Want to Know if People Are Angry? Don’t (Just) Look at Social Media
Social media does not have a monopoly on public anger. According to a study by Tom van Laer, Professor of Persuasive Language and Storytelling at SKEMA Business School, together with Sheena Sidhu and Ellen Garbarino, other, less immediate and less…
The Automotive Industry Is Not Immune to a “Strategic Doppler Effect”
When companies evolve along different trajectories and at very different speeds, the competitive signals they send can be misunderstood or underestimated. This phenomenon can be compared to the “Doppler effect”in physics which explains why the sound of an ambulance appears higher-pitched or lower-pitched depending on wether it is moving toward or away from the observer.…
The real challenge of business transformation: aligning strategy, business model and innovation
“Business transformation” has become a ubiquitous expression. Yet results often remain disappointing. The problem is rarely the absence of strategy; rather, it is the absence of alignment. As long as strategy, business model, and innovation evolve separately, transformation remains more…
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How the Covid-19 crisis is exacerbating inequalities between male and female researchers
Academic careers depend on the researcher’s capacity to publish scientific articles in the best journals in their field. Publication is the deciding factor for promotion and peer recognition. Women are less present in this race and their numbers decrease the further up the academic ladder we look.
International organised crime, a lucrative form of entrepreneurship
Illegal drug trade, arms and human trafficking, counterfeiting... “Grey globalisation” players have spawned transnational organised crime (TOC) that is difficult to stamp out. Indeed, it is complex on account of its production bases, networks, funding and demand. An analysis of drug trafficking through the lens of consilience provides a better understanding of this issue and its challenges.
Remote work, trust and surveillance in times of pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic crisis is affecting our ways of living, travelling, and working. In conditions of lockdown and gradual reopening of businesses, companies around the world had to rapidly deploy large-scale remote work solutions wherever possible and even where it was previously thought to be unfeasible. What are the potential consequences and how can these be addressed?
Startups and large firms relationships: When both David and Goliath win
We all know about the David against Goliath story and the result of their battle. When applied to startups and large firms, the asymmetry of the situation of the stakeholders usually ends up the other way around. This asymmetry is…
The role of data science in the target analysis process
So far, the field of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) does not seem to have made the shift to digital. Yet machine learning and artificial intelligence could be used in several phases of the process for evaluating a target company.
Consilience or “the unity of knowledge”: an approach to complexity, a critical compass, a course of action
In a complex world, it is no longer possible to content ourselves with deeper but disjointed knowledge. Consilience or “the unity of knowledge” is a way to approach the problems and challenges of our time by interconnecting fields of knowledge…
Culminating events and time working together in top management teams
Top management teams (TMTs) – comprising the most influential executives in an organization – are important because of their influence over strategic choices and performance. Prior studies have shown that TMT characteristics such as age, education, and functional background affect…
Anticipating crises: the filters that hinder the analysis of weak signals
Before the COVID-19 crisis erupted, several signals warning of a possible pandemic had been emitted. Certain scientific studies, some of them published in prestigious journals , reported the risk of zoonotic disease outbreaks and propagation, notably linked to SARS type viruses, as…
Effectual reasoning, a tool for tackling complexity
Organisations must contend with a staggering level of uncertainty: climate change, energy transition, Brexit, etc. Yet, the way we make decisions to act seems to disregard this new reality. Are we even conscious of the way we reason to make…
The war for talent: no competitive edge without attractiveness in the job market
In the early 2010s, a Geneva bank believed that the new banking regulations presented an opportunity for growth. Its strategic intent was to develop finance software that would enable it to comply with all rules imposed by the authorities, then…
Designing online contest game: how to motivate players to share personal information and to recommend the game
This article focuses on how companies can cope with online contest games to motivate consumers to share their personal information with the brand and to recommend the game to others. Research results show that pleasure and enjoyment obtained through the game increase players’ game forwarding and personal data sharing behaviors. The value of rewards also motivates…
