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Presented by the editors of The European Business Review
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At a time when the business world is challenged by radical advances in technology, volatility, and disruption, it’s encouraging to see how...
The Executive Education Conundrum: Insights from Survey “Navigating Executive Education Preferences and Needs in...
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As a senior leader, do you know what’s really going on in your organisation? Are you on...
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How to Build a Resilient Organisation
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Disrupting Higher Education – ChatGPT and Generative AI
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The way we assess learning and credential talent is disrupted by ChatGPT. It is forcing higher education to strip down and...
50+20 Management Education for the World: PART 1: Designing a Radically New Vision of...
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“Navigating Executive Education Preferences and Needs in Contemporary Leadership” (Part I): Revealing the Executive...
By The Editors of The European Business Review
Welcome to the first installment of insights based on the results of our recent survey, "Navigating Executive...
How Operational Research is the Hidden Gem of Business Decision-Making
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In today's data-driven world, where the buzz around AI and analytics dominates boardroom discussions, there is a forgotten hero quietly transforming business...
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...
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...
The Search for Innovation Leadership
By Jeff Gaspersz
What do we need to do to build the leaders that are equipped for the new innovation challenges?
In all the years I...
Introducing New Article Series: Future Forecasting Tools and Megatrends
By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor of The European Business Review
AI hype, war and geopolitical chaos, climate change, and fragile supply chains. An overall...
Navigating the Business Horizon: 10 Essential Insights from The European Business Review
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“In this moment, we must all be learners – figuring out not how to simply make the best of it, but how to...
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By Peter Lorange, Jagdish N. Sheth and Howard Thomas
The traditional models of many business schools are being questioned given their serious...
How to Lead if You Inherit a Bad Situation
By Michael Watkins
As businesses navigate market disruptions, technological innovations and an increasingly turbulent world, leaders will frequently find themselves taking control of a team...
The Seven Key Competencies for Collaborative Leadership
By Dr. Dimitrios Spyridonidis, Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Warwick Business School
New ideas: collaborative leaders give their teams the freedom and tools to...
The Leading Edge of Edtech: Shaping Learning with AI
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Beatriz Arnillas, VP of Product Management at 1EdTech, a nonprofit consortium for educational institutions and edtech suppliers, discusses her journey from...
Tech Events Dominating Europe: A Guide to Top Tech Summits for Business Leaders
From Generative AI to cloud security and everything in between, the range of tech events taking place each year can be overwhelming.
Introduction
There are a...
What Did 2023 Teach Us About Leadership? An Answer in the Form of Three...
By Martin Gutmann
After his takeover of Twitter in October of 2022, Elon Musk admonished his staff to be “extremely hardcore.” Many heeded the call,...
Methods to Navigate Complexity: SWOT Analysis
By Emil Bjerg, journalist and editor of The European Business Review
Forbes calls SWOT analysis the “Most Overlooked Business Tool”. Here, we guide you on...
The Missing Puzzle Piece? How Action Learning Can Help Solve the Dual Challenge of...
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To win in the “war for talent”, companies can no longer rely on conventional recruitment methods...
The EU Now Regulates Internet Services. But What Does that Mean, Exactly?
By Martin Schallbruch
Internet access has become crucial to the functioning of our most important systems. The Directive on security of network and information systems...
Designing For Impact: A Results-driven Perspective For Executive Education
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Jane is a manager at a large telecom company. Three months ago, she was...
Needed: Executives (and Citizens) with a Global Mindset
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Knowledge Architects Wanted
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Organisations that embrace cross-domain knowledge can attain sustainable agility. In this article, the author highlights the significant yet often overlooked difference...
The Role of EdTech in Executive Education: Insights from Survey “Navigating Executive Education Preferences...
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COVID as an Economic Opportunity: Lessons From the Subprime Crisis on Resilient Businesses
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As ChatGPT Turns Two, Business Schools Double Down on AI Integration in Classroom
GMAC’s survey shows most business programs now have curricula focusing on AI
RESTON, Va., Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than three quarters of...
How Organisations Can Create Meaningful Innovation and Lasting Social Change
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Repetitive strain: Consistency bias can blind decision-makers to key factors when making similar choices.
Practice makes...
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How Political Intelligence Sets Successful Leaders Apart
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Attention to the Third Success Factor is Always Necessary
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While “Big data” has garnered a lot of attention over the last number of years, many managers struggle in deciding where to...
We Need a Greater Focus on the Benefits Women in Top Executive Roles Bring...
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Recruiting women to corporate boards and top executive roles helps businesses find the best people and reach key consumers. There’s a risk...
Culture Is Still ‘‘a Thing’’: On Why It’s So, but Shouldn’t Be
By Ernst Graamans
The time has come to see culture in business settings in a new light – not as a ‘‘collective programming of the...
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Many companies draw the wrong conclusions from their customer surveys. There is a simple method that can provide a remedy, leading to...
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