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I am particularly impressed with Bel’s unyielding passion for its products and brands, and its willingness and skill at addressing the needs of frontier markets.
Dominique Turpin, IMD President
The aim of the Award is to highlight the important economic contribution of family businesses to the global economy.
Thierry Lombard, Managing Partner of Lombard Odier & Cie
US competitiveness has a deep impact on the rest of the world because it is uniquely interacting with every economy, advanced or emerging.
Stephane Garelli, Director of IMD's World Competitiveness Center
Europe is burdened with austerity and fragmented political leadership and is hardly a credible substitute, while a South-South bloc of emerging markets is still a work in progress. In the end, if the US competes, the world succeeds
Stephane Garelli, Director of IMD's World Competitiveness Center
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TUI cultivates innovation at IMD

TUI boosts wearable tech at custom IMD programTUI is a German-based tourism giant. Founded in 1923, the now multinational company is active in over 130 countries, operating 300 hotels and resorts, 6 airlines, and nearly 2000 travel agencies.Since 2012, TUI has been part of a custom Global Leadership Program with IMD that has served as an innovation lab for the company. The TUI/IMD program frees up key people from the company and gives them space and inspiration from IMD faculty to focus on new ideas that can boost and differentiate their business.Breakthrough ideasRecently TUI has

IMD business school brings Orchestrating Winning Performance to island resort

SINGAPORE – September 29, 2015 – For the third consecutive year, IMD, a top-ranked business school and worldwide expert in executive education, plans to welcome more than 100 senior executives for its leadership program Orchestrating Winning Performance (OWP) in Singapore . The program will take place November 16 – 20 at Capella , a business hotel and resort located on Sentosa Island. Moving the program to Capella was done to intensify the focus on learning. “

IMD’s MBA program earmarks quarter of a million for new scholarship fund

Introducing new Scholarships for Emerging MarketsLAUSANNE – April 16, 2015 – After recently reshaping its MBA program  to provide a new element and business conference called “Navigating the Future,” IMD business school  is creating a total of five Scholarships for Emerging Markets. The MBA program has dedicated a quarter of a million Swiss francs for the new scholarship fund and aims to award candidates from Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa, who may not otherwise have access to financial aid for higher education. “

Workers take caring bosses for granted, says IMD business school study

Lausanne, Switzerland – Caring bosses who help employees with their personal and work problems shouldn’t expect gratitude, loyalty and commitment in return, new research has warned. According to a study by IMD business school, most managers believe offering emotional support will benefit their company. Yet most employees simply view such shows of kindness as part of their superiors’ duties and have no intention of working any harder by way of saying thank-you. As a result, bosses who lend a helping hand must manage their own expectations, as they may find themselves frustrated with

Launch of the world’s first practitioner’s guide to the sustainable sourcing of agricultural raw materials

Download the guide Seven global organizations, including IMD, are launching today the world’s first practitioner’s guide to sustainable sourcing of agricultural raw materials. The guide is an open source innovation tool that captures, in a single document, real-life best practice and experiences from global corporations within a strategic, business logic-focused framework. It empowers managers by providing a user-friendly step-by-step roadmap to building and rolling out

IMD business school launches MY STORY - Create the move of your life

A chance to win customized personal development sessions at IMDLausanne, Switzerland (March 11, 2013) – Life isn’t about finding yourself, it’s about creating yourself. That’s the concept behind MY STORY, the latest brand engagement initiative from IMD, a top-ranked global business school. In an online platform, MY STORY invites the public to create a movie uniquely based on personal experiences and successes. Officially launching March 11th, , MY STORY will run through June 2nd. “At IMD we usually have a rational approach, but brands are also built on emotion in

IMD and CKGSB partner to solve ‘The China Strategy Challenge’

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (March 6, 2013) – IMD, the world pioneer in executive education, and The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), the leading independent Chinese business school, announced the launch of ‘The China Strategy Challenge’ (CSC), a new executive education program designed to provide the critical skills companies will need to succeed in China. It will take place on the IMD campus in Lausanne, Switzerland from September 2-5, 2013. The CSC program is designed for senior executives who want access to the knowledge, entrepreneurial business culture and networks

IMD business school to launch five new executive education programs in 2013

Leadership focused open-enrollment programs will now total 21Lausanne, Switzerland (February 27, 2013) - IMD, a top-ranked global business school based in Switzerland, today announced plans to launch five new open-enrollment programs in 2013. These leadership-focused programs are designed to meet the ever-evolving needs of senior executives, including growing demands for insight on Asia. The new programs are The Leadership Challenge (TLC), The China Strategy Challenge (CSC), Organizational Learning in Action (OLA), Leading the Family Office (LFO) and Orchestrating Winning Performance (

EFMD & GMAC to hold Global MBA Directors Conference at IMD business school

EFMD, with the support of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), will hold the 2013 EFMD MBA Conference  hosted by IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland from the 17-19 of March.    The conference will explore the role of the Programme Director under the theme "Leading the MBA: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" and will include a tailor made case "The MBA Director's Dilemma" that will address some of the key challenges encountered by Programme Directors.    "The role of the MBA Director has never been more

IMD business school and Lombard Odier recognize French family business Bel for combining tradition and innovation

Bel Group awarded the 17th annual IMD-Lombard Odier Global Family Business Award5 October 2012 ‒ Bel, a world leader in branded cheeses, was awarded the 17th annual IMD-Lombard Odier Global Family Business Award at the 23rd Summit of the Family Business Network International (FBN-I) in London. Awarded by IMD, a top-ranked global business school, and by Lombard Odier & Cie, one of the main firms of private bankers in Europe, this prize is regarded by many as the most prestigious for successful family businesses. It recognizes the way in which such firms unite family interests with those

PRESS RELEASE - Study finds Eco-labels “overwhelming” for firms and customers

A Sticky Situation (Op-Ed piece included)Lausanne, Switzerland, August 10 – The practice of eco-labelling may be on the brink of saturation point and is becoming as confusing for companies as it is for consumers, a major new study has warned. Joint research by IMD, the International Institute for Management Development, and EPFL, the Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne, suggests the process has become so fragmented that the current industry perception is dominated by wide-ranging reappraisal. Germany’s Ministry of the Environment introduced the world’s first eco-label, the Blue Angel, in

IMD announces its 2012 World Competitiveness Rankings

Top 3 are Hong Kong, US and SwitzerlandUS competitiveness remains the key to global recoveryIMD today announced the findings of its annual World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY). The WCY rankings measure how well countries manage their economic and human resources to increase their prosperity. The most competitive of the 59 ranked economies in 2012 are Hong Kong, the US and Switzerland (see overall rankings table below). Despite all its setbacks, the US remains at the center of world competitiveness because of its unique economic power, the dynamism of its enterprises and its capacity for

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