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INSEAD Explains Sustainability: Ecosystem and Life-Cycle View

Luk Van Wassenhove

Businesses can’t achieve sustainability alone – and they shouldn’t have to.

Operations

INSEAD Insights: February 2025 Research Picks

Lily Fang

Latest findings by INSEAD faculty that defy assumptions about regulation, customer engagement, activist pressure and outsourcing.

Responsibility

A World Without a Safety Net

S. Rana, L. Van Wassenhove, B. Thakur-Weigold

The withdrawal of funding for humanitarian work will affect everyone – in countries rich or poor – as the “global immune system” built by global aid falls apart.

Operations

Can We Stop Giants From Failing Us?

A. Bhardwaj, L. Van Wassenhove, H. Akkermans

Hard landings by companies from Boeing to large investment banks could have been prevented with the right policy levers.

Strategy

How Incumbents Can Win the EV War

C. Lin, L. Shen

Rather than following the playbook of Chinese EV companies, incumbents should adopt a more strategic approach tailored to their unique strengths.

Operations

Managing Supply Chain Risks in the Age of Trump

Ben Charoenwong

Rethinking sourcing strategies can mitigate operational risks posed by growing ideological differences.

Operations

Your Money or Your Points

S. Y. Chun, V. Satopaa

How companies can optimise airline miles and other loyalty programmes for maximum profit and customer engagement.

Operations

The Life of Giants: A Life-Cycle View of Wind Turbines

S. Aflaki, A Atasu, L Van Wassenhove

As enthusiasm to harness offshore wind energy hits a high, here’s the lowdown on what affects its long-term viability.

Strategy

How Can Chinese EV Brands Grow Globally?

C. Lin, L. Shen

Learning from lessons on successful international expansions of the past.

Operations

INSEAD Explains Sustainability: Circular Economy

Atalay Atasu

This episode highlights where circularity can begin and how it can end – when not done right.

surrealist image of structures against a sky

Strategy

INSEAD Insights: September 2024 Research Picks

Lily Fang

How consumers perceive loyalty programmes, the drawbacks of collective learning, what shapes a start-up’s culture and more findings from recent research.

Strategy

How Digital Technologies Powered the Olympic Games

C. Lin, C. Tung

Digital tools supercharged the creation, distribution and personalisation of content at Paris 2024.

Operations

How Race Can Impact Sourcing Decisions

K. Aral, L. Van Wassenhove

Winning contracts from buyer firms is crucial to the survival of small businesses – but racial bias can get in the way.

Operations

Ahead of the Trends

F. Godart, D. de Jori, I. Mirbach

Exploring the different ways fashion brands are embracing AI.

Operations

Improving Access to Drugs: The Critical Role of Supply Chain Risk

T. Breugem, I. Parsa, L. Van Wassenhove, K. Van Oorschot

A simple way of thinking about medical criticality, supply chain risk and their interactions can lead to more sustainable solutions for drug shortages.

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