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European economy

How European Companies Can Drive Reinvention and Resilience through Generative AI

By Mauro Macchi, Dominic King, and Ladan Davarzani Europe’s economy shows promise, but stock market turbulence, political uncertainty and war could disrupt it any time....
European Automakers

Shifting Gears: How European Automakers Can Survive the EV Disruption

By Juergen Reers, Marcello Tamietti, Philipp Kupferschmidt, Stefan Hattula, and Sheryl Yaping Yu European automakers face growing competition from Chinese and U.S. electric vehicle (EV)...
Elizabeth Eiss

Human Resourcefulness for the Smaller Business: Interview with Elizabeth Eiss

There are a host of recruitment platforms geared towards large enterprises. But what of the smaller business or one-person outfit looking to take on...

Art and Business

By Dr. Peter Lorange Art and business are typically seen as two different things. While art tends to be associated with beauty, inspiration, and a...
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Sorting Out the AI Gold Rush? Ten Opportunities in the Generative AI Value Chain

By Jacques Bughin and Duco Sickinghe As the AI boom continues to accelerate, investors are keenly eyeing the generative AI sector for potential breakthroughs. Jacques...
Strategic Leadership

Strategic Leadership for Growth in Turbulent Times

By Peter Lorange In uncertain times, strategic leadership is crucial for navigating growth. Dr Peter Lorange, Honorary President of IMD, explores how executives can harness...
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“Can-Lah” The Art of Saying “Yes!”

By Avi Liran A refreshing guide from one of the top motivational and entertaining speakers in Asia on how to turn those frustrating “NOs” into...
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Brain – Machine Synchrony: A New Era of AI-Supported Human Collaboration and Societal Transformation

By Hamilton Mann, Cornelia Walther and Michael Platt This paper introduces the concept of "brain-machine synchrony," exploring the potential alignment of human brain waves and physiological...
AI savvy

Unlocking the Power of AI Leadership: A Dialogue with Professor David De Cremer

David De Cremer gets to the heart of leadership in the era of rapid AI evolution. Discussing his upcoming book on the topic, he...
AI

How AI Liberates the Transition to a Skill-Based Organisation

By Jacques Bughin and Jeroen Van Hautte What do companies as diverse as Booking.com, Accenture, Revolut, GSK, Walmart, or Unilever have in common? Answer: they have...
Gen AI Revolution

Leading the Gen AI Revolution: Building Workers’ Trust to Reinvent Work in Europe

By Tim Good, Andrew Young and Mamta Kapur Europe is currently undergoing a generative AI-driven transformation in the world of work. While leaders are confident...
Business Leadership Paradigm

A New Business Leadership Paradigm to Understand Signals and Timing: When to ENTER a...

By Peter Lorange and Karin Mugnaini In business, as in a host of other contexts, timing is everything. While sensing the optimum moment for a...
Rebounding

You Did Not Fail! You Are Just Rebounding!

By Olimpia Modorcea and Fernanda Arreola Entrepreneurs make economies turn and prosper. They create a large proportion of new jobs, take economies out of recessions,...
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Introducing the Concept of Artificial Integrity: The Path for the Future of AI

By Hamilton Mann The concept of "artificial integrity" proposes a critical framework for the future of AI. It emphasises the need to architect AI systems...
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Edge Computing in Europe: A Key Driver of Business Innovation 

By Ram Ramalingam, Teresa Tung, Nitu Kaushal & Shalabh Kumar Singh Edge is an essential component of the cloud computing model and has the potential...
WHY THE ETHICAL USE OF AI MATTERS FOR YOUR CAREER

Why the Ethical Use of AI Matters for Your Career

By Jack McGuire, David De Cremer, Leander De Schutter, and Yorck Hesselbarth In the contemporary digital era, innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI) are profoundly transforming...
Artificial Intelligence

10 Ways Marketing Is Being Transformed by The Advance Of AI

By Hamilton Mann and Joerg Niessing If you are one of those who has reservations about online systems that track your browsing behaviour, you might...
Algorithmic Governance

Enterprises Must Establish Algorithmic Governance in Advance of Regulatory Mandates

By Mark Esposito, Aurélie Jean, Terence Tse and Guillaume Sibout In AI, as in myriad other fields, past and present, technological developments go blazing ahead...
Complex Equation of AI

The Complex Equation of AI in the Work World

By Hamilton Mann At the imminent dawn of our artificially intelligent societies, a profound question arises: To what extent will artificial intelligence reshape our professional...
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Why Strong Technology Leadership Matters to Europe’s Future Competitiveness

The Right Leadership Can Help Bridge Europe's Lag in Technology Adoption, R&D, and Patents By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Svenja Falk, and Surya Mukherjee Increasing leaders’ technology quotient...
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The Art of Future Design — Part II: Deployment, Wholeness, and Impact on...

By Kristine M. Kawamura, Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, Dave Ulrich, and Claudio Cisullo In this article, we extend the logic that was previously published...
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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...

Does Generative AI Generate Jobs?

By Jacques Bughin The evolution of AI and its quick adoption by organisations has predisposed many workers to the fear of losing their jobs to...

Countdown to Cybersecurity in the Quantum Era: Will Businesses be Ready in Time?

By Tom Patterson and Laura Converso Leaps in quantum technology and hybrid approaches are shortening the time to Q-Day, when adversaries can use quantum computing...

How Productive Is Generative AI Really?

