but new research indicates it gives an entrepreneur a better chance of success. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Faced with a small local workforce and the need to diversify its economy, Abu Dhabi is overhauling its entire education system and fulfilling its desire to be recognised as a regional academic powerhouse. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Commodities have been moribund for a century, their prices more a reflection of Mother Nature than demand. Not anymore. Three executives in the global commodities sector tell us why.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ North American online health advice seekers have long been served by WebMD. Now an ex-Google developer is aiming at the rest of the world with Medico.com. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Healthcare needs are almost desperate in many parts of Asia and one company is ambitiously ramping up its services across the region.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Could stronger ties between France and Germany get to the heart of what ails the single currency? ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ With investors turning to art as a place to park their money hoping for high returns, behind-the-scenes, one corporate CEO is keeping tabs on the risks vs. rewards of art as an asset and what it takes to keep the formula from falling apart.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ When new rules mandating seats for women on corporate boards go into effect in Europe next year, on which side will you be sitting?  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The Vice President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding, says quotas are the only way to move women into the boardroom quickly enough. But will this really open the door? ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Companies frequently cite synergies as a motivation for mergers. However, research shows many related mergers do produce increased cash flows and new products.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Carlos Ghosn is spending more than a billion US Dollars to get a better foothold in Brazil.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Cartier understands its real customer draw is passion, not just the iconic watches and jewellery and other luxury goods it produces. CEO Bernard Fornas discusses volatility, tradition and the holidays.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Christine Ockrent has set new standards for women in news for the past three decades. Here she discusses candidly the heights scaled, and battles fought, won and lost. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Innovation may be the buzz word, but it’s no panacea. Professor Morten Hansen and Jim Collins’ new book “Great by Choice” shows what else you need to stay alive and ahead of the rest. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Paul Volcker served as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve during a period of economic turbulence when his prescribed monetary policies helped tame double-digit inflation rates in the early 1980s. More recently, he served as chairman of President Barack Obama’s Economic Advisory Board from February 2009 until January 2011. A vocal advocate for banking reform, his eponymous Volcker Rule, due to come into force next year, is meant to prevent American banks from making big bets on markets with their own money or from backing private equity and hedge funds. In an interview with INSEAD Knowledge at the Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) School of Public Policy in Singapore recently, he discusses Europe’s response to the sovereign debt crisis, stagnant U.S. unemployment and shortfalls in banking legislation in the aftermath of the credit crisis.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Camus Cognac ventured into China looking for a way to save the business. What it found was a new lease on life…and demand for a few new product lines. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ China’s booming luxury goods market means even the fashion industry’s flagship publication is working flat out to keep pace. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Grain, oil and finance present a triple threat to China’s future. David Daokui Li tells Knowledge what China can do about it.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ In 2009, government spending in China and the rest of Asia helped bail out the West when the markets tanked and the economy followed suit. Today, Asia has its own problems and may not be able to carry the West through the second wave of economic times. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Sub-prime mortgages were supposed to put an end to segregated neighbourhoods by allowing affordable housing to more people. But a new study shows that better access to mortgages leads to more - not less - racial segregation. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The death of Apple’s Steve Jobs has made the world reflect on how technology – not a little of that because of Jobs – has changed the way we spend our time: online, with music, just “being connected” with the world at large. It’s also an opportunity to take a look at Apple’s “seeds” and what those companies are doing today, thanks in no small part to the refocusing of the industry to which Jobs and his company contributed.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Does the urge to curb reckless spending or a higher level of self-control have any relationship to a full bladder? According to new research by INSEAD Visiting Professor of Marketing Mirjam Tuk it does, and what’s more this state of mind can be induced by external cues as well.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Empowered by education, the internet and a $40 billion nest-egg, a new generation of Arab women is forging its own path to financial and social independence. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Sadaffe Abid spent much of the last 14 years building what is now one of Pakistan’s leading micro-finance institutions. Drawing on her experience, she offers tips for social entrepreneurs worldwide. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ One social entrepreneur seeks to elevate those at the bottom of the pyramid in Bangladesh. But can she navigate the straits between government, the private sector and Mother Nature? ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The economic crisis has put most governments on an austerity programme, cutting social benefits at a time when demand for such services is skyrocketing. Enlightened businesspeople can make a difference as social entrepreneurs.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ At a time when business and industry are going through mega-changes and Wall Street capitalism comes under fire, the energy and innovation of the entrepreneur are more important than ever, says the founder and CEO of Ariadne Capital. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Bribes, payola, threats…do they have to be part of the Russian business landscape? One group is trying to find the political will to change that. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Emerging markets are where money is to be made: pent up consumer demand, cheap labour, few regulations. But just under the surface lies the murky world of corruption, ready to derail even the most scrupulous businessperson. Now what? ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Wealthy Asian dynasties are redefining the way they share their gains with the communities that helped them prosper. A new study by INSEAD and UBS reveals for the first time shifting trends in Asian philanthropy, from obscure donations to progressive strategies. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Big potential exists in these large emerging markets, but for how long? ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Virtual tools such as email and instant messaging and Skype can be just as effective as face-to-face meetings. It all depends on orientation and mindsets. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Are we to blame for the obesity epidemic? Or the people who sell the food to us? New research shows that packaging and position, not just advertising, are at least part of the problem. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Self-examination is the key to successful leadership and it starts in business school, according to new research.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ In a globalised world dominated by financial woes, where are the leaders who will be our salvation? Three INSEAD professors give their views on the problems these leaders face and why they may be failing.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Justin Menkes has made a successful career out of telling companies who should (or shouldn’t) be their next CEO. And which ones are worth saving when they fail.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Worried about your stocks portfolio? Amid today’s wild market gyrations, it can be hard to get a grip on what, exactly, causes moves in share prices. Here are some price-movers that are decoupled from the economy, but still have an impact.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ When Jean Monnet said the European Union would be drawn together in moments of crisis, he was most likely thinking of martial threats. Today’s economic crisis is nearly as damaging as past wars have been, but can this crisis foster unity within the EU and between the EU, and its long-standing allies?  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Not since the Great Depression has the world economy seen such a perfect storm of failed policies, rising unemployment and stalled growth. Many use the “R” word … but is that “recovery” or “recession”? ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Put creative design and MBA students together in the right environment and the best of business and innovation can rub off on both. INSEAD MBAs visit the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ A couple of foreign M&A’s of Chinese companies look likely to go through. Is it just a chip in the Great Wall of protectionism or a real shift in policy? ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD research suggests the best returns come from companies who never make the news.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The Euro zone has key strengths but INSEAD professor Amine Ouazad asks whether its future growth is being held hostage by sovereign indebtedness? ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Where does the new breed of Emirati entrepreneurs fit into a landscape dominated by businesses?<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Unrest in the region has accelerated the UAE’s Emeritisation programme. But Emiratis may be struggling with motivation.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ It's a tiny circle known for exclusivity, but its global reach into emerging markets means the luxury business needs online networking.<br>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:32:32 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Classic brands are playing by different rules today, but is the “New Look” worth it? ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Are you an Anakin Skywalker or a Darth Vader? INSEAD Professor Michael Jarrett explores some ugly traits of leadership behaviour and dares you to accompany him.<br>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 08:29:15 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ New research shows that unless you venture beyond your corporate walls, you’ll fall behind the competition.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The maker of one of the world’s leading brands is targeting tech-savvy younger consumers. It’s not your usual marketing campaign.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Innovation makes millionaires and undermines monopolies. It raises the profitability of companies and puts a premium on the shares of the most successful. But how can companies foster it? New research by INSEAD Professor Hal Gregersen sheds light on the innovation process and how firms can tap into it to raise their performance and their share price.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:46:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ At one end of the line is Telefonica of Spain - cutting costs, sacking thousands and fighting to hold on to mobile customers in a stagnant home economy. At the other end is its regional business in Latin America where strong profits, new markets and a growing middle class are all helping to prop up the telecoms giant. But for how long?  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ When managers evaluate potential new businesses, the first question they often ask is: How fast is the market growing? By focusing only on growth, however, they often overlook another critical measure of market potential — high turnover of the customer base.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Negotiating online? New research shows that imitating your counterpart’s writing style can help seal you a better deal, proving that imitation is indeed the better part of flattery… ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ New corporate governance strictures are making way for women on corporate boards. But how to find suitable candidates? And what do women really add to the boardroom?  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Could a consolidated EU financial administration mean an end to draconian bailout repayment terms? Ireland’s Union leader thinks so… ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ It’s the infamous tug-of-war between Wall Street and Main Street: stock markets are recovering nicely and bondholders are being repaid, but unemployment lines are increasing and governments are finding their coffers falling deeper into the red because of lower tax revenues. Is this really a recovery? INSEAD professors weigh in.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ John Godfrey Morris can tell you a little about The Depression. He lived through it. An American photojournalist, Morris covered the landings in Normandy on D-Day for Time Life and followed the allied troops into Paris. He returned to the city in 1983 and is still there today, having been made a member of the French Legion of Honour. Now, at the sprightly age of 94, John shares his recollections of the Great Depression with INSEAD Knowledge. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Ecommerce startup investment options are plentiful in Asia,<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ One robust emerging market is finding the real growth opportunities are not on Wall Street, but in the “dark continent”. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Looking at the bigger picture of Africa’s improving economic fortunes in the past decade, it is clear that China’s influence in Africa has been largely a success story.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 04:21:29 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ These days Sameer Hajee is breathing a bit easier. A major investment player has just given him scale-up funding in the form of carbon credit purchases to move his Nuru Lighting company to the next tier. INSEAD Knowledge first started to follow Hajee’s story in December 2009. This is the latest chapter… ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Send in rats to prevent the spread of a deadly disease? The idea seems like a contradiction in terms, but a team of Johnson & Johnson executives and MBA participants took the Blue Ocean Strategy to a new dimension for their imaginative solution to reducing tuberculosis cases.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Africa is turning the page on 50 years of over-reliance on Western economies, thanks to strengthening trade and investment links with emerging countries like China, India, Turkey and oil-rich countries in the Middle East. And although the continent’s economic growth will be hit this year by the turmoil in North Africa, analysts say prospects for sub-Saharan Africa are brighter than they have been for some time.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:50:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Strong headwinds are challenging Spain’s largest wind turbine manufacturer despite a surging demand for renewable power. Gamesa’s CTO discusses its emerging markets expansion, new technologies, and rising competition in the rapidly evolving wind energy sector.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Most start-up companies allocate a hefty budget for advertising and marketing at the beginning, especially when they have lofty goals of capturing market share. But an Indian online travel start-up has proven the unthinkable: you can do it all by word-of-mouth and not spend a penny on advertising. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:43:59 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Employers could be forgiven for wanting their favorite candidates to accept a job offer NOW. But new research shows that putting a time limit on a job offer can have far-reaching negative repercussions. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:42:16 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Business models help support strategic goals, but too often executives don't inject them with the necessary dose of creativity to bring about real success, according to new research by two INSEAD professors.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The arrest of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in New York is the latest in a long list of assaults on the EU and the Euro. INSEAD political science professor Douglas Webber opines on the status and future of it all.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ A new technology report shows that there’s an abundance of innovation in Latin America that more than compensates for the region’s information technology challenges. INSEAD, the OECD and Telefonica surveyed more than 1,500 manufacturing firms from eight countries and documents Latin America’s tech-readiness. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The global economy is recovering but it’s going to take some hard work to keep it going, according to Pier Carlo Padoan, the OECD’s chief economist. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ A professor of corporate strategy at Tsinghua University explores the link between risk-taking in the casino and in the board room.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Planning for succession in India has traditionally been a matter for the country's family-run businesses. The recent leadership transition at Infosys Technologies could set new standards for professional management in the country’s burgeoning publically-held companies. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ When Infosys Technologies Ltd. founder and CEO S. Gopalakrishnan addressed INSEAD as part of the Global Leadership Series in March, the 55-year-old corporate titan said he believes in leading by example. Now, the world is about to see if he practices what he preaches. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Recovering costs and generating revenues goes hand-in-hand with one group’s approach to eradicating poverty and empowering rural communities in South East Asia.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The road to success is littered with the wreckage of strategies gone awry. Here is a six-step stress test for your strategy.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Turkish membership could make the EU a world leader, contends Yilmaz Argüden, chairman of Istanbul-based ARGE Consulting. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD professor of finance Theo Vermaelen makes a case for his own version of convertible capital as the panacea to government bailouts when banks fail. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Thomas Huertas of the Financial Services Authority, regulator of the financial services industry in the UK, is a firm believer that better regulation will avoid a repetition of the recent financial meltdown.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 08:36:11 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When the new government swept into power in the UK, the mandate seemed clear: Get out of debt fast. Now, it’s not so easy.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The Chief Economist of the Dubai International Financial Centre describes his vision for economic growth, consolidation and investment in one of the world’s most diverse regions.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ How networked is your country and what does it take to make it to the top of the technology profile? The Global Information Technology Report (GITR), jointly published by INSEAD and the World Economic Forum, ranks 138 countries based on their information and communications technologies.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Nearly half a century since Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem championed women’s rights, the fairer sex still hasn’t made it to the executive suite in anything resembling significant numbers. Why? Dedicated women’s rights activist and family practice lawyer, Anamah Tan, explains. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD marked the occasion with seminars on all three campuses. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:58:56 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Men ask. Women traditionally don’t – simply because being “pushy” could result in negative social consequences, which, for women, tend to be about as important as the material benefits at stake.  Linda Babcock, an economics professor at Carnegie Mellon University explains her latest research, and Peter Hiddema, an INSEAD visiting professor, shows how you can become a better negotiator. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:09:34 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Luxury is all about dreams. It represents the best. So says Li Fei, marketing professor of Tsinghua University, China, in a recent interview for the Chinese media. He shares his thoughts with INSEAD Knowledge on the recent boom in this lucrative sector and in a country which shunned luxury and ostentation for almost all of the last century. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Take a stroll down London’s Old Bond Street or Milan’s Via Montenapoleone and you will see the latest offerings of Chanel and Gucci.  Hop over to Oxford Street or Corso Vittorio Emanuele, and you will discover the window displays of H&M and Zara are exhibiting pretty much the same designs.  Guess which is flush with cash? INSEAD Assistant Professor, Frederic Godart, has some surprising predictions as to which way this lucrative market is heading. ]]></description>
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              <title>Real estate in the UAE: Moving from speculation to solid value?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:05:40 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The UAE finds itself caught between being the centre of economic opportunity in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and at the same time surrounded by the political turmoil in the Middle East. Elaine Jones, CEO of Asteco Property Management, assesses the opportunities and impediments for UAE’s real estate recovery. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ It’s not just the Arab world that is changing; but also people’s perception of the region.  Dalia Mogahead, Executive Director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, speaking at INSEAD’s Abu Dhabi campus, explains. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The patterns of revolutions tend to be similar, focusing on the rise and fall of their leaders, a plunge into lawlessness, and finally a new order. Today’s movement in the Arab world is different. Sami Mahroum, Director of INSEAD’s Innovation & Policy Initiative in Abu Dhabi, explains why. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-knowledge-paul-kleindofer-on-nuclear-energy-outlook-110324.cfm</link> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD professor Paul Kleindorfer takes stock of the future for nuclear energy and what it means for global diversification away from fossil fuels. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD professor Michael Witt analyses the implications for financial markets, supply chains, Japan’s national energy security as well as the country’s own political leadership and economic recovery. ]]></description>
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              <title>Andrea Illy: The man behind a good cup of coffee</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-knowledge-big-interview-with-andrea-illy-110323.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ It’s twice the price of store brand coffee, but aficionados happily pay it. What makes a niche brand of coffee so sustainable? INSEAD Knowledge meets CEO of illycaffè, Andrea Illy, to find out more about this business model with a difference. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Family-owned companies need to be run with emotional, as well as professional leadership, experts say. That’s one area where senior family members often have a crucial role to play. Knowledge speaks with INSEAD Professor Randel S. Carlock, Olivier de Richoufftz, executive director of the Family Business Network and Deepak Gupta, chairman of the Romav Group of companies. ]]></description>
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              <title>The Next Microsoft: Here’s a partial list…</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-knowledge-the-next-microsoft-110221.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:21:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Innovation is flourishing despite a decline in venture capital funding. Silicon Valley veteran Adeo Ressi shares his predictions for life-changing technologies looking for funding. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:19:49 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ What's one of the best ways to gain market share, defy the vagaries of the economy, and adapt to rapidly advancing technology? Booz and Company's Paul Leinwand talks to Cindy Babski about how to win with a capabilities-driven strategy.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/sami-mahroum-economic-growth-and-development-110111.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:14:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ It takes more than human capital, infrastructure and good governance to foster economic growth and development, writes Sami Mahroum from INSEAD's campus in Abu Dhabi. ]]></description>
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              <title>Keeping spirits up in a downturn</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:12:55 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Grace Segran reports from London on the current state of the spirits industry. ]]></description>
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              <title>Streamlining costs and statistics pay off</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:09:53 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When the economy is in a tailspin, companies look for ways to trim costs as well as to grow. Grace Segran in London discovered the truth in bar codes and forecasting. ]]></description>
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              <title>Carbon leakage: EU cap-and-trade rules could do more harm than good</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/eu-cap-and-trade-carbon-leakage-110111.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:07:30 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Despite its good intentions, the next phase of EU emissions trading scheme (to be implemented in 2013) could end up doing more harm than good, both to the global environment and to European industries that must comply with the rules, says David Drake, a PhD candidate in Technology and Operations Management at INSEAD. ]]></description>
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              <title>Reality check: an uphill struggle to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/halving-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-2050-110111.cfm?vid=527</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:06:10 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Do today's global energy efficiency initiatives work? "Insufficiently ambitious," says Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. So what do we need to address the challenge of climate change? ]]></description>
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              <title>Billionaires and mud huts: Can Asia solve its real sustainability issues?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:04:06 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Asia may be today’s economic miracle but too little water and too much poverty could derail the growth engine of the world. Zoe McKay talked with global strategist, Ravi Fernando. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-Knowledge-creating-a-sustainable-future-110221.cfm?vid=528</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:20:51 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A report from INSEAD's Alumni Sustainability Executive Roundtable in Fontainbleau.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/the-big-interview-john-elkington-110221.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:03:13 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ John Elkington's work advising businesses on sustainable strategies has earned him numerous accolades including the Dean of Corporate Social Responsibility by BusinessWeek in 2004. Here, he discusses social innovation and entrepreneurship and its potential to become an increasing part of companies' agendas.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-knowledge-ethics-in-negotiations-110221.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Can you walk away from the negotiating table with a contract in your pocket and your ethics intact? This is the third and final installment in a series of articles on value negotiation from INSEAD professor Horacio Falcao.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:29:54 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ As it turns out, Big Bang – the deregulation of stock markets across Europe back in 1986 – really was an event that shook the world.  Author and independent stock analyst Cyrus Mewawalla tells INSEAD Knowledge that deregulation, greed and deceit are at the root of today’s financial crisis, and suggests ways to return to ethical banking. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-Knowledge-the-sweatshop-on-your-conscience-110222.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:25:58 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Lower consumer prices and higher profit margins take the spotlight off poor working conditions in cheap labour markets.  Changing those practices is as much a responsibility of the marketer and consumer as it is of the supplier.  INSEAD professor N.Craig Smith explains how and why responsible consumerism matters. ]]></description>
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              <title>As innovation drives growth in emerging markets, western economies need to adapt</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/innovation-emerging-markets-110112.cfm?vid=515</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:12:32 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ No longer content to be cost and talent arbitrage destinations, emerging markets are becoming hotbeds of innovation, says SD Shibulal, co-founder of Infosys Technologies, one of India's leading IT firms. The enterprises of tomorrow need to be smart to make best use of their resources and innovation capabilities in order to succeed. ]]></description>
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              <title>Europe: a global power with global reach?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:10:01 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ All EU assessments appear to indicate that ‘business as usual’ points to a downward track of growth at home and reduced influence abroad. But if we wish for something better, then perhaps we should start by thinking differently about Europe, and then matching our thoughts with our actions, writes INSEAD emeritus professor Jonathan Story. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:08:21 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ How do companies improve operationally with diverse and talented workforces? By taking advantage of individuals who feel at home in multiple cultures, says INSEAD visiting professor Mary Yoko Brannen. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/talent-management-lose-employees-110113.cfm?vid=520</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:38:12 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Fighting to attract and retain the best talent is still important but letting employees go, even in good times, is also beneficial, says a research team led by INSEAD faculty Andrew Shipilov [pictured left]  and Frederic Godart. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/insead-knowledge-sam-pitrodaon-innovation-110114.cfm?vid=517</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:27:39 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ What does it take to drive innovation in an emerging economy with about 550 million people below the age of 25? Sam Pitroda, IT and innovation advisor to India's prime minister, speaks to INSEAD Knowledge Editor Stuart Pallister about innovation and the need for a new paradigm. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ceo-view-gary-wang-tudou.com-110112.cfm?vid=518</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:18:06 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Tudou.com, China's answer to YouTube with user-generated plus paid content, is one of the country's fastest-growing companies. Founder and INSEAD alumnus Gary Wang discusses strategy and what it takes to start and grow a media company in China. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/insead-knowledge-inovation-or-imitation-in-china-and-india-110120.cfm?vi</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:16:07 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ How do Asia's emerging giants measure on the innovation scale and can they shake off their reputation for imitation rather than innovation? INSEAD professors Anil Gupta [pictured above] and Hellmut Schütte share their views. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/corporate-governance-banks-101213.cfm?vid=502</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:37:23 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ As the financial crisis morphs into a sovereign debt crisis, the corporate governance of banks is back under the spotlight. Whose interests should bank boards be serving? And who should be monitoring what banks do? ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:34:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With unprecedented numbers of women entering higher education on an equal par with their male counterparts, perhaps the Second Sex,” as Simone de Beauvoir deemed women, can finally claim they have arrived on equal footing in a man’s world. But not so fast. If the number of women entering higher education has increased so much, how come so few of them are making it into the executive suites and boardrooms five or ten years after receiving that MBA and a handshake? ]]></description>
              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/herminia-ibarra-the-gender-gap-101213.cfm?vid=505</guid> 
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/amine-ouazad-male-teachers-101213.cfm?vid=506</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ New findings by Amine Ouazad, an Assistant Professor at INSEAD, shows that one of the most effective ways to get students to listen and work hard is to put a male teacher at the front of the classroom. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:32:18 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD Professor Randel Carlock talks to Knowledge editor Stuart Pallister about succession and stewardship in family businesses. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ilsa-china-outlook-101213.cfm?vid=508</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:26:41 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With China's ascent as the world's second-largest economy, it may just be a matter of time before it eclipses the United States in productivity. But can it evolve to become a high-income, consumption-driven economy like the US? ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/gender-discrimination-in-india-101213.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:53:24 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Despite the positive developments for women in India -- increased visibility in the public sphere, presence of women in the labour force across international borders and lower fertility rates--gender discrimination not only persists but also has seen little decline. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/narrowing-the-gender-gap-in-malaysia-101213.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:51:27 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A look at how policy and advocacy initiatives have helped narrow the gender gap in Malaysia. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:49:05 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Many women are turning to social entrepreneurship because they tend to work more with their hearts, says American serial social entrepreneur and Ashoka Fellow Christina Jordan. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/csr-new-model-for-capitalism-101214.cfm?vid=510</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:33:41 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Brands must have a social mission, says Unilever executive, Harish Manwani, adding that his company works with health organisations to promote hygiene education. "In the end, we sell a soap," he says, "but that soap has a social mission." ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/insead-eLab-mapping-regional-growth-101213.cfm?vid=500</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:27:46 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A study into critical innovation and knowledge economy skills in Europe and Asia by INSEAD’s eLab has found there are striking differences between the regions. ]]></description>
              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/insead-eLab-mapping-regional-growth-101213.cfm?vid=500</guid> 
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              <title>The big picture from West to East</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/the-big-picture-east-to-west-101213.cfm?vid=504</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:10:06 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Continuing debt issues have put central banks and governments the world over into uncharted waters. What lies ahead for the US, Europe and Asia? Sir Andrew Large, a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Gertrude Tumpel-Guggerell, an ECB executive board member and Zhuang Juzhong, Deputy Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank, share their outlook. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/claire-pike-on-INSEAD-101213.cfm?vid=507</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:05:41 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In 1968, Claire Pike began her MBA studies at INSEAD, her first step on the road leading to her present position as Secretary General of the school. After three decades of service, she talks to INSEAD Knowledge Executive Editor Shellie Karabell about her experiences and about developments at the school. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/fabian-hansmann-venture-creation-101108.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:36:50 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD alum Fabian Hansmann (MBA '06D) has taken a novel approach to entrepreneurship.  His organisation identifies opportunities and builds a team, but then matches business ideas and opportunities with aspiring entrepreneurs and also tries to raise funding ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/cargill-china-strategy-101108.cfm?vid=490</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:35:58 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ For agribusiness giant Cargill, doing business in China required adapting its global business model to China's diverse domestic economies. An interview with Robert Aspell, President of Cargill China. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/strategy-loreal-india-101108.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:34:48 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Two decades of trials have placed L'Oreal high in the Indian beauty market. But with still low penetration levels and cut-throat competition, where are the company's next opportunities? ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/healthcare-and-social-media-101110.cfm?vid=496</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:33:41 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A type1 diabetic and INSEAD student Kyle Rose (MBA '10D) describes how social media interaction help him manage his chronic ailment. ]]></description>
