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PERSPECTIVES FOR MANAGERS

IMD's Perspectives for Managers reports the results of IMD Faculty research on state-of-the-art management practice across the whole spectrum of business functions.

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Issue 183
August 2010

Being proactive about supply chain environmental management

  • Ralf W. Seifert
    Professor of Operations Management at IMD

  • Joana M. Comas
    EPFL

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Issue 182
February 2010

Governance: What must we learn from the crisis?

  • Paul Strebel
    Sandoz Family Foundation Professor, Director of IMD's program for High Performance Boards
  • Hongze Lu
    IMD Research Fellow

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Issue 181
January 2010

Using 360° feedback coaching effectively in executive education

  • Robert Hooijberg
    IMD Professor of Organizational Behavior

  • Nancy Lane
    IMD Research Associate
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Issue 180
November 2009

Leadership through collaboration and harmony: How to lead without formal authority

  • Donald A. Marchand
    IMD Professor of Strategy Execution and Information Management
  • Philippe Margery
    IMD Research Associate

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Issue 179
November 2009

Using information to create value efficiently

  • Donald A. Marchand
    IMD Professor of Strategy Execution and Information Management

  • Amy Hykes
    IMD Research Associate
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Issue 178
October 2009
Supply Chain Finance - What's it Worth?
  • Ralf W. Seifert
    IMD Professor of Operations Management
  • Daniel Seifert
    Research Assistant Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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Issue 177
October 2009
The customer value proposition should drive supply chain design: An example in mass retailing

  • Corey Billington
    IMD Professor of Procurement and Operations Management
  • Winter Nie
    IMD Professor of Operations and Service Management
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Issue 176
October 2009

Surviving and profiting from the crisis means leading through and learning from the crisis

  • Ulrich Steger
    IMD Professor of Environmental Management 
  • Christoph Nedopil
    IMD Research Associate

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Issue 175
September 2009

Maximizing profits.
Procument's new role?

  • Corey Billington
    IMD Professor of Procurement and Operations Management
  • Andy Tsay Associate
    Professor of Operations and Management Information Systems at the Leavey School of Business

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Issue 174
September 2009

The service recovery paradox: dispelling the myth

  • Stefan Michel
    IMD Professor of Marketing
  • Sophie Coughlan
    IMD Research Associate

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Issue 173
June 2009

Don't waste the crisis - Opprtunity knocks

  • Seán Meehan
    Martin Hilti Professor of Marketing and Change Management at IMD
  • Bernie Jaworski
    President of Monitor Executive Development

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Issue 172
May 2009

Decoding the secrets of success of Chinese private companies

  • Winter Nie
    Professor of Operations and Service Management at IMD
  • Katherine Xin
    Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Business Review (China)
  • Lily Zhang
    IMD Research Associate

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Issue 171
April 2009

How to distinguish smart big moves from stupid ones

  • Paul Strebel
    Sandoz Family Foundation Professor
  • Anne-Valérie Ohlsson
    IMD Research Associate

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Issue 170
March 2009

Responding to cut-price rivals in a downturn

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Issue 169
January 2009

Oiling board processes
The dynamic evolution from "Company Secretary" to "Corporate Governance Officer"

  • Ulrich Steger
    Former Alcan Professor of Environmental Management
  • Gertrud Erismann-Peyer
    IMD Executive in Residence, 2005-2008

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Issue 168
December 2008

Learning: you must remember this

  • Preston Bottger
    IMD Professor of Leadership and Management Development
  • Jean-Louis Barsoux
    IMD Research Fellow

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Issue 167
December 2008

How to be an effective strategic initiative sponsor
Roll up your sleeves! You matter!

  • Rhoda Davidson
    IMD Program Manager
  • Bettina Buechel
    IMD Professor of Strategy and Organization, Dean of Programs

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Issue 166
December 2008

Working capital in times of financial crisis: Three trade credit strategies

  • Ralf W. Seifert
    Professor of Operations Management, IMD
  • Daniel Seifert
    Research Assistant, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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Issue 165
November 2008

About Family, Business and Philanthropy

  • Joachim Schwass
    IMD Professor of Family Business and
    Entrepreneurship
  • Collen Lief
    IMD Research Associate 

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Issue 164
October 2008

The Chief Information Officer

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Issue 163
October 2008

Building an effective network: Where should you invest and how?

  • Jim Pulcrano
    Executive Director, IMD Switzerland
  • Janet Shaner
    IMD MBA Marketing and Alumni Network
  • Bill Fischer
    IMD Professor of Operations & Technology Management

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Issue 162
September 2008

Mindfulness

  • Ben Bryant
    IMD Professor of Leadership and Organization
  • Jeanny Wildi
    IMD Research Associate

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Issue 161 August 2008

Who gets the rewards? Promote value creation by rewarding the right stakeholders

  • Paul Strebel
    Sandoz Family Fondation Professor
  • Hongze Lu
    IMD Research Fellow

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Issue 160 July 2008

Your network balance sheet. What does it look like and where should you invest?

