The era of linear supply chains may soon be over
Businessam Staff
June 9, 2017
OPERATIONS – BLOG Sangeet Paul Choudary, INSEAD Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Founder & CEO of Platformation Labs Mickey Drexler, the man behind brands such as the Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic, is an American retail legend. J. Crew’s CEO since 2003, Drexler caught the online retail wave early on. And yet, as he admitted last month, he […]
Developing leaders through adversity
Businessam StaffJune 9, 2017
LEADERSHIP & ORGANISATIONS Manfred Kets de Vries, INSEAD Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development & Organisational Change “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant” – Horace In the perfect storm our world is currently experiencing, we need to develop leaders with character, people who can deal with […]
Five steps to embed cutting-edge innovation
Businessam StaffJune 4, 2017
Taking talent and ideas from beyond the firm is a key driver of competitive advantage. However, finding creative ways to exploit external concepts and technologies and get them accepted back at company headquarters can be problematic. Even the best, most cutting-edge idea or process is of little use unless it can be incorporated into internal […]
How disruptive will automation be?
Businessam StaffJune 4, 2017
How is your leadership preparing for the future of work? Will digitisation lead to more work or less? Of course we live and work in the digital age but the change we’ve experienced so far is only the tip of the iceberg. The potential impact of digitisation on employment not only concerns the explosive growth […]
Five challenges that could derail a succession plan
Businessam StaffJune 4, 2017
Morten Bennedsen, INSEAD Professor of Economics and Political Science and Brian Henry, INSEAD Research Fellow Chinese family firms are a force for change in China, bringing a renewed interest in family entrepreneurship to the forefront. Notwithstanding the rapid changes taking place at the very core of Chinese family businesses, founders share five common challenges when […]
A pathway to scale in emerging markets
Businessam StaffJune 4, 2017
Entrepreneurship Ridhima Aggarwal, The Salmon and Rameau Research Programme Manager, INSEAD Healthcare Management Initiative Achieving both growth and broad-based consumer access hinges on funding and operations choices. In 2012, China launched a series of reforms aimed at incentivising growth in the private sector of the country’s healthcare system. Like many emerging economies, China faces a […]