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Family Business

Family Offices and the Indian Opportunity

S. Agarwal, B. Vissa

As traditional safe havens falter, India emerges as a compelling diversification play.

Economics & Finance

The Rise of the “Pod Shop”

Ben Charoenwong

How a new type of organisational structure may be reshaping whole sectors of the finance industry.

Economics & Finance

Will Our Institutions Keep Up With AI?

Philippe Aghion

AI’s promise of faster growth hinges on how quickly competition policy, education and investment can adapt to the technology.
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Operations

INSEAD Insights: October 2025 Research Picks

Lily Fang

A new lens to understand loneliness, counterfeit products, share repurchases and more.

Economics & Finance

How Household Earnings Affect Children’s Mental Health

J. Furzer, L. Jones, K. Koebel, M. Stabile

Children’s mental well-being can take a hit when their families experience a negative income shock.

Economics & Finance

China's AI Involution: What the West is Missing

Lily Fang

While the West focuses on large language models, China's fierce internal competition and broader approach may define AI's next chapter.

Economics & Finance

What's Behind the Fourth-Quarter Earnings Dip?

Martin Kapons

Many companies consistently report lower earnings in the fourth fiscal quarter – a pattern that confounds both investors and analysts.
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Economics & Finance

Will Trump Unite India and China?

Pushan Dutt

There are no eternal allies or perpetual enemies. Only eternal and perpetual interests.

Economics & Finance

INSEAD Insights: August 2025 Research Picks

Lily Fang

How CEOs can get lucky, the benefits of urban mining, possible collusion in healthcare schemes and more.

Entrepreneurship

INSEAD Explains Entrepreneurship: Becoming an Entrepreneur by Acquisition

Ivana Naumovska

When entrepreneurs take over an established business, the challenge shifts from survival to operational excellence, innovation and growth.

Economics & Finance

INSEAD Insights: June 2025 Research Picks

Lily Fang

Building trust within networks, ways of tackling modern-day slavery and other research findings.
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Economics & Finance

The AI Race Through a Geopolitical Lens

Pushan Dutt

A new world order is unfolding as the US-China AI race meets geopolitics.
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Economics & Finance

How Private Equity Firms Can Ace Buy-and-Build

E. Douglas, I. Mohammed, C. Zeisberger

Brutal discipline aside, three factors determine the success of this value-creation strategy.

Economics & Finance

Dissecting the Impacts of Trump's Trade Policy

Ben Charoenwong

Who wins and who loses in America’s “rebalancing” act of global proportions?
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Entrepreneurship

INSEAD Insights: March 2025 Research Picks

Lily Fang

Findings on customer experience management, human-AI ensembles, identity conflicts, global financial markets and acquisitions.