By Jacques Bughin Generative artificial intelligence is invading the corporate suite and boardroom, surrounding the pros and cons of its use in the enterprise. The...
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The Art of Future Design — Part I: Framing, Assessing, and Identifying Relevant Contexts

By Kristine M. Kawamura, Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, Dave Ulrich and Claudio Cisullo Our desire to design a better future for those coming behind...
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence is Exclusive-by-Design

By Hamilton Mann As humans, it is our responsibility to shape the trajectory of artificial intelligence and use the knowledge of machine learning to...
Future of Work

Imagining a Shared Journey into the Future of Work

By Simon L. Dolan, Kristine Marin Kawamura, Mario Raich, and Dave Ulrich Work enables us to create value for ourselves and others. In our forthcoming...
Intelligent Enterprise

The Rise of the Intelligent Enterprise

By Jacques Bughin, Philippe Roussière, and Praveen Tanguturi As more traditional companies are investing in AI, we explore best practices used by leaders to transform...

The Resilience Rings: A New Neuropsychological Framework for Building Resilience

By Javier S. Casademunt and Simon L. Dolan Mental health problems, especially in the workplace, have become the current global pandemic that COVID-19 left behind....
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Authenticity at Work: Be Honest, is it a Good Thing?

By Adrian Furnham It is often said that honesty is the best policy. But if we apply that maxim invariably and unquestioningly, does that automatically...
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Chatpocalypse Now: with ChatGPT the Question is Not, “Is this Technology Ready for Us?”...

By Christopher Surdak, JD The rise of AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants is transforming the way we communicate with businesses and each other, with ChatGPT...
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Crisis? What Crisis? Why European Companies Should Double Down on AI Now

By Jacques Bughin, Francis Hintermann, and Philippe Roussière While in practice, it takes time for a tech revolution to unfold, multiple signs show the AI...
Better boards podcast series

Introducing The Better Boards Podcast Series

The European Business Review is proud to partner with The Better Boards Podcast Series! Managed by Dr Sabine Dembkowski, a trusted board advisor who has...
AI

Conversational AI is Asking for Ethical Oversight: How Can Humans Best Answer the Call?

By Laetitia Cailleteau and Patrick Connolly As conversational artificial intelligence (AI) advances, it is able to sustain ever more human-like relationships with end users. This...
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Laugh and the World Complains to HR: Humour at Work

By Adrian Furnham But it was just “workplace banter”! Another pale, stale, frail male attempts to defend himself against a range of accusations of “inappropriateness”...
global trends

The Imperative of the Vigilant Corporation

By Jacques Bughin After COVID-19, now comes the appalling Ukrainian-Russian war, and the threat of stagflation. But if turbulent times rule –doesn't it pay to...
Fleur Hicks

Not Lost in Translation: Making the Data Make Sense

Interview with Fleur Hicks, award-winning CEO of management consulting firm onefourzero Where can managers turn for help in navigating the vast sea of data that...
AI

AI Inside? Five Tipping Points for a New AI-based Business World

By Duco Sickinghe and Jacques Bughin The “softwarisation” of our economies has continued unabated since Marc Andreessen’s note in its article in 2011 “Why software...

Humanity First! The AiTH Manifesto: Building the Road to a Human-Centred Digital Society

By David De Cremer, Devesh Narayanan, Andreas Deppeler, Mahak Nagpal, Jack McGuire and Jess Zhang, Centre on AI Technology for Humankind at NUS Business...
China

Will China lead the twin transformation post-covid?

By Jacques Bughin and Sybille Berjoan The Covid-19 pandemic has led many corporations to retrench in the short term—but the saying goes that no matter...
How European Companies Can Become Growth Leaders

How European Companies Can Become Growth Leaders

By Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Sybille Berjoan and Regina Maruca Accenture’s recent survey of 700 C-suite executives of large businesses in Europe reveals confidence that new global...
Human Uniqueness At The Dawn Of Intelligent Machines

Human Uniqueness At The Dawn Of Intelligent Machines

By Mario Raich, Simon L. Dolan, Dr. Dave Ulrich and Claudio Cisullo Every generation wants to improve on the previous generation; however, this generation risks...
female leaders

Top Female Leaders Special Feature for International Women’s Day Celebration

In celebration of International Women’s Day, The European Business Review wants to honour all the powerful women who have taken the world by storm...
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Artificial Intelligence: Just Who Is In Charge Around Here?

An Exclusive Interview with Professor David De Cremer, Founder and Director, Centre on AI Technology for Humankind, NUS The employment of artificial intelligence is proceeding...
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Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises through the Synergy of AI and Blockchain

By Yan Pang The ability to make effective use of AI technology has hitherto remained in the province of large enterprises, with their access to...
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Human-Algorithm Collaboration in Managerial Decision Making

By Tessa Haesevoets, David De Cremer, Kim Dierckx and Alain Van Hiel Most would accept that there is a role for both humans and AI...
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The Service Revolution, Intelligent Automation and Service Robots

By Jochen Wirtz, Werner H. Kunz and Stefanie Paluch Are there parallels between the Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth century and the changes now being wrought on twenty-first-century society...
AI and Surveillance at Work

Watched Over by Machines: AI and Surveillance at Work

By Andreas Deppeler The recent transitions towards having company personnel working at home while remaining digitally connected have sometimes been portrayed as furthering the ideal...
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Humanising Robots Increases Consumer Satisfaction and Forgiveness of their Failures

By Kai Chi (Sam) Yam and David De Cremer Want your customers to have a positive, forgiving attitude towards your robot employees? Then make your...

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AI Search Revolutionises Brand Discovery – Here’s How to Get Noticed

By Claire Snook In 2025, AI-powered search is poised to become the foundation of how brands connect with their customers. Advances like ChatGPT, SearchGPT, as well as the strategic pivot from traditional search engines toward...
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The Lawbreaker: How Deliberate Rule-Breaking Drives Innovation 

By Doug Hall  Transformational ideas require a leap of faith. They require you to break free of your “adultness” to allow your mind to run free and unconstrained. This article presents one of the most...

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