  • Jim Pulcrano
    Director IMD Switzerland
  • Janet Shaner
    Director IMD MBA Marketing & Alumni Network
  • Professor Bill Fischer
    IMD Professor of Operations & Technology Management

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Issue 159 July 2008

Want to improve your below-average business processes? - Innovate don't invent

  • Professor Corey Billington
    IMD Professor of Procurement and Operations Management
  • Dr Rhoda Davidson
    IMD Program Manager Partnership Programs

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Issue 158 June 2008

Fighting technology standards competitions: Adapting to new rules

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Issue 157 May 2008

Cascading a new vision: three steps for real commitment

  • Professor Robert Hooijberg
    IMD Professor of Organizational Behavior
  • John Antonakis
    Faculty of Business and Economics
    Unviversity of Lausanne

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Issue 156
April 2008

Nestlé on the move

  • Paul Broeckx
    Former Senior Vice President of Nestlé's Corporate Human Resources division
  • Robert Hooijberg
    IMD Professor of Organizational Behavior

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Issue 155 February 2008

It can be done!
Seven insights to give your strategic initiatives a winning chance

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Issue 154 January 2008

Strategic Leadership as Management of Meanings

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Issue 153
December 2007

Shape up your technology start-ups!

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Issue 152
November 2007

Surf the storm: Global trends survey results

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Issue 151
September 2007

Strategic Leadership: Being there even when you are not

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Issue 150
July 2007

Using facilitation to drive change - the change leader's guide

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Issue 149
June 2007

Six essential skills for managing conflict

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Issue 148
June 2007

Are you fully leveraging your corporate identity?

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Issue 147
May 2007

Realizing IT value: A shared responsability between Senior Managers and the CIO

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Issue 146
May 2007

A Dream with a Deadline: From Vision to Action

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Issue 145
April 2007

Surfing the Storm: Translating long-term global trends into today's decisions

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Issue 144
May 2007

The Hidden Demon: How IT Foils Acquisition Success

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Issue 143
April 2007

The Making of an Insurance Giant

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Issue 142
February 2007

Take Charge of Your Career Transitions

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Issue 141
February 2007

Managing complexity in global organizations

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Issue 140
December 2006

Private Wealth: Origin and Destination: From Entrepreneurship to Family Offices

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Issue 139
December 2006

Inside the mind of the stakeholder

  • ProfessorUlrich Steger
    Director of IMD’s research project on Corporate Sustainability Management, Alcan Professor for Environmental Management

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Issue 138
October 2006

Designed to Fail: Why IT-Enabled Business Projects Underachieve

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Issue 137
October 2006

Fighting Commoditization: Strategies for Creating Novel Customer Values

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Issue 136
September 2006

 

Sequencing Change: In the pursuit of better performance

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Issue 135
July 2006

Sarbanes-Oxley will make little difference: Understanding the real reasons for corporate failure

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Issue 134
June 2006

Super supplier collaboration

  • Professor Corey Billington
    IMD Professor of Procurement and Operations Management
  • Professor Carlos Cordon
    IMD Professor of Process Management
  • Professor Thomas E. Vollmann
    IMD Professor of Manufacturing Management

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Issue 133
May 2006

Pay Less, Get More: The Growing Challenge of Value Competitors

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Issue 132
March 2006

Building the Right Networks for Business Performance

  • Janet Shaner
    Director, MBA Marketing & IMD Alumni Network
  • Professor Martha Maznevski
    IMD Professor of Organizational Behavior & International Business

 

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Issue 131
February 2006

Customer Relationship Management: Challenging the myth

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Issue 130
January 2006

The Must-Win Battle Journey Part Two: Winning back at the office

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Issue 129
December 2005

New Product Development Team Success: The Team's Knowledge Network Makes a Real Difference

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Issue 128
November 2005

The Must-Win Battle Journey Part One

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Issue 127
December 2005

Gaining Competitive Advantage by Sleeping with the Enemy

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Issue 126
November 2005

Another Type of Leadership

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Issue 125
October 2005

Smart Big Moves: The Learning Logic Behind Successful Strategic Shifts

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Issue 124
October 2005

How far Can you Stretch you Brands?

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Issue 123
September 2005

Everyone Can Have his Price

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Issue 122
July 2005

Corporate Governance in Private Equity Companies: Can it Add Value?

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Issue 121
July 2005

Learning Scripts for Impact

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Issue 120
June 2005

Unconventional Wisdom: Counter Intuitive Insights for Family Business Success

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Issue 119
June 2005

Serving the Poor: Identifying and Managing the Win-Win Opportunities

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Issue 118
June 2005

Charting in New Territory: The Need to Map the Change Process

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Issue 117
April 2005

How Should Foreign Technology Firms Pace their R&D Investments in China?

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Issue 116
March 2005

Do you Need Integrity to Be a Successful Leader?

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Issue 115
February 2005

How Can you Build More Profitable Markets

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