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    The Big Picture From West To East

    December 15, 2010, 12:00am PST

    The continuing economic crisis has put central banks and governments the world over into uncharted waters. For the industrialized West, the question seems to be a choice between economic stimulus...

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    Innovating In The Arab World

    February 12, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Employees also have new access to information. Just as the internet increased competition for customers by allowing them to compare prices and products, now employees can instantly search the web...

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    African Entrepreneurs: Creating Opportunities For Success

    February 28, 2008, 12:00am PST

    Africans must stop thinking of themselves as victims and work towards the development of the continent using aids that are coming into Africa, Bakayoko says. "And Europe and the rest of the world...

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    Turning Passion Into Opportunity: An Entrepreneur's Dream Realised

    December 29, 2009, 12:00am PST

    Entrepreneur Winnie So is so passionate about travel that after graduating with an MBA from INSEAD, she decided to set up Wanlilu Play, a Hong Kong-based bespoke, luxury travel planning company....

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    China's Babytree: How It Achieved Its Growth Spurt

    August 12, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Just three years after starting up, Babytree.com, a social networking site for parents in China already boasts some 12 million visitors, a mammoth feat by any standards. Co-founded by Allen Wang...

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    Lessons From Germany's Banking Crisis: Taking A Closer Look At Boardrooms

    September 22, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    German banks are divided between the state-owned Landesbanken and privately-held institutions like Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank. The Landesbanken not only fared far worse in the crisis but have...

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    Social Media And The Price Of Perception

    October 15, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    While placing values on celebrity endorsers is a risky business, the same holds true for companies whose values - like celebrities - rely heavily on perception. Take the case of Bebo, an acronym...

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    The Emerging Markets: Exploring The Consequences

    October 15, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    The rapid development of countries like China and India is a remarkable phenomenon, says Vince Cable, the UK's Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. "In a matter of one...

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    Energy's Final Frontier?

    September 17, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    An entrepreneur with twenty years' experience, Sage's latest start-up venture, Space Energy, aims to deliver space-based solar power (SBSP) by collecting and transmitting energy using satellites...

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    Entrepreneurship: Inspiring Ambitions

    September 22, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Entrepreneurs need to have plenty of self-confidence and be passionate about their projects - not just when starting up their own businesses but also when innovating within large corporations. For...

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    Venture Creation: A New Form Of Entrepreneurship?

    November 15, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Fabian Hansmann (MBA '06D) has taken a novel approach to entrepreneurship. His organization, FoundersLink, fulfils the core entrepreneurial functions of identifying opportunities and building a...

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    Buying Companies For New Competencies: Is It Worth It?

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    In fast-moving industries, large companies are increasingly using acquisitions as a strategy to obtain new competencies from smaller firms. The key aspect of the acquisition is to gain access to...

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    Knowledge Transfer: Use Of Templates To Pass On Best Practices, At Least Initially

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    As corporations look to expand overseas - through franchising, outsourcing or setting up plants and offices elsewhere - they transfer best practices to maintain their competitive edge. But what's...

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    Relationship Building: A Key Driver For Securing Repeat Business

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    D'Aunno says that the major factor for clients deciding to re-hire Celerant is Closework, the 'same side of the desk working' approach on which Celerant prides itself. For the company, that means...

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    Fast Strategy: Staying Ahead Of The Game

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Kosonen says he faced the challenges of strategic agility for years in his roles with the Finnish telecoms firm as head of strategy and chief information officer. At Nokia he became familiar with...

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    Disney Eyes Growth In Asia; Nimble Strategy Ensures Company Stays Relevant

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Mickey Mouse, a character created by Walt Disney in the late 1920s, never seems to grow old. Today, this talking mouse with his trademark red shorts and white gloves, continues to charm legions of...

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    Sula Vineyards: India's Case For Wine

    November 22, 2009, 12:00am PST

    When foreign sommeliers come to India, they come with very low expectations. After all, India is better known for its cotton industry than wine production. However that is now changing. "Nashik...

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    Where Next For GE?

    October 23, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    The author talked to the mostly business crowd about the world economic situation, how GE is positioning itself in the world, values of leadership and the Southeast Asian grouping, ASEAN. He's...

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    Is It Too Late To Get Into The China Market?

    August 13, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Is it too late for multinationals to enter China right now? Not so, according to Edward Tse, Booz & Company's senior partner and chairman for Greater China. If you're a late entrant, you need to...

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    The Power Of True Strategy

    August 13, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Greene explains that this happened because, in order to keep control, the leader needed more people to keep power centralized. With that, he had to assemble a team of military advisers. But as the...