              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/healthcare-and-social-media-101110.cfm?vid=496</guid> 
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/healthcare-emerging-markets-101108.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:33:02 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The emerging markets with their populations in the billions have become a potent source of revenue. The representatives of companies in India, Brazil and China have made it clear they do not plan to leave these emerging markets to the Western industrial giants. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-alumni-healthcare-summit-101109.cfm?vid=495</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:32:07 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With ageing populations in the West and with drug targets improving thousandfold since the mapping of the human genome less than 10 years ago, few industries can look forward to the kind of growth expected in healthcare. How can and how should global healthcare companies brace for the future? ]]></description>
              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/INSEAD-alumni-healthcare-summit-101109.cfm?vid=495</guid> 
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              <title>Why the French love social conflict</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/theo-vermaelen-french-society-101108.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:28:46 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The French are still taught today that class warfare is the nature of their society and will remain, as long as not all classes are equal. However, equality is impossible, writes INSEAD professor of finance Theo Vermaelen. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/pricing-anomalies-and-limits-of-arbitrage-101108.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:27:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Textbooks say that even minuscule differences in the price of identical goods in two places should be short-lived. But anomalies do exist, and they often persist for far longer than theories predict, write Denis Gromb and Dimitri Vayanos. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/piyush-gupta-building-an-asian-bank-101108.cfm?vid=491</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:00:55 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With most economic indicators and forecasts signalling the Asian century, Singapore-based DBS Bank plans to step up its game by playing to the region’s surging megatrends and relying on its greatest asset – a reliable home-grown brand. ]]></description>
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              <title>A view of the Indian landscape: Harpal Singh of Fortis Healthcare</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/harpal-singh-india-business-landscape-101108.cfm?vid=493</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:57:56 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Harpal Singh of Fortis Healthcare examines the strengths and challenges in the Indian business arena. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/china-economy-outlook-101108.cfm?vid=489</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:54:21 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Are property prices in China excessively high and is there a lot of leverage in the market? ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/japan-economic-outlook-101108.cfm?vid=492</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:52:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Japan's economy has been in dramatic decline, says INSEAD professor Stewart Black. What's causing its malaise and can we expect a rebound? ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-merck-orchestra-101014.cfm?vid=458</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:00:58 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Ranging in size anywhere from 80 to 100 musicians, a symphony orchestra not only provides a magnificent sound, but an engaging illustration of how leadership works. As pharmaceutical company Merck has discovered, watching an orchestra rehearse is an invaluable lesson in corporate management.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/managing-virtual-teams-101015.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:59:53 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ How do you manage a team across borders and time zones? Start by tearing up your old management rule book. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/mergers-and-acquisitions-strategy-101014.cfm?vid=486</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:58:10 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ There are several good ways to grow a company, but only about a third of firms actively use all the methods available to them, and this narrow focus widens the corporate gap between success and failure significantly.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/social-media-price-of-perception-101015.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:55:43 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ While placing values on celebrity endorsers is a risky business, the same holds true for companies whose values - like celebrities - rely heavily on perception. Take the case of Bebo, an acronym for blog early, blog often. In 2008, when Bebo was Britain’s leading social networking website - even more popular than Facebook and MySpace - it was snatched up by AOL for a whopping $850 million. AOL was hoping to use the acquisition to gain a better foothold in the global market. But less than two years later, the market had completely changed and Bebo had fallen far behind its competitors. AOL unloaded it for reportedly less than $10 million to little-known private investment firm, Criterion Capital Partners. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:53:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ How much is Tiger Woods worth to an advertiser? What about George Clooney? What is the value of Facebook or Bebo? The answers are all different, but they all come down to perception.  ]]></description>
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              <title>After the Asian tigers, will it be the turn of the African lions?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/africa-potential-for-growth-101015.cfm?vid=484</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:51:58 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to remain the second-fastest growing region after Asia in the near future, predicts Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, but “we can catch up with Asia, as the prospect of Africa as the last unexplored territory in the world and the potential of growth remain.”<br>
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For this to happen, Sanusi says Africa needs to put in place the right policies, address its infrastructure deficit, and provide the right environment and incentives for businesses and capital to come in. “That includes policy consistency, political stability, the fight against corruption, and improved efficiency in business processes. If we did the same thing that the Asians, such as the Indonesians and the Malaysians, did and if we did it right, we should be able to repeat the experience.” ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/exploring-emerging-markets-101014.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:50:14 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The rapid development of countries like China and India is a remarkable phenomenon, says Vince Cable, the UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. “In a matter of one generation, China has broken through to a degree that took over a century in Britain. Solidly established precedents like South Korea show that this breakthrough can be sustained. It is clear that major so-called emerging markets have already emerged.” ]]></description>
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              <title>Chinese individualism stronger than in the West, spurred by social changes and economic growth</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/jesse-price-china-strategy-101018.cfm?vid=471</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:48:51 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ China’s one-child policy has helped bring about individualism that is even stronger than in the west, says Jesse Price, founding partner of the Reya Group, which specialises in organisational culture.<br>
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Although the west often views China as a collectivist society, his company’s research suggests there is “very strong individualism” in China’s society, which could be due to China’s economic ascendance, its national population policy, and the ensuing changes in China’s social fabric, says Price, who has been in China for over a decade. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:46:54 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Foreign multinationals are setting their sights on China’s countryside, enticed by strong economic growth and favourable government regulations, says Andrew Cainey, Managing Director for Greater China at management consultancy Booz & Company.<br>
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Foreign companies that started their businesses in China’s tier one and tier two cities “see the need and the opportunity to move down and meet the rest of the demand in China, which is growing so rapidly”, says Cainey, who has been based in Shanghai since 2005. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/strategy-julian-ma-on-tencent-101015.cfm?vid=473</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:44:19 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Bring up a social networking service with 500 million members and you’d likely think of the massively popular Facebook. But not so in China where it’s all about Qzone, a multimedia social networking site with, reportedly, some 458 million members, which allows users to send messages, create blogs, share photos and listen to music, among many other features.<br>
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There’s more. One click can take you to QQ, an instant messaging (IM) service, or to QQ Games, an online gaming portal, or to paipai.com, an e-commerce consumer to consumer site. The numbers are staggering – in June, QQ reported 612 million active users accounts and claimed 78 per cent of the IM market share in the country. <br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ As China's middle class expands, does consumption behaviour change? According to Sir David Tang, founder of Shanghai Tang and China Clubs, consumption behaviour doesn’t shift with economic development; it is only perceived to do so.<br>
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“I don’t think economic development has ever changed human nature,” says Tang. “China is able now, with a rising middle class, to start thinking about all the bourgeois things, about life of the next-door neighbour. And that’s why, in a way, consumption behaviour is perceived to be changing.” ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ If there’s one good thing about an economic crisis, it’s the bargains resulting from the fall-out. Good, that is, if you’re in a position to buy. And that was exactly the position in which Banco Santander found itself.<br>
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When the credit crisis hit the UK in 2007, Spain’s largest bank had the will and the means to take advantage of some amazing bargains. Not only did Banco Santander weather the crisis, it emerged as a stronger global player, particularly in the UK. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ China’s budding private equity industry is booming, with new firms springing up every other day to tap the country’s vast economic potential. But even as competition for deals heats up, investment firms should be wary about being too hasty in concluding their corporate due diligence. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Looking at the numbers, it’s apparent that Asia’s private equity star is shining bright. Assets under management increased ninefold during the last 15 years to about $283 billion in 2009 – 60 per cent of that growth came in the last five years alone.<br>
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But for all its healthy growth, only one third of global limited partnerships (LP) have allocations to Asia, including developed markets like Japan, South Korea and Australia and developing economies like China and India, according to Preqin (a research firm focusing on alternative investments). Also, the region’s assets under management have maintained a fairly steady percentage of around 10 per cent of the global private equity industry’s assets. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:28:27 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ After a difficult year for private equity in 2009 following the global financial crisis, many limited partners are looking to invest in Asia in search of gross returns of two to three times invested capital, if not more. <br>
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At the recent SuperReturn Asia PE conference in Hong Kong (Sept 27-30), China had clearly become the ‘flavour of the month’ for LP investors, with India a not-so-close second, in part due to valuations there. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Innovation for green growth is the new mantra for advanced economies. From Australia to the United States, governments are pouring billions of dollars, euros and yen into eco-innovation programmes. The US has earmarked US$59 billion for green technologies as part of its stimulus packages; Australia has dedicated A$5.7 billion, while Canada has set aside C$2.8 billion for that purpose. Governments are also providing other incentives ranging from support for R&D activities to new regulations and standards on transport, buildings and manufacturing. The aim is to become greener while staying competitive, and to reach that delicate balance the OECD is working towards a Green Growth Strategy for its 30+ members. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:44:11 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Sustainability. Can it become a central part of corporate strategy? Today, the answer is: it had better be. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Uncertainty surrounds the security and sustainability of energy supplies in the UK <br>
from 2015 onwards, with energy prices rising – in some cases – to uncomfortably high levels. “Gas would be a very important bridge to take us to the Elysian fields of a much cleaner energy scene of onshore and offshore wind, renewables, and an expectation of a very large chunk of nuclear,” says Alistair Buchanan, Chief Executive of Ofgem (the Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets), speaking at The Economist’s recent UK Energy Summit. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ 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.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ It’s all too easy, if you have the upper hand in negotiations – whether it be through information asymmetry or generally a more favourable position -- to make full use of a power play in negotiations to get what you want, with the winner taking all and the loser walking away empty-handed, says INSEAD Professor Horacio Falcao. But instead, negotiators should be looking to develop ‘win-win’ strategies that allow all parties to capture some of the value, or at least feel that they were being treated fairly in the negotiations. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In 1925, Power Corporation of Canada pioneered the development of the hydroelectric industry, supplying power to homes and business across the country. But today the company is no longer about electric power; it’s all about the financial services industry. Instead of generating kilowatts, this family-controlled management and holding company has responsibility for overseeing many billions of dollars in assets. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Luk-Van-Wassenhove-social-innovation-100913.cfm</link> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ It was certainly not our intention to create a group of tree-huggers or well-meaning do-gooders. The business world increasingly needs to consider the impact carefully of economic activity on society and the environment. This not only involves a certain degree of risk, but also presents an enormous opportunity for innovation in new products and services. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ On August 6, Hewlett Packard’s board forced CEO Mark Hurd to resign after the conclusion of a sexual harassment investigation. Hurd had apparently been accused by Jodie Fisher, a marketing contractor, of giving her less business with the company because she did not respond to his sexual advances. Fisher worked for HP from 2007 to 2009 helping to organise networking events. Hurd denies all the charges and the HP board also agreed that he did not violate the company’s sexual harassment policies. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:32:54 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Johnson & Johnson, the New Jersey-based, publicly-listed manufacturer of healthcare products, is the world’s largest medical device company, the fourth largest biotech and eighth largest pharmaceutical company in the world. According to its most recent investor fact sheet (2009), J&J’s 250+ operating companies in 60 countries generated $61.9 billion in sales last year ($12.3 bln in net earnings) – more than half of which were from outside the US. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:31:31 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In the aftermath of the economic crisis many governments are calling for tighter banking regulations to keep such a debacle from ever happening again. But Harald Hau, Associate Professor of Finance at INSEAD, says better bank governance may actually be a more effective answer to the problem – an insight which emerges from taking a closer look at the German experience. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/insead-corporate-governance-initiative-100913.cfm?vid=468</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:29:04 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ If there is a culprit behind the dismal state of corporate governance today, INSEAD Professor Ludo Van der Heyden blames Wall Street capitalism.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Entrepreneurship-INSEAD-Bootcamp-100916.cfm?vid=466</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:27:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ 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 innovating within large corporations. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:25:30 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:23:50 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ For Peter Sage, the sky isn’t really the limit. It’s even higher, somewhere around 36,000 kilometres above the Earth’s atmosphere.<br>
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An entrepreneur with twenty years’ experience, Sage’s latest start-up venture, Space Energy, aims to deliver space-based solar power (SBSP) by collecting and transmitting energy using satellites positioned in space. The catchall: energy on demand, 24 hours a day. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:47:50 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Affordable energy that is clean and consistent, delivered in a single system at a fraction of the price that people are paying today – 4.5 pence (US$0.07) per kilowatt hour (kWh) to be precise – isn’t that too good to be true? John Banham, Chairman of Johnson Matthey, doesn’t think so because these are the very benefits from fuel cells which are already powering homes and buildings in the US today. And it often comes from an unlikely source – methane gas from human waste. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/bankbailouts_000.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:56:05 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The Basel committee on Banking Supervision is set to finalise new capital requirements for banks by the end of the year. They are also looking closer at so-called cocobonds, or contingent convertibles as an alternative to issuing equity to meet these requirements. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-and-politics-EU-China-relations-100729.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:10:58 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ This is definitely not a good time to be upbeat about the EU. The unfolding drama of Greek public finances threatens to unravel one of the club’s main achievements in crafting a monetary union of 16 different states, while the non-policy to emerge from the Copenhagen summit on climate change last December was decided over the Commission’s head by a de facto alliance between the US and main emerging market countries of China, Brazil, South Africa, Russia and Brazil. To cap it all, US President Barack Obama decided not to attend May’s EU summit in Madrid to celebrate the Lisbon treaty. The Chinese press tends to describe the European Union as disunited, inward-looking and characterised by low economic growth. And the prevalent mood of pessimism in Brussels about the EU, and the stiffening of China’s resolve to project its national interest into world politics neatly complement each other. <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBS-report-Europe-economy-100726.cfm?vid=457</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:32:13 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ What will it take to put Europe back on track? That question was the basis for the eighth European Business Summit and a research report conducted by INSEAD, Accenture and the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium, with funding from Sun and Microsoft.<br>
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Some 250 chief executives and other leaders from the private and public sector were interviewed for the survey, and the answers revolve around three main themes: <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBS-energy-strategy-100726.cfm?vid=454</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:30:56 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ There is an obvious connection between energy and economic growth: cheap fuel means lower production costs. As energy consumption is on an upward trajectory -with growth in the Far East and Latin America outpacing the industrialised countries in the near term - the key to prosperity is to develop cheaper and sustainable sources of fuel to replace fossil fuels and curtail the environmentally-unfriendly carbon footprint. <br>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:29:17 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Numbers may not lie, but often their true significance lies in closer scrutiny. And a good example of this statement lies in the numbers used to tout the world’s great trade imbalance with China - a deficit that shows the EU trade deficit growing from 50 billion euros in 2000 to 297 billion in 2008. “But,” says Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the 153-member Geneva-based World Trade Organisation,  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Peter Grauer, the Chairman and CEO of Bloomberg, is a man with a mantra and he repeats it every chance he gets: “We have an aspiration at Bloomberg to become the most influential news organisation in the world.” A glance at the statistics behind the media empire started in 1981 by the eponymous Michael Bloomberg (who, on becoming the 108th Mayor of the City of New York on January 1, 2002, left the running of his company to long-time friend and associate Grauer), shows that the global media company is nearly at the goal line: 287,000 subscribers in 140 countries, accessing between 5,000 & 7,000 news stories a day, as well as data and analytics created by 11,519 employees globally (as of April, 2010). Grauer estimates the company’s proprietary terminal business alone generated revenue in excess of $5.5 billion last year, with a compound growth rate greater than 12 per cent per annum. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:34:08 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Even as China is poised to overtake Japan as the world’s second-largest economy, its foreign policy is driven less by its sense of its role as a key global player than by a set of ‘narrowly defined’ national interests, says Professor Kenneth Lieberthal, Director of the John L. Thornton China Centre and senior fellow in Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development at The Brookings Institution. <br>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:19:54 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ On a trip back home to North Carolina, Chad Myers (MBA ‘04J) met up with a friend and advisor, Sandie Barrie Blackley, and told her he was looking to get back into entrepreneurship. At that stage of his life, some two years ago, Myers was teaching at INSEAD and running the school’s International Centre for Entrepreneurship.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/innovation-LG-100630.cfm?vid=439</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:43:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ It took three attempts in four years for Korean electronics giant LG Electronics (LGE) to launch its brand in the US market in 2002. Five years later, it became the top seller of refrigerators and washing machines, and has since been successfully maintaining its lead in the two home appliance categories with current respective market shares of about 24 per cent. <br>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:41:34 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ If you build it, they will come -- so the mantra goes -- and that’s exactly what Ng Gim Choo did with the EtonHouse group of schools. And serendipity, as it turned out, would play a key role.<br>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:23:54 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is one firm that knows very well that its environmental and economic impact extends well beyond its factory gates. This starts with the ingredients it needs for its products to the natural resources required to make the packaging, "extending all the way to the people who buy and consume our drinks and handle the packaging," says CCE Europe's Communications Director, Shanna Wendt (YMP Sep '05). ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:23:31 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ During the financial crisis, politicians across the spectrum have assailed bankers’ bonuses. In a similar way, politicians should now use the sovereign-debt crisis as an opportunity to re-examine their own pay. The collapse of the largest Ponzi scheme in history, the European Social Model, is not caused by inappropriate bonuses, but by a lack of bonuses.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-in-the-Arab-world-100625.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:21:13 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Education provided an ‘initial window of opportunity’ for women, says Haifa Al Kaylani, the founder and chairman of the Arab International Women’s Forum (AIWF). Speaking to INSEAD Knowledge on the sidelines of the AIWF’s recent conference in Damascus, Syria, she said governments have been investing in education for many years. “We now see that initial effort come into its own, with higher education, more specialised education, skills training, all of which take us to the next level.” ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:44:50 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In sports as in life, it’s perhaps best to accept that the best-laid plans can often be upset by the unexpected. That is certainly the approach that Essar Gabriel (MBA ‘96D), head of the Youth Olympic Games at the International Olympic Committee (IOC), advocates and adopts. <br>
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              <title>Cathay Pacific takes off cautiously to brighter skies</title> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ At its Annual General Meeting recently, IATA (International Air Transport Association) predicted that the industry will recover faster than expected, with Asia-Pacific carriers powering the upturn. INSEAD Knowledge takes a closer look at the performance of one of these airlines: the flag carrier of Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific.<br>
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              <title>‘Intoxicated’ institutional investors: how the financial crisis infected the real economy</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Investors-crisis-100615.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:44:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ One of the least understood aspects of the financial crisis is how it spread from the financial sector to the general economy, where it nearly caused a global financial meltdown.<br>
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Alberto Manconi“We could look at the onset of the crisis as a shock to the liquidity of one market sector -- asset-backed securities” says INSEAD PhD candidate Alberto Manconi. “In August 2007, all of a sudden we realised that we didn’t really know how to price these securities. For this reason, very few investors were willing to trade them.”  ]]></description>
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              <title>Doing it the Chinese way: Disney's strategy for a lucrative ride in China</title> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ Last year Beijing gave the green light for Disney to build a theme park in Shanghai which is estimated to cost $3.5 billion. The resort, which is expected to open in five or six years, will include a local version of a Magic Kingdom-style theme park, hotels and shopping areas. It will be slightly larger than Disneyland in California, taking up 1,000 acres in Shanghai’s Pudong district.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Getting back to basics</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:35:09 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Whether in innovation and governance, private equity, or entrepreneurship, the messages in today’s increasingly global business environment are loud and clear: think differently, don’t underestimate emerging markets, and get back to basics. These were some of the main themes voiced at INSEAD’s Leadership Summit Europe 2010 held recently in Fontainebleau. ]]></description>
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              <title>Braving the economic crisis through family values</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ILSE-family-business-romav-group-100608.cfm?vid=433</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When the economic crisis hit, the family owned and operated shipping-real estate Romav Group suffered a double-whammy. Practically overnight. ]]></description>
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              <title>Making more from less: does Mother Nature have enough resources to go around?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ILSE-natural-resources-100608.cfm?vid=428</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:29:31 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Global growth isn’t all about jobs and the stock market: it’s also about people. The global population will increase, despite the ageing baby boomer generation; there will be increased demands for minerals, energy, food, even blood. <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ILSE-social-responsibility-in-business-today-100608.cfm?vid=429</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:27:04 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Gordon Gekko might be back in cinemas in Wall Street II, but he seems to be less visible in today’s boardrooms. As economic crises, erupting volcanoes and crippling earthquakes plague the planet, social consciousness is in, greed is…well, not out, but certainly down.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Lessons learned: The Nordic banking crisis of the 1990s</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ILSE-Lessons-learned-banking-crisis-100608.cfm?vid=430</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:25:43 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Once burned, twice shy. That’s a lesson that has helped a lot of Swedish and Finnish businesses dodge major disaster during the world’s most recent economic crisis.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Rebuilding Europe: new architecture needed to kick-start economy</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ILSE-rebuilding-Europe-100608.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:23:09 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With a weakened financial system and various European governments knee-deep in debt, the emergence of a new world financial order has taken on a new urgency of late. But instead of quick fixes as the Greek crisis has clearly demonstrated, we should instead be looking for sustainable solutions towards economic prosperity. ]]></description>
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              <title>Is it over yet? Businessmen offer recession insight</title> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ These are indeed times that try men’s (and women’s) souls. But the way forward is not to cut back or sit on the sidelines. According to several businessmen attending INSEAD’s Leadership Summit Europe, you’ve got to keep one eye on the balance sheet, another on the horizon and be mindful of constant change as new circumstances will often hide opportunities in what appears to be trouble. <br>
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              <title>Upstart: China’s emergence in technology and innovation</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economy-china-technology-and-innovation-100527.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:34:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ It can easily appear as if China can make anything. Yet it makes goods not only at low cost, but now also of high quality, and this constitutes a particularly Chinese brand of innovation that enables China increasingly to shake up global markets. After coming of age in China’s domestic markets, Chinese firms are now replicating their domestic success in global markets by competing on price and quality. The success of the likes of Huawei and Lenovo are indicative of an emerging trend of Chinese technology and innovation, yet China’s emergence is only just beginning. <br>
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              <title>China’s quiet confidence</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:33:12 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ China’s premier, Wen Jiabao, has said that 2010 will be a very difficult year for the country’s economy, yet in Q1 its performance was remarkable. China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 11.9 per cent in Q1 2010, outstripping the 8.7 per cent annual GDP growth achieved in 2009 and the 10.7 per cent growth of Q4 2009. The growth for Q1 was the fastest in almost three years. There are indeed areas of concern, most notably the threat of a bubble forming in the property market and potential instability in the banking sector. The data for Q1 should, however, inspire quiet confidence among China’s leaders on the state of the economy, especially as China is expected to contribute a full third to this year’s global growth and is set to overtake Japan as the world’s second-largest economy.<br>
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              <title>Is there hope for the newspaper industry?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/marketing-newspaper-industry-100520.cfm?vid=423</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 09:25:07 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The future may be looking decidedly bleak for the newspaper industry in the US, but for Joshua Benton, founding director of the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University, there is still cause for optimism.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Businesses increasingly face water risks</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-water-scarcity-100519.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 05:16:02 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The world will face a 40 per cent shortfall in water supplies by 2030. The good news is that if we are smart, we can meet the challenge successfully. But this can only happen through co-operation between industry, governments, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and communities, SABMiller’s head of sustainable development, Andy Wales, told INSEAD Knowledge on the sidelines of the LBC’s (London Business Conference) ‘Corporate Water Scarcity Risk Management Conference’ held recently.  ]]></description>
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              <title>The tortoise and the hare? An analysis of China and India’s long-term prospects</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-china-and-india-100518.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 11:24:09 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When asked what animals symbolise China and India, most people would probably say the dragon and the elephant. In terms of long-term economic prospects, however, the hare and the tortoise may well turn out to be the more appropriate choice. While India is moving more slowly than China at this point, there is a real possibility that over the next decades, we may see it catching up and, ultimately, pulling ahead. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economy-and-politics-africa-100518.cfm?vid=422</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 11:06:27 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ If Africa wants to bridge the chasm from emerging to developed economy, it must have one crucial component in place. According to Paulo Gomes, founder and CEO of Constelor Investment Holdings, which was set up in 2006 to harness investment opportunities in Africa, infrastructure is sorely needed for the land-locked continent. ]]></description>
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              <title>Just a pretty face(book)? Social media tries to come of age</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/social-networking-wpp-google.cfm?vid=419</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 04:20:31 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Emails are old hat; SMSs passe. Tweeting, blogging, and posting on “walls” are no longer the domain of the under-30s. They have become a staple of the way most people in the world communicate today, of the way Fortune 100 companies reach out to customers old and new. ]]></description>
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              <title>Humanitarian operations: the challenges for fleet management</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-fleet-forum.cfm?vid=420</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 04:18:05 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Humanitarian disasters are on the increase. According to Lars Gustavsson, Senior Executive Officer, World Vision International, two large emergencies were recorded in 1982, compared with 90 in 2000, and this figure is set to rise to 170 by 2020. With this in mind, the natural question is how can humanitarian organisations continue to delivery efficient disaster response operations?  ]]></description>
