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This category is Industry Insights, offering expert analysis on market trends, business strategies, and sector-specific developments. It features in-depth perspectives on innovation, challenges, and opportunities shaping industries in an ever-evolving global economy.

The Missing Puzzle Piece? How Action Learning Can Help Solve the Dual Challenge of...

By Alex Makarevich, Christian Acosta-Flamma and Simon L. Dolan To win in the “war for talent”, companies can no longer rely on conventional recruitment methods...
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Methods to Navigate Complexity: SWOT Analysis

By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor of The European Business Review Forbes calls SWOT analysis the “Most Overlooked Business Tool”. Here, we guide you on...
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Future Forecasting Tools: The Delphi Method

By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor Developed during the Cold War for military applications, the Delphi Method is a popular forecasting tool across various sectors,...
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COVID as an Economic Opportunity: Lessons From the Subprime Crisis on Resilient Businesses

By Jorge Sá Most businesses were taken completely off-guard when the COVID crisis hit. The absence of historical data on such an event meant that...
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“Navigating Executive Education Preferences and Needs in Contemporary Leadership” (Part I): Revealing the Executive...

By The Editors of The European Business Review Welcome to the first installment of insights based on the results of our recent survey, "Navigating Executive...

The Role of EdTech in Executive Education: Insights from Survey “Navigating Executive Education Preferences...

Presented by the editors of The European Business Review This article marks the final installment in our series of five articles to be published in...

Onboarding Immigrant Employees Amid Growing Far-Right Support

By Dr. Max Reinwald In the global context of mass migration and aging workforces, immigrant newcomers play a vital role in the labour markets of...
Day-One Rights vs Six-Month Threshold: Employment Bill

Day-One Rights vs Six-Month Threshold: Where the Employment Rights Bill May Land

By Alex Hodson During the most recent general election, the Labour Party pledged to abolish the two-year qualifying period required for employees to bring an...

After After-Sales: New Business Models Tempt, Fail Industry

By Olaf Plötner The after-sales-based business models of industrial enterprises are endangered. Simultaneously, modern data-based technologies enable the development of complex service solutions – so...

How Political Intelligence Sets Successful Leaders Apart

By Gerry Reffo and Valerie Wark Leadership Alert! There are times when the classic development of leaders no longer fully equips them or their organisations...
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Unconventional Alternative Media TreAs the U.S. Elections Unfold

New Report Exposes the Impact of Alternative Media Across the Western Worldnds Voices in Europe and the US With Americans heading to the polls today,...
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Designing For Impact: A Results-driven Perspective For Executive Education

By Christoph Burger, Edward W. Boon and Nora Grasselli A typical story Jane is a manager at a large telecom company. Three months ago, she was...
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The Leading Edge of Edtech: Shaping Learning with AI

Interview with Beatriz Arnillas, VP of Product Management at 1EdTech Beatriz Arnillas, VP of Product Management at 1EdTech, a nonprofit consortium for educational institutions and edtech suppliers, discusses her journey from...

Where do you Begin with your (Big) Data Initiative?

By Joe Peppard While “Big data” has garnered a lot of attention over the last number of years, many managers struggle in deciding where to...
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Why Threats to Academic Freedom are Growing – And How Universities Can Respond to...

By Dr Kirsten Roberts Lyer Recent accusations that China pressured a UK university into pausing research on alleged human rights violations have raised questions about...

What’s the No. 1 MBA? Why Business Deans Invest in Rankings, Knowing They Miss...

By Catherine Heggerud When Harvard Business School tumbled to sixth place in the U.S. News MBA rankings in 2020, the reaction was swift. Critics questioned the methodology,...
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How B2B Marketers Can Stay Customer-Centric

By Mairead Brady, Warwick Business School (WBS) WBS Core Insights: Future of Work To adjust to the new post-pandemic normal it is vital that businesses move...
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Championing Triple Ownership Programs (TOPs) in Executive Education: How Participant and Sponsor Ownership Leads...

By Christoph Burger, Bianca Schmitz and Bethan Williams What do you associate with the word “campus”?  For most of us, besides the happy student memories, there...

Beyond Good Intentions – Bringing Strategy To Giving, Impact Investing, and Corporate Responsibility

By Olga Almqvist Value-driven leaders and people with means have an array of options for giving back to society. But whether through philanthropy, impact-driven investments,...
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Future Forecasting Tools and Megatrends: Scenario Planning

By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor In the article series on how to strategize in an unpredictable future, we’ve reached scenario planning. This article explores...
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As ChatGPT Turns Two, Business Schools Double Down on AI Integration in Classroom

GMAC’s survey shows most business programs now have curricula focusing on AI RESTON, Va., Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than three quarters of...
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How Organisations Can Create Meaningful Innovation and Lasting Social Change 

By Irene Bengo   In the last decades, we have witnessed a profound change in the way of doing business because companies have been increasingly asked...
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Developing Future Business Leaders: The Impact of UK–India School Partnerships

By Professor Liz Warren UK-India school partnerships play a vital role in preparing the next generation of global business leaders. By providing cross-cultural learning experiences,...
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The Seven Key Competencies for Collaborative Leadership

By Dr. Dimitrios Spyridonidis, Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Warwick Business School New ideas: collaborative leaders give their teams the freedom and tools to...
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Navigating Executive Education Preferences and Needs in Contemporary Leadership Part 2: Strategic Emphases for...

