Grace Segran
Biography
Grace Segran is a writer and editor at INSEAD
Latest posts
Dream your way to success
It’s not all about business plans and spreadsheets and getting to the next goal. The picture of real success is at least partly in your mind.
Islamic feminism: Unbinding the ties
Can you be liberal, feminist and Muslim at the same time? Malaysian activist Marina Mahathir says “Yes.”
Are rankings worthwhile?
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.
Banking on Russia’s future
‘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.
What’s wrong with banking regulation today?
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.
Bumpy roads in the sky
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.
Can we stop businesses from behaving badly?
Stakeholders often have conflicting interests, at least in the short run. How do you trade off their welfare and still “do the right thing”?
The business of making dreams come true
What is it about train travel that evokes a sense of romance and nostalgia, and what is the mystique and allure of trains? Who better to ask than the chief executive of the Orient-Express, the iconic hotel on wheels and arguably the ultimate train ride?
Hope at the bottom of the pyramid
In Brazil, one very active social entrepreneur uses technology to cross more than just the digital divide between rich and poor.
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Dangers on the horizon for China
Grain, oil and finance present a triple threat to China’s future. David Daoikui Li tells Knowledge what China can do about it.
Renault-Nissan: Building with BRICs
Carlos Ghosn is spending more than a billion US Dollars to get a better foothold in Brazil.
Want a successful merger?
Companies frequently cite synergies as a motivation for mergers. However, research shows many related mergers do produce increased cash flows and new products.