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              <title>China’s Babytree.com: how it achieved its growth spurt</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/networking-babytree-100517.cfm?vid=421</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 04:11:30 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Just three years after starting up, Babytree.com, a social networking site for parents in China already boasts some 12 million visitors, a mammoth feat by any standards. ]]></description>
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              <title>Nursing China’s aged back to health</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/entrepreneurship-pinetree-100514.cfm?vid=418</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 08:32:45 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ If third time’s really the charm, then social entrepreneur Ninie Wang’s new business model should also really take off. ]]></description>
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              <title>Just what kind of business is there in sustainability?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-doing-good-doing-well-100512.cfm?vid=417</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 04:46:41 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Whether in energy, healthcare or micro-investing, is there a real business model in sustaining the world’s resources and improving the quality of life for its inhabitants? INSEAD Knowledge attended the IESE Net Impact Doing Good and Doing Well conference in Barcelona recently, and found evidence that many companies and individuals are finding there are business models, if you are prepared to think creatively and be just a bit audacious. ]]></description>
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              <title>Re-tooling the microfinance model in Asia</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-microfinance-asia-100513.cfm?vid=416</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 11:33:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ More than three billion people live in poverty around the world, but millions are managing to raise their living standards to some degree, thanks to microfinance. Even so, there’s plenty of scope for scaling up the current model of microlending to help others.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Social enterprises: an attractive career choice for women?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-enterprises-women-100513.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 11:08:56 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Women are far more likely to be in positions of leadership in social enterprises than in the traditional small and medium business sector. That was one of the main findings of research by the UK Social Enterprise Coalition based on a survey. Some 26 per cent of social enterprises could be described as ‘women-led’, almost twice as many as for small businesses for which the figure was 14 per cent.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Why social media are ‘absolutely crucial’ to businesses</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/networking-social-media-crampton-100513.cfm?vid=415</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 11:07:51 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In today’s age of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and MySpace, social media constitute “an absolutely crucial part” of doing business, as many consumers around the world use social networks, says Thomas Crampton, Asia Pacific Director of 360 Digital Influence, an internet marketing communications arm of Ogilvy Public Relations.   ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 11:06:19 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A Hayleys PLC case study addresses a gap in the literature on corporate social responsibility: namely, it is very hard to determine the true costs and benfits of CSR for a firm.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-philanthrocapitalism-100511.cfm?vid=414</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 11:07:20 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Several companies have woken up to the reality of philanthrocapitalism, says Mathew Bishop of The Economist, particularly in the aftermath of the global economic crisis which has resulted in a lot of new questions -- about what this force of capitalism is, how do we get a capitalism that actually works with society, rather than against it.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/innovation-policy-mahroum-100511.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 04:41:26 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Academics and researchers of innovation have produced a new genre of literature that is difficult to use in order to generate effective (policy) solutions. In fact, little in the way of standard public policy analysis finds its way into innovation policy work and hence too often the political, social, and economic feasibility of many recommendations is not taken into consideration.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Idealism and business are not incompatible, says Banyan Tree founder</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/csr-banyan-tree-100510.cfm?vid=413</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:46:20 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Can business and philanthropy mix? According to the founder of the luxury Banyan Tree hotel group, Ho Kwon Ping, this oft-asked question needs some serious re-examining. ]]></description>
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              <title>Debt overhang, inflation threaten world economy</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:10:22 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Inflation and the debt burden on Western countries and Japan are two major challenges facing the global economy this year, says Philippa Malmgren, President and founder of the Canonbury Group and Principalis Asset Management.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/sustainability-public-policy-100416.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:14:15 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When it comes to the notion of a sustainable low carbon economy, governments around the world may like the concept but are either reluctant or incapable of developing the means to make it reality, says Jonathon Porritt, founder director of Forum for the Future. It has to be done through the markets, through various instruments and market mechanisms -- but the markets cannot do it unaided. It is public policy that will shape the markets, which in turn could deliver a low carbon future.  ]]></description>
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              <title>The double bottom line: social investing comes of age</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The current economic malaise has sent investors looking for new avenues of investment - not just for the financial returns but also to make a difference in the world at large. Enter the socially-responsible investment, a niche market that is now coming of age. ]]></description>
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              <title>Advice to direct marketers: let the people do the talking</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/marketing-social-networking-100419.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:09:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The explosion of social networking sites has been a boon for direct marketers. For the hundreds of millions of users of Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and so on, they are fun ways to communicate with their friends and make more friends. But for marketers they are huge databases of consumer information.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In April 2009 we published a list of 24 stocks on the INSEAD Knowledge website (see Table 1). The stocks were chosen on the basis of the strategy outlined in our paper ( The Nature and Persistence of Buyback Anomalies, Review of Financial Studies, 2009), which is a more refined implementation of buyback investing, first proposed by Ikenberry, Lakonishok and Vermaelen (Market underreaction to open market repurchases, Journal of Financial Economics, 1995). The basic strategy is to invest in US companies (1) that announce open market repurchase programmes and (2) that seem to be motivated by an undervalued stock price. Past research has shown that such a strategy has consistently beaten the market during the last 25 years.<br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:07:09 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ By betting on stocks that lack media coverage, investors may be doing themselves a favour, according to a new research paper co-authored by INSEAD Assistant Finance Professor Lily Hua Fang and Associate Professor of Finance Joel Peress.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/finance-skandia-scandals100419.cfm?vid=406</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:05:48 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ How do consumers react when the ‘bad apple’ is a scandal-ridden financial company? How much do sales suffer as a result of its wrongdoing? What are the effects on sales of other similar companies such as pension providers, fund managers, and insurers?<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/strategy-value-negotiation-100419.cfm?vid=404</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:04:04 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ From the most mundane transaction to strategic high-level boardroom dealings, knowing how to negotiate is integral to success and survival. Yet few have mastered the art of successful negotiation or ‘value negotiation’ as INSEAD Affiliate Professor of Decision Sciences, Horacio Falcao, calls it.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/networking-gitc-100419.cfm?vid=408</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:02:07 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Scandinavian countries are in the top ten of The Networked Readiness Index 2009-2010, part of the Global Information Technology Report published by INSEAD and the World Economic Forum, now in its ninth edition.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/strategy-china-edward-tse-100416.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:54:36 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Is it too late for multinationals to enter China right now? Not so, according to Edward Tse, Booz & Company’s senior partner and chairman for Greater China.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/csr-brendan-may-100416.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:47:19 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Sustainability as a concept has changed enormously, according to Brendan May, founder of the Robertsbridge Group.  There is no longer any escape from our collective environmental challenge-no sector or company, large or small, is immune.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:23:29 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Josep Oliu has been through three economic crises as a banker in Spain -- two of them since becoming CEO of Banco Sabadell Group. The veteran banker spoke with INSEAD Knowledge recently at the Group’s headquarters in Barcelona about the crisis and what we can learn from it. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Adults with physical disabilities generally face severe constraints in terms of available health and social services. ICS, a Medicaid-based organisation, coordinates disability care in New York that allows many New Yorkers with physical disabilities to live independently.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:16:43 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Trust is the foundation of sustainable development. As the world continues to get smaller, our mutual interdependence increases and we all need to be able to mobilise the resources and goodwill of others to achieve success. That can only be achieved through gaining their trust. Therefore, the ability to gain the trust of global financial markets and of all the stakeholders in the value chain is becoming the key to success.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:08:19 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ What do Google and Napoleon Bonaparte have in common? According to author Robert Greene, both are -- or were -- great strategists of their time. And because of that, both wielded enormous power and control, which made them formidable forces to contend with.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economy-china-real-estate-100407.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:53:18 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Amid fears of a property bubble in China where real estate prices have risen for nine consecutive months, Bill Hunt, former president of Century 21 China Real Estate, remains sanguine that the bubble will not burst. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-microfinance-credit-suisse-100326.cfm?vid=393</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:41:09 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ "Microfinance is banking, and banking is our core competence, so it makes sense for us to be active in this area,” says Arthur Vayloyan, Head of Investment Services and Products, Private Banking, at Credit Suisse in Zurich. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:01:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Until recently, it was not ‘natural’ to be a high-growth entrepreneur in Portugal. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-europe-skills-100319.cfm?vid=399</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:31:45 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The financial crisis has highlighted deficiencies in knowledge-based skills in Europe and unless they’re tackled now, the region could get left behind. That was one of the key messages from an event held recently at INSEAD’s Europe campus in France. ]]></description>
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              <title>Turning around Tyco: how corporate governance saved the day</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Tyco-corporate-governance-100318.cfm?vid=396</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ “Shareholders are screaming. The stock price has dropped from $60 to $7 a share. The press is hitting you every day with requests for info on the turnaround of the company. The prior management is still there, wondering about their futures. The prior board is there, wondering about their futures. And you’re there, trying to bring some order to this chaos.”<br>
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              <title>Copenhagen a flop? Not so, say energy investors</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/environment-copenhagen-outcome-100317.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:52:13 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ One look at the amount of money needed to fund the projected demand for energy, coupled with a glance at EU and other policy directives aimed at reducing the world’s carbon footprint, and it becomes clear a little political squabbling on the world stage isn’t going to detract investors looking for big returns from a nascent industry with a bright future. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/politics-google-china-100317.cfm?vid=395</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:33:41 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Just four years shy of setting up Google China, the leading internet search engine company has already threatened to withdraw its Chinese-language search engine Google.cn from the country over censorship and alleged cyber attacks on the e-mail accounts of Chinese human rights activists.<br>
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              <title>Concentric circles: Inside the world of Sir Martin Sorrell</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/strategy-martin-sorrell.cfm?vid=387</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:13:29 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ “Our strategy is built on three pillars,” says communications guru Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of the world’s largest communications services company, WPP.  ‘New markets’, which means the shift to Asia and the South, the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and Next-11 markets; ‘new media’, that’s digital in the sense of PC, mobile and video content; and ‘consumer insight,’ “because we’re very focused on how the consumer is changing, not just in a recessionary environment but in the longer term: their media consumption habits, not just their reaction to products and services.” <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/strategy-alstom-power-100317.cfm?vid=392</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:40:54 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The push for sustainable clean energy as a key driver of developed economies, set against a backdrop of depleted natural resources, may paint a bleak picture for future generations. But according to Philippe Joubert, Executive Vice President of Alstom and President of its Power Sector, that’s not necessarily so, if you know how to properly harness the environment.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-creative-finance-100316.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:41:37 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Ten years ago, it was not fashionable for social enterprises to take loans. Even if they wanted to, nobody would lend them money.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Coordination among corporate donors helps provide faster, more efficient humanitarian aid</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-haiti-100316.cfm?vid=394</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:37:20 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Like individuals, companies mobilise their resources to contribute to large-scale emergencies as quickly as they can. Corporate donations may be in the form of cash, goods and services in-kind like technical expertise or capacity. Many companies will work through their local staff and offices to provide support to international aid teams. This type of local support can be very valuable for aid workers facing a long list of bottlenecks when arriving in a new country to deliver assistance. Having a local partner with operational capacity helps them to pursue their tasks faster, without having to waste time looking for office space, housing, and many other essentials.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/environment-copenhagen-eiu-study-100315.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:36:15 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ While climate change has been in the headlines in recent months due to the Copenhagen talks and concerns about alleged data manipulation, businesses don’t appear to be making much headway in terms of carbon reduction. That’s according to a new EIU study due out later this month, which will reveal that net gains by businesses have been close to zero since last year. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:17:20 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Despite being hailed as ‘the world’s workshop’, China’s reputation of being a reliable and responsible manufacturer is far from world-class. In his new book ‘Poorly Made in China’, intermediary and author Paul Midler exposes the pitfalls of manufacturing in China, debunking several myths in the process. ]]></description>
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              <title>The Lehman fallout: blame the bankers, not the banks</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/finance-bankers-reputation-100312.cfm?vid=389</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:10:21 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The banking industry, post-Lehman Brothers, is going to be quite a different one going forward, because the impact of the banking crisis was so profound that changes are inevitable.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/marketing-conspicuous-consumption-100312.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:09:04 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Measures to reduce conspicuous consumption by lower income earners in order to encourage them to boost their savings and spend more on healthcare, education and other essentials could backfire, according to recent research by INSEAD PhD candidate Nailya Ordabayeva and Associate Professor of Marketing Pierre Chandon. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-ayala-100312.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:07:40 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ “Businesses cannot simply operate in societies that are plagued with extreme poverty and where the environment is severely degraded. It is important for businesses to build in solutions to these challenges in their business strategies for their long-term viability and survival.” That’s according to Fernando Zobel de Ayala, who is President and Chief Operating Officer of Ayala Corporation, and concurrently Chairman of Ayala Land, the largest real estate company in the Philippines.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Bucking the trend: the Raffles Hotels group takes it slow and steady</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/strategy-raffles-hotel-100311.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:04:02 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Contrary to the way many companies try to grow their bottom line, the mantra for hospitality group Raffles Hotels & Resorts is slow and steady. And according to its President John M. Johnston, that has served this boutique luxury hotel chain just fine.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economy-china-fighting-for-trade-100225.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:53:36 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In a global economic environment still reeling from the financial crisis and a vast contraction in world trade, the fight between countries for market share – and ultimately revenue – has become even more intense. Governments have faced pressure from their constituents to save and create jobs and wealth, and in the complex system governing commerce between countries, desperate times seem to have inspired desperate protectionist measures. Having in 2009 become the world's leading exporting nation, built on a decades-long booming economy very successful in gaining global market share by means of cheaper exports, China has reason enough to fear protectionism.   <br>
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              <title>Looking to the future: Fahad Al-Raqbani</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-uae-future-100209.cfm?vid=381</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:39:37 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Fahad Al-Raqbani talks with a combination of awe and pride about his seven-year-old son; his mastery of the internet, of high technology and his ease in a rapidly-changing world. For Al-Raqbani junior and others of his age, progress and change go hand in hand. The biggest changes Fahad Al-Raqbani has seen in his own lifetime are here at his own front door, in the United Arab Emirates, where his country has experienced ‘dramatic change’ in such a short time. He is enthused and energised by the speed and focus on the direction, particularly as he talks about the new breed of young leaders emerging in the UAE, leaders that will carry on the vision and success of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, the founder of the nation. ]]></description>
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              <title>In focus: Fatima Al-Jaber, COO, Al-Jaber Group</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/family-business-al-jaber-group-100209.cfm?vid=374</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:37:29 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Fatima Al-Jaber is used to breaking new ground; be it on the site of her family's construction business or as the first female member of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry; she's a woman of passion and focus. Moving with the times and keeping up with the changes and the energy of the UAE keeps her incredibly busy. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/stereotypes-muslim-gallup-100209.cfm?vid=384</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ “There is a lot of information, but it’s sometimes more noise than knowledge,” says Dalia Mogahed, referring to the lack of accurate information on the real views of Muslims, and the ensuing misunderstanding between the Western and Muslim worlds. ]]></description>
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              <title>A lesson in leadership: turning vision into reality</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-abu-dhabi-mazrouei-100209.cfm?vid=380</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:33:33 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Abu Dhabi’s remarkable transformation in just a matter of decades can be attributed to the emirate’s astute leaders who have been able to translate their vision into action. ]]></description>
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              <title>New paradigm needed to mitigate brain drain in the Middle East: INSEAD has role to play</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-uae-learning-100209.cfm?vid=379</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:32:22 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an interesting case study in human capital, in part because there are few places in the world where you will find a predominantly expatriate workforce. While the economies of this and other oil-rich countries are still robust, the long-term effects of relying on transient foreign talent could very well derail progress for future generations. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-ilsme-educomp-100209.cfm?vid=375</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:30:41 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Entrepreneurs looking for growth opportunities should begin by identifying 'pain points' in society, say INSEAD Professor Subi Rangan and Shantanu Prakash, the founder of Indian educational company, Educomp Solutions. ]]></description>
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              <title>Innovating in the Arab world</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/innovation-arab-world-100209.cfm?vid=377</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Innovation, it seems, is everything that it’s cut out to be. Done right, it can take a company, government or country from mediocrity to greatness. But innovation doesn’t come easy, and in some industries, the road to innovation is a long and arduous one. <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/insead-leadership-summit-middle-east-overview-100209.cfm?vid=376</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:27:21 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Innovation, imagination and education: key themes at INSEAD's first Leadership Summit in the Middle East, held recently in Abu Dhabi. ]]></description>
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              <title>Making the case for the smart grid</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/SocialInnovation-INSEAD-Sustainability-Roundtable-100125.cfm?vid=372</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:30:12 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Is the smart and sustainable ‘super-grid’ reality or unrealisable fantasy? Can we continue to have energy security in the face of dwindling natural resources or can we rely on renewables to power up future generations? What are the alternatives and what role should businesses and governments play in ‘greening’ but not stalling the economy? These are just some of the issues that were discussed at the INSEAD 22nd Alumni Sustainability Executive Roundtable held recently at the school’s Europe campus in Fontainebleau. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Top-200-global-CEOs-100127.cfm?vid=369</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:27:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Perhaps at no other time in history has CEO compensation come under such scrutiny. What makes these business leaders, who are more often than not men, worth so much money? ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-diversity-100127.cfm?vid=370</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:25:30 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Be it male-female or multi-cultural, diversity is an offshoot of today’s global economy, the workforce more and more reflecting society’s make-up. But with unemployment having increased since the economic crisis, corporate diversity targets - in the developed world, at least- are in jeopardy, with the remaining workforce left largely unmotivated, disillusioned, and prepared to jump ship at the next job offer. How can companies cope? And can maintaining workforce diversity be an asset or a liability to the bottom line in this environment?<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-working-women-100127.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:22:04 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Working women make up a fast-growing percentage of the global workforce, which is now estimated at 46 per cent of the total. In emerging markets, most working women are self-employed, earning low and irregular incomes.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/csr-peter-drucker-100127.cfm?vid=371</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:20:22 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Peter Drucker’s immense contribution to the thinking and practice of management extends to social responsibility in business. This work goes back over 60 years but remains relevant today -- notwithstanding the impacts of globalisation and the greater interconnectedness of business and society. This article first identifies Drucker’s CSR ‘principles’ and then examines their implications for business today, with an emphasis on marketing practice. As well as revealing their significance, it also considers Drucker’s views on the limits of social responsibility, referred to here as “bounded goodness”. It examines how Drucker’s thinking informs the challenging question of “how much is enough?” in relation to corporate responsibility issues such as food marketing and obesity, availability of AIDS drugs in Africa, as well as supply chains and labour rights.<br>
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              <title>Finding the rhythm of the centre</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-coca-cola-100125.cfm?vid=368</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:15:42 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ 'Finding the rhythm of the centre' is how Alex Cummings, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Coca-Cola, describes bridging the gap between his staff working in the field and those who work in the corporate 'centre' of power. He talks about a 'natural tension' between the two parts and how they can be brought together. "The rhythms are different," he explains.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-economic-recovery-100127.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:11:11 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With many economies expected to begin posting growth again this year, the group executive director and CEO of wholesale banking at Standard Chartered Bank has some words of caution: accepting GDP figures at face value “would be a naïve response”. <br>
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              <title>Fulfilling the vision for knowledge-driven growth in the UAE</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-UAE-education-100125.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:05:35 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In an interview for INSEAD Knowledge, UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan talks to INSEAD Professor Stephen Mezias about the challenges facing education in the Gulf and about INSEAD's role in the region. <br>
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              <title>Developing nations need to embrace economic, political processes to reverse ‘natural resource curse’, says Nobel Prize-winning economist</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-natural-resource-curse-100104.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:34:27 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The Copenhagen Climate Summit (COP 15) began on December 7, 2009, on the heels of the pirating of the East Anglia University Climatic Research Unit's email exchanges, and calls of climate sceptics to re-examine the scientific basis for undertaking actions to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions originating from human activity. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/entrepreneurship-wanlilu-091229.cfm?vid=364</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:32:58 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Entrepreneur Winnie So is so passionate about travel that after graduating with an MBA from INSEAD, she decided to set up Wanlilu Play, a Hong Kong-based bespoke, luxury travel planning company.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-insead-initiative.cfm?vid=362</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:00:51 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When you think of words to describe good leadership, ‘charisma’ usually comes somewhere near the top of the list. After all, all the good ideas in the world won’t get anywhere if you aren’t compelling enough to get people to listen to you. But not all successful CEOs are charismatic and today’s complex and profound economic crisis has created a real challenge both for executives and for the professionals who train them.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:59:25 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ “Unless you’re Coca-Cola,” says INSEAD Associate Marketing Professor Pierre Chandon, “it’s important to be visible on the shelves.” <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/finance-bank-valuation-091221.cfm?vid=359</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:57:36 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A whole new industry is springing up as a result of the financial crisis to deal with a central issue: how to handle failing banks. INSEAD Professor of Banking and Finance Jean Dermine has taken his quarter-century’s worth of research and turned it into something a bit more forward-looking: a book entitled ‘Bank Valuation and Value-Based Management.’ The thesis: if you focus on looking at long-term value rather than short-term cash flow, banks will be less risky and the financial world will be less susceptible to tremors from shaky deals. Then you apply this theory to quotidian bank management. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/innovation-innovators-dna-091221.cfm?vid=358</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:56:23 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A major new study has highlighted the key skills that innovative and creative entrepreneurs need to develop. According to Hal Gregersen, an INSEAD professor and co-author of a six-year-long study into disruptive innovation involving some 3,500 executives, there are five ‘discovery’ skills you need but, he says, you don’t have to be ‘great in everything.’ <br>
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              <title>Book review: The Indian Renaissance</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/book-review-indian-renaissance-091218.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:46:04 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Economics examiners must love China and India. What a perfect pair of rising economic Asian giants to use for a compare-and-contrast question for their students. A thousand years ago, both countries were civilised and technologically advanced while Europeans huddled in draughty castles and a gnawed meat off bones. Both countries missed out on the Industrial Revolution, and seemed bewildered by the rise of the barbarian West. But they succumbed to its domination, shook it off in the 1940s, then embraced socialism, before reforming their economies along market lines to power ahead in the 1990s and the new millennium.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-africa-initiative-091218.cfm?vid=363</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:44:51 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Listen to INSEAD faculty, alumni and associates talk, and you realise that Africa is no longer just a story of disease, poverty, misery and humanitarian aid. Or of China’s hunger for raw materials and energy, while the Japanese and Koreans buy land in Africa to grow their own food. Today, Africa is also a story of investment and growth on a global scale.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Personal view: some advice to climate scientists on ethics from a finance professor</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/environment-climate-scientists-ethics-091217.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:33:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Climate scientists from the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia have come under fire for alleged data manipulation following the release of thousands of emails and documents. As a result of ‘ClimateGate,’ some of the climatologists involved have stepped aside or are under investigation by their university.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economy-currency-martin-wolf-091217.cfm?vid=361</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:46:04 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A new global currency should replace the US dollar as the international reserve currency, as the long-term deterioration of America’s economy and the greenback is fueling a “currency-regime crisis”, says Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator of the Financial Times.   ]]></description>
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              <title>China faces an economic crossroads</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economy-china-stephen-roach-091216.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With the collapse of external demand in the wake of the global financial crisis, China needs to reduce its dependence on exports and investments, and shift towards internal private consumption, says Stephen Roach, a leading economist and Hong Kong-based chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economy-china-credit-crisis-091215.cfm?vid=357</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:04:42 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The author of a new book on China warns that if 2010 is another difficult year for the US economy, Washington could “come under a lot of pressure to impose tariffs on Chinese products.”<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/environment-nuclear-091215.cfm?vid=356</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:48:12 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In an age of dwindling natural resources and expanding economies, more countries are turning to nuclear power. According to Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, not since the Cold War has there been such renewed interest in nuclear -- though this time, the agenda is different. ]]></description>
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              <title>Energy-friendly: how one investment company is giving clean energy entrepreneurs a boost to mitigate climate change</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/entrepreneurship-eco-environment-091214.cfm?vid=355</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:23:20 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ E+Co is not what you would call a typical investment company. For starters, it’s not a large company with a huge amount of capital. Second, it’s focused exclusively on energy and third, it invests in only small and growing clean energy businesses from developing countries. ]]></description>