Presented by the editors of The European Business Review Following our exploration of geographical preferences in executive education, we now delve into the strategic emphases...

Managing Customer Satisfaction Better

By Johannes Habel Many companies draw the wrong conclusions from their customer surveys. There is a simple method that can provide a remedy, leading to...
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Putting Wellbeing at the Heart of Leadership – Expert Insights for World Mental Health...

As mental ill health becomes the leading cause of workplace absence, leadership must redefine its priorities. For World Mental Health Day, experts share practical...
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Tech Events Dominating Europe: A Guide to Top Tech Summits for Business Leaders

From Generative AI to cloud security and everything in between, the range of tech events taking place each year can be overwhelming. Introduction There are a...
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“Does Everyone Hear Me OK?”: How to Lead Virtual Teams Effectively

By Sergey Gorbatov In today’s world, virtual teams are no longer the exception – they’re the norm. Whether your team is fully remote or operating...

Adapting to the Digital Age: Teaching Blockchain and Cloud Computing 

By Lokesh Vij  In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, the fields of blockchain and cloud computing are transforming industries, from finance to healthcare, and creating...
Why Marketing Leadership Needs to be Agile and Customer-focused

Why Marketing Leadership Needs to be Agile and Customer-focused

By Mairead Brady Why do we use Zoom and not Slack or Skype? Post photos with Instagram and not Kodak? And why do we watch Netflix...
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Fail Faster, Learn Smarter: Why Mastering Failure is the Key to Thriving in the...

By Matthew Egan In today’s AI-driven economy, mastering failure is becoming as critical as mastering success. Matthew Egan highlights how embracing setbacks accelerates learning and...
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We Stopped Teaching Like its 1985. Here’s What Happened.

By Nitish Jain SP Jain School of Global Management transformed its approach to business education by integrating AI into the learning process. Nitish Jain outlines...

5 Myths about Employee Learning

Here are some common misperceptions about corporate education— and how to get beyond them. Under what circumstances do organizations embrace a learning culture? Often, it’s when...
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How Do 200-Year-Old Institutions Innovate? The Example of Business Schools

By Fernanda Arreola and Dr. Gregory C. Unruh When we think of innovation, our minds often jump to startups or young tech firms. But what...

Developing Values in Business Education

By Nigel Duncan This article considers how we might best prepare students for ethical business practice. It considers recent developments in evolutionary research and neuroscience...
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The Rise of the Executive Learner: No Growth. No Edge. No Excuse.

By Bart Tkaczyk Amid today’s complexity, continuous learning is leadership’s core discipline. This article reframes executive development as enterprise-critical, introducing the “executive learner” archetype—leaders who...
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The Evolving Face of Executive Education Learning: Global Trends and Topics

By Pamela Martinez At a time when the business world is challenged by radical advances in technology, volatility, and disruption, it’s encouraging to see how...
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The Creativity Quotient: Can Business Schools Really Teach What AI Will Never Learn?

By George Sammour A new pedagogical methodology is emerging in business education, forcing a fundamental question: Can you teach someone how to be creative, and...
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3 Things Educators and Edtech Suppliers Need to Talk About

By Sandra DeCastro The advancements in technology are reshaping how we teach and learn, bringing new opportunities and challenges. To address such challenges, a concerted...
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How Operational Research is the Hidden Gem of Business Decision-Making 

By Bob Scott  In today's data-driven world, where the buzz around AI and analytics dominates boardroom discussions, there is a forgotten hero quietly transforming business...

Strategic Planning & Execution in an Uncertain World

Setting business strategy used to be as simple as defining what the organization wanted to achieve and then laying out the steps to get...
Teamwork & Culture: Strengthening Global Aviation Safety

Advancing Teamwork and Culture to Strengthen Global Aviation Safety Practices

Interview with Dr Simon Bennett of the Civil Safety and Security Unit Aviation safety and risk management demand more than theory; they require lived experience...
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Attention to the Third Success Factor is Always Necessary

By Prof. dr. ir. Anke van Hal In the energy transition, there is always attention to affordability and technology. However, attention to an important third...
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A Beauty Premium and a Plainness Penalty: Attractiveness at Work

By Adrian Furnham Are physically attractive people seriously advantaged at work? Are they more likely to be selected, promoted, and given higher salaries? Does being physically...

We Need a Greater Focus on the Benefits Women in Top Executive Roles Bring...

By Sucheta Nadkarni Recruiting women to corporate boards and top executive roles helps businesses find the best people and reach key consumers. There’s a risk...
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From Products to Solutions – Mastering Sales Force Incentives

By Johannes Habel and Olaf Ploetner As B2B companies strive to become providers of solutions rather than products, sales managers face significant challenges. Among them:...

The Power of Corporate Culture — and How to Harness It

Culture change is hard to do. Just look at Ron Johnson’s attempted transformation of JCPenney in 2012. Or go back a few thousand years...
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A Nordic Model for Powering the AI Revolution Sustainably

By Eva Sóley Guðbjörnsdóttir A Nordic blueprint for AI infrastructure demonstrates scalability and sustainably, combining clean energy, efficient cooling and heat reuse, to balance technical...

Leading Change: How SDA Bocconi Transforms the MBAs Experience

Bridging tradition and innovation to redefine leadership evolution What does it mean to prepare leaders in a world where change is constant and increasingly complex?...

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