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Leadership & Organisations

Embracing the Paradoxes of Leadership

Ella Miron-Spektor, INSEAD Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour

Why we need to move from an “either/or” to a “both/and” view of priorities.
Strategy

Why Foreign Firms Struggle to Break Into China

J. Stewart Black, INSEAD Professor of Management Practice in Global Leadership and Strategy, and Allen J. Morrison, Professor of Global Management, Arizona State University

Trade wars are not even the biggest problem.
Responsibility

Integrating Diversity Into Business Education

Zoe Kinias, INSEAD Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour; Modupe Akinola, Columbia Business School; Ashli Carter, NYU Stern; Michael Norton, Harvard Business School; and Katherine Phillips, Columbia Business School

Conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion can be uncomfortable. But business school classrooms need to embrace them...
Entrepreneurship

Social Media Strategy for David and Goliath

Seo Yeon Song, INSEAD PhD Candidate, and Martin Gargiulo, INSEAD Professor of Entrepreneurship

When leveraging online influence, the identity of your audience should dictate how you engage with them.
Leadership & Organisations

Three Keys to Creating Prosperity in Africa

Lucy Quist (INSEAD MBA '05J), International Business Leader and Author

While each country must find its own path, every leader working on the continent must commit to improving its brand equity.

Why New Ventures Should Think Twice Before Building Political Connections

In emerging markets, B2B start-ups’ closeness to local government can scare away potential customers.

How Making New Friends on LinkedIn Can Boost Creativity

Proactive online social networking enhances the link between personal innovativeness and creativity.

How Benchmarking Can Make Markets More Opaque

The growth of assets under management by institutional investors influences the informational efficiency of financial markets,...

Boards Under the Influence

Directors need to carefully manage their reactions to what they read in the business press.

Making the Online World Less Addictive – and More Popular

How companies can use five levers to regulate online user engagement over time.

The Best CEO-CFO Team for M&As

Buyouts engineered by optimistic CEOs and pessimistic CFOs have the best odds of success.

Antonio Fatás

Less Than Zero: The New Normal for Interest Rates?

Will your bank pay you to borrow money?

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries

Is Greed Destroying Your Soul?

Greed is less about accumulating wealth than filling an inner void.

Pavel Kireyev

Meet the Algorithms Planning Your Next Online Purchase

AI and machine learning are changing global consumption habits, and companies are playing catch-up.

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Leaving a Lasting Leadership Legacy

Adaptation, reflection and stewardship are forward-looking life lessons.

How Silence Can Help Win-Win Negotiators

While silence can be uncomfortable, its benefits are too numerous to ignore.

BRT: A New View of Corporations and Capitalism

Our experts respond to the Business Roundtable's revised statement of the purpose of a corporation.

When Is Cool Office Design More Than Window Dressing?

New trends in workplace design may turn out to be as game-changing as the ongoing technological revolution.

Cautious Creativity With Investment Funds: A Guide for Non-Profits

Why charities should be interested in exchange-traded funds.

How the Volkswagen Scandal Turned ‘Made in Germany’ Into a Liability

Firms that leverage a collective reputation for marketing purposes should never lose sight of the fact that one bad apple can...

From Corporate High-Flier to Artisan

Tips and stories from three executives who left a lucrative career to join a skilled trade.

Getting Rid of Gender Bias in Venture Capital

The gender gap in VC doesn’t merely reflect society’s sexism. It’s an alarm bell, warning of an industry’s obsolescence.