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              <title>SME financing: small businesses struggle to survive the downturn</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/entrepreneurship-jack-ma-091211.cfm?vid=354</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:25:29 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When it comes to securing financial support, entrepreneur Jack Ma, chairman and CEO of China’s Alibaba Group, has this advice for small and medium-sized enterprises: don’t rely on the government and the banks; rely instead on your family and friends. ]]></description>
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              <title>How to save banks without using taxpayers’ money</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/finance-convertible-bonds-091204.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:50:08 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In the recent financial crisis, taxpayers in many countries had to pick up the bills that resulted from governments bailing out banks.  The idea that the government will save you if you make mistakes  encourages excessive risk-taking. Bailouts have created popular resentment against bankers' compensation, which makes it difficult to pay competitive salaries after a bank is rescued. So bailouts, which also add to the government deficits and crowd out other government spending plans, have many undesirable characteristics. ]]></description>
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              <title>Copenhagen: what should investors be demanding from companies?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/environment-copenhagen-global-deal-091203.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The outcome of the Copenhagen climate conference may have disappointed some business leaders and may not be the ‘Global Deal’ that many, including the UK’s Carbon Trust, had been hoping for, but it is being touted as another small step forward in the long process towards reducing carbon emissions. <br>
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              <title>What’s next after Copenhagen?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/environment-copenhagen-conference-091203.cfm?vid=352</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:22:21 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Was there too much riding on the United Nations Climate Change Conference which concluded in Copenhagen at the weekend? ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/csr-mba-oath-091125.cfm?vid=342</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:47:14 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Business schools have become an easy target as the butt of jokes about the causes of the current economic crisis. A recent segment on ‘The Daily Show,’ an American satirical television programme, explored the theme of MBAs being to blame for the crisis and the MBA oath as a possible remedy. Its presenter feigned surprise that not all students were willing to sign up to an oath that said: “I will act with utmost integrity and pursue my work in an ethical manner.” No doubt the view that MBAs would have difficulty in making such a commitment is more widespread and yet it seems such a straightforward commitment to make. So in answer to the question, ‘why an MBA oath?’, one response surely must be: ‘Why not?’ Why should it be so difficult for MBAs to commit to behaving ethically?<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/csr-mba-hbs-oath-091125.cfm?vid=342</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:46:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Harvard MBAs have proposed that all MBA students sign an oath. The oath can be found on http://mbaoath.org/take-the-oath.  It pledges, among other things, to “contribute to the well-being of society” and to “create sustainable economic, social and environmental prosperity worldwide.” ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economy-regulatory-reforms-091125.cfm?vid=341</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:44:45 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In the face of the impending global financial meltdown a year ago, world leaders found clarity: financial regulatory frameworks needed to be overhauled. ]]></description>
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              <title>A tale of two banks: hallmarks of the changing financial landscape</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/finance-insead-summit-091124.cfm?vid=346</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:42:54 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ It would be difficult to find two financial institutions more indicative of the plus and minus sides of the financial tsunami that hit the world of banking this year: on the one hand, ING, the venerable international Dutch bank, forced to go to the government for a 10 billion euro bailout and now facing public evisceration at the hands of EU regulators. On the other hand, Standard Chartered Bank, a bastion of banking in Asia since the era of British imperial rule.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Government, business and labour: working together for a successful Singapore amid the economic downturn</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economy-singapore-tripartism-091125.cfm?vid=340</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:41:27 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ While many countries are seeing unemployment rates rising sharply, Singapore’s has only gone up by about one per cent over the past year to 3.4 per cent and remains one of the lowest in the world, despite the global slowdown. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/politics-indonesia-board-091125.cfm?vid=349</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:39:45 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Indonesia’s two-tier board system works well and could be a model for other countries. That’s according to the president of the supervisory board of commissioners at major telco PT Telekomunikasi, Tanri Abeng, who says he’s “a little bit critical” of the single-board system used elsewhere. ]]></description>
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              <title>Shining a light on China</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economy-china-uncovered-091125.cfm?vid=347</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:44:27 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With an economy that’s set to grow at around 10 per cent despite the financial crisis, labour costs among the lowest in the world and a huge untapped domestic market with pent-up consumer demand to match, China beckons every businessman with an eye on containing costs and expanding his reach. But, business person beware, cautions INSEAD Emeritus Professor of International Political Economy Jonathan Story, who has just written a new book, 'China Uncovered - What You Need to Know to Do Business in China'. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/innovation-insead-summit-091124.cfm?vid=345</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:43:29 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Which is more innovative? The global conglomerate with revenue of $363 billion or the entrepreneur whose ground-breaking Double-Click software package revolutionised online selling and was ultimately sold to Google for more than $3 billion?<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-india-economic-summit-091124.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:27:04 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The global economic recovery is for real and is being led by emerging countries such as India. That was one of the two key messages from the recently-held India Economic Summit here, jointly hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-politics-stateholder091124.cfm?vid=348</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:25:52 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The amount of government capital injected into the so-called “private economy” since mid-2008 is unprecedented. The United States and United Kingdom led the way, but many other countries drifted into the same uncharted waters. So now what?   ]]></description>
              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-politics-stateholder091124.cfm?vid=348</guid> 
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              <title>Powering the Google engine: innovation is key</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/innovation-google-091123.cfm?vid=339</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:53:46 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ It’s a $20 billion company with a formidable staff strength of 20,000, but the spirit of innovation (and enterprise) is alive and well at Google Inc, 11 years after the company was founded by then-students Larry Page and Sergey Brin.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-isirc-091120.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:04:40 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Social entrepreneurs and enterprises may have limited resources but they’re resourceful and are capable of tackling failed markets, as well as intractable ‘wicked’ problems. But the key question, according to Pamela Hartigan, Director of Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Said Business School, Oxford University, is how far can social innovation help forge a new global order that is more sustainable, responsible, and humane than what has gone before? <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/social-innovation-visionspring-091120.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:03:25 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Eyeglasses have been around for at least 800 years. Yet hundreds of millions of people in the developing world still suffer poor vision, degrading their ability to learn and work, which affects their livelihood. <br>
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              <title>The internet entrepreneur: ‘made, not born’</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/entrepreneurship-shopwiki-ryan-091120.cfm?vid=345</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:02:16 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The internet has changed the way we live. Many of us now get our news online rather than from newspapers, fans connect with their favourite bands on music social networks rather than try to catch them after a concert, and we can get attractive high-street deals from the comfort of our home. <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/terrorism-asia-threat-091119.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When Noordin Mohammad Top, the chief suspect in July’s suicide bomb attacks on  luxury hotels in Jakarta was killed during a police raid in Central Java in September, the feeling of relief in Indonesia and Southeast Asia was almost palpable.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/finance-private-equity-asia-091119.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:59:31 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Back from the abyss. That’s perhaps an apt description of the private equity (PE) industry in Asia, which saw deal flows grind to a virtual halt between the last quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of this year in the wake of the global financial crisis. <br>
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              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/finance-private-equity-asia-091119.cfm</guid> 
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/healthcare-insead-basel-091027.cfm?vid=329</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:50:37 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Healthcare reform today is being avidly discussed in political, social, medical and business circles around the world. In developing countries, the billions of dollars spent on containing the spread of HIV/AIDS and other pandemic diseases such as TB and malaria, are beginning to show some positive results. In Europe, the cost of government-sponsored healthcare is having a negative impact on GDP, while in the US, the Obama Administration is embarking on the country’s most ambitious attempt at providing universal coverage for some 47 million plus people in the country without health insurance.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:47:07 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The enduring idea on which INSEAD was founded came from the man considered to be one of the founders of the venture capital industry, Georges Doriot, a French-born, naturalised American who had both studied and taught at Harvard Business School. ]]></description>
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              <title>How economic excesses of the past are influencing the present</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economy-global-malmgren-091027.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:42:53 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The global economic environment of cheap money in the past two decades has been an aberration, which has led to today’s “massive capacity destruction” of natural resources, says Pippa Malmgren, President and Co-founder of the financial services firms the Canonbury Group and Principalis Asset Management.<br>
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              <title>The Middle Kingdom: Civilisation state or nation state?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economy-china-middle-kingdom-091021.cfm?vid=330</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:06:04 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ China is a conundrum: past, present and possibly the future. Even as it is on course to overshadow the US as the next dominant economic superpower, author Martin Jacques argues that it will never become a Western-style society, but will likely remain highly distinctive. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ While many are already talking about the notion of a shift in power from West to East, a thought-provoking book by author Martin Jacques called ‘When China rules the world’ takes this even further by proclaiming that China will not only thrive in the 21st century, but will do so at the expense of the United States.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ In the beginning, the online virtual world was a place for action video games such as Grand Theft Auto, or hanging out and chatting. Today, it’s a very different place. Commerce and capitalism have entered the picture.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ “Investors love certainty. I just don’t think we’re going to live in a ‘certain’ time,” says Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric, commenting candidly on the current business environment and how successful business players need to have a corporate culture and strategic process that is flexible and can adapt quickly.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ When Moet Hennessy, the wines and spirits business of leading luxury products group LVMH, acquired a 55 per cent stake in Wenjun Distillery, one of China's premium bai jiu (white spirits) companies, the company raised a few eyebrows because it was doing something it had never, in its illustrious history, done before. <br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Even as some multinationals are still mulling over their China strategy, others like Siemens had been laying the groundwork in China a long time ago.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ It is virtually impossible to do business in China without some level of guanxi or relationship. The question is: just how much guanxi is needed? <br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Say “Tupperware” to anyone over 40 and you conjure up visions of 1950s American housewives gathered together at someone’s home for a chance to test and buy airtight, plastic food containers. Passe, right? Wrong. <br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Switzerland’s banking industry is firmly against “indiscriminate and unwarranted trawling” through bank accounts to uncover tax frauds, says Urs Roth, CEO of the Swiss Bankers Association. <br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The great divide between sales and marketing has been exacerbated by the recession, and the marketing camp seems to be losing the good fight.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ One of the greatest challenges facing social business Worn Again is the widely-held public assumption that any product made from recycled materials must be cheaper than conventional merchandise on the market.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The phenomenon of Chinese companies going global has become a defining feature of China’s current stage of integration with the global economy. While China remains a minor player in terms of global Outbound Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) flows, the financial crisis has afforded some of its largest state-owned enterprises, or SOEs, unprecedented opportunities for landmark acquisitions. In the ten months after Lehman Brothers became the defining casualty of the financial crisis, Chinese bidders announced 50 outbound offers worth US$30 million or more each, totalling about $50 billion. <br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ As China’s star continues to shine, one of the more recent beneficiaries of the country’s economic boom is the early childhood development sector.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ A substantial portion of the Chinese government’s stimulus package, more than a third in fact, has been earmarked for projects that would either, directly or indirectly, have a positive environmental impact. Are these green initiatives indicative of a broader strategic stance on the part of the Chinese government on environmental issues, or just a temporary boost to China’s economy and the country’s image?<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The last quarter of 2008 saw the end of a boom in the global mining industry. While some commodity analysts foresaw the collapse of mining and metal prices, very few  predicted the speed of the declines or their steep descent. Record prices, net profits and expansion plans in the first half of the year suddenly gave way to falling commodity prices, reduced profits, production cuts and mine closures in the last quarter of the year and the first half of 2009.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ While the economic downturn is a key focus for many c-level executives, the need to attract and retain talent remains an important issue. This is all the more so in Asia where developing countries such as China and India are helping to drive the world’s economic recovery.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ On the hillsides of Riosucio in the Caldas State of Colombia, 62-year-old Edwardo Antonio is one of over 400 Fairtrade coffee farmers. Owning three hectares of land, Antonio used to make a nominal income working as a labourer on large coffee plantations. In the early 1990s, his community of mostly indigenous farmers was given the opportunity to work for themselves and taught how to grow and process world-class coffee sought after by buyers such as Starbucks and Equal Exchange.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Six months ago, we invested in a portfolio of 24 stocks that we expected to beat the market using methodology outlined in the Review of Financial Studies. The list of the stocks was posted in April 2009 on the INSEAD knowledge website. Our methodology essentially involves buying shares of US-listed companies that announce open market share buyback programmes, and where it appears that the buyback is driven by the fact that the management believes its shares are undervalued. <br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ When foreign sommeliers come to India, they come with very low expectations. After all, India is better known for its cotton industry than wine production. However that is now changing.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/business-schools-INSEAD-and-Wharton.cfm?vid=309</link> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ “The thing I would say is, the financial services industry is not dead. Full stop.” That’s the view of the Dean of The Wharton School, Tom Robertson. “I agree,” says INSEAD Dean Frank Brown.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Family-owned businesses have been hit by the economic downturn like many others. But while they have suffered along with everyone else, they are able to leverage an inherent competitive advantage to ensure they survive and prosper despite the poor business and financial climate.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/social-networking-OrSiSo-090922.cfm?vid=312</link> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ With the fast-growing proliferation of social networking sites on the internet, it’s become common for many people to spend time at work and at play socialising and making new friends online. Indeed, having several social networking accounts on popular platforms like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and Flickr is par for the course for many, such as Singapore-based Danish entrepreneur Thorben Linneberg.    ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ What do Richard Branson and Mother Theresa have in common? They have both been agents for change. But when you put them together, you get - the social entrepreneur. It’s a concept and occupation that has been further clarified in new work being done by INSEAD Assistant Professor for Entrepreneurship, Filipe Santos. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Good communication skills outrank other core business competencies as the number one skill for corporate recruiters looking to hire MBA graduates. That rather surprising conclusion comes not from communications specialists, but from an organisation that has all the relevant data at its fingertips, The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), which runs GMAT testing for MBA applicants. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Social networking is a fast-growing online trend that is changing the media landscape, particularly in the way in which consumers and companies interact with each other. These sites enable community participation and include blogs, discussion forums, social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as consumer review sites. No editor is required, which means the content is not controlled and publishing costs are always near zero. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Traditional marketing wisdom has it that if you want to use “word of mouth” you’d better be sure the people doing the talking are knowledgeable about the product. But a new large-scale field experiment on viral marketing by INSEAD Assistant Professor of Marketing, Andrew Stephen, puts paid to that age-old concept. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Traditional measures of innovation usually focus on science and technology, for example on patents produced, scientific papers published and PhD graduates in science and engineering. While the role of science and technology in driving innovation continues to be important, we are witnessing a new type of innovation in Latin America and other emerging markets, i.e. innovations that are more horizontal and more context dependent.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Corporate headquarters may very well become a thing of the past, as it becomes a virtual network rather than a physical location, according to Anil K. Gupta and Haiyan Wang, co-authors of 'The Quest for Global Dominance'. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Those who ignore the emergence of both China and India will do so at great peril, say the co-authors of the book ‘Getting China and India Right’. In fact, Anil K. Gupta and Haiyan Wang are advocating a joint China and India strategy, instead of choosing one over the other. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Maybe it’s due to technology, maybe the global economy or maybe the revelations about corporate behaviour as one company after another, melting down and asking for taxpayer aid, laid bare the truth behind their balance sheets. Layman and businessman alike have come to realise that the old taboos surrounding ways of behaviour in the business world no longer work – or perhaps worked inefficiently at best.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/finance-banking-Dermine-090922.cfm?vid=306</link> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ It was bound to happen. After pouring tens of billions of dollars, pounds and euros: as much as 5.5 per cent of the GDP of advanced economies, according to the International Monetary Fund, governments began to revolt. “If a bank is too big to fail, then it is too big,” the governor of the central bank of Belgium told a newspaper at the end of June. If this is true, then what about the corollary: “Small is beautiful?” If bankers’ bonuses are being capped, should the size of their banks be capped as well? ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Even as the global economic downturn continues to ease, there will be further consolidation in the private banking industry amid cost-cutting efforts and falling revenues, says Pierre-Francois Baer, SG Private Banking’s CEO for Singapore & South Asia.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ For the sake of the environment, you shouldn’t wash your jeans each time you wear them; you should wait until you’ve worn them two or three times. This somewhat unusual advice comes courtesy of John Anderson, President and CEO of jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co, a company promoting itself as a socially responsible corporation that supports environmental and humanitarian causes.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:06:37 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In The Art of War, 6th century BC Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu examines how you can achieve your goal before the enemy does, despite starting late. The tactic of deviation – taking a long and circuitous route, and luring away the enemy – is sometimes what it takes to win the battle.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ With every crisis comes a silver lining. While not everyone subscribes to that belief, Asian business leaders speaking at this year’s Bloomberg Leadership Forum in Hong Kong are certainly convinced of its validity.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Kancheepuram, some 80 kilometres south-west of Chennai, is well known for its 500-year-old heavyweight silk sari tradition. But chances were that its ornate, intricate pieces were woven by children between the age of five and 13, working 12 to 16 hours a day and bonded to a master weaver until their parents’ debt was paid in full. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ At a time when many social enterprises are scaling back because of the global recession, one non-governmental organisation is doing just the opposite.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:51:06 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Social networking is a fast-growing online trend that is changing the media landscape, particularly in the way in which consumers and companies interact with each other. These sites enable community participation and include blogs, discussion forums, social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as consumer review sites. No editor is required, which means the content is not controlled and publishing costs are always near zero. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ By offering travellers chic boutique hotel amenities at budget prices, Chinese entrepreneur Wu Hai is now enjoying the fruits of his success, setting up a chain of 16 hotels in China in just three short years since 2006.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ With credit so hard to get during this recession, the old adage that “cash is king” is even more relevant. But most companies have access to more cash than they realise, say two INSEAD professors, and it’s right in front of them, in their company balance sheets.<br>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:33:24 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ By and large, trust is a good thing. But there can also be too much of a good thing. One needs to look no further than the scandal involving disgraced Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff to appreciate the detrimental effects of misguided or excessive trust, for which there are dire consequences. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ “Investors tend to take credit ratings at face value and rely on them too heavily.” So says ESSEC Economics Professor Patricia Langohr, who with her father, INSEAD Finance and Banking Professor Herwig Langohr, has written a book called 'The rating agencies and their credit ratings'. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:27:01 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ After writing books on business and leadership for years, Manfred Kets de Vries has turned his attention to four of the main tenets of life, which have a profound impact on each of us. <br>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:41:43 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The rise of international networks and globalisation have created a dilemma for business: companies need global networks to access resources and markets to be competitive, but the networks themselves present great risks. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ We’ve been so focused on the financial crisis that we’ve neglected to pay attention to other issues, which, if left on the backburner, could upset the status quo. That’s the view of futurist and business strategist Peter Schwartz.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Cyrus Moore’s first novel, ‘City of Thieves’, is well timed. A thriller that puts the boot into bullies and crooks in the City of London and the rest of the financial world may well sell better now that investment bankers are our favourite villains.<br>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:06:24 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Social enterprises must currently choose whether to be charitable non-profit organisations or money-making, for-profit companies. The choice is often hard to make since the legal status of each has positive points as well as drawbacks. Because of this, a leading social entrepreneur thinks it is time to create a hybrid legal status for social enterprises.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Some 20 years ago, many upwardly mobile young men at China’s elite universities became members of the Communist Party. It was the thing to do, and Xiao Zhixing was no exception. <br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Globalisation is changing the way businesses operate and, in turn, is forcing business educators to evaluate the insights they’re imparting to MBA students and executives. Furthermore, the global recession has led to a re-think of the role of business schools in a global world, raising the curtain on a slew of new issues which need to be addressed. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Although Wall Street may be feeling battered and bruised from the financial crisis, if you want a career in teaching business, you should still consider heading for the US at some point. That was the consensus view among INSEAD PhD programme graduates taking part in the school’s 20th reunion celebration at its Europe campus.   ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:46:50 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Born to Indian parents in Texas, Deval Sanghavi lived the American dream. After graduating from college with two business administration degrees, he went to work at Morgan Stanley’s strategic finance department at its headquarters in New York City.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:30:07 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The downward spiral of the global economy is having some serious implications for the advertising industry, says Steve Henry, co-founder of London-based advertising firm Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury (HHCL).<br>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:53:22 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Infrastructure development will drive India’s economic growth in the next decade. That’s according to Kamal Nath, the country’s Road Transport and Highways Minister.<br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:13:29 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ For Sir Martin Sorrell, Group CEO of marketing communications services giant WPP, the key to future business success lies in a short and simple mantra: new markets, new media, and consumer insight.<br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:05:19 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ After 19 years of working in communications at Ogilvy and having observed the business closely, Meenakshi Bhalla was beginning to feel bored and there was a restlessness for new challenges and unchartered territories.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:53:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Does it make sense for a social entrepreneur to be as concerned with making money as with improving society or the environment? Similarly, can a commercial entrepreneur be as concerned with improving society or the environment as with making money?  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/UsingtechnologytotransformlivesinBangalore090717.cfm?vid=279</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:53:20 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ While most poverty alleviation programmes focus traditionally on welfare and health, microcredit, training and education, a new form of social entrepreneurship using technology is emerging. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/iXiGO.comswinningstrategy090707.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:51:59 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ iXiGO.com has the rare combination of a passionate team with an idea that is not only innovative but also timely. The travel search engine was launched in a market where Indian online travel agents had received more than 100 million US dollars in venture funding.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/AvertFinancialCrisis090716.cfm?vid=275</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:49:15 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Companies are overreacting to the economic downturn but, had they been better prepared in the first place, they wouldn’t find themselves in such a fix. This is according to Ludo Van der Heyden, INSEAD Professor of Technology and Operations Management.   ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/TheEconomicGrowthEngine090716.cfm?vid=276</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:47:20 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ It has been a key driving force, powering economies since the Industrial Revolution, yet it continues to take a backseat to other heavily-touted engines of growth, most recently consumer spending. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Aroadmaptosustainabletransport090707.cfm?vid=277</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:44:53 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[  The massive efforts to save the automobile industry will keep it going for a few more years. But for the industry to survive beyond that, it must introduce not just new car models but a whole new set of business models. ]]></description>
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              <title>Stirring a common interest in microfinance</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Stirringacommoninterestinmicrofinance090717.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:18:01 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Three years after Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize for Grameen Bank’s work in Bangladesh, providing loans to the poor without any financial security, microfinance is still gaining momentum in other parts of the world. Not only is it alive and well today, but microfinancing has also seen other offshoots emerge.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Whenbeinggreenpays090716.cfm?vid=269</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:28:19 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Environmental issues are becoming increasingly hard to ignore these days.  For many companies, it has become a licence to operate. Those who don’t consider the environmental impact of their operations will find themselves at a disadvantage, not just because their competitors are doing it, but also because the public demands it.<br>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:26:49 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Paul Saffo, a technology forecaster and advisor to private and government clients worldwide, says “if you’re really determined to find that next big idea and time it right to make a difference, it typically takes 20 years from discovery to take-off.”<br>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:22:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ “God has given us water, but He doesn’t pay for the treatment plants!” That, in a nutshell, is the way the chairman of the World Water Council sums up the predicament the world faces regarding both the supply and distribution of water resources.     <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/GreenShootsintheTrenches090716.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:20:22 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Economists look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average hovering over the 8,000 points level, as well as at signs of a pick-up in retail sales and housing starts, and see “green shoots.” Union leaders look at unemployment nearing 10 per cent, escalating bankruptcies and a middle class facing poverty and see quite another picture.   ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:18:05 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Sex education is a topic that is usually broached with caution. But one non-governmental organisation in Thailand has opted to not skirt around the issue but tackle it head on.  <br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:15:09 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ For the past two years, David Fisher has made a name for himself by building towers in the sky. Literally. For, despite the earthly icons he’s received for his architectural concept (Time Magazine Best Invention award in 2008 and a citation as Best Architect in 2008 by the Trump-supported Florida-based Developers and Builders Alliance), so far the 80-storey 1,300-foot tower exists solely in his lofty imagination. It’s been there for a while.<br>
