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    Idealism And Business Are Not Incompatible, Says Banyan Tree Founder

    August 12, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Can business and philanthropy mix? According to the founder of the luxury Banyan Tree hotel group, Ho Kwon Ping, this oft-asked question needs some serious re-examining. There need not be a...

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    Creating A Climate For Change

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    This webcast talks about the issues facing Europe as it tries to tackle carbon emissions and climate change. In America, you rely much more on market pull, so this also (has an impact) on the size...

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    A Winning Global Strategy: Focus On China And India

    December 30, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Those who ignore the emergence of both China and India will do so at great peril, say the co-authors of the book 'Getting China and India Right'. In fact, Anil K. Gupta and Haiyan Wang are...

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    Finding The Rhythm Of The Centre

    February 1, 2010, 12:00am PST

    'Finding the rhythm of the centre' is how Alex Cummings, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Coca-Cola, describes bridging the gap between his staff working in the...

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    Political Change In China Is 'Almost Inevitable' But Beijing Has 'Nothing To Fear': Anson Chan

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    Asian pro-democracy advocate Anson Chan says China has 'Nothing to fear' in allowing Hong Kong full democracy. China's Communist leadership has signaled the Special Administrative Region can elect...

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    Islamic Finance: Funding The 'Real Economy'

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    The global financial crisis presents an opportunity for the Islamic finance industry to show its credentials, say several practitioners in the field. Speaking to INSEAD Knowledge at the 6th...

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    Navigating The Downturn: Outgoing Lenovo CEO Bill Amelio

    January 19, 2009, 12:00am PST

    The economic crisis is forcing businesses everywhere to make hard decisions - what's important is remaining agile and keeping an eye on the future, said Bill Amelio, shortly before stepping down...

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    The Changing Face Of The CIO

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    As CEOs increasingly turn to technology to help them cope with a rapidly changing business environment, chief information officers (CIOs) are no longer simply 'the IT guys'. Increasingly, they are...

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    Maximizing Shareholder Value: An Ethical Responsibility?

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    Finance professors often get criticized by ethics professors because they tell their students that the goal of the firm is to maximize shareholder value. Financial scandals such as Enron, Tyco and...

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    Winning With Value

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    Too many companies focus on just the cost of software systems, rather than look at the business value they generate. That may not be surprising given the complexities of trying to assess the value...

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    Meeting The Sustainability Challenge: HCL Technologies

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    Corporate India is just as committed as Europe and the United States to sustainability, asserts Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies Ltd. "Indian businessmen are global businessmen - they are not...

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    Sustainability: A Business Opportunity

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    By the year 2040, only 15 per cent of the world's population will be living in what are now called developed countries. It's therefore essential for today's business planners to start focusing on...

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    Why Mainstreaming Corporate Social Responsibility Still Makes Good Business Sense

    December 23, 2010, 12:00am PST

    With the economy still experiencing a slowdown, one might expect interest in corporate social responsibility to wane, or perhaps even die a natural death. Not so, according to Craig Smith, INSEAD...

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    It Starts With One: Changing Individuals Changes Organizations

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    Small and large businesses have been searching for decades for the holy grail of organizational change: the perfect way to motivate employees to change their old ways for what management deem to...

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    Shell Ceo Van Der Veer: Carbon Dioxide Regulation Necessary To Make The Markets Work

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    If governments do not intervene, industries will meet the growing demands for energy in the cheapest way possible, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will increase. That puts Jeroen van der Veer,...

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    The Show Must Go On: Cirque Du Soleil's Recession-Proof Formula

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    According to Daniel Lamarre, president and chief executive officer of performance troupe Cirque du Soleil, whose shows still play to sell-out audiences, he is confident that his company will ride...

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    Getting To The Heart Of Social Innovation

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    Money is fairly easy to give; you just write a cheque. Talking about marginalization and change is easy too. "The harder thing to do is giving your time and yourself to the cause. And that," says...

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    The Ugly Side Of Innovation: Walking A Tightrope Between Creativity And Lawlessness

    October 21, 2008, 12:00am PDT

    Innovative companies tend to be successful, or - at least - bear the hallmarks of success. But what happens when innovative ideas are used for ill-gotten gains? That is what Mark Stein of Imperial...

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    The Momentum Effect: Mobilizing Brainpower For Efficient Growth

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    CEOs dream of delivering efficient and sustainable growth - growth that would put serious distance between them and their competitors. Unfortunately, the way most large corporations generate...

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    When Being Green Pays

    December 28, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Environmental issues are becoming increasingly hard to ignore these days. For many companies, it has become a license to operate. Those who don't consider the environmental impact of their...

