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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Authors

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

Tom van Laer

4 articles

Professor of persuasive language and storytelling, SKEMA Business School

Thibault Gillon

1 article

Student of the Programme Grande École (PGE) and the MSc Corporate Financial Management, SKEMA Business School. 

Raluca Sandu

1 article

Raluca Sandu, Professor of Finance and Accounting, FAIRR Research Centre, SKEMA Business School - University Côte d'Azur, France

Zakaria Akli

1 article

Diplômé du Global Executive MBA, SKEMA Business School

Nicolas Servel

0 article

Director of the MSc Entrepreneurship & Innovation, the MSc Entrepreneurship & Sustainable Design and the MSc Entrepreneurship, Technology & Startup...

Sophie Botte

1 article

Associate Professor in Management, SKEMA Business School

Marine Hadengue

2 articles

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

Hélène Tostain

2 articles

Enseignante en anglais à SKEMA Business School, au sein du Programme Grande Ecole (PGE), du Global BBA, du Master Droit...

Natascha Barbosa

0 article

Etudiante double diplôme PGE, SKEMA Business School / Master Droit des Affaires, ULCO

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