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              <title>Keeping the momentum on sustainability</title> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ Given the current financial crisis, there is no question that sustainability has taken a bit of a hit of late.<br>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:04:13 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In his bid to help Barack Obama become the 44th President of the United States, Scott Goodstein spearheaded the use of new social networking and mobile media platforms, harnessing technological innovations to expand the audience base for the Obama campaign. <br>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:41:33 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Africa is critically important to China’s global strategy, for a number of reasons: the continent’s geopolitical importance; its large, untapped market; and its abundance of natural resources. And as more Chinese companies feel the need to enter new markets and seek more resources, Africa will only see increased Chinese business and investment activity. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:23:10 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ China became the world’s largest CO2 emitter in 2007, due to its heavy reliance on coal-generated power to fuel its economy. Environmental damage and the overuse of resources have been associated with health problems, floods, insufficient access to freshwater in some areas, as well as an increase in the number of endangered species.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:21:44 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Like many societies, Malaysia is in a period of transition from one generation to a new one and with that comes many issues. After 51 years of independence, the question of who they are as a nation is one that plays a lot on people's minds these days.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Aviation facing strong headwinds, reshapes industry</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/AviationIndustry090623.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:02:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Falling demand, collapsing yields, low consumer confidence and fears of a pandemic have thrust the aviation industry into survival mode. Airlines are expected to post losses of US$9 billion this year, with an unprecedented drop in revenue of 15 per cent, that will see industry revenues shrink by US$80 billion to US$448 billion. <br>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:01:54 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Lufthansa carried a total of 70.5 million passengers last year and was ranked number one by IATA (International Air Transport Association) for having carried the most number of passengers on international scheduled routes, leaving number two Air France lagging some 20 per cent behind. <br>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:24:40 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The day before she was to launch her new company, Maya Hari found that she was expecting her first baby. She decided to put the launch on hold. Two years later, in August 2008, Stylkist was set up, but this came just days before Lehman Brothers went under and the financial meltdown began. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:23:25 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Ever played Mikado or ‘pick-up-sticks’? It’s a game that requires skill, strategic planning<br>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:21:58 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Private equity was the darling of the investment world in the five years between 2003 and 2007, enjoying exponential growth fuelled by cheap liquidity, growing profitability across industries, rising asset prices, and strong support from investors. Today, amid the global economic slowdown, the private equity industry is struggling for survival in the face of “a perfect storm”. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:20:52 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ This year and next could well be “vintage years” for private equity returns, even though the private equity market has shrunk dramatically from its peak in 2006 and 2007, says Peter Cornelius, Chief Economist of AlpInvest Partners, a private equity shop which manages assets of US$40 billion. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:19:15 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Successful entrepreneurs are a rare breed because they face a myriad of obstacles. But one fundamental flaw in the system makes it even harder for entrepreneurs to realise their dreams.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Think big, start small and move fast</title> 
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              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:17:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Business school students have changed since Julie Meyer, the venture capitalist who is chief executive and founder of Ariadne Capital, did her MBA in the late 1990s. Then, no-one wanted to start their own business, she thought. Financing them, though, seemed more attractive to many. ]]></description>
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              <title>Leadercast: Patrick Kron, CEO of Alstom</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/LeadercastwithPatrickKron090615.cfm?vid=257</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:16:21 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In what has been called one of the more successful corporate turnarounds of all time, Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom reveals how he managed to deliver the previously-troubled company from a commercial crisis. <br>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:13:55 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ As much as we think that collaboration makes good business sense, there are times where it can go horribly wrong, so says Morten Hansen, a Professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:09:14 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Networking is not all that it’s cracked up to be; in fact it can even be downright harmful, so says Martin Gargiulo, an associate professor of organisational behaviour at INSEAD and expert on social network analysis.   ]]></description>
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              <title>How to stimulate creativity? Go live abroad</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Howtostimulatecreativity090612.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:17:02 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ People who live abroad are more creative; and the more time they spend away from home, the more creative they become. That’s according to a recent study done by William Maddux, an assistant professor of organisational behavior at INSEAD. ]]></description>
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              <title>Social enterpreneurs find silver lining in economic downturn</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Socialenterpreneursfindsilverliningineconomicdownturn090610.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:42:43 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Social enterprises are not immume to the effects of the economic downturn. Jop Blom, a social entrepreneur based in Amsterdam, says as companies turn their attention to survival, they are focusing on reducing costs and corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects are cut as these are not regarded as a priority during these times. <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Measuringthegreenlabel090605.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:34:32 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When it comes to understanding the environmental impact of products, life cycle assessment (LCA), an analytic method developed nearly two decades ago, is beginning to take storm.<br>
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              <title>A new chapter for energy</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Anewchapterforenergy090605.cfm?vid=254</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:33:22 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ If the birth of renewable energy in the US can be pinpointed to the early 1970s, following the first Middle East oil crisis, then Lee Bailey has literally bought into most of it. <br>
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              <title>Examining responsible competitiveness in the Arab World</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ExaminingresponsiblecompetitivenessintheArabWorld090605.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:31:41 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Islamic finance is experiencing a resurgence in the Arab world as a result of the economic recession, according to Alex MacGillivray, senior partner at AccountAbility, one of the co-authors of a new report entitled Responsible Competitiveness in the Arab World 2009.<br>
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              <title>An unlikely hero</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:24:36 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Somaly Mam is a driven, dynamic, inspiring and indefatigable leader. Those are some of the qualities that make her one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people and a CNN Hero.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Exploring the migration of patient classification systems worldwide</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 06:14:31 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ It has been called the most significant innovation in US medical financing since the Second World War. Introduced in 1983, the Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) system for classifying patients gave healthcare providers and payers a tool to manage patient care and slow the rising cost of health care. Since then, DRGs, or patient classification systems (PCSs) as they are known outside the US, have caught the attention of health care policymakers around the world.<br>
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              <title>Helping countries emerge from the economic crisis: a World Bank perspective</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/WorldBankperspective090527.cfm?vid=252</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 03:29:40 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Even though world leaders are talking up signs of economic “green shoots”, it’s still too early to tell whether the global economic crisis is near a bottom or even whether the economic decline is slowing, says Shigeo Katsu, Vice President for Europe and Central Asia at the World Bank. ]]></description>
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              <title>Tapping the uptapped: a winning strategy for emerging markets</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/SiemensstrategicdirectionforChina090505.cfm?vid=237</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 09:04:27 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Innovation is often a key driver to a company’s success. Take Siemens, for example, which has a reputation for being innovative – and successful. <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Pandemicexaminingthelimitsofcorporatesocialresponsibility090504.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:48:36 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ How much responsibility does a company owe society and at what point does that responsibility end? That’s the question examined in a timely INSEAD case study about corporate social responsibility called “Fighting the Flu: Tamiflu Stockpiling: A Pandemic Preparedness Policy.” ]]></description>
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              <title>'Great Wall' stands in the way of China's economic ascent</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/MihovonChina090504.cfm?vid=243</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:46:11 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Institutional inadequacies could prevent China from achieving its full economic potential despite its breath-taking growth in the past decade.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Putting the squeeze on sustainability spending</title> 
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              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:44:46 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In an economic downturn, budgets get cut – whether they be for training, travel, marketing or PR activities.  But these cuts go well beyond the normal discretionary items. Where companies had recently started spending money to promote and enhance their sustainability, they are now refocusing their attention on cost-cutting instead.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/Familyconflicttrialbyjury090504.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Last October, US real estate investment company Meritex Enterprises, owned by the McNeely family, was named family business of the year by Minnesota Business Magazine.  <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/CSRintheGulfregion090504.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:39:35 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ By now, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not only a familiar concept in many parts of the world, it has also become de rigeur in companies who appreciate the fact that CSR can make good business sense.<br>
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              <title>Mutually dependent: Russia should be a partner in the Western Alliance</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/RussiashouldbeapartnerintheWesternAlliance090504.cfm?vid=233</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:37:35 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Should Russia join NATO? Sixty years ago, the trans-Atlantic military alliance was created to protect Western Europe and the United States from Soviet aggression. Now a leading expert on European security says the West should strengthen ties with the Soviet Union’s successor, including membership in the 26-member alliance.<br>
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              <title>The leadership diversity puzzle</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Theleadershipdiversitypuzzle090504.cfm?vid=73</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:35:49 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ They say it’s never a bad time to invest in leadership. But is that still true, even during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression? Unilever, the food and personal care products giant, thinks so and is putting its money where its mouth is.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Businessleadership.cfm?vid=241</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:31:25 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Looking at the global economy today, we can see that a much greater proportion of the world operates under the philosophy called ‘market capitalism,’ observes Subi Rangan, associate professor of strategy and management, and the Shell fellow in business and the environment at INSEAD.  ]]></description>
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              <title>In defence of hedge funds</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Indefenceofhedgefunds090504.cfm?vid=82</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:28:53 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Hedge funds have come in for scrutiny of late, particularly for their role in the financial crisis. According to Christopher Fawcett, CEO of Fauchier Partners, which manages hedge fund and alternative investment portfolios, hedge funds have become a scapegoat as they are an easy target. ]]></description>
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              <title>Rethinking what shareholder value means</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Rethinkingwhatshareholdervaluemeans090504.cfm?vid=240</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:27:14 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ By not ending too early, the current financial and economic crisis can actually be beneficial for shareholder value, says Urs Peyer, INSEAD associate professor of finance. ]]></description>
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              <title>Leadercast: Greg Case, CEO of Aon</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/LeadercastwithGregCaseofAon090504.cfm?vid=239</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:24:07 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When Greg Case, CEO of Aon, spoke at the INSEAD Leadership Summit in Europe two years ago, he warned that the magnitude and complexity of risk in the world today were increasing. ]]></description>
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              <title>Managing uncertainty</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Managinguncertainty090504.cfm?vid=238</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:22:24 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Why are we constantly surprised by the emergence of crises such as the current financial meltdown, and what are the lessons that we can apply when tackling these? ]]></description>
              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Managinguncertainty090504.cfm?vid=238</guid> 
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              <title>The illusion of control: dancing with chance</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Dancingwithchance090504.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:15:19 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Looking back, it may seem obvious that there was insufficient risk management in the financial industry. In a new book called ‘Dance with chance, making luck work for you’ authors Spyros Makridakis, Robin Hogarth and Anil Gaba suggest that while there are events that you can’t anticipate, there are better ways of dealing with risk.  ]]></description>
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              <title>A hive of social activity: where French entrepreneurs benefit from collective intelligence</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Frenchsocialentrepreneurs090427.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:18:49 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Behind the doors at no. 84 rue de Jemmapes along St Martin’s Canal in Paris, social entrepreneurs are busy working on their own and with one another to find ‘innovative solutions’ aimed at bringing about change in society.<br>
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“We wanted to create a collective workspace where social entrepreneurs could meet and exchange best practices and ideas,” says Charlotte Hochman, co-founder and co-ordinator of La Ruche, or ‘The Beehive’ in English. “It is open to anyone proposing an innovative solution to a social or ecological challenge.”<br>
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              <title>Back in business</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:17:26 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ One way or other, the global financial crisis has brought distress to the lives of people, be it in the form of lost jobs, lower wages or losses on investments.<br>
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There are a lucky few, however, for whom their business gets a boost when the economy goes down. These include the distressed asset buyers who stand to profit from the crisis, motivated by the same reason that drives bargain hunters to pick up cheap offers at fire sales. And the big question facing them now is: buy now or later?<br>
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              <title>Buyback investing: time to come in from the ‘cold’?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/BuybackInvesting090430.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:15:09 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Many investors are wondering: is it time to take the plunge and go back into stocks?  While no-one can predict the future, it is generally accepted that company insiders know more than outsiders. So, one way to check whether insiders have confidence is to check net insider buying data (insider purchases minus insider sales). However, such a signal is likely to be noisy, as in many cases insider sales are driven by personal reasons such as the need to sell stocks to finance consumption or pay off debt.<br>
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              <title>Re-skilling Europe for the new global knowledge economy</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBSreporto090422.cfm?vid=221</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Europe today is suffering from a skills shortage, made even worse by the economic crisis. Over the past decade, many business leaders have stressed that Europe is simply not producing, attracting, or retaining sufficient numbers of scientists, engineers and IT specialists to meet the requirements of its industries, and the ambition of its ‘Lisbon Agenda’ - that is, to lead the global knowledge economy. <br>
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              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBSreporto090422.cfm?vid=221</guid> 
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              <title>Barroso makes the case for conclusion of Doha Round</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ManuelBarrosoonDohaRound090422.cfm?vid=222</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The world should embrace free trade and repudiate protectionism, urges José Manuel Barroso, European Commission president, adding that completing the Doha Round on global trade would send a “very important signal” that free trade is vital in lifting the international economy from the current deep recession.<br>
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              <title>The winds of change: how Denmark is leading the green movement</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Windsofchange090422.cfm?vid=217</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With the climate change issue becoming  ever more a major cause for concern, a new green movement is fast taking shape in the European Union, with Denmark leading the way. And rightly so, because of all the countries in the EU, Denmark is ahead in its use of renewable energy. <br>
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              <title>Sustaining Europe's ambitions: sharper strategies, medium-term targets necessary</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/sustainingeuropesambition090420.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:42:17 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Europe needs to be a lot more focused as to what it wants to lead in, to sustain its ambitions. So should it be leading in terms of policy, markets, supply and skills? <br>
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“It boils down to where we want to be sharp about excellence. We need to recognise that Europe is average in many of these things; we need true excellence and focus on more quality rather than quantity,” says Mark Spelman, an INSEAD alumnus (MBA'83J) who is Global Head of Strategy, Accenture, Chair, Executive Council fo AmCham EU. ]]></description>
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              <title>SMEs in times of crisis: the need for speed</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/SMEsincrisis090420.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:40:57 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) matter; and without a healthy SME sector, economic recovery is unthinkable and Europe’s future prosperity and competitiveness are at stake. That’s the view of Arndt G. Kirchhoff, CEO of Kirchhoff Automotive and chairman of the SME Committee of business lobby group BusinessEurope. <br>
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              <title>Tackling Europe’s unemployment crisis</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/TacklingEuropeUnemploymentCrisis090421.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:39:22 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ New and better solutions are needed to tackle the worsening unemployment crisis in Europe, which rose to a three-year high of 8.5 per cent in January. <br>
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However, the European Union’s Lisbon Strategy (which aimed to turn the EU into a dynamic knowledge-based economy by 2010) and ‘flexicurity’ should form the cornerstone of such solutions, said speakers at this year’s European Business Summit (EBS). The EU’s Lisbon Strategy aims to improve its economic competitiveness, while ‘flexicurity’ aims to support an optimal balance between labour market flexibility and security for employers and employees.<br>
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              <title>Why free trade, not protectionism, is the answer</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBSprotectionism090421.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:38:08 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The completion of the Doha Round of global free trade agreements is central to resolving the current global economic crisis. Speakers at this year’s European Business Summit stressed that governments should help enable global free trade to rejuvenate economic growth, rather than turn to protectionist measures. <br>
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              <title>Innovating the green supply chain: where cold becomes the new ‘hot’</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBSsustainability090421.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:34:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Proctor & Gamble’s Ariel detergent “Turn to 30” campaign, launched in 2006, was aimed at bringing about long-term change in behaviour by getting people to wash their clothes at 30°C for the good of the environment, saving up to 40 per cent of energy used. Recently P&G came out with a detergent that washes at only 15°C, which is essentially cold water.   ]]></description>
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              <title>Infusing European education with an entrepreneurial spirit</title> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ University students in China were given 1,000 RMB ($146, €112) each and told to turn their ideas into reality: ‘go into the streets, market the products and build something.’ A year later, most of them had something to show for their efforts. As soon as they left school, they were in business. “We also see this culture of entrepreneurship in places like India and the US, but we don’t see it in Europe. This has to change,” says Martin Schuurmans, chairman of the governing board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). “I do not believe entrepreneurship is in the genes - I believe we can do a lot to build young people into entrepreneurs.” <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Socialnetworkingop-ed081215.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:56:34 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In the fallout of the global financial meltdown, it’s difficult to think of a positive side to the economic crisis. But it actually might be good news for Web 2.0 social networking.<br>
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It would reasonable to predict that social networking sites like LinkedIn, Plaxo, Ning — and even Facebook — will see their membership ranks soar in coming weeks and months as widespread insecurity drives people to connect with others to boost their social capital.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Unveiling Latin America's economic success</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/LatinAmericaeconomy090323.cfm?vid=200</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:10:08 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A lot of attention has been focused on the remarkable economic success of China, India and other Asian countries. So much so that the rise of Latin American companies as major players on the international economic scene has almost gone unnoticed.<br>
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              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/LatinAmericaeconomy090323.cfm?vid=200</guid> 
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              <title>African entrepreneurs: creating opportunities for success</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/AfricanEntrepreneurs090323.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:07:45 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The solution to African development must be African and internally generated. However, it will need support from the developed world, mostly in terms of knowledge and training, as well as investment. This was the consensus of a panel at Net Impact's Doing Good, Doing Well 2009 European conference held here.  ]]></description>
              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/AfricanEntrepreneurs090323.cfm</guid> 
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/SouthAfricaSocialHousing.cfm?vid=201</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:06:10 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Taffy Adler is hardly the most likely candidate for taking on the role of social entrepreneur.  <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Pinetree090323.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:03:52 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ As the world’s most populous nation, China is expected to have 248 million people who are 65 years of age and above by 2020 – and those numbers will continue to grow. <br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:00:54 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ If there were just a few things that China has wholly embraced from the West, it would be their love for Kentucky Fried Chicken, or KFC as it is more commonly known. In 1987, the fast-food operator opened its first outlet near Tianamen Square in Beijing. Then came 2,000 other outlets, which sprung up across China within the next 20 years – a phenomenal achievement by any standard. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:31:22 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The public and private sectors have a lot to gain by working together on disasters. The private sector can help humanitarian organisations improve how they get people, goods, money and information to disaster zones. In return, companies can learn valuable lessons about working in extreme conditions and make a positive contribution to society as well. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/MicroHealthInsurance090323.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:27:45 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Micro health insurance is in its infancy but it's expected to take off in the next couple of years, with the financial success of microfinance helping to speed up the process. Yet Johanna Mair, a former doctoral student at INSEAD (PhD 01Jul) who is now an associate professor of strategic management at IESE business school, says microfinance and micro insurance are two very different processes. ]]></description>
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              <title>Disney eyes growth in Asia; nimble strategy ensures company stays relevant</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Disney090323.cfm?vid=197</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:23:22 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Mickey Mouse, a character created by Walt Disney in the late 1920s, never seems to grow old. Today, this talking mouse with his trademark red shorts and white gloves, continues to charm legions of children around the world. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Hardtimesforatalenthub090319.cfm?vid=190</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:21:32 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Like many countries around the world, Singapore's economy has been hit by the global downturn. It will be a stern test for the city-state's government as the recession bites and more Singaporeans lose their jobs, especially as the authorities have been encouraging foreign 'talent' to come to live in the city-state. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Business leaders ignore gender issues at their peril. That's the view of CEO of gender consultancy 20-First and INSEAD alumna Avivah Wittenberg-Cox. In a new book, 'Why Women Mean Business', Wittenberg-Cox and her co-author Alison Maitland say organisations that become savvy about 'womenomics' will win in the war for the best talent and leadership and the war for customers. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ This could be the best year of your life; a year of discovery, correction, clearance, and enlightenment. 2009 could be the year that started all wrong and ended so right. The year things came right. Twenty years from now, when sharing life's lessons over a bottle of wine with friends, you might reflect on 2009 as your year of real change; that barrier year between who you were and who you became. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/InnovationManual090323.cfm?vid=199 </link> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ What does innovation mean? It used to relate mainly to products and that's still important. But over the last decade or so, businesses have been putting more and more emphasis on innovating new services and business models as well. In light of this, it's time companies take another look at how they manage innovation. ]]></description>
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              <title>Steering the MBA: how Chinese schools are looking to create well-rounded programmes</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/ChinaBizSchools.cfm?vid=192</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:15:50 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The numbers speak for themselves. When China first introduced an MBA programme in 1991, only 90 students signed up. Last year, an estimated 25,000 enrolled in China’s business schools. Choices are aplenty, with more than 100 such schools in China alone.<br>
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              <title>US economy recovery by year-end 'likely'</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/USeconomy090320.cfm?vid=196</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:29:42 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Although the current global economic gloom continues to cause sleepless nights for many CEOs, a worldwide depression is now “very unlikely” and it’s a “likely scenario” that the US economy could start to recover from its recession by the end of this year, says Ilian Mihov, INSEAD professor of economics ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:49:48 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With expressions like 'out of sight, out of mind', one would make a natural assumption that there's a lot to be gained from direct face-to-face communication ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:46:04 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The good news is that in a study of executives, women did better than men on several measures. The bad news is that women fell significantly behind in one key area: vision. ]]></description>
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              <title>Pricing guidelines for firms during a crisis</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:43:06 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In their paper, When to Push the Panic Button?, INSEAD professors ‘Paddy’ V. Padmanabhan and Pushan Dutt show that consumers engage in consumption smoothing both across and within product categories, and that expenditure share of durable goods falls during a crisis. Also, within durables they find that expenditure on automobiles decreases, whereas expenditure on bicycles increases. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/MarketingInDownturn090217.cfm?vid=186</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:39:18 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In a crisis, consumers generally start to rein in their spending and save more – just in case. But how should companies then market their goods and services in a downturn? <br>
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In a new working paper by INSEAD professors ‘Paddy’ V. Padmanabhan and Pushan Dutt called ‘When to push the panic button?’, the authors drill down on the impact of economic crises on consumer behaviour in different categories of products and services in developing, as well as developed countries.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/HuaDan090217.cfm?vid=184</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:33:20 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Hua Dan, a non-profit organisation based in China, is taking a novel approach to helping workers hone their skills.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Coming full circle - the rise of the dragon</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/RiseofDragon090217.cfm?vid=182</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:25:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Has the global economy come full circle – starting with the West and making its way to the East? ]]></description>
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              <title>Porsche also makes great cars, remember?</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:31:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ ---- by Randel Carlock, Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD ----<br>
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The global automobile industry is in a shambles, with a share in Ford Motor Company selling for less than a Starbucks latte, and GM and Chrysler fighting for their survival.<br>
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              <title>Empowering the young in an ageing society: Selene Biffi of Youth Action for Change</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EmpoweringYoung090217.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:27:36 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Influential decision makers are seldom youthful, but in Italy young adults could qualify as a marginalised minority group. Precarious and poorly-paid employment is endemic even for university graduates. Unemployment for those aged 15 to 24 is among the highest in Europe at nearly 20 per cent, and hovers roughly fourteen points higher than Italy’s general population.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Where Grameen Bank meets e-Bay in an African marketplace (and everyone wins)</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/WhereGrameenBankmeetse-Bay090213.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:02:06 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ While share prices have been falling and banks have been offering measly interest rates, MYC4 investors have been earning an average gross interest rate of 12.9 per cent a year from investments made from the comfort of their home. Too good to be true? According to Mads Kjaer, CEO of the online marketplace MYC4, “investors set the interest rate themselves and bid for it, and many hard-core investors realise even much higher yields.”  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Howtorecapitalisebanks090213.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:59:20 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The current approach to solving the banking crisis is to put more government money into banks. The problem with this approach is that it creates fear of government meddling in the operational and financial decisions of the banking sector. The capitalist system can only survive if two conditions are met: managers are willing and capable of maximising  shareholder value.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Navigating the downturn: Lenovo CEO Bill Amelio</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/BillAmelioonLenovo090128.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:40:58 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The economic crisis is forcing businesses everywhere to make hard decisions - what’s important is remaining agile and keeping an eye on the future, says Bill Amelio, CEO of Lenovo Group.   ]]></description>
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              <title>Planting the seeds of success in the desert: Lipton's tea factory in Dubai</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Plantingseedsofsuccess090119.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:43:10 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ For many people, tea manufacturing conjures up images of tea pickers in Asia or Africa, with tea leaves being plucked at plantations and brought to a nearby factory for processing. Unilever's decision to build a tea factory in the desert of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is therefore not what one would expect to see, especially as it involves a major multinational company. ]]></description>