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    Enrich Your Social Capital With The Right Networks

    December 28, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Networking is not all that it's cracked up to be; in fact it can even be downright harmful, so says Martin Gargiulo, an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD and expert on...

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    Error Management: A Pre-Emptive Move That Can Reap Long-Term Gains

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    Dave Hofmann, Associate Dean and Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of North Carolina, thinks that error management is underrated, and says that has the effect of hurting the...

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    Facilitating Upward Communication: Leaders Must Do More To Break Existing Strongholds

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    Oftentimes, what separates good leaders from bad ones lies is their art of communication. Much has been said about preferred leadership styles which advocate openness, tolerance and active...

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    The China Syndrome: Understanding The Chinese Economy

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    China's economy is booming and many multinational companies are looking to tap the Asian giant's potential. However, according to Peter Bowie, CEO of Deloitte China, foreigners wanting to does...

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    The Value Creation Imperative

    January 1, 2011, 12:00am PST

    It's been just over 400 years since a Dutch company became the first organization to sell shares and became publicly traded. By 2007, more than one billion people owned a stake in the world's...

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    Where Business And Friendship Mix: Toasting An Investment In India's Wine Market

    November 22, 2009, 12:00am PST

    Looking back, there was a simple macro call, if you believe India was growing economically; India is, and was, a very alcohol consuming country. Many people don't realize it, but India is the...

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    Putting Europe Back On Track

    August 12, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    There is a before and after in every crisis, says Bruno Lanvin, Executive Director of the INSEAD eLab and one of the authors of the report. "The belief among many analysts and observers is that...

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    Re-Tooling The Microfinance Model In Asia

    August 12, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    More than three billion people live in poverty around the world, but millions are managing to raise their living standards to some degree, thanks to microfinance. Even so, there's plenty of scope...

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    Social Responsibility In Business Today

    June 8, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Take the case of Tropical Telecom, a telecommunications holding company whose subsidiaries provide internet VoIP services in the Caribbean and the United States. The company's Haitian subsidiary,...

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    Revisiting The Five Forces Framework - An Update

    December 31, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Used by strategy consultants to assess a firm's strategic position vis-à-vis its competition, Michael Porter believes his seminal Five Forces framework is still as relevant today as it was 30...

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    The Social Entrepreneur: Getting Results Where Angels Fear To Tread

    December 31, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Social entrepreneurs see a problem that they feel compelled to resolve show the world a solution, and start implementing it," says Santos. "They deploy it through entrepreneurial action and get...

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    Global Recession A Catalyst For Change In The Advertising Industry

    July 30, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    The downward spiral of the global economy is having some serious implications for the advertising industry, says Steve Henry. "In advertising, they're here to fuel demand - which is a good thing....

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    Alstom Powers Up To Fight Climate Change

    March 17, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    The push for sustainable clean energy as a key driver of developed economies, set against a backdrop of depleted natural resources, may paint a bleak picture for future generations. But according...

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    Infrastructure Key To Africa's Growth: Asia Has Role To Play

    June 8, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    If Africa wants to bridge the chasm from emerging to developed economy, it must have one crucial component in place. According to Paulo Gomes, founder and CEO of Constelor Investment Holdings,...

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    India Economic Outlook

    May 26, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Although China's overall economic growth continues to outpace India's, India enjoys relatively stronger domestic demand that bolsters a robust economic outlook, according to Dr Sanjaya Baru,...

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    "Narrow" Self-Interest, Rather Than Role As A Global Player, Drives China's Foreign Policy

    September 2, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Even as China is poised to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy, its foreign policy is driven less by its sense of its role as a key global player than by a set of 'Narrowly...

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    Understanding Markets Key To Globalization

    January 3, 2011, 12:00am PST

    Even as some multinationals are still mulling over their China strategy, others like Siemens had been laying the groundwork in China a long time ago. Today, Siemens is still on track with its...

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    Shedding Light: INSEAD Initiatives Seek To Foster Growth, Development In Africa

    January 5, 2011, 12:00am PST

    Listen to INSEAD faculty, alumni and associates talk, and you realize that Africa is no longer just a story of disease, poverty, misery and humanitarian aid. Or of China's hunger for raw materials...

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    Cash Is King, So Work Your Working Capital

    December 29, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Kevin Kaiser and S. David Young surveyed many companies for their recent Harvard Business Review and found that the traditional business focus on the bottom line actually ties up working capital,...

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    Just What Kind Of Business Is There In Sustainability?

    August 12, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Whether in energy, healthcare or micro-investing, is there a real business model in sustaining the world's resources and improving the quality of life for its inhabitants? INSEAD Knowledge...

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