IMD News

EFMD prize for IMD case on the breakthrough of a bricklaying robot

IMD’s Professor Dominique Turpin has won the Bringing Technology to Market category in the 2020 EFMD Case Writing Competition for his case "SAM 100: Will Construction Robotics Disrupt the US...

How an EMBA took one alumnus’ sustainability thinking to the next level

In 1996, sustainability was not high on the world agenda. “Sustainability and other environmental fields were really fields of the future, not the present,” said Dall’Orso, remembering back to the...

The accountability of the Ever Given in blocking the Suez Canal lies in forensics, as one IMD alumnus knows well

As  part of an  investiga tion into   what   caused   the   Ever   Given   container ship   to   crash   into   the   bank   of   the   Suez Canal  last month,  blocking  a crucial  artery   of...

IMD faculty strengthened by specialist in psychology of leadership

Dr. Merete Wedell-Wedellsborg has joined IMD as Adjunct Professor of Leadership. A clinical psychologist specializing in organizational psychology, she brings more than two decades of professional...

IMD publishes 2020 Annual and Sustainability Reports

With the joint publication of its Annual and Sustainability Reports, IMD offers an in-depth look into its activities throughout 2020 – a year heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

Spotlight on sustainability as Aquatis Innovation Challenge named one of AACSB 2021 Innovations That Inspire

As organizations move to more environmentally friendly products and processes, sustainability has changed from an afterthought to a key driver of innovation. Recognizing the importance of...

Improve EI&D by addressing institutionalized imposter syndrome

The psychological complex of imposter syndrome is domain-specific and is more a product of the environment, rather than the individual, said Jennifer Jordan, a social psychologist and IMD Professor...

IMD demonstrates sustainability progress with EcoVadis rating

IMD has been rated  Silver for 2021  by  EcoVadis .  T he business school  has demonstrated continuous improvement in implementing sustainability performance and capturing impact.  EcoVadis...

Call for nominations for the 2021 IMD Global Family Business Award – sponsored by Pictet

By Peter Vogel

IMD has opened up nominations for the 2021 Global Family Business Award (GFBA) and invites you to nominate family businesses. Every year since 1996, a globally leading family business has been...

IMD MBA and EMBA alumnae are bridging the digital gender gap one tech startup at a time

It’s no secret that the tech sector has a difficult time attracting and retaining female employees. Women are missing at many levels of the industry – from technical specialists to C-suite executives...

Hilti’s first MBA scholarship awardee is dedicated to helping young women achieve more

As a woman in the male-dominated field of engineering, Harita Byluppala is all too aware of the importance role models play in shaping the ambitions of the young. Now that she has been awarded the...

Bureau hybride, le nouveau lieu de travail dont votre équipe a besoin

By John R. Weeks, Mahwesh Khan

Nos environnements de travail sont devenus très majoritairement basés à domicile en raison des restrictions liées à la pandémie, et pour de nombreuses organisations il semble que ce nouveau modèle...

La professeure Alyson Meister de l'IMD nommée sur la liste 2021 des Thinkers50

Alors que la lutte pour trouver un but et un sens à notre vie personnelle et professionnelle s'intensifie chaque jour dans le contexte de la pandémie, Alyson Meister a été nommée sur la...

This world-leading bank in Singapore successfully reinvented itself as a start-up

DBS was recognised by Harvard Business Review in 2019 as one of the Top 20 business transformations of the past decade. Tell us, what did you do differently from other traditional banks undergoing...

New tech act in Switzerland secures legal environment, allows blockchain to flourish

Switzerland passed reforms collectively referred to as the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Act in September 2020. Those parts of the DLT Act that enable ledger-based securities to be...

‘Higher education is essential to taking on climate change, equality, poverty and building a sustainable world,’ says Jimmy Scavenius

“When you are highly educated, you become more resilient to a pandemic or to economic shocks or any other disaster in society,” said Scavenius, the Founder and CEO of the nonprofit social...

Salary on demand: what if you could get paid "as you work"?

Earnd is an on-demand pay platform that applies the supply chain finance approach to paying employees. Is that right? Yes. Earnd is a subsidiary of Greensill, a leading player in supply-chain...

Tackling the post-pandemic needs of senior executives, IMD and 2U will partner on new cybersecurity and digital strategy courses

Today’s uncertain environment demands a full toolkit for every management executive. But many senior leaders are struggling to develop, manage and execute business decisions that require knowledge...

COVID-19 could be the wakeup call the climate crisis needed, says chemicals company CEO

“We are the last generation that still has the luxury to choose” to respond to climate change, said Ilham Kadri, chief executive of Belgian chemicals multinational Solvay.   She issued this...

IMD is key publisher of case studies worldwide with sales of more than 166,000 copies

On World Case Teaching Day, IMD has announced the creation of a “Case of the month” series that will appear on the first Monday of the month and explore its cases with in-depth articles and videos. ...

Michael Watkins in the Wall Street Journal

Michael Watkins recently talked with the Wall Street Journal about executive education and how managers make the shift to business leadership in a piece titled: “After promotions, managers must learn...

An Executive MBA class Discovery Expedition to India

Each IMD Executive MBA class goes on three “Discovery Expeditions” to key global business hubs. Guided by passionate faculty, local experts, and hands-on learning, we study the economy, but also...

New study finds most leaders unprepared to meet the demands of digital disruption

The Global Center for Digital Business Transformation, an initiative of IMD business school and Cisco, and HR consultancy metaBeratung, have identified four competencies and three behaviours...

IMD takes prize at ‘Business School Oscars’

Innovation Professor Howard Yu, along with strategy and management Professor Thomas Malnight, and IMD Research Associate Ivy Buche were awarded for their work in the “outstanding case writer on the...

How negotiations escalate to the point of no return

Executives and dealmakers typically understand the advantages of creating a collaborative atmosphere that favors value creation in negotiations. However, difficult negotiation processes...

Renowned academic and activist shines at IMD Alumni event in South Africa

             From left, Adam Craker, Adam Habib, IMD Prof. Phil Rosenzweig In February, the IMD Alumni Club of South Africa were pleased to host guest speaker Adam Habib, an accomplished professor...

Global business education is the best antidote to economic nationalism

The Global Network for Advanced Management, an association of international business schools of which IMD is a member, has released a joint statement signed by the network’s Presidents, Deans...

IMD’s 2017 MBA class receives over half a million CHF in scholarships

Scholarships play an important role in supporting IMD’s already diverse MBA pool. There are roughly 10 different categories of IMD scholarships ranging from completely merit based awards to...

IMD and Qatar Petroleum conclude successful High Performance Boards Program

The Qatar Petroleum High Performance Boards Award Ceremony, held in Doha in January 2017, marked the culmination of a year-long transformational journey during which IMD and Qatar Petroleum laid...

IMD EMBAs rewarded for outstanding business cases on LinkedIn Learning and the Apple Watch

Two teams of IMD EMBA participants recently won awards in the 2017 John Molson MBA International Case competition. The IMD case: ''Will LinkedIn Learning Disrupt the Education Landscape?'' took...