Strategic Spotlight

By JP Kuehlwein and Wolf Schaefer There are brands that are seen as peerless and priceless. They are able to sustain appeal, a price premium...

By Tina Kiefer, Warwick Business School (WBS) “I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”...

Managing corporate data is mission critical for any company or organization and for good reason. When having an abundance of high-quality data and instantaneous...

By Thales Teixeira It has been five years since I published the first article on Decoupling theory here in the European Business Review,  explaining how,...

By Christoph Burger, Christoph Räthke, Bianca Schmitz and Jens Weinmann How have innovation practices changed in the last years? We conducted around 20 semi-structured interviews...

By Leonardo Meeus Companies do not only compete in markets; they also compete on social and political issues. Depending on the business opportunities or threats...

By William S. Harvey, Sharina Osman and Marwa E.A. Tourky We read a lot about the importance of organisations being led by their values, but...

By Tim Bovy, Ian Hodges, and David Ryan In Business, everything flows from strategy. Strategy requires that organisations prepare detailed assessments of risks and opportunities,...

By Dr. Alessandro Lanteri Every day business news cover dozens of new products, technologies, consumer behaviours, and business models that could be critical to the...

By Omar Toulan and Niccolò Pisani The economic turbulence spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the retail sector. On...

By Nicholas Ind and Venkat Ramaswamy Before the onset of COVID, there was a seeming shift in the idea of why business organizations exist....

By Simon Dolan, Steven Hawkins, Chad Albrecht and Bonnie Richley While most organizations have a code of conduct (or a code of ethics), many...

As we’ve experienced during the Covid Pandemic, there’s a need for businesses to adapt to the new “normal” of operations. From stay-at-home orders frequently...

If there is one thing that all of those who speak in front of an audience should thrive at, that is getting the public’s...

By William S. Harvey, Vincent Mitchell, Alessandra Almeida Jones and Eric Knight Over the past several decades, thought leadership has moved from being individual gurus...

By Fernanda Arreola and Pierre Daems During the period of confinement, organizations around the world were forced to develop new tactics and strategies for orchestrating...

As 2021 approaches, and as the economy adjusts to new realities, the outlook for B2Bs looks promising. B2B buyers have radically changed their opinion about...

By Bhaskar Ghosh, Nigel Stacey, Raghav Narsalay, Aarohi Sen, and Paul Barbagallo The challenge is as old as business itself: How do you get people...

The age of technology and exchange of information in the digital domain have made our daily lives easier, but also brought numerous new challenges...

By David De Cremer In life, it’s always possible that things change in the blink of an eye. One day everything is as it has...

By Andre Vilares Morgado Reference marketing plays an important role in business markets. Customer references have a positive impact on vendors’ reputations. It also portrays...

A business plan is a fundamental part of your overall business strategy. You must have one, should you want your business to prosper and...

By Axelle Bagot and Houman Harouni One of the most common forms of leadership failure is treating a crisis like it is a disaster, and...

By Christoph Burger, Antony Froggatt, Catherine Mitchell, and Jens Weinmann New regulations and opportunities in the decentralized energy market can be good for the planet...

By Dr Mike Cooray and Dr Rikke Duus In this article, we present the Digital Value Creation (DVC) framework. The DVC framework can be used...

By Bianca Schmitz, Olaf Plötner, Viktor Jarotschkin and Johannes Habel Industrial manufacturers increasingly market software systems that help customers optimize value chain processes. However, many...

In spite of today’s digital climate and the fact that remote working is on the rise, geographical location still plays an integral role in...

By Carsten Lund Pedersen Employee autonomy is becoming one of the latest trends in business management with many industries failing to implement and benefit from...

By Terrence Hahn In today’s society, it is hard to conceptualise innovation without the context of technology. It is imperative to understand the technological shift...

By Anat Garti and Simon L. Dolan “Values values on the wall, just do the business and forget them all” wrote Liran and Dolan (2016)1...

By Jeffrey Klein and Michael Useem One of the most momentous decisions is picking the right person to lead the team all the way to...

By Kandarp Mehta and Guido Stein This article is a case analysis based on real events. The case analyses how a young British man who...

2019 is the year Oliver Wight celebrates its 50th Anniversary as a world-leading business transformation specialist. Founded in 1969, as man first set foot...

By Mike Cooray and Rikke Duus Across industries, organisations are in search of new ways to enhance their competitiveness in the midst of digital disruption...

Interview with Professor Stijn Viaene In today’s rapidly-changing corporate world, it’s imperative for businesses and organisations to respond and adapt more quickly than ever before....

By Mostafa Sayyadi There are some executives that like to look at academic journals but unfortunately, the crossover literature has not reached them enough. In...

By Yazeed Alhezzani It is well known that everything in life changes and the only constant thing is change per se. So, in order for...

Let’s face it — selling is hard work. Convincing a prospective buyer to trust you and consider your offer can be extremely difficult. It’s...

Running a business can be difficult at times, which is why striving for better should always be at the forefront of everyone’s mind. This is...

Over the past 10-15 years, electronic trading platforms have emerged in the depths of large enterprises as a system of resource allocation between departments....

We are living in a time that’s both exciting and scary for businesses across the globe. This is because on one hand, businesses have...

By Dan Prud’homme, Max von Zedtwitz, and Fernanda Arreola The rise of Neo-populism presents risks to multi-national corporations in  Western markets. The authors outline practical strategies corporations...

Whether you’re planning out your career or taking a project from start to finish, you’ll reach your goals faster if you track progress. Biologically, human...

By Jonathan Trevor and Peter Williamson How can leaders today design and manage their organisation to make it deliver both efficiency and flexibility?  The authors...

By Richard Markoff and Ralf W. Seifert In an effort to meet customer demands and gain greater market share, companies offer non-monetary benefits in supply...

By Peter Weill, Stephanie L. Woerner and Nick van der Meulen Transformation is not easy but the companies who have reached “Future Ready” have significantly...

By William S. Harvey, Jonathan V. Beaverstock, and Hongqin Li In the face of danger, every individual is designed to react almost subconsciously and when...

In the new IWC Manufacturing Center, IWC Schaffhausen combines traditional craftsmanship with sophisticated technology to produce high-quality timepieces like the iconic Pilot’s Watches or...

The trading market mainly consists of options, forex, and the commodity market. Among these three markets, the forex market is the most prominent.  All...

By Jo Whitehead, Felix Barber and Rebecca Homkes Enterprises face a host of challenges today, including digital disruption and changing global trade patterns. In such...