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              <title>Harnessing creativity to power up the economy</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Harnessingcreativity090120.cfm?vid=175</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:40:35 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Creativity is underrated – at least that is what Fredrik Härén, author of The Idea Book believes.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Soft information or 'cheap talk' in company announcements: filling the 'void'</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/SoftinfoandPR090120.cfm?vid=172</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:37:39 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Next time you listen to a CEO talk about his or her company, play close attention to whether the person is being unusually optimistic or pessimistic. This sentiment can give you a good indication about where the company's stock price is headed.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/MainstreamingCRmakesgoodsense090119.cfm?vid=174 </link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:33:33 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With the recession in full swing and no reprieve in sight, one might expect interest in corporate social responsibility to wane, or perhaps even die a natural death.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Innovatingyourwaytothetop090119.cfm?vid=173</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:29:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With the global economic slowdown, the need for innovation is even greater today. If you're looking to maintain your market share, and perhaps post growth despite the recessionary environment, innovation is key. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:43:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Think of Africa and you’re likely to conjure up images of warfare, drought and corruption. But Ruurd Brouwer, Africa Director of entrepreneurial development bank FMO in the Netherlands says that, in order to attract investment to the continent, we need to get rid of the sorts of images as depicted by aid agencies and instead replace them with pictures of successful African bankers driving Mercedes cars.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/StephenRoachglobaloutlook090116.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:39:17 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In the US, extravagance is a normal way of life. In China, it is a sin. Such contrasting consumer psyche between the two economies needs to be evened out before a sustained recovery of the post-bubble global economy can be achieved in the longer run, says Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/SocialentrepreneurshipinIndia090116.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:35:11 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ If social entrepreneurs in India focus on causes when mapping out challenges, rather than just fixing the symptoms, half the battle is already fought, says Rathin Roy, chairman of the board of directors of Rural Innovations Network, a Chennai-based company that helps social entrepreneurs incubate innovations and take them to the market to benefit the rural poor.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Harnessing Africa’s medicinal plants to create new business opportunities for the rural poor</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/africamedicinalplants090114.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ African farmers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are taking part in a social entrepreneurship project to cultivate medicinal plants for the pharmaceutical industry. ]]></description>
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              <title>Combating malaria: How an oil company is helping to tackle the problem</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/combatingmalaria090114.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:25:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ For Marathon Oil Corporation, its project to tackle malaria on an island off Equatorial Guinea is paying off. It reckons that for every dollar invested, the economic return is around four dollars.   ]]></description>
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              <title>African entrepreneurs must pressure governments to regulate business environments</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EMRCAfrica090114.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:37:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Although many African companies will be hit by the current global slowdown, there is a lot that local entrepreneurs and their governments can do to improve their business environments, says Arthur Levi, former head of the World Bank’s private sector arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC) Europe. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/HalGregersenOpEd090116.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:31:40 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Innovative leaders ask innovative questions – lots of them.  Our research on the entrepreneurial founders at 25 of the most innovative companies in the world (places like Apple, eBay, Amazon, and Skype) revealed that they rely on catalytic questions to create revolutionary new ways of doing business.  Such questions reflect their deep bias against the status quo and prompt powerful, personal action.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Gold lures small-scale miners into global market</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/MiningenterprisesinPeru081226.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Victoria Paxi used to live in Lima, the capital of Peru, working in a restaurant or washing clothes to earn about 60 dollars a month, while her husband worked hours away in a mine. ]]></description>
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              <title>World Bank to double lending to emerging economies in wake of crisis</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/WorldBankfinancing081223.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:21:07 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The World Bank is aiming to double its lending to emerging economies that are most vulnerable from the fallout of the global financial crisis, World Bank president Robert Zoellick said at a recent forum in Singapore organised by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.<br>
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              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/WorldBankfinancing081223.cfm</guid> 
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              <title>Afghanistan's media battleground</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Afghanmediabattleground081226.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:17:52 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Six years ago television was banned in Afghanistan and its single national radio station was Taliban-run.  ]]></description>
              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Afghanmediabattleground081226.cfm</guid> 
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/LeadershipinCrisis081216.cfm?vid=156</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:19:11 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The sudden collapse of Lehman Brothers and the fall of AIG have not just shaken the financial community to its core, which has sent reverberations worldwide, its leaders have also come under fire.<br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:15:08 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ "Leaders get the best out of followers and followers get the best out of leaders," says Manfred Kets De Vries, Clinical Professor of Leadership Development at INSEAD. The connection between leaders and their staff is only one of many circular connections he sees. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Throwingsheepboardroom081215.cfm?vid=154 </link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:12:32 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Plaxo and Ning are getting a larger than usual following these days, thanks in no small part to the current financial crisis.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Maximisingshareholdervalue081215.cfm?vid=158</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:10:17 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Finance professors often get criticised by ethics professors because they tell their students that the goal of the firm is to maximise shareholder value. Financial scandals such as Enron, Tyco and others are regularly blamed on the excessive focus on shareholder value maximisation. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Linghechangemanagement081215.cfm?vid=159</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:06:56 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With China's business environment undergoing fast and significant change - partially driven by the introduction of information and communication technologies into business relationships - managers now need to be more effective than ever in implementing change within their organisations. ]]></description>
              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Linghechangemanagement081215.cfm?vid=159</guid> 
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              <title>Call me anything except Junior</title> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ The new Oliver Stone film W explores an important concern for business and wealthy families - how parent-child relationships shape a child's personality development and, specifically, individual drives and motivations. The coming of age drama could be many family businesses where a feckless son struggles to redeem himself by overtaking his preferred younger sibling to succeed his father as head of the family dynasty. <br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:40 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ It reads like a script of a traditional Chinese movie: the dutiful son promises his mother at her deathbed to spend his life in the service of the less fortunate. But that was indeed the promise international film star Jet Li made to his dying mother who only managed to utter a sigh when he asked about her final wishes. ]]></description>
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              <title>Getting to the heart of social innovation</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:57:41 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Money is fairly easy to give; you just write a cheque. Talking about marginalisation and change is easy too. "The harder thing to do is giving your time and yourself to the cause. And that,” says Pamela Hartigan, “is what is critical to social innovation."<br>
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              <title>Governments have not done enough to address crisis</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:54:08 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Governments around the world have not done enough to address the damaging effects of the global financial crisis triggered by the one-year old subprime credit crisis in the United States, economist Manu Bhaskaran says.<br>
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              <title>Global crisis forces corporations to look beyond quarterly earnings</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/GlobalCrisisSustainability081125.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:51:17 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With the US economy in turmoil, Wal-Mart, the nation's leading retailer boasting more than 144 million customers per week, is taking on a new leadership role. In a country where about one person in three is considered obese and 47 million people are without healthcare, the company is taking a unique stand in educating both its consumers and suppliers. <br>
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              <title>How much diversity is too much?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/howmuchdiversityistoomuch081201.cfm?vid=45</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:48:49 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ For French carmaker Renault, diversity - men and women, young and old, engineers and non-engineers, different nationalities - means increased creativity, imagination and performance. "Whenever we have a problem we cannot solve, we put together a cross-functional team and I am always amazed at the solutions they come up with," says Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Renault and Nissan. ]]></description>
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              <title>Transforming risky 'business-as-usual' scenarios into a more sustainable future</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Transformingriskyscenarios101208.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:42:18 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Climate change and sustainable development are interlinked problems that pose serious challenges. Although the issues are complex, both problems could be solved together, provided we begin immediately, says Professor Mohan Munasinghe, co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace for scientific contributions related to climate change and sustainable development. <br>
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              <title>Will India still be a land of opportunity in the face of global economic slowdown?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Indiaglobaleconomicslowdown081215.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ As the economic downturn takes hold in the United States and Europe, the Indian government is frantically trying to keep its economy from stalling, while trying to calm the nerves of foreign investors following the Mumbai terror attacks.<br>
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A general election must be held by May, and the government had been hoping that the nation would be insulated from the problems of the global economy.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Indiasocialentrepreneurship081215.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:21:32 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Social entrepreneurship in India has progressed significantly over the last decade. More and more people are using entrepreneurial skills in building sustainable enterprises for profit and non-profit to effect change in India, says Deval Sanghavi, a former investment banker and now president of Dasra. Based in Mumbai, Dasra is a non-profit organisation which bridges the gap between those investing in social change and those spearheading the changes.<br>
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              <title>How much diversity is too much?</title> 
              <link> http://knowledge.insead.edu/howmuchdiversityistoomuch081201.cfm?vid=45</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:25:27 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ For French carmaker Renault, diversity – men and women, young and old, engineers and non-engineers, different nationalities – means increased creativity, imagination and performance. "Whenever we have a problem we cannot solve, we put together a cross-functional team and I am always amazed at the solutions they come up with," says Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO of Renault and Nissan.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/GlobalCrisisSustainability081125.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:21:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With the US economy in turmoil, Wal-Mart, the nation’s leading retailer boasting more than 144 million customers per week, is taking on a new leadership role. In a country where about one person in three is considered obese and 47 million people are without healthcare, the company is taking a unique stand in educating both its consumers and suppliers.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Obama could help US economy recover by mid-2009</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ObamaEconomy081108.cfm?vid=132</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:41:48 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The victory of Barack Obama, the first African-American to become president of the United States, could help the troubled US economy recover by the middle of next year, says Ilian Mihov, professor of economics at INSEAD.<br>
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“Obama’s platform when he was campaigning was to increase government spending and cut taxes. If the change is aggressive and very determined, I think the US economy can start recovering by the middle of next year,” Mihov says. ]]></description>
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              <title>Blueprint for a new international financial order</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:39:10 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Politicians have acted decisively to restore confidence and liquidity in the banking sector through the injection of capital and guarantees on interbank loans. The UK, continental EU countries, the US and Switzerland, have injected new capital into their home banks, increasing capital ratios. <br>
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Political leaders are now calling an international conference for a new international financial order to discuss the creation of a supranational supervisory body, Bretton Woods II. ]]></description>
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              <title>Political change in China is ‘almost inevitable’ but Beijing has ‘nothing to fear’: Anson Chan</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/PoliticalChangeChina081105.cfm?vid=133 </link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:38:04 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Asian pro-democracy advocate Anson Chan says China has ‘nothing to fear’ in allowing Hong Kong full democracy. ]]></description>
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              <title>Asia feels the pain caused by the crisis but could be poised for rapid recovery</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/AsiaRapidRecovery081107.cfm?vid=127</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:35:50 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Asia can’t escape the financial and economic crisis that is battering the rest of the world, but the region may be poised for a more rapid recovery if leaders in business and government work together and show leadership. ]]></description>
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              <title>Tackling the financial crisis by changing tack</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ChangingTack081111.cfm?vid=131</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:33:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ China, one of Asia’s economic powerhouses, is not immune to the global financial crisis despite enjoying double-digit growth in the last five years and being poised to achieve nine per cent growth this year. Share prices in Shanghai have fallen 72 per cent and house prices have come down 55 per cent. Demand has plummeted and thousands of factories have closed because of cancelled or delayed export orders.<br>
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              <title>When social innovation makes good business sense</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/SocialInnovationBusinessSense081110.cfm?vid=130</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:30:29 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With the international community galvanised to look for ways to solve the current financial crisis, it appears that other problems have been relegated to the backburner. That could have dire consequences in the long term, especially if the problem is that of climate change, says Rob Routs, Executive Director Downstream, Royal Dutch Shell. ]]></description>
              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/SocialInnovationBusinessSense081110.cfm?vid=130</guid> 
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              <title>The Obama effect</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/TheObamaEffect081102.cfm?vid=124 </link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:27:35 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The latest US election, and Barack Obama’s campaign in particular, was unprecedented in more ways than one, having set new standards for future elections. “This campaign will change all campaigns going forward,” says Steve Okun, who worked on transportation issues in the Clinton administration and is currently chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. ]]></description>
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              <title>Business schools and the crisis</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/BusinessSchoolsCrisis081101.cfm?vid=119</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:24:58 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ I have heard from a lot of people in the past month. Many of them ask me about the job market for our MBAs, our endowment, our executive education business and about our alumni whose jobs are at risk. But there are some who ask what are you doing about this? What is your role now and in the future as a business school?<br>
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              <title>Australian banks well positioned to weather the financial crisis</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/AustralianBanks081106.cfm?vid=118</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In comparison to the battered banks elsewhere, Australia’s ‘big four’ banks have been “holding up very well” relative to their counterparts in the US and Europe, which have either filed for bankruptcy or have sought government bailouts, says John Schubert, chairman of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country’s biggest lender by market capitalisation. ]]></description>
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              <title>Islamic finance: funding the ‘real economy’</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/IslamicFinance081114.cfm?vid=128</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:20:35 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The global financial crisis presents an opportunity for the Islamic finance industry to show its credentials, say several practitioners in the field. Speaking to INSEAD Knowledge at the 6th International Islamic Finance Conference here, Daud Vicary Abdullah, COO of Asian Finance Bank, says “the biggest opportunity really is around getting the messages across about the value-proposition of Islamic products and the way in which Islamic finance is done.” ]]></description>
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              <title>Not by drugs alone but by partnership</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/DrugsPartnership081103.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:16:46 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Nearly eradicated 20 years ago, tuberculosis has since re-emerged at the top of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases list.<br>
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“Drugs are not enough to combat TB,” says Patrizia Carlevaro, the head of Eli Lilly’s international aid unit speaking to INSEAD Knowledge. “We have all the tools we need to defeat the disease – the challenge rests in effectively linking private sector resources and skills to the needs of local healthcare providers.”<br>
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              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/DrugsPartnership081103.cfm</guid> 
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              <title>Creative destruction in the digital media age</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/CreativeDestructionDigitalMedia081112.cfm?vid=134</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:13:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Creative destruction often ensues in the wake of technological advances, futurists claim. In today’s age of the digital media, this phenomenon, says one such forecaster of the future, will see the slow ‘death’ of CDs, DVDs, watches and print media such as newspapers. ]]></description>
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              <title>Surfing on rocks with ‘Miss Daisy’</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/MissDaisy081113.cfm?vid=135</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:03:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ ‘A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step,’ goes the ancient Chinese proverb. The modern-day, Peter Schindler version goes: ‘A journey of 21,000 kilometers in a yellow sports car starts with a slightly eccentric Swiss national, driven to explore the Chinese countryside.’ ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/LivingWithUncertainty081007.cfm?vid=101 </link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:22:27 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The authorities in the US and Europe have the right policies in place to tackle the financial crisis, but it will take time to restore confidence in the markets, according to speakers at the World Knowledge Forum. James Wolfensohn, who had led the World Bank during the Asian financial crisis in the late 90s, told the forum’s ‘Live on Wall Street’ session that the markets have ‘yet to be convinced of the utility of these interventions.' ]]></description>
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              <title>Rethinking global financial systems</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/RethinkingFinancial081016.cfm?vid=99</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:14:43 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The consensus is loud and clear: in the wake of the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression, a fundamental rethink of the structure of the global financial markets and greater cooperation of the major regulatory bodies are paramount, said the heads of major financial institutions at the World Knowledge Forum in Seoul.<br>
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              <title>Can China help power the global economy out of a crisis?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ChinaGlobalCrisis081003.cfm?vid=100 </link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With the credit crisis buffeting global economic growth, China’s industrial production and construction declined due to weaker export orders, factory closures for the Beijing Olympics and the sagging property market. However, retail sales growth remained strong, while inflation eased amid falling commodity prices. Nevertheless, Dominic Barton, Asia Pacific chairman of consultancy firm McKinsey & Company, is “very bullish about where China is going to be over the next two to three years." ]]></description>
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              <title>Creative entrepreneurs can survive the crisis</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/CreativeEntrepreneursSurviveCrisis081008.cfm?vid=105 </link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:02:56 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Creative entrepreneurs can weather the current global economic crisis better than traditional businesses, says Jean-Claude Larréché, INSEAD professor of marketing. Virgin Atlantic, which was founded by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson in 1984, survived and came out stronger after the airline crisis of the early 1990s when many established airlines went bankrupt, notes Larréché. Speaking via satellite, Branson said a lot of opportunities will emerge as a result of the current global economic slowdown but companies need to be nimble to move quickly and decisively to realise these opportunities.<br>
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              <title>Sound long-term strategy is key, particularly in a crisis</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/StrategyCrisisMPorter081011.cfm?vid=97 </link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:01:21 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With the current global economic downturn and dire predictions of a re-run of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the forecast is all doom and gloom. <br>
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But Professor Michael Porter of Harvard University, a leading authority on competitive strategy, begs to differ. He believes this time of great economic upheaval to be the tipping point for companies – if only they know how to harness the right strategies.   <br>
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              <title>Gucci: In the business of selling 'dreams'</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/GucciDreams081019.cfm?vid=104</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:58:42 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ As many look to cut costs to cope with the worsening economic downturn, you would expect consumer spending patterns to be adversely affected, with the luxury goods segment being one of the hardest hit. <br>
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Not so according to Robert Polet, chairman of the Gucci Group. While he agrees that consumer psyche vis-à-vis buying behaviour has taken a hit, he believes that his company is in the business of selling dreams – and you can’t put a price tag on a dream.<br>
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              <title>The show must go on: Cirque du Soleil’s recession-proof formula</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/CirqueRecessionProof081013.cfm?vid=107</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:56:10 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ As we brace ourselves for what threatens to be the worst economic slump since the Great Depression, one company seems to be relatively unscathed by the global financial meltdown. According to Daniel Lamarre, president and chief executive officer of performance troupe Cirque du Soleil, whose shows still play to sell-out audiences, he is confident that his company will ride out the recession.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Steering a new course in unchartered waters</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/NewCourseUncharteredWaters081015.cfm </link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:54:31 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With credit getting tighter, companies are going to have to change the way they do business and manage their cash. Laurence Danon, executive board member of Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance in France, says we are likely to see companies implementing huge cost-savings plans, probably with significant layoffs and dramatic changes to capital expenditure and development programmes. ]]></description>
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              <title>Banks in Asia may weather global financial crisis</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/BanksAsiaCrisis081001.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:52:51 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Banks operating in Asia should come out of the global financial crisis relatively unscathed compared to their counterparts in the US and Europe, given their more conservative lending activities and stronger balance sheets, bankers and financial experts said at a recent Bloomberg Leadership Forum held in Singapore. ]]></description>
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              <title>As recession fears intensify, is India a safe haven?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/IndiaSafeHaven081004.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:49:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ "India is not simply setting new standards on trade, investment and economic terms, it’s also emerging as a genuinely influential player in many of the big global policy issues that we are all talking about at the moment – climate change and energy sustainability, WTO (World Trade Organisation), and global corporate responsibility; because some of the Indian companies are models in this respect, and – the more interesting – because of their different origin." This is according to Helen Alexander, the new Confederation of British Industry Vice President, and previously Chief Executive of the Economist Group. ]]></description>
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              <title>Leveraging the India connection: Cobra Beer’s Lord Bilimoria</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/CobraBilimoria081017.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:48:24 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The UK beer market is one of the most competitive in the world but that did not deter Karan Bilimoria, an expat Indian with no prior experience, from taking it on. ]]></description>
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              <title>The ugly side of innovation: walking a tightrope between creativity and lawlessness</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/UglyInnovation081005.cfm?vid=103</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:45:12 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Innovative companies tend to be successful, or – at least – bear the hallmarks of success. But what happens when innovative ideas are used for ill-gotten gains? That is what Mark Stein of Imperial College in London has been researching. His article on the Oedipus Complex and Enron (Oedipus Rex at Enron) chronicles the rise and fall of the former energy trading giant – through misguided leadership. ]]></description>
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              <title>Levelling the playing field for small businesses</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/LevellingThePlayingField081006.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ For the past five years, 32-year-old entrepreneur Majid El Jarroudi has been managing the four companies which he founded – Algoconsult, Immokey, Sezam Café and the social enterprise Jeunes Enterpreneurs de France (JEF), a non-governmental organisation which helps youths in suburban Paris set up businesses. He was trying to “make a good living” by building the first three, while making an impact on society through Jeunes Entrepreneurs. ]]></description>
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              <title>The dash for cash: competing in China’s booming sportswear market</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ChinaSportswear081092.cfm?vid=96</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:41:56 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The Olympic flame may have been extinguished at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but the competition for the spending power of Chinese consumers `remains red-hot for sportswear firms adidas and Puma. ]]></description>
              <guid>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ChinaSportswear081092.cfm?vid=96</guid> 
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              <title>US economy may plunge into depression if banking sector bailout fails</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/USEconomyBailout080911.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:36:39 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The US economy may plunge into a depression if the $700 billion rescue package fails to revive the ailing banking sector, says Ilian Mihov, INSEAD Professor of Economics.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ When I teach my macroeconomics class for the MBAs at INSEAD, I always discuss the Great Depression and the lecture ends on an optimistic tone with a simple statement: “The Great Depression will never happen again”. I firmly believed this because there is a widespread consensus that the Great Depression was a result of a sequence of policy mistakes. Economists have learned what policies should be applied to avoid the Great Depression. <br>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:27:06 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When it comes to packaging, size matters. In a research paper, INSEAD Associate Professor of Marketing Pierre Chandon and co-author Nailya Ordabayeva, an INSEAD PhD student, found that changes in the shape of packaging or portions can have a big impact on our consumption patterns. <br>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:24:35 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Nothing galvanises people more than a global disaster. When the Asian tsunami struck in December 2004, there was an outpouring of grief, and subsequently aid and relief was shipped to the affected countries.  <br>
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A recent case study conducted by INSEAD professors Margaret Hanson and Luk Van Wassenhove with research associate Orla Stapleton chronicles the changing political and social environment of global giving in the US post-9/11. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Companies are changing the way they market their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives – more and more of them are becoming increasingly transparent about their supply chains and are fostering dialogue with their customers, says Per Grankvist, editor and founder of CSRiPraktiken.se, and senior advisor on sustainability to multinational corporations such as the Coca-Cola Company in Sweden. Companies such as Nike, Gap and Hewlett-Packard have led the way by making information available online regarding their supply chains. Openness builds trust and trust translates into transactions, argues Grankvist. The one thing many corporations see as an Achilles heel may turn into their greatest strength, he says: “Suddenly, the supply chain is the ‘new black’, to misquote a common fashion phrase, as customers are looking for brands that are authentic and honest.” <br>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:18:24 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Performance feedback plays an important role in indicating when a firm needs to change its management strategy. It doesn’t, however, indicate just what this new strategy should be, and firms do not always respond appropriately, says Henrich Greve, INSEAD Professor of Entrepreneurship and Organisational Behaviour.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ErrorManagement080906.cfm?vid=87</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:16:56 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Dave Hofmann, Associate Dean and Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the University of North Carolina, thinks that error management is underrated, and says that has the effect of hurting the organisation where it matters. ]]></description>
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              <title>Facilitating upward communication: leaders must do more to break existing strongholds</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/UpwardCommunication080907.cfm?vid=88</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:15:26 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Oftentimes, what separates good leaders from bad ones lies is their art of communication. Much has been said about preferred leadership styles which advocate openness, tolerance and active engagement with subordinates. <br>
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              <title>CEO view: Wolfgang Prock-Schauer of India’s Jet Airways</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/CEOJetAirways.cfm?vid=85</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ As the aviation industry faces its biggest crisis in recent history because of high fuel prices and the economic slowdown, airlines are forced to do business differently as they seek to trim operating costs ruthlessly to brace themselves for tough times ahead.<br>
