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Mandatory sustainability reporting is reshaping how organizations measure and communicate their impact, and its influence is no longer limited to large corporations. Emerging regulatory frameworks and standardized metrics are expected to trickle down into the world of social entrepreneurship, a field historically grounded in impact-driven values…

Entrepreneurship is often understood as the pursuit of opportunities or the creation of new ventures, yet these perspectives offer limited insight into how entrepreneurs sustain coherence between imagined futures and feasible action over extended periods of time. Entrepreneurs commit resources and coordinate others around desired futures they be…

As the IPCC is in its seventh assessment cycle, bridging the gap between physical climate science and economics has become more urgent. Estimating climate damages requires a rigorous translation of physical hazards into economic losses, highlighting the need for better communication between the disciplines.

In markets where customers tend to purchase baskets of products rather than single products, assortment optimization is a major challenge for retailers. Removing a product from a retailer’s assortment can result in a severe drop in aggregate demand if this product is a complement to other products. Therefore, accounting for the complementarity e…

Deep learning is increasingly presented in economics as a new paradigm for solving dynamic models, superseding the classical projection methods of numerical economics. We argue that this dichotomy rests on a misclassification. The neural-network solvers emphasized in this literature are least-squares projection methods with an adaptive nonlinear…

Social networks play a role in exacerbating or ameliorating inequality. The persistence of network-based inequality is well documented. However, the mechanisms that disrupt this unequal access to resources remain poorly understood. This study investigates how structurally disruptive events, such as mergers and acquisitions (M&As), reshape gender…

Boards are governing the use of technology for the organization but not monitoring their own use of it and risk ceding too much control of board decisions to AI.

Bridge insight and behavior: discover how micro-experiments turn leadership learning into lasting change through small, real-world tests.

What employees tell a CEO is settled long before it’s spoken, by anxieties about safety and standing.

Master AI rollout with CHRO leadership: honesty, transparency, and safe experimentation to boost adoption and trust.

Young people are losing faith in the future. IMD’s Vanina Farber explains why business leaders must rethink their role—and act before it’s too late

David Bach discusses how Chinese automotive companies compete through speed, innovation, collaboration, and industrial policy, with insights from VOYISL CEO Brian YinJen Chen.

In a world where climate action often stalls at the policy level, this book spotlights how leading companies are stepping up to reduce CO₂ emissions and improve public health—through innovation, strategy, and bold leadership. From maritime decarbonization to biodegradable packaging and clean energy breakthroughs, these real-world case studies sh…

Apply the precision and focus of elite archery to transform your leadership effectiveness. The Archer’s Edge: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Practice for Business Leaders unites an Olympic gold medallist and worldwide recognised archery coach with a renowned leadership expert. Together, Juan-Carlos Holgado and Michael Watkins translate the discipline…

Prepare your luxury brand for the sustainability transformation ahead. In Purposeful Luxury: The Strategic Playbook for Sustainability in Luxury Industries, Stephane Girod delivers a strategic roadmap for luxury executives facing an existential challenge. By 2040-2045, luxury businesses may struggle to grow – or even survive – as policy prioriti…

Build a future-ready workforce that delivers business impact today and long-term resilience tomorrow. Future-Ready Talent by Tania Lennon and Ric Roi is a strategic guide for senior HR leaders, executives and business partners who must align talent pipelines with shifting organizational priorities. Written by experts from the world-renowned IMD …

Economies with strong institutions lead the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking. Competitiveness in 2026 is no longer primarily a contest of cost, scale, or even of innovation, but increasingly depends on institutional credibility, adaptability, and resilience. The more fragmented the world becomes, the more valuable are predictable rules, en…

Economies with strong institutions lead the 2026 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking. Competitiveness in 2026 is no longer primarily a contest of cost, scale, or even of innovation, but increasingly depends on institutional credibility, adaptability, and resilience. The more fragmented the world becomes, the more valuable are predictable rules, en…