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Andrew Shipilov

Professor of Strategy

The John H. Loudon Chaired Professor of International Management

Andrew Shipilov

Andrew Shipilov is a Professor of Strategy and the John H Loudon Chair of International Management at INSEAD.

He is an expert in the areas of strategy, innovation, and ecosystems. His current academic research examines how ecosystems, platforms, and partnerships affect firms’ competitive advantage. He is a member of INSEAD Board as well as on the advisory board of an AI start up in the energy sector.

Andrew has written a book “Network Advantage: How to Unlock Value from Your Alliances and Partnerships” as well as multiple Harvard Business Review (HBR) and MIT Sloan Management review articles on such topics as AI, digital transformation, partnerships and ecosystems. His article “Digital Doesn’t Have to be Disruptive” has been recognized as HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management.

At INSEAD, he teaches and directs Executive Education program on competitive strategy, collaborative strategy (Managing Partnerships and Strategic Alliances), and Blue Ocean Strategy. Andrew is also leading INSEAD's flagship International Directors' Program for the Middle East.

He has worked with such companies as Ericsson, Google, Infineon, Bertelsmann, Microsoft, and ArcelorMittal. Andrew also advised the Abu Dhabi Department of Government Enablement.

In 2014, Andrew received a prestigious Emerging Scholar Award from the Strategic Management Society.

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Technology & Innovation

How Boards Are Really Governing GenAI Adoption

Andrew Shipilov

An INSEAD survey shows most boards are choosing to reskill workers and lean on partners, not lay people off.

Technology & Innovation

AI Is Supercharging Open Innovation

T. S. Andersson, A. Shipilov, N. Furr

As AI reshapes business strategy, large corporations are racing to innovate alongside startups.

Responsibility

Your Strategy Is a Flashlight, Not a Business Plan

Andrew Shipilov

Organisations must treat strategy as a continuous search for opportunity – not a document they write once and shelve.
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Strategy

The Trap Behind AI Experimentation

N. Furr, A. Shipilov

Without clear links to customer value, most pilots fail to deliver. Disciplined focus can change that.

Strategy

How to Orchestrate Your Own Business Ecosystem

F. Burelli, A. Shipilov

How Klarna and other digital platforms transformed from sidekicks into the stars of large ecosystems.

Marketing

How AI Agents Are Rewriting Retail Power

N. Furr, A. Shipilov, J. Gaarlandt, W. Korver

As AI agents shape buying decisions, both brands and retailers must master AI agent optimisation to retain influence.
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