Research
IMD is publishing a growing number of articles and research outputs addressing EI&D themes. Among the more than 40 outputs covering EI&D themes, in 2021, two were published in FT50 academic journals (Journal of Management and Human Relations) and 28 were published on the school’s content platform I by IMD.
Human Relations August 2021
The stories that make us: Leaders’ origin stories and temporal identity work
Wei Zheng, Alyson Meister and Brianna Caza
Journal of Management June 2021
Now you see me, now you don't: A conceptual model of the antecedents and consequences of leader impostorism
Ronit Kark, Alyson Meister and Kim Peters
At the same time, there has been proactive reflection on the cases used in IMD classrooms and an effort launched to ensure that a variety of role models are presented to participants in the required reading materials.
IMD also welcomed in 2021 a dedicated EI&D researcher to redefine inclusion and inclusive leadership as part of a research initiative that will continue into 2022. The research demonstrates that today’s methods of measuring inclusion are outdated given the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic disparities, the social movements of BLM and #MeToo, the influx of Generation Z and millennials in the workplace, as well as accelerated technological change. The final part of the research will propose more appropriate ways to measure inclusion and test an ‘inclusion net promoter score’ approach.
Teaching
In 2021, EI&D topics became further embedded in many leadership programs, including facilitated sessions in degree, open and custom executive education programs. In 2021, MBA participants engaged in four events dedicated to allyship and EI&D, including the commemoration of International Women’s Day.
Outreach
In 2021, IMD hosted a range of external EI&D events with panels composed of senior executives, international organizations, and grassroot activists to address topics related to LGBTQ+, people of color, and chronic illness.
The International Women’s Day panel of corporate women leaders addressed how to accelerate female leadership in business.
Professor Arturo Bris, Director of the World Competitiveness Center, discussed with four female leaders from Vontobel, SIX finance, LafarageHolcim, and Geering Automotive how customers and shareholders can influence gender equality in a webinar celebrating the 50th anniversary of Swiss women being granted the right to vote.
The growing amount of data on EI&D can help shine a light on gender imbalances in the workplace and pressure companies to alter their behavior, said panelists in a two-part webinar series on the role data plays in the journey towards gender equality. The event was organized by IMD in collaboration with exchange operator SIX Group.