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    M&As: Not Necessarily The Best Way To Grow Your Company

    October 14, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Acquisitions are very expensive, they are very complex, and they are very disruptive for the organization, says Capron. But still CEOs regularly fall into the M&A trap - lured there by pressure:...

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    Foreign Firms Eye China's Rural Markets

    October 18, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Foreign multinationals are setting their sights on China's countryside, enticed by strong economic growth and favourable government regulations, says Andrew Cainey, Managing Director for Greater...

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    Playing China's Internet Market

    October 20, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Bring up a social networking service with 500 million members and you'd likely think of the massively popular Facebook. But not so in China where it's all about Qzone, a multimedia social...

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    Adaptability Plays Key Role In Cargill's Business Longevity In China

    November 10, 2010, 12:00am PST

    When it comes to doing business in China, going big may not always be the right answer. For agribusiness giant Cargill, the company has had to adapt its global business model to China's diverse...

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    Indo-Vation: Tapping The Indian Market

    November 11, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Innovating for a local market, both with product and pricing, as well as an aggressive marketing strategy, have proved particularly effective, says Dinesh Dayal (MBA '84J), L'Oreal India's chief...

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    The Money Illusion

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Consumers are commonly subject to what economists call 'The money illusion', whereby a consumer's perception of the value of money is influenced by the nominal value of the currency. In other...

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    More Expensive Medication May Be More Potent

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Marketing variables not only influence people's perceptions and expectations, they actually influence the real efficacy of products such as medications. This is according to Ziv Carmon, INSEAD...

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    Banyan Tree: The Brand Imperative

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Ho attributes the success of the Banyan Tree Group, as opposed to other Asian brands, to his ability to understand Western consumer markets. The huge consumer markets are going to be Asian. Now...

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    India Retail: Foreign Chains Eye The Potential, But Will They Succeed?

    January 1, 2009, 12:00am PST

    It's also a market where unorganised retail is the norm - most stores are mom and pop shops and department stores have been few and far between. But that's changing. "If you'd gone to India at the...

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    Advice To Direct Marketers: Let The People Do The Talking

    August 13, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    The explosion of social networking sites has been a boon for direct marketers. For the hundreds of millions of users of Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and so on, they are fun ways to communicate with...

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    Reining In The Biggest Game In Town

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    When New York-based private equity firm Blackstone Group netted its co-founders more than US$2.4 billion in its initial public offering in June and then in early July Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co...

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    Unshackling The 'Double Bind' Of The Female Leader

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Few women have succeeded in shattering the glass ceiling. Even those who have achieved phenomenal success in their respective fields have taken a few hard knocks along the way. One needs to look...

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    Self-Managing Teams: Debunking The Leadership Paradox

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Is leadership superfluous in a self-managing team? Aren't self-managing teams supposed to be self-sustaining and self-sufficient? Paul Tesluk, Associate Professor of Management and Organization at...

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    Intergroup Leadership: A Unifying Force

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    As the name suggests, intergroup leadership involves a fair amount of interaction among team members. On paper, it may look simple enough, but in reality, it's a lot harder to put into practice....

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    IPOs: Evaluating Failure Risk

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    To what extent can one predict whether a new stock exchange listing or initial public offering (IPO) is going to fail? This is a question of major significance for investors and the firm's...

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    Reputational Risk Management: A Key Determinant Of Competitive Performance

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Assessing the damage to reputation takes a lot of data. "First the reputation-sensitive events have to be identified in terms of precisely when they become known to the market," Walter says. "Then...

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    Risk Assessment: Keep It Simple

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    The ability to assess risk and uncertainty is critical for investment banks and businesses. While some may advocate the use of complex models, INSEAD Dean of Faculty and Professor of Decision...

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    A 'Naïve Response' To Economic Growth?

    January 27, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Rees also believes that US, European and Chinese GDP growth is a knee-jerk response to policy stimulus, which again is not a reflection of true economic growth. "The understanding of what is truly...

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    Mergers And Acquisitions: Reducing The Private Firm Discount

    January 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Owners of private companies normally sell their shares at a 20-30 per cent discount during mergers and acquisitions. The 'private firm discount' is one reason the stock market reacts more...

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    How To Save Banks Without Using Taxpayers' Money

    March 4, 2010, 12:00am PST

    In the recent financial crisis, taxpayers in many countries had to pick up the bills that resulted from governments bailing out banks. The idea that the government will save you if you make...

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