SPECIAL FEATURES

This category is Special Features, showcasing exclusive insights, in-depth analyses, and thought leadership on key business trends and innovations. It highlights expert perspectives, industry spotlights, and groundbreaking ideas shaping the future of business and leadership.

The End of Competitive Advantage

Interview with Rita McGrath The European Business Review talks to Forbes’ #6 most influential business thinker, Rita McGrath, about innovation, the end of competitive advantage,...

Leveraging Your Collective Genius

Interview with Linda Hill Harvard Business School Professor and World Business Forum speaker Linda Hill gives The European Business Review her take on leading innovation. Linda...

Laying the Foundation

By Damian Goldvarg While organisations may be becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of a strong coaching culture, translating this into practice is a very...

Six Months on: Have we Learnt from our Heartbleed Mistakes?

By David Sandin Here David Sandin, product manager at Clavister, looks at whether we have heeded the lessons of the Heartbleed bug, the implications of...

Aargau, Switzerland: Home of Innovation

Welcome to Aargau – the Swiss high-tech canton with a Triple A rating. In Aargau, where the number of people working in R&D is...

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...

Technology Innovation the New Currency of the Digital Age

By David Stokes The advent of the internet changed modern day lives irreversibly but the new game-changer is already here: mobile digital technology is changing...

How We Teach: Innovation

Interview with Bangor Business School In our quest to keep you up to date with the latest research in business education, we talk to John...

The Road to Sustainable Business Mobility

Interview with Carsten Kwirandt In this day and age, sustainability must be on the agenda of every organisation – particularly when it comes to their...

Clarifying Strategy is Simple. Aligning Your Organisation is Not

By R. Lynch, A. Roman and G. Mac Criosta A clearly defined and accessible business strategy is crucial to any organisation’s ability to optimally align...

Wharton: Where Entrepreneurs Learn the Business of Business

Max Baumann’s company Just Chill started with an idea for a beverage that could help people stay cool and calm. “Stress is the number...
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Succession Redefined: Family Business Succession in the 21st Century

By Richard Shrapnel In this article – the final in the Succession Series by Baker Tilly International – the author considers how business succession has...

Economic Development: It’s About Placemaking

By Richard Ball As we progress towards a knowledge-based economy, strategies for economic development must increasingly take into account the importance of place. Here, Richard...
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The Personal Wealth Revolution – Time to Formalise Your Family Office

By Sherilyn Casiano For the entrepreneur and closely- held family business owner, a family office, set up with the proper foundation, can be a huge...

The Spreadsheet Sabotage and its Impact on Supply Chains

By Karin L. Bursa Although many employees are not properly trained to use them, spreadsheets are used by the a huge number of businesses worldwide...

Developing Leaders with Practical Mastery

By John Sutherland You may know about leadership but can you lead? One you learn from a book or a course, the other through repeated...

Embedding Security in the Internet of Things

By Jim Carlsson The Internet of Things will mean a better-connected world, with huge possibilities for positive change – and big opportunities for cyber-criminals. Jim...

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...

Enter the Age of Intelligent Business Operations

By John Bates Is your firm stuck in the Customer Service Dark Ages? Or have you entered the Age of Customer Experience Management?...
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Success Strategies in the Journey of Succession

By Dr. Richard Shrapnel Many owners and families have discovered the pitfalls and potholes of business succession. Below, Dr. Richard Shrapnel explores the success strategies...

Analytics Drive Informed Supply Chain Decisions

By Karin Bursa Supply chains are overflowing with data, and even the most advanced organizations struggle to keep up with the ever-accelerating flow of information....

The Gospel of Information Management

By Sherilyn Casiano Information management is not the most fashionable of subjects. Yet as Sherilyn Casiano puts forseth in her article, it is the...

Different Types of Risk in Your Supply Chain, and How to Avoid Them

By Cathy Johnson, Hitachi Consulting There are different types of supply chain risk, and nowadays, these can be very easily exposed due to the power ...
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Open Heartbleed Surgery – Securing Against Further Vulnerabilities

By David Sandin David Sandin, product manager at Clavister looks at the implications of the Heartbleed bug and the use of open-source code libraries in...

Smart Specialisation and Economic Opportunity in the South West

By Richard Ball The city of Exeter is proactively developing its credentials as a true exponent of “smart specialisation”, one of the pillars of the...

Le Roi est mort, vive Le Roi Life after Succession

By Sherilyn Casiano In the conversation about succession planning, most of the discussion revolves around the future continuity of the business. Very little is said...

Dubai Airport Freezone Authority Attracts International Investors Ahead of Expo 2020

Many overseas businesses are already aware of the advantages Dubai has to offer. For nearly twenty years, Dubai Airport Freezone Authority has been offering...

Future Proofing the Capital Value of Your Business

By Richard Shrapnel Succession is a dynamic journey, and anyone involved in this process should seek to understand it before venturing forward. Below, Richard Shrapnel...

Cross-Border Flows and Client Services

By David Bartlett, RSM International This article examines the impact of cross-border flows on client demand for accounting and consulting services. The findings of this...

Unify Your Communications

The way people work is changing fast – and competitive companies need to keep up. On site and remote employees alike rely on conferencing,...

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