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Assortment optimization presents a complex challenge for retailers, as it depends on numerous decision factors. Changes in assortment can result in demand redistribution with multi-layered consequences. This complexity is even more pronounced for omnichannel retailers, which have to manage assortments across multiple sales channels. Choice model…

Entrepreneurship has emerged as a vibrant and dynamic field of academic inquiry, capturing the attention of scholars in management and other social science and engineering disciplines. Its significance extends beyond academia to policymakers and practitioners, who recognize entrepreneurship’s crucial role in economic development, innovation and …

The recent and rapid ascent of China into today’s scientific powerhouse is increasingly debated in circles of economic politics and policy making. Yet, we still know relatively little how such rise has materialized in terms of Chinese scientists’ openness to international collaborations and relative focus on high-impact research, particularly in…

Existing research on social entrepreneurship has tended to focus on its favorable outcomes and positive societal impacts. While we acknowledge and commend this optimistic perspective, we contend that the lack of robust and systematic attention given to the negative outcomes and effects of social entrepreneurship restricts our understanding of th…

This study investigates whether male and female entrepreneurs exhibit systematic differences in the customer learning actions they pursue, and how those actions convert to venture performance. Drawing from a dyadic sample of founders and startup advisors in the high-technology context, we explore the effects of two alternative customer learning …

We examine the predictive power of the net asset value (NAV)/price ratio for the LPX50 index, a key benchmark in the field of listed private equity, using monthly data from 2002 to 2024. A risk factor model reveals the index’s significant exposure to small-cap and value stocks. Autocorrelation tests indicate market inefficiencies and suggest pot…

Exponential Leadership calls for a new blueprint that blends vision, design and human connection—equipping leaders with the skills to thrive in a fast-changing world.

Much has been said about corporate sustainability – and much of it is wrong. It’s time to retire common misconceptions and consider it a strategic lever for value creation, resilience, and competitiveness.

In the age of Culture Wars, companies can easily trigger backlashes from customers in response to their actions or the behavior of their leaders.

Learn how leading manufacturers are using AI to boost innovation, performance, and competitive advantage.

America’s audacious AI export move could reshape global dependencies. World leaders should tread carefully as Washington builds strategic AI dominance.

AI Maturity In The Automotive Industry is critical for staying competitive; IMD’s index reveals the strategies leading firms use to drive transformation.

The explosion of generative AI has sparked a wave of case studies showing how quickly and profoundly it is transforming businesses. Yet most of these use cases still apply the technology to enhancing existing systems. This book makes the case for why business leaders must revisit the fundamentals of generative AI and look beyond short-term, tact…

The State of Globalisation brings together leading economists to examine how technology, policy, and geopolitics are simultaneously reshaping the global economy in unprecedented ways. Far from marking a simple retreat, today’s divergent forces are transforming cross-border trade, investment, and supply chains, generating both new risks of fragme…

From self-awareness to team excellence – master the essential skills that separate great leaders from the rest. Today’s leaders face unprecedented challenges: navigating ethical gray zones, building trust across generations, and making critical decisions under intense pressure. This collection brings together breakthrough insights from world-cla…

The IMD World Competitiveness Ranking (WCR) is a renowned tool for assessing the competitiveness of economies worldwide. This year, IMD’s World Competitiveness Center (WCC) has expanded its scope to include Kenya, Namibia, and Oman. This year’s ranking highlights that government efficiency is key to fighting social divides and keeping economies …

Have you ever wondered why AI and sustainability seem so promising, yet so often fail to take off inside traditional companies? Or why, despite their potential synergy, AI and sustainability are so rarely pursued together? Too often, companies treat AI and sustainability as separate tracks, believing it’s simpler to manage change that way. But t…

Necessity entrepreneurship is broadly understood as the identifying and seizing of business opportunities to address basic needs such as food and shelter. This volume proposes new ways of seeing, theorizing, and researching necessity entrepreneurship. Scholars from across the management field expand our collective understanding, presenting neces…