An Unintended Side-effect of Hedge Fund Activism? Human Capital Loss

When hedge fund activism triggers an exodus of key employees, everyone loses.

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The Importance of Incorporating Innovation in a Firm

In this INSEAD Knowledge podcast, the author describes lessons from his work with innovation and multinationals.

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If Your Company Were a Political Party, Which Would It Be?

Four simple questions will tell you where your organisation stands on today’s wide-ranging ideological spectrum.

Sep 2021

Five Lessons From Xiaomi’s Path to Smartphone Supremacy

Xiaomi’s leadership team idolised Steve Jobs. Now, it seems the student has become the master.

Sep 2021

How the “Butterfly Effect” Can Harm Firm Performance

Firms need to develop appropriate HR risk management strategies to lessen the impact of unanticipated employee departures.

Aug 2021

Research Hacks to Help You Negotiate Anything

Even zero-sum negotiations can turn into a win-win.

Aug 2021

Strategising for Success in Winner-Take-All Industries

Wild differences in performance within a market are largely shaped by that market’s dependence on resources.

Aug 2021

Are You Asking the Right Questions of Your Data Team?

Asking great questions is perhaps the most underappreciated skill of great data-driven leaders.

Jul 2021

Xiaomi’s Road to Internet-of-Things Dominance

The key to building the world’s largest IoT company? A novel collaboration-based strategy of “strategic coalescence”.

Jul 2021

CEOs Who Play to Type Win the Market

An important CEO attribute that shapes firm strategies such as mergers and acquisitions is uncovered.

Jul 2021