THE QUESTION

Geneviève Poulingue, directrice du campus SKEMA de Belo-Horizonte (Brésil)

Philippe Chereau

February 18, 2026

The business plan was before. In a volatile world such as ours, why do we keep trying to predict what can’t be predicted? The new trend is adaptation. But can we really adapt ourselves without predicting? 

Philippe Chereau: “Benchmarking the Best Is Sometimes a Matter of Survival”

Interview with the Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at SKEMA Business School (2/2)

Benchmarking is essential to corporate strategy. But when constantly observing others, how can a company avoid becoming too much like them? Is it really necessary to strive for innovation at all costs? Philippe Chereau, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at…

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Straight ahead

The Dive

Crypto unchained

Get to know how to talk about blockchains and crypto-assets

Everyone’s talking about “crypto”. So much so that even watching a sports program on TV without being bombarded by cryptocurrency broker ads has become impossible.

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Glimpse no.4 – April 2025

Organisational transformation: it was better afterwards

Glimpse no.3 – October 2024

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Glimpse no.2 – may 2024

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Authors

Researchers, teachers, experts… meet the people who bring our content to life.

Francesco Castellaneta

1 article

Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, KTO Research Centre, SKEMA Business School - University Côte d'Azur, France, GREDEG

Peter Spier

1 article

Professor in Marketing, Sales and International Business, SKEMA Business School

Mina Vuletic

1 article

Student at SKEMA Business School, MSc International Human Resources & Performance Management

Marcos Lima

3 articles

Marcos Lima, Professeur de Marketing, SKEMA Centre for Artificial Intelligence (SCAI), SKEMA Business School - Université Côte d'Azur, GREDEG

Saverio Favaron

1 article

Professeur assistant en Stratégie et chercheur, SKEMA Business School.

Yoann Guntzburger

2 articles

Professor of Management, KTO Research Centre, SKEMA Business School - University Côte d'Azur, France, GREDEG

Léa Riccoboni

1 article

Graduate of the programme Grande Ecole (PGE) and the MSc International Business de SKEMA Business School ; professional triathlete.

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