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“Jet Airways is working on all areas to streamline operations including cutting loss-making routes,” says Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO of Jet Airways, India's largest private airline. India’s aviation industry lost $1 billion last financial year ending March 2008 and it expects to lose another $2 billion this financial year. Jet Airways’ fuel bills have increased by $50 million a month.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:10:42 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ China’s economy is booming and many multinational companies are looking to tap the Asian giant’s potential. However, according to Peter Bowie, CEO of Deloitte China, foreigners wanting to do business with the Chinese appear to be ill prepared because their pre-conceived notions about China are simply outdated. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:06:22 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ China’s economy, along with those of Hong Kong and Macau, face significant threats of a fall-out from the US credit crisis, but business leaders are holding out hopes for a bright future due to abundant opportunities in the region. That’s according to speakers at Bloomberg’s 2008 Leadership Forum, held recently in Hong Kong. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Since 2003, one sector in Pakistan has seen more than eight billion dollars in investment, an increase in its customer base to 52 per cent of the population from just five per cent, has contributed to some five per cent of the country’s GDP, and been responsible for the creation of up to a million jobs.<br>
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Pakistan’s telecommunications sector has, in the span of just five years, seen mobile phone subscriptions increase to 86 million from one million. In a population of 165 million, where only 4.5 million people have fixed-line telephones, the rapid expansion of the cellular market has been nothing short of a telecoms revolution. <br>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:59:34 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Setting up a new magazine is perhaps riskier now than ever before as more and more people turn to the internet for news and entertainment. Of the thousands of magazines launched each year, most fail and only some 25 per cent survive the first year, says Chris Fodor, who has three decades of experience in magazine publishing. <br>
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Still, this has not stopped either Fodor or Jasper Becker, a former Beijing bureau chief with Hong Kong newspaper, the South China Morning Post, from defying the odds and setting up their own magazines. ]]></description>
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              <title>The future of Chinese capitalism</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:08:54 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ China's emerging economy is an enormous success story and it’s remarkable, say two INSEAD professors, because it's really one big experiment. <br>
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In their book, The Future Of Chinese Capitalism, Gordon Redding and Michael Witt say that different parts of China are trying different things to find the best formula. "China does not have a grand plan for developing itself. It's very conscious that it's running the society as a series of experiments," Redding says.<br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:57:18 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ As CEOs increasingly turn to technology to help them cope with a rapidly changing business environment, chief information officers (CIOs) are no longer simply ‘the IT guys’. Increasingly, they are expected to play a more strategic role. According to the 2008 ASEAN CIO Leadership Study – based on a survey of some 160 CIOs in six Southeast Asian countries - CIOs are finding that this change in responsibilities also means that a new set of skills is required to carry out the job. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ In today’s knowledge-based economy, the functions of the chief information officer (CIO) are becoming increasingly complex and multi-dimensional. And while some CIOs are already starting to assume leadership roles, recent studies have revealed a real need for education and training in order for CIOs to obtain the skill sets required to move into leadership positions.  ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:10:07 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Although research suggests there’s no ‘one size fits all’ approach to leadership, a fixed or generic notion of leadership still gets taught at all levels, to be used at all times, for all problems. That’s according to Professor Steve Kozlowski of Michigan State University, who spoke to INSEAD Knowledge on the sidelines of the first INSEAD-Wharton Research Conference on Leadership, about his study into dynamic leadership ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/SelfManagingTeams080809.cfm?vid=79</link> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ Is leadership superfluous in a self-managing team? Aren’t self-managing teams supposed to be self-sustaining and self-sufficient?<br>
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Paul Tesluk, Associate Professor of Management and Organisation at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, wants to correct this misconception.  <br>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:58:51 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ As the name suggests, intergroup leadership involves a fair amount of interaction among team members. On paper, it may look simple enough, but in reality, it’s a lot harder to put into practice.<br>
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              <title>CEO view: Fadi Ghandour of Aramex</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/CEOviewAramex080801.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The Aramex story – that of a small player in the Middle East rising to compete against the biggest companies in the global transportation and logistics market – has been heralded by Thomas L. Friedman in his book The World is Flat as a model for companies benefiting from the ‘flattening’ of the world through globalisation – the levelling of the economic field and the destruction of barriers to entry, opening the door wide for individuals or companies anywhere in the world to collaborate or compete globally.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/PartnershipBottomPyramidInnovation080803.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:55:49 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ For those at the ‘bottom of the pyramid’ (BoP), the four billion people or so living on less than two dollars a day, life is hard. Although collectively they have considerable combined purchasing power, they have up to now been traditionally overlooked by businesses. However, major multinational corporations (MNCs) are now seeing opportunities in developing products for the BoP markets, while making a difference to the lives of the poor people.<br>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:54:12 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ This year, Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) in France will offer some 200 university students the opportunity to develop and implement sustainable projects which create economic opportunities for people in need. <br>
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              <title>It Starts with One: Changing individuals changes organisations</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:47:26 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Small and large businesses have been searching for decades for the holy grail of organisational change: the perfect way to motivate employees to change their old ways for what management (or consultants!) deem to be better, new ones. The prevailing wind of change is a “top down” change of an organisation’s structure or reward system. Some experts espouse putting a “champion” in the executive suite to drive and implement change down to the lowest rung of the corporate ladder. The notion – get a big gun upstairs to push change to the organisational depths. <br>
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INSEAD professors Stewart Black and Hal Gregersen take a fresh approach in their book ‘It Starts With One’, believing that an organisation changes only as fast and as far as the front-line individuals implementing that change. Therefore, they need to be considered first, in the change paradigm. <br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:43:41 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The global dimension of leadership is becoming a key area of interest for leadership research, says Cristina Escallon, director of the INSEAD Leadership Initiative, speaking on the sidelines of the first INSEAD-Wharton Research Conference on Leadership.<br>
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Most leadership research around the world is based on US-centric models, be it US companies or American leaders. This is because the US is where most academic developments have taken place in this field over the last couple of decades. “But the world has moved on and we need to ensure a much more representative description and understanding of leadership,” Escallon told INSEAD Knowledge. <br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Measuring diversity in terms of broad demographic categories such as gender, race or age fails to take into account the underlying dynamics that can play a more decisive role within groups of people – diversity in attitudes, skills, knowledge and power, for example. “It’s hard to just say ‘oh, there’s a group whose members vary in their age’ and to really understand what that dynamic will be,” says Katherine Klein, Professor of Management at Wharton.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/DoubleBindFemaleLeader080708.cfm?vid=76</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:27:17 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ According to Robin Ely, a Professor of Organisational Behavior at Harvard Business School, women often end up in a ‘double bind’. “If they try to enact the traits that are seen as ‘leaderly’ – and these tend to be the traits that are more associated with idealised images of masculinity – they tend to be respected for that, but not necessarily liked. Whereas if they take up a more stereotypically female role of being nurturing and caretaking, they may be liked but not necessarily respected.” <br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:24:18 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Mary Robinson remains an uncompromising voice for human rights. The former Irish president and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights asserted the central importance of human rights in achieving a more just and sustainable future at the Net Impact conference here on sustainable prosperity, and explored with some 400 participants how they can help remind the world that human rights belong to all people and are their shared responsibility.<br>
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“That future can only come about through greater adherence to the rule of law within and between nations, through more effective and democratic states – and no less important, through wider participation by all sectors, including civil society and business, in meeting shared responsibilities and holding governments to account for their obligations,” she says.<br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:15:35 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When you are being hounded by the tax authorities because you can’t pay your personal taxes, and when your company has just 30,000 euros left in the bank but is burning 200,000 euros a month - you don’t really feel very successful. This was the situation Gilles Babinet experienced – many times, in fact. It’s also a common occurrence in entrepreneurship, he said during his opening keynote address at the first INSEAD Global Entrepreneurship Forum.<br>
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The company was eventually sold for more than 100 million euros. “Real entrepreneurs turn setbacks into opportunities,” he says. “So when a client doesn’t want your product, you can either think that your company is dead or that your product needs improving.” <br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:13:14 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Entrepreneur Anat Bar-Gera on how to raise capital without giving away your company ]]></description>
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              <title>What to do when everything changes: Mastering high uncertainty in start-ups</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:08:15 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Israel has a thriving high-technology startup sector, which is based on world-class expertise and entrepreneurial talent. But nobody is perfect and even these sophisticated venture companies can improve in their management of uncertainty. When faced with risks and uncertainty, most high technology start-ups in Israel’s telecom industry carry out too much planning and then tend to adopt an insufficiently flexible stance. Conversely, the start-up companies facing low uncertainty appear to make too little diligent planning. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:03:34 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ For many people around the world, property rights are not well defined, enforced or monitored; resulting in over half of the world’s population living and working on ‘unreal estate’, i.e. without the security of property ownership.<br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:53:57 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ After more than 20 years as a marketing communications consultant, Bernd Gebert, who was 50 at the time, gave up a lucrative business in 2006 to start Das macht Schule in Hamburg.<br>
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              <title>The Momentum Effect: Mobilising brainpower for efficient growth</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:46:16 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD professor Jean-Claude Larréché reveals the secret to delivering growth that is both efficient and sustainable.<br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:43:55 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Denmark and the Nordic countries again dominate the rankings in the Global Information Technology Report, but this year the United States and South Korea make progress in the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) for 2007-2008, which covers a record number of 127 developed and developing economies around the world. <br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ When Le Monde exclaimed in a front-page headline: Danone prepares to shed 3,000 <br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:38:21 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Rich countries have to take the lead in fighting global climate change. Lord Nicholas Stern, an economics professor from the London School of Economics, says that without a commitment from wealthy countries, carbon emissions will become deeply damaging right across the economy and around the world.<br>
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              <title>Climate change: How increasing energy consumption in the short term could bring benefits</title> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ The continued rise in food prices is just one example of the kinds of surprises we will be facing in the years to come. Dr Ashok Khosla, founder of Development Alternatives  a non-governmental organisation devoted to promoting commercially-viable , environmentally-friendly technologies  and  a former director of the United Nations Environment Programme , says there are many surprises coming up. I mean real surprises. Climate change was already a pretty big one.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Over the past two years, approximately 100 million people have been pushed into poverty globally as a result of increased food prices. Gains in poverty reduction efforts in developing countries are at risk if governments fail to protect the poor from rising food prices, says Vikram Nehru, the World Banks Director of Poverty Reduction and Economic Management and Acting Chief Economist for East Asia.  Its like a silent tsunami in the sense that theres no dramatic footage that can bring home to people the misery and the human suffering that such price increases can exert on the poor.  ]]></description>
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              <title>The business of positive change</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:28:25 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Profit-seeking is consistent with social entrepreneurship, says Pamela Hartigan, the co-founder of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and author of The Power of Unreasonable People: How Entrepreneurs Create Markets that Change the World. Hartigan says social entrepreneurs see the profit motive as a means to the goal of improving society and not as an end in itself.<br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:03:45 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ An organisation based in the Netherlands is helping firms which want to make their mark in terms of social responsibility but arent sure how to go about it in a tangible way. EsteamWork started four years ago when its founder Machiel van Dooren observed that a growing number of companies wanted to take CSR seriously but didnt know how to get the maximum impact. He also found that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) at times needed outside expertise in areas other than their own, which is primarily in humanitarian aid. ]]></description>
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              <title>The road to nationhood</title> 
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              <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:50:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Building a nation-state out of the ashes of destruction is not easy, but the President of Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor), José Ramos-Horta, says his country will seek to become a viable nation by eliminating unemployment in the next two to three years by creating new jobs from its investments in infrastructure projects. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Indian Railways is the worlds largest employer and one of the biggest and busiest rail networks in the world, carrying some 17 million people and more than one million tonnes of freight daily. It was, however, until very recently, a loss-making organisation, which was heading for bankruptcy. Starting his term in 2004 with a budget of just $200 million with which to save the national institution, Indias Minister of Railways Lalu Prasad engineered a dramatic turnaround. Last year, Indian Railways revenue came to $6 <br>
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Indian Railways is one of INSEADs biggest executive education clients, and the Minister visited the schools Asia campus as part of his tour of Singapore and Malaysia. During his visit to INSEAD, he told a gathering of MBA participants, alumni and executives about his strategy for bringing the rail network into the 21st century.<br>
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              <title>The transcultural leader: Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault, Nissan</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ILSTransculturalLeaderGhosn080501.cfm?vid=45</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 05:07:42 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ I think one of the basics of transcultural leadership is empathy, says Carlos Ghosn, the man who is credited with turning around major Japanese car maker Nissan. <br>
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I would say even though the term today is not very popular, love the country and love the culture in which you are in. And try to learn about its strengths, dont focus on the weaknesses, and make sure that all the people you are transferring with you are of the same opinion. <br>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 05:04:38 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Sustainability is becoming an increasingly hot topic in business circles, but when it comes to grasping the sense of urgency surrounding the issue, many of the current generation of business leaders arent very good at getting it. Thats according to the outgoing CEO of BT plc, Ben Verwaayen. <br>
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Business has to play a focal role in sustainability, he says, adding its in the interest of businesses to take the issue seriously.<br>
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              <title>Meeting the sustainability challenge: HCL Technologies</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ILSSustainabilityHCL080503.cfm?vid=43</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 05:01:06 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Corporate India is just as committed as Europe and the United States to sustainability, asserts Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies Ltd.<br>
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Indian businessmen are global businessmen - they are not isolated in India, he says. And the entire economy is global so you just cant say the economy is isolated. <br>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 04:56:41 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Are business leaders really buying into sustainable development? According to McKinsey, only 20 per cent of executives feel that sustainability is part of their responsibility.  ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ILSInnovationPhilips080505.cfm?vid=42</link> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ By the year 2040, only 15 per cent of the world's population will be living in what are now called developed countries. It's therefore essential for today's business planners to start focusing on the rest of the planet. Fortunately a strategy centred on emerging markets can be both financially profitable and socially responsible, says Barbara Kux of the Dutch multinational Royal Philips Electronics. <br>
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"Developing countries are a fantastic source of opportunities for companies," says Kux, who is a member of the electronics giant's group management committee. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ILSScarcityAndInnovation080510.cfm </link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 04:50:27 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Scarcity of resources, scarcity of political consensus and scarcity of financing for innovation. These are some of the major challenges faced by companies in todays global environment. Thats according to Leif Beck Fallesen, editor-in-chief and CEO of the Danish publication Dagbladet Borsen. Fallesen was the moderator of the first plenary session at the INSEAD Leadership Summit. He said these concerns are highlighted by a growing food crisis (wheat prices rose more than oil prices last year), climate change and decreased foreign investment (down by 9 per cent). ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ILSEngagingWithAfrica080506.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 04:47:19 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ After years of stagnation, Africa is finally experiencing economic growth. Are there opportunities in Africa which are not being recognised by the business community outside of Africa?  ]]></description>
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              <title>The Nigerian Paradox : Is it fading away?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ILSNigerianParadox080507.cfm?vid=41</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 04:44:49 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Emeka Onwuka, CEO of Diamond Bank, talks to INSEAD Knowledge about Nigeria's economy. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 04:39:40 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Africa is so diverse, with its variety of countries and resources, that almost any type of business in the world could take advantage of the continents economic growth. That was the view of panellists at the INSEAD Leadership Summit 2008. <br>
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Simon Harford, West Africa head for private equity group Actis and INSEAD alumnus (94D) says virtually any business that can talk to the consumer base of Africa is already growing at remarkable rates, 30 to 60 per cent year on year. <br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/CrossCulturalNegotiations080408.cfm?vid=39</link> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ When entering into negotiations, we should always take into account cultural factors such as the educational or religious background of the person sitting across the table, but, says INSEAD professor Horacio Falcao, many people both underestimate and overestimate the cross-cultural aspects. ]]></description>
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              <title>Muhammad Yunus: Helping the less privileged unleash their entrepreneurial skills</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/muhammadyunus080403.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:11:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Some thirty years ago, economics professor Muhammad Yunus made his first loan of $27 to a group of 42 women so they could expand their bamboo furniture making business. <br>
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After the success of his initial loan, Yunus saw that such a small amount of money could change the lives of the people and thought why not do more? Since then, small collateral-free loans known as microcredit have been provided to 100 million people across all continents. With 94 per cent of the worlds income going to just 40 per cent of the population, Yunus decided it was time to do something for the remaining 60 per cent. Commercial banks did not provide such loans to the poor and women only accounted for one per cent of borrowers in Bangladesh at the time. <br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ "Marketing variables not only influence people's perceptions and expectations, they actually influence the real efficacy of products such as medications." This is according to Ziv Carmon, INSEAD Professor of Marketing, who, along with Rebecca Waber and Dan Ariely from MIT and Baba Shiv from Stanford, tested the effect of price on the efficacy of a medication by administering electric shocks to those taking part in the study to test their resistance to pain.<br>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/MergersAcquisitionsPrivateFirmDiscount080406.cfm</link> 
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              <description><![CDATA[ Owners of private companies normally sell their shares at a 20-30 per cent discount during mergers and acquisitions. The private firm discount is one reason the stock market reacts more favorably when companies announce a private acquisition than whenthe target is a publicly-listed firm.<br>
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From the buyers point of view, says INSEAD Associate Professor of Strategy Laurence Capron, the discount reflects a presumed higher risk associated with the value of private assets due to a lack of information about the target firms, their lack of liquidity and their lack of visibility. From the sellers point of view, the discount can reflect naivety, a lack of financial advice and the choice of a preferred buyer rather than the highest bidder. <br>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:05:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Are men or women better at investing?<br>
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This is not only a fun question but it is of great practical value, says INSEAD Assistant Professor of Finance Lily Fang, who hosted a Women and Money forum at INSEAD recently. Some studies suggest that women are better investors than men. Dig a little deeper and the picture isnt so clear.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Today more than half of the total stock market value of corporations lies in intangible assets such as brands  The brand is the business. This statement by Shelly Lazarus, chairman and CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide at the World Effie Festival 2008, sums up why brand building is important for companies. In this climate of the brand imperative, advertising gurus converged on Singapore for the conference which celebrates advertising effectiveness.  ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Branding expert Ken Cato is the man that some major companies turn to for help with overhauling their branding. His clients include Taiwans BenQ, Germanys Siemens, Australias Commonwealth Bank and most recently, Dubai World Central, the worlds largest planned airport. He believes that building iconic brands require companies to dare to be different and have a clear idea of their corporate identity.<br>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Some ten years ago, when Jean-Daniel Muller and his friend, Jean-Michel Ricard, were studying to become sports teachers  both aged 23  they felt that not enough was being done to help the elderly. So, they decided to develop a series of exercises for the elderly as part of their 3-month practicum, which would eventually form the basis of an innovative scheme. <br>
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Their theory was that physical activity would improve the quality of life of those aged 75 and above, and help them lead independent lives. So they developed gentle exercises that could be performed while being seated. <br>
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              <title>Sustainable consumption: What incentives?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/ebssustainableconsumptionincentives080311.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:20:29 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ While most of the topics at this years European Business Summit in Brussels focused on climate change, one roundtable discussion on sustainable consumption had a strong consumer and, therefore, business angle.<br>
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              <title>Climate Change: Taking the temperature 50 years down the road</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBSClimateChange50YearsLater080310.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:18:50 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Even though the issue of climate change has been known for about decades, it has only been in the past five years or so that the topic has been seriously addressed. Governments and businesses have started to adapt their policies and practices, mostly due to pressure from the public. ]]></description>
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              <title>Total: A difficult balancing act</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:16:36 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Energy companies are being asked to meet growing world energy demand, but at the same time, theyre expected to cut carbon dioxide emissions. World energy demand is growing at 1.5 per cent a year. Meanwhile, negotiations are underway under the auspices of the United Nations Framework for Climate Change to broker consensus for curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Its something of a conundrum.<br>
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              <title>Rhodia CEO Clamadieu favours modified auction scheme</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBsrhodiaemissionsauction080312.cfm?vid=33</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:14:29 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ As the EU looks to the post-2012 horizon for regulating emissions of greenhouse gases, Rhodia CEO Jean-Pierre Clamadieu has expressed interest in ways of implementing an auction of emission rights, which since 2005 have been issued cost-free based on past emission levels and then traded. He calls for a sector analysis to identify which industries are most energy-intensive and could thus be hardest-hit by a new auction system.<br>
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              <title>KLM: Aviation has to become 'more sustainable'</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBsklmsustainableaviation080306.cfm?vid=28</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:12:56 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Airlines cannot shirk the responsibility that comes with being major producers of polluting greenhouse gases and must aggressively pursue policies to minimise their  environmental damage.  Thats the view of Jan Ernst de Groot, managing director of the Dutch company KLM Airlines, which by its own estimate gives off some 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from its fleet of 194 aircraft.<br>
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              <title>Ericsson: Aiming to help reduce emissions while 'not shying' away from its own responsibilities</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBSEricssonReducingEmissions080309.cfm?vid=23</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:11:15 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The telecoms sector isn't regarded as a major polluter, but that isn't stopping firms in that industry from doing what they can to help tackle climate change.<br>
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One such telecoms firm, Ericsson, took part in the European Business Summit held recently in Brussels -- a summit devoted this year to 'greening' the economy and reducing carbon emissions. One might wonder why a company that is neither a big polluter, nor present in the energy sector, would feel the need to participate in such a summit. Yet, Ericsson believes that information and communications technology (ICT) can help companies in other sectors reduce their carbon 'footprint'.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Arcelor Mittal: Lightening up heavy industry</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:09:27 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Steel is one of the industrial sectors under intense pressure to cut greenhouse gas emissions. By its very nature, producing steel consumes a lot of energy, which in turn produces a lot of carbon dioxide. But its not as bleak as all that: the steel industry has been trying for decades to find ways to cut CO2 emissions, says Michel Wurth, a member of the management board of ArcelorMittal, the worlds largest steel maker.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Alstom: Clean power needed  to reduce CO2 emissions</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBSAlstomCleanPower080304.cfm?vid=21</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:07:32 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Mankind will keep using fossil fuels to generate electricity for many decades to come, and will need all the help it can get to curb emissions of carbon dioxide, or CO2, that go with burning fossil fuels. That's according to Alstom, a leading manufacturer of power turbines and a company which sells equipment to make coal power stations cleaner and more efficient. It is also developing techniques to capture and store CO2.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Shell CEO van der Veer: Carbon dioxide regulation necessary to make the markets work</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:05:16 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ If governments do not intervene, industries will meet the growing demands for energy in the cheapest way possible, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will increase. That puts Jeroen van der Veer, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell plc, one of the worlds leading petroleum companies, in an odd position: a leading capitalist campaigning for more government regulation.  ]]></description>
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              <title>Microsoft's Courtois: Using technology to tackle climate change</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBSmicrosoftclimatechange080302.cfm?vid=26</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:03:32 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Tackling climate change for Europe is 'an incredible opportunity to innovate and compete with the rest of the world.' That's the view of Microsoft International President Jean-Philippe Courtois. Technology can help by linking entrepreneurs to academics, venture capitalists and big business, Courtois says. ]]></description>
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              <title>Creating a climate for change</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBsclimateforchange080301.cfm?vid=25</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:01:35 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A new INSEAD-European Business Summit report on climate change has highlighted a surge in green activities by US entrepreneurs, backed by venture capital. Until 2005, the amount of VC funds invested in clean technologies such as solar and wind power had been running almost neck and neck in the US and Europe. But then there was a sudden surge of VC interest in the US in 2005, the report says, which resulted in US firms raising $4.5 billion in VC funds to invest in clean technology the following year, while the EU raised $1.5 billion. ]]></description>
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              <title>Intel's Barrett: US needs to improve innovation capacity to maintain lead</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/EBsintelusinnovation080308.cfm?vid=24</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:59:43 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The United States will need to improve its capacity to innovate if it wants to maintain its economic position in the world, says Craig Barrett, Chairman of Intel Corporation. Furthermore, government must make R&D more of a priority, as should private industry. ]]></description>
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              <title>The Experience Trap</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:47:39 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When companies look for a manager, they should look for experience, right? <br>
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Well, maybe not. INSEAD professors Kishore Sengupta and Luk Van Wassenhove say their research has revealed what they call the 'experience trap.' "Conventional wisdom holds that as we do more things more often, we learn from experience and get better and better, and what we found in our research was that actually some of it may not be the case," Sengupta says. ]]></description>
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              <title>Counting the cost</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/SocieteGenerale080202.cfm?vid=18</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:46:49 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The Société Générale case, in which a rogue trader ran up losses of around five billion euros, underscores the inadequacy of internal controls within banks, suggesting that central bank regulators should perhaps play a more active role in controlling the trading books of large banking institutions. However, INSEAD Professor of Banking and Finance Jean Dermine argues that relying on central banks alone is not the best solution and "pressure should be exercised on financial institutions to do a better job themselves." ]]></description>
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              <title>Winning with value</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:46:17 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Too many companies focus on just the cost of software systems, rather than look at the business value they generate. That may not be surprising given the complexities of trying to assess the value of software assets, but according to a new study by INSEAD professor Soumitra Dutta, companies who do this are taking the easy way out. <br>
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In the study called 'Recognising the True Value of Software Assets', Dutta argues that this key existing asset represents 'enormous hidden value for the firm.' But for organisations to switch their attention to value rather than focus on cost will require a shift in mindset, he says. ]]></description>
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              <title>The value creation imperative</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:45:41 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ It's been just over 400 years since a Dutch company became the first organisation to sell shares and became publicly traded. By 2007, more than one billion people owned a stake in the world's companies worth more than $75 trillion. <br>
