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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.

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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.

portable charger and toy electric vehicle

Strategy

The Chinese EV Company That Made Battery Swapping Work

Chengyi Lin

Automotive company Nio's battery-swapping technology offers a viable alternative to charging stations.

Strategy

Technology Counter-Offensive! Fight Back Against Disruption

N. Furr, D. Snow

Companies can respond to new technology with smart strategies.

Responsibility

Paris 2024: A Model for Greener Games

A. Atasu, L. Van Wassenhove

With a bold ambition to halve greenhouse gas emissions, the Paris Olympics and Paralympics are raising the bar for future international events.

Responsibility

When Being Responsive is a Responsibility

A. Atasu, M. Altman, A. Reichel

How Kenvue embraced responsibility to its customers by making its supply chain more responsive to demand.

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Strategy

Four Ways GenAI Can Give You a Competitive Edge

A. Ovchinnikov, D.Dubois, M. Lobo, H. Kim

How to put generative AI to work for your business.

Operations

The Rise of the Indo-Pacific in the Global Supply Chain

Sameer Hasija

With an eye on emerging technologies and capability building, Indo-Pacific countries could play an increasing role in the global value chain amid trade tensions.

Responsibility

Why Decarbonisation Is So Hard

Anton S. Ovchinnikov

Despite the clear environmental and long-term economic benefits of reducing carbon emissions, global decarbonisation efforts remain woefully inadequate.

Operations

How Long-Termism Can Boost Firm Performance

L. Van Wassenhove, K. Aral, E. Giambona

With the freedom to plan across time horizons, executives are more likely to invest in operational capabilities that can bring long-term shareholder value.

Operations

How Seeing a Regular Doctor Improves Primary Care

Michael Freeman

In primary care, patient-doctor continuity not only brings positive health outcomes, but also productivity benefits.

Leadership & Organisations

Cyberloafing Unplugged: Overcoming Online Distractions in the Workplace

Pawel Korzynski

Cyberloafing can be a response to job dissatisfaction associated with high workload, low self-efficacy and poor time management skills.

Strategy

INSEAD Insights: March 2024 Research Picks

Lily Fang

Recent findings on the gender gap in start-ups, conspiracy theories, stock price predictions, improving supply chain networks and more.

Operations

How to Boost Health Product Supplies in Developing Regions

Prashant Yadav

Are development banks and philanthropic foundations using the right incentives to encourage global life sciences companies to cater to underserved markets?