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When Giants Stumble

Strategy

by TOVSTIGA George, phd

Companies stumble for numerous possible reasons. The seeds of corporate demise are often sown during periods of remarkable success, when companies get locked into complex corporate structures are difficult to abandon when the economic environment shifts. Internal dysfunctionalities nurtured by management complacency and exacerbated by functional myopia then only serve to accelerate the decline.

#Strategy series

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Financial & Economics Research Outlook

Is the yield curve telling us that a recession is around the corner?

Finance

by REBONATO Riccardo, PhD

Inverted yield curves have historically been predictors of recessions, or, rather, of the last phase of an economic expansion. So, is the yield curve telling us that a recession is around the corner?

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Are ETFs still popular with investors?

Finance

by MARTELLINI Lionel, PhD

The exchange-traded funds (ETF) seem to be very popular among the existing investment vehicules and ETFs are perhaps one of the greatest financial innovations of recent years, as they combine the advantages of mutual funds and common stocks. But, what really tells the data?

#Finance

"The investment industry [...] to answer the looming pension crisis"

Finance

by MARTELLINI Lionel, PhD

 Lionel Martellini, Director at EDHEC-Risk Institute, argues that the investment industry should first adress the retirement needs. An opinion piece published in the Financial Times.

#Retirement, #Investment Solutions, #Finance

Investing well in Smart Equity Factors

Finance

by SHIRBINI Eric

In a recent article published in Asia Asset Management, Eric Shirbini, Global research and investment solutions Director at ERI Scientific Beta, explains why the "the devil in the detail" when investing in smart equity factors.

#Finance, #Media Impact

"USS strike: global pensions crisis is now shaking ivory towers"

Finance

by MARTELLINI Lionel, PhD

In a recent opinion piece published in the Higher Times Education, Lionel Martellini, Professor of Finance and Director at EDHEC-Risk Institute, provides his analyis on the global pension crisis.

#Finance, #Media Impact, #Retirement

"Infrastructure investors seek better performance data"

Finance

by BLANC-BRUDE Frédéric, PhD

The Financial Times just published an article mentioning an EDHEC Infrastructure Institute study on "how infrastructure indices should be structured to best address their asset allocation and performance monitoring needs".

#Finance, #Media Impact, #Infrastructure Investing

Food for Managers and Entrepreneurs

When Giants Stumble

Strategy

by TOVSTIGA George, phd

Companies stumble for numerous possible reasons. The seeds of corporate demise are often sown during periods of remarkable success, when companies get locked into complex corporate structures are difficult to abandon when the economic environment shifts. Internal dysfunctionalities nurtured by management complacency and exacerbated by functional myopia then only serve to accelerate the decline.

#Strategy series

The critical ‘when?’ question in strategy

Strategy

by TOVSTIGA George, phd

Time matters in strategy. Should a firm enter a market now - or later?  Does it need to move quickly when doing so? Timing matters, but there are no clear rules. When facing the question of when to act, strategic decision makers are often thrown for a loop.

#Strategy series

Single fathers: a market segment still ignored by brands

Marketing

by CHOUR Mohamad

Whereas gender studies show that boundaries between female and male genders are increasingly blurred in our post-modern era, maternal and paternal roles are also tending to blur. What we are seeing is the emergence of a new social norm, being “a father and a mother” combined. Do advertisers, brands and marketers take this new social norm properly into account? Are single fathers considered as a new market segment? How to better understand and satisfy single-fathers families?

#Marketing

Another change? How to let go of the old

Leadership & Management

by BROWNE-JAMET Nicolle

When was the last time you experienced a change in your professional life, at a personal level such as a change in company, team or position? Or maybe it was at an organizational level such as restructuring, rebranding, new processes in place of the old?

#Self-Leadership

Coaching to improve motivation

Leadership & Management

by MILNER Julia, PhD

In a recent article posted on The Economist website, Julia Milner explains the importance of "shaping" leaders with coaching skills.

#Self-Leadership, #Media Impact

"Sometimes the key is closer at hand, right inside the company"

Innovation

by D'HUY Pierre

What is ordinary corporate innovation? Only visionary bosses can truly innovate? How encourage corporate innovators?

#Media Impact, #Innovation

Risk and Performance Insights

Best "Tax and Law" Articles 2017-2018!

Law

by EDHEC Redactor

 

#LegalEDHEC, #Storytelling

Social Media Regulation: Content Control vs. Platform Nudging

Law

by FAGAN FRANK, PhD

Should social media be regulated?  If so, how? 

#Regulation, #LegalEDHEC, #Social Media

Beyond GDPR: Big Data's Matthew Effect

Law

by DEMUIJNCK Geert, PhD, FASTERLING Björn, PHD, PELGRIN Florian, PhD

Not only Privacy is at Stake. How Big Data and Advanced Data Analytics may Deepen Social Inequalities.

#Regulation, #LegalEDHEC, #Economics

“Serial hackings”: from the Olympics Games to the Retail

Criminal Risks

by VERY Philippe, PhD

Cost, reputation, trust: cyber-attacks can cause considerable damage. The subject of cyber-security deserves to be taken highly seriously. Philippe Very, Professor of Strategy at EDHEC Business School proves it by using several recent examples of company’s hackings. Find out more in OTHERWISE #6 (p.20)

#Cyber-Attacks, #Criminal Risks Management, #Otherwise, #Strategy series

Fake Infra

Finance

by TAME Sarah

Listed infrastructure, in its current form, cannot be called an asset class. Asset managers offering so called “infrastructure funds” are misleading investors. 

#Finance, #Infrastructure Investing

A question of Law: WHEN ?

Law

by FAGAN FRANK, PhD

History shows that laws often happen when the time is ripe. A new book looks at the many different impacts of time and timing on lawmaking today and what it means for tomorrow.

#Legal Studies, #LegalEDHEC, #Otherwise

 

 

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