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Kevin Kaiser, INSEAD Affiliate Professor of Finance, says that's a dramatic change from the days when monarchs and dictators owned everything and used their country's resources for their good alone. Now, we own the companies as shareholders and Kaiser says that has a number of consequences. ]]></description>
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              <title>Identifying, assessing and mitigating political risk</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/politicalrisk080204.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:45:21 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Businesses try to avoid investing in countries or areas of an economy where they face a high probability that their investment returns will be reduced or even eliminated completely by political developments. Yet while investors the world over are willing to spend considerable time and money employing lawyers and accountants to carry out ‘due diligence’ on planned investments, particularly those in foreign jurisdictions, very few resources - if any - are allocated to  examining the political factors that may influence the success of the venture. ]]></description>
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              <title>Islamic microfinance gains popularity in war-torn Afghanistan</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/islamicmicrofinance080205.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ After spending several years in Iran as a refugee struggling to make a living, Shooperi Sharif never imagined that one day she would have a business of her very own. Last year, the 34-year old mother of three took out an Islamic microfinance loan to expand her business -- it was an Islamic loan as she's one of thousands of Afghans who refuse to take interest-bearing loans. ]]></description>
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              <title>The impact of ageing</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/impactofageing080206.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:44:47 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ “Ageing of populations is often viewed very negatively. Yet we need to constantly keep in mind that it is a sign of success,” says Gavin Jones, co-editor of a new book called ‘The Impact of Ageing: A Common Challenge for Europe and Asia’. That’s because ageing populations in Europe and East Asia represent success in terms of lowering unsustainably high birth rates to replacement level, and prolonging life expectancy, he says. Jones adds that Asia needs to learn from Europe’s experiences and plan ahead. ]]></description>
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              <title>Fast Strategy: Staying ahead of the game</title> 
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              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:43:50 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ How can you make sure your company not only keeps its edge over its competitors, but also seizes new opportunities? In a new book called Fast Strategy: How strategic agility will help you stay ahead of the game, INSEAD professor Yves Doz and co-author Mikko Kosonen, a former senior Nokia executive, say the best way to do this is by making the most of what they call ‘strategic agility’. <br>
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"I personally experienced how Nokia, as a leading company, gradually lost some of its strategic sensitivity and resource fluidity as a result of successful growth," Kosonen says. "In the early ‘90s it won over Ericsson and Motorola because of its strategic agility. But then over the years, some of these capabilities began to deteriorate and, when we tried to change, it became really difficult." ]]></description>
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              <title>A world in crisis?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/AWorldinCrisis080107.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:43:14 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A world in crisis? The US Federal Reserve unexpectedly cut interest rates by 75 basis points last week to 3.5 per cent, despite little economic data signalling recession. The rate cut, its biggest single-day move for more than 20 years, came ahead of a scheduled Fed meeting at the end of the month. <br />
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Ilian Mihov, INSEAD Professor of Economics, says the Fed's move was necessary to bring stability to the markets. "When the financial sector goes down, it starts spiralling in such a way that it's very difficult to restore confidence and bring back the economy on track." ]]></description>
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              <title>Relationship building: A key driver for securing repeat business</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/celerant080102.cfm?vid=144</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:42:36 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A study of consulting firm Celerant has found that relationship building is key to bringing in repeat business which accounts for up to 70 per cent of its revenues each year. <br>
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The study of Celerant Consulting, conducted by INSEAD Professor of Organisational Behaviour Tom D’Aunno, also found that 91 per cent of clients surveyed would like to work with Celerant again. ]]></description>
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              <title>Corporate responsibility: Are companies responding to social demands?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/csrresponse080104.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:41:53 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Only one manager in about six is likely to view her company as a global corporate citizen with a responsibility to help solve social problems, as opposed to one stakeholder in three. This is one of the key findings of RESPONSE: Understanding and Responding to Social Demands on Corporate Responsibility, a study created and funded by the European Commission to study the gap in perceptions of social responsibility among companies and stakeholders. <br>
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Alignment is important because "only when all parties frame their thinking about society’s problems in similar ways can a mechanism for cooperation develop," the study says. Without this alignment, it is difficult to agree on priorities and a plan of action. ]]></description>
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              <title>Linking team diversity to extreme team performance</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/TeamDiversity080106.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:41:04 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ During his time working at Vivendi Universal, Fabrice Cavarretta, a PhD candidate in Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, says "intuitively it felt that the company would either do extremely well or very badly. But it was not clear whether anyone could have predicted which way it would go. I became fascinated by Vivendi’s top management team’s composition, which was so homogeneous one could feel the situation turn out excessively well, or be a complete fiasco - one extreme or the other." ]]></description>
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              <title>Al Jazeera: Turning up the heat</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/aljazeera080105.cfm?vid=15</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:38:45 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ After celebrating its first year on air, the English service of Qatar-based TV station Al Jazeera - memorably denounced by former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as ‘terror TV’ - is aiming to turn up the heat on its rivals in the global 24-hour news broadcasting industry. ]]></description>
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              <title>Putting leaders on the couch</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Leaderoncouch.cfm?vid=12</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:11:20 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When INSEAD Professor Manfred Kets de Vries coaches leadership teams, he effectively puts them on the couch – treating them not so much as rational actors but as emotional ones.<br>
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A clinical professor of leadership development, Kets de Vries says “the autocratic leadership style doesn’t work so well any more in a knowledge society.” ]]></description>
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              <title>Social innovation: Creating products for those at the bottom of the pyramid</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Bottompyramid.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:10:11 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A growing number of global companies are being drawn to the seductive idea that money can be made by developing and marketing products for those at the bottom of the pyramid, some four billion people around the world who eke out a living on about two US dollars a day.<br>
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Not only are companies attracted by the prospect of discovering markets with untapped growth potential, but they’re also aiming to have an impact, in a global society characterized by deep divisions between the haves and the have-nots. But those developing new products for those living in poverty are finding that cost alone isn’t the most important factor. ]]></description>
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              <title>Buying companies for new competencies: Is it worth it?</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/acquisitions.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:09:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In fast-moving industries, large companies are increasingly using acquisitions as a strategy to obtain new competencies from smaller firms.<br>
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When Rahul Kapoor, a PhD candidate in strategy at INSEAD, became interested in acquisitions, he noticed that although many promising hi-tech start-ups were being acquired, technological progress seemed to stall after the acquisition. ]]></description>
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              <title>In search of blue oceans: AOL (Europe)</title> 
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              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:09:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Internet business America Online (AOL) has had a chequered history since its marriage to the US media giant Time Warner in 2002. Yet, despite the challenges it faces, AOL Europe’s current CEO Dana Dunne is bullish about the relevance and importance of Blue Ocean thinking to the company.<br /> ]]></description>
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              <title>The brand imperative</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Banyantree.cfm?vid=13</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:07:58 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ “There are only two advantages in life which are proprietary: technology and branding. Since I’m not a technologist, I decided that whatever business I was going to do next had to have a strong brand.”<br /><br>
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Having left journalism to join the family business, Ho Kwon Ping, Founder and Executive Chairman of the luxury hotel Banyan Tree Group, realised that his family’s various contract manufacturing companies were stuck in constant competition on the basis of cost alone, and that the hotel business could provide a vehicle for such proprietary brand creation.<br /> ]]></description>
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              <title>New media: The online evolution of newspapers</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/Apcar.cfm?vid=14</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:07:14 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In September, the New York Times did an about-face of sorts. It ended its paid-for online subscription model, under which it had been charging for access to premium content by columnists and commentators.<br>
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Len Apcar, deputy managing editor of the International Herald Tribune and a former editor-in-chief of NYTimes.com, says enabling free and unfettered access to the online paper has "proven to be a very successful advertising model by itself." ]]></description>
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              <title>Healthcare 2020: Managing new health markets</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/HMIbusiness.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:06:35 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Are conventional healthcare models still relevant, especially in rapidly-growing economies such as India’s, what will be the economics of the healthcare business and who will be the players of the future?<br>
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Harpal Singh, chairman of Fortis Healthcare, says “we need to stop fighting globalisation - it’s here, and we need to focus on how we can make it beneficial.” Singh also argues that countries like India could provide unprecedented opportunities both as a market and as a solutions provider. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/ChinaRising.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:32:19 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ China’s economy is booming, but one of the major challenges facing the country will be leadership - or the lack of it - in political or business spheres. INSEAD Affiliate Professor of Asian Business and Comparative Management, Michael Witt, says that although the Communist Party still tightly rules China, the leadership in Beijing does "not have a lot of power," with the result that it’s difficult to get things implemented. ]]></description>
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              <title>Is China friend or foe? 'Neither,' says Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/ILSAMinisterMentor.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:31:06 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In a keynote session at the INSEAD Leadership Summit in Asia, the founder of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, revealed that during a meeting with Washington aides to presidential candidates, he was asked whether the US should regard China as a friend or foe. <br>
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His reply: "Neither at the moment." He then added that in 20 years' time, the US will be dealing with a different set of leaders. ]]></description>
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              <title>Environmental degradation: Counting the cost of rapid economic growth</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/ILSAenvironment.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:30:34 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Bad air, polluted water, depleted resources and global warming. These are some of the emerging hallmarks of Asia’s booming growth in recent years. From Beijing to Bangalore and beyond, the consequences of industrial development are tainting the region’s environment. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:29:34 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ While many multinational firms are choosing to outsource services and production to Asia, one company says it’s looking beyond lowering costs and is aiming to ‘globalise its corporate brand’ by developing a major R&D base in India.<br>
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Wim Elfrink of Cisco Systems, who holds the unique corporate title of Chief Globalisation Officer, says cost differentiation at the company is "a bonus, but the not the main driver anymore." The networking firm is investing around 1.2 billion dollars in a globalisation centre in India to tap not only the region’s growth but also its innovative capabilities. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:28:36 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Look closely at the top 100 Global Brands, according to Interbrand and BusinessWeek, and you’ll see many European and North American favorites that have given great products or services over many years. What you won’t see on that list are many Asian firms, apart from some notable companies in Japan and South Korea. <br />
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Why, in a burgeoning region that’s brand-crazy, have very few homegrown favorites earned world-class recognition? What will it take for Asian companies to rise to the level of global superstar? ]]></description>
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              <title>CEO View: Judy Leissner of Grace Vineyard</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/CEOviewGraceVine.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:26:59 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A mainland Chinese winery is establishing its name internationally for its wines, even though it’s currently targetting the domestic market. "We currently send the wine over to a lot of wine critics," Grace Vineyard CEO and President Judy Leissner told INSEAD Knowledge. <br />
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A recent article in the Financial Times spoke of Grace’s Chairman’s Reserve as ‘the finest wine so far made in the country that is already the world’s sixth most important grower of grapevines.’ ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:44:48 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Leadership has nothing to do with titles. J. Frank Brown, the Dean of INSEAD, has met a lot of CEOs in his two-and-a-half decades in business and many of them are nothing more than LINOs - Leaders In Name Only. "A lot of people talk about leadership and not that many actually do it," Brown said in an interview with INSEAD Knowledge. Brown believes there are seven hallmarks of a great leader. "I think the most important one is how you communicate and how you listen because if you’re going to be a successful leader you’ve got to be a really aggressive learner," he said. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:40:49 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In August, the Bancroft family gave up control of Dow Jones, the publishing group it had owned for some 105 years. The group, which includes the Wall Street Journal, has been taken over by another family-controlled business, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, for US$5 billion.<br>
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According to Randel Carlock, the Berghmans Lhoist Chaired Professor in Entrepreneurial Leadership and Director of the Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise at INSEAD, the Bancrofts had a clear idea of the values they wanted associated with the Wall Street Journal brand - a strong sense of editorial integrity and independence. However, they had been unable to steward the Wall Street Journal into the 21st century as other competitors passed them by and Dow Jones’ stock price fell sharply. ]]></description>
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              <title>Writing books at the push of a button</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/philparker.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:38:18 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD professor Phil Parker has been granted a US patent for his software programme that writes books. It took him seven years to get the patent, and while the registered patent name is decidedly scholastic: <i>Method and Apparatus for Automated Authoring and Marketing</i>, the implications for the information age are not. It?s not "creative intelligence." It?s "reverse engineering" - deconstructing books into "genres" and then writing software programmes to fit those genres. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:37:30 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Are companies using Blue Ocean Strategy to search for ‘uncontested market space’ and, if so, how? One group which has been exploring blue ocean thinking for the past three years is Starwood Hotels and Resorts. <br /><br>
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However, as INSEAD Knowledge has been finding out, the company has so far been taking a step-by-step approach to implementing the concept, rather than try to realise any sort of ‘grand vision’. As Starwood Vice President Robyn Pratt puts it, it’s more a question of finding ‘blue puddles, lakes or rivers’ at this stage rather than ‘blue oceans’ as such. ]]></description>
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              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/BrendanMay.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:36:57 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Practising social responsibility can give companies improved access to capital. That’s according to Brendan May, International Head of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at PR firm Weber Shandwick Worldwide. <br>
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Key financial centres are always thinking in terms of risk and investible propositions, and as May notes, “the chances are, that a truly investible proposition in the 21st century is not a company that is chopping down rainforests, (or) exploiting its workforce.”  This is resulting in a proliferation of both mainstream and niche institutions looking to invest in socially responsible companies, as financial firms choose to steer clear of dubious, risky companies. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:36:06 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A survey has found that an overwhelming majority of managers of chemical firms in Western Europe hold negative views about new regulations governing the industry. However, according to Baptiste Lebreton, a postdoctoral research fellow at INSEAD, and Luk Van Wassenhove, who holds the Henry Ford chair in manufacturing, the latest EU directive can be used to create value and increase competitive advantage. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:21:45 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The internet has become an important medium for doing business internationally. The opportunities are enormous, yet there are still many practical questions that managers of commercial websites need answering. Zsolt Katona, an INSEAD PhD candidate in marketing, addresses some of these questions in his doctoral thesis on advertising on the World Wide Web. "The www is the largest network in the world - there are more pages on the www than the population of the world, and online advertising expenditure is growing at a rate of 18 per cent," Katona says. ]]></description>
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              <title>In search of blue oceans</title> 
              <link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/contents/BOS.cfm</link> 
              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:48:43 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ First came the book and now there is an institute in the making. The international bestseller, ‘Blue Ocean Strategy’ written by INSEAD professors W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, sold more than a million copies in its first year of publication and is being published in a record-breaking 39 languages. Although there are no plans for a follow-up book at this stage, INSEAD is currently setting up the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute. In a rare interview, Kim and Mauborgne told Knowledge they knew there would be an audience for their research as their articles in the Harvard Business Review had sold half a million reprints. ]]></description>
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              <title>The new deal at the top</title> 
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              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:43:26 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ "Most companies have key managers reporting directly to the CEO on a one-to-one basis, with responsibility for their units or regions," says Yves Doz, who holds the Timken chair in Global Technology and Innovation at INSEAD. The Professor of Business Policy says the result is that "the businesses or regions tend to behave in an autonomous fashion similar to the way a baron would manage his fiefdom." ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:42:36 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Best practices only work in a given context, says Günter Stahl, INSEAD Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour. "So what works for one company may not work for another." That's one of the key findings of The Global Human Resource Research Alliance, a study of best practices in talent management on which Stahl was a lead researcher. It investigated the processes and practices of 37 multinational companies, selected on the basis of their international scope, long-term performance and reputation. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:41:11 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The credit crunch is a cause of concern for DHL CEO John Mullen. He says he’s concerned about the current uncertainty in the US economy, and the possibility that the US market could go into recession. "We see it in our trading results," he says. "We’re up one month, we feel positive and then we have a bad month and everyone’s full of doom and gloom, and then the next month’s good again." ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:38:59 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Technology is presenting an opportunity for women to progress in the healthcare industry, in which they are currently underrepresented. "The digital world is changing healthcare with the new technology system that currently is underleveraged," says Lynn O’Connor Vos, the CEO and president of Grey Healthcare Group. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:37:55 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Hakan Ener, a PhD candidate in strategy at INSEAD, comes from Turkey where there is an abundance of entrepreneurial firms. "My family runs an entrepreneurial business in textiles, so I drew on personal experience when looking at research that would interest me. What I noticed from my family's firm is that it is difficult to give up executive power. Decisions have to be made about who should join the leadership team to make, and execute strategy. Wrong choices can lead to major problems in performance, especially for young entrepreneurial firms." ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:45:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The US Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates half a percentage point this week to make it cheaper for banks to provide loans and keep the crisis in the subprime mortgage market from spreading to other sectors of the economy. The cut was bigger than many market analysts had expected and was designed to have an immediate impact on interest rates for home loans, credit cards and business borrowing.  The credit crunch is the first major test for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and not all the experts agree on whether Bernanke has got it right. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:36:46 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Good teams can often fail when it comes to innovation. That’s the message from a new book by INSEAD Assistant Professor Henrik Bresman and MIT Professor Deborah Ancona. The reason such teams fail is not because of a lack of talent or they can’t work together, but because they don’t take into account external stakeholders and conditions. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:36:03 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Consumers are commonly subject to what economists call ‘the money illusion’, whereby a consumer’s perception of the value of money is influenced by the nominal value of the currency. In other words, it’s psychologically easier for an American consumer to buy a widget for one dollar in the US than it is for that same consumer to purchase the same widget while on a trip in Vietnam for 16,000 Vietnamese dong, the equivalent of one US dollar. INSEAD professors Klaus Wertenbroch and Amitava Chattopadhyay have taken a fresh look at this classic economic conundrum in a recent article published in the Journal of Consumer Research. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:35:16 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Within the space of five years, Asian budget carrier AirAsia has grown quickly, helping to shake up the airline business in the region. With its fleet of Boeing 737-300 aircraft and Airbus A320s, the no-frills airline currently flies to more than 45 destinations in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Macau, China, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar. Knowledge spoke to the airline's Group CEO Tony Fernandes about his business ventures and strategy after a recent Bloomberg Forum in Kuala Lumpur. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:34:26 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Private equity firms have taken a hit from the recent subprime mortgage crisis, but they've also come in for scrutiny as politicians have focused on the mega-profits these investment firms have been making.“I think both in the UK and the US, there will be some tax legislation proposed which is designed to increase the taxes on PE activity,” says Joe Rice, one of the founders of Clayton, Dubilier and Rice (CD&R), which manages equity capital in excess of US$10 billion. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:33:40 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Despite many medical advances, malaria still affects 40 per cent of the world’s population, especially countries with the lowest income. Although increased funding has come in from private sources such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, those most in need are still not getting the help they require. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD has just held its first Leadership Summit at the Europe campus in Fontainebleau. The question posed at the new flagship event was a provocative one: 'Is Europe still relevant?' Aon Corporation CEO Greg Case, in a keynote address, said Europe is at the heart of his company's activities. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ There has been so much 'hype' about the rise of the BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - that one begins to wonder about Europe's relevance as an economic power. 'Is the European economy as relevant as it once was?' asks Alice Rivlin of The Brookings Institution. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ In a session on the thorny issue of energy in Europe, former BP chairman Lord Simon put the case for nuclear energy and warned we should 'not get overexcited about alternative energy in the next decade.' ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ How can sustainability issues become part of everyday business decisions and should business leaders, especially from family-controlled firms, be looking to take a longer term view rather than get caught up in the 'obsession' with quarterly results? ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Europe is often perceived as a less attractive place to conduct business compared to the US or Asia. In this panel discussion, two non-European business leaders - one an American, the other an Asian - discussed the relative attactiveness of the European economy in the next 10-20 years. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ With European growth lagging behind that of Asia, the issue of how Europe can kick-start its economy came under the spotlight at the Leadership Summit. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD Affiliate Professor of Asian Business and International Management Peter Williamson says Chinese companies are tapping niche markets and customising products, but instead of looking at premium pricing they’re choosing to go mass market with ‘everyday low prices on steroids.’ ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Germany’s merger and acquisition market has been booming. According to INSEAD Affiliate Professor of Accounting and Control and Business Law, Jake Cohen, and Jörg Nürnberg, a partner with consultants Dröge & Comp., this M&A activity has opened up a window of opportunity for Asian investors to buy up distressed companies and become part of ‘Germany Inc’, the close-knit network of German companies and banks. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD Senior Affiliate Professor of International Management Hellmut Schütte believes Asia is still feeling the effects of the crisis to some extent, particularly in the financial services sector in South-east Asia. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ The ability to assess risk and uncertainty is critical for investment banks and businesses. While some may advocate the use of complex models, INSEAD Dean of Faculty and Professor of Decision Sciences, Anil Gaba, believes that if you’re looking to forecast risk, you’d do well to keep it simple. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Innovation isn’t all about great ideas. INSEAD Professor of Entrepreneurship Morten Hansen and visiting professor Julian Birkinshaw argue that companies often fail because they don’t recognise that innovation is a chain that requires strength at every link to succeed. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Former Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Bob Herbold says success creates nine dangerous traps for companies around the world today. “Once they reach some level of success they tend to lose their sense of urgency,” the INSEAD senior executive in residence says. Many companies “think they have found the secret that will lead to everlasting success. Little do they know that by turning their previously successful practices into legacy practices that they follow continually, they’re putting themselves in a very disadvantageous position,” Herbold says. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 04:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ When WorldCom collapsed in 2002, its investors lost billions – and so did shareholders of Citigroup. Markets punished the financial giant for its part in the financial scandal. Citigroup had risked its reputation by developing a web of intimate business relationships with the fraud-ridden telecoms firm. Modern financial groups such as Citigroup are particularly vulnerable to issues of reputational risk, says INSEAD visiting professor Ingo Walter. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Human beings are creatures of habit. Many of our actions are repetitive and require little conscious thought or effort. However, by predicting our behavior we can actually reinforce good habits and break bad ones, says INSEAD Assistant Professor of Marketing Pierre Chandon. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ As corporations look to expand overseas – through franchising, outsourcing or setting up plants and offices elsewhere – they transfer best practices to maintain their competitive edge.  But what’s the best way of doing that and how should they adapt these operational practices to local conditions? According to studies carried out by INSEAD Professor of Strategy Gabriel Szulanski and others, companies need to identify and validate actual examples that have been shown to produce results. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Many of the world’s top retailers such as Wal-Mart, Carrefour and Tesco are currently eyeing the Indian retail sector. With a population of about a billion people and a burgeoning middle class, India holds out plenty of promise. But INSEAD Professor of Marketing Paddy Padmanabhan says India is a unique market and foreign players will face a number of challenges. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Many institutions around the world are turning to microfinance both as a strategy to help lift the poor out of the poverty trap and to make a decent return on investment. While the business gains from lending money to those who earn only about one or to dollars a day may seem limited, some of the major international banks are now turning their attention to this sector. In a new case study, INSEAD Adjunct Professor Mahboob Mahmood highlights the work of the Kashf Foundation in Pakistan, an organisation which is helping to alleviate poverty and yet is growing rapidly. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Denmark has topped the rankings for the first time in the annual Global Information Technology Report, followed by Sweden, Singapore and Finland. According to the report, Denmark’s outstanding levels of networked readiness are closely tied to the country’s excellent regulatory environment, coupled with clear government leadership and vision in leveraging information and communication technology (ICT). ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Closing a deal can be ‘extremely hard’, says INSEAD Affiliate Professor of Decision Sciences Horacio Falcao, because it’s the conclusion of the whole negotiating process. If something has gone wrong and hasn’t been picked up by that point, the person you’re negotiating with will “probably err on the side of ‘no’ rather than ‘yes’.” ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ A lot of companies talk about being an employer of choice, but as competition for talent heats to a boil, Stewart Black, INSEAD Affiliate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, says executives have to do more than give the concept lip service. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ The Japanese economy may be the second largest in the world, but it was struggling in the 1990s and early 2000s. And while economic pain might have resulted in structural reforms elsewhere, that has not happened in Japan. ]]></description>
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              <description><![CDATA[ Foreign firms have been eyeing the Chinese market ever since the country began opening up in the 1980s. And given that China has a population of more than one billion people, it’s a market that has plenty of promise. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ Fresh entrepreneurs face the same problem when starting out on their own: “When you are relatively young, with relatively little experience, and you are relatively poor, and you have an unproven new idea, what do you have to do to convince powerful and rich people to give you the first hundred thousand pounds so you can start developing your products?” says INSEAD Associate Professor of Strategy, Quy Nguyen Huy. The answer, it seems, is to pay attention to ‘symbolic management’ at the very earliest stages of a new venture. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise Patrick Turner examines the development of entrepreneurship in the two Asian giants. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD Professor of Organisational Behaviour Herminia Ibarra says managers who neglect to build their networks risk failing or remaining stuck in middle management. "What you know is who you know," she says. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD Professor in Business and Technology Soumitra Dutta looks at how countries in the Middle East are faring in terms of technological innovation. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD Professor of Marketing Amitava Chattopadhyay says companies may have more control over the buzz about their new products than they previously thought possible - they just have to take a more systematic approach. ]]></description>
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              <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:19:28 GMT</pubDate>
              <description><![CDATA[ INSEAD Assistant Professor of Accounting and Control Liz Demers says the risk of failure may not be fully priced into new listings as of the offering date. ]]></description>
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