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December 13, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

8 books for beneath the Christmas tree

Sustainable Transformation Human Resources Strategy & Innovation

In this blog post our thought leaders’ favorite books are featured. They all have written about a book they think other people should read. The works mentioned are divergent: from works of poetry to philosophical literature. We hope to inspire you with this list for Christmas and New Year

December 9, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

Industry 4.0: how future-proof is your company?

Strategy & Innovation

In our current society, everything is being further and further technologized. Some experts state that that a new era has begun; the era of Industry 4.0. Xavier Gabriëls provides us with a clearly outlined definition of what Industry 4.0. exactly is: “Industry 4.0. is the new,

December 1, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

Traffic-free shopping: it's possible!

Sustainable Transformation

The rush hours on our roads have slowly become commonplace, especially in relation to the commute between work and home. What we do not realize (yet) is that the same phenomenon exists within certain leisure activities, for example with the migration of shops. This way we create a

November 29, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

82% less car rides due to flexible working

Sustainable Transformation Human Resources

Not enough Flemish people make use of the growing possibilities of working independently of time and location (TPOW). Flexible working can nevertheless contribute significantly to the reduction of structural traffic jams. To further integrate this way of working into businesses, the FIM

November 29, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

10 lessons on time- and place-independent work (TPIW)

Human Resources

Teleworking, home working, flexdesk work, flexible work arrangements, … are all forms of time- and place-independent work (TPIW). In this Whitepaper, the Competence Center Next Generation Work wants to report what makes TPIW succeed or fail. You can download the Flex with Flew whitepaper,

November 24, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

Alumni stories, PART FIVE: Hone your financial-economic management skills

Strategy & Innovation

The economic goings-on of the business world can be a tricky subject, especially for those who are not at home in the financial world. For these people, Antwerp Management School offers the BENE program: Business Economy for Non-Economists. In just nine days, you will be introduced to the

November 17, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

A positive start of school for 1300 less fortunate children

Sustainable Transformation

On 15 December Antwerp Management School is organizing the second edition of Education for Life. Education for Life is a special Christmas market with exclusive speakers. For this year’s edition you can look forward to contributions by Prof. Dr. Ans de Vos, Wiet Van de Velde, Dalilla

November 4, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

How do participants of the Leader Gathering experience their Leadership?

Human Resources

The long-awaited Leader Gathering took place on Friday 21 October. As of 12 noon, the managers and leaders of small, medium-sized and large companies, specialists, consultants, HR officers, AMS students and professors as well as pupils and teachers of the Koninklijk Atheneum Antwerpen

October 14, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

Het Kankerperspektief: leadership after cancer

Human Resources

During the Leadership Gathering, 21st of October 2016, Erik van Vooren presented his book Het Kankerperspektief. He wrote this book in commission of Stichting tegen Kanker (Foundation against Cancer). He interviewed 21 leaders about their experience with cancer. The book is not simply an

September 30, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

The world’s most powerful women have an MBA

Strategy & Innovation

Business magazine Forbes is a master – or should we say: mistress – at compiling lists of the world’s most successful business women: the world’s most powerful women, the world’s top 100 business women, the top 20 female CEOs of the year, etc. We’ve taken the liberty of listing a number

September 12, 2016

By Antwerp Management School

“Belgium is pretty progressive on CSR"

Sustainable Transformation

You might have already read the blogposts on our website on the subject of the CSR Trend Report 2015. Lars Moratis is the author of the report and academic director and professor of the Competence Center Corporate Responsibility. Time to inquire about the background of the research and

February 2, 2015

By Antwerp Management School

The power of LEGO®

Strategy & Innovation

Today organizations are more and more confronted with wicked problems: complex problems of which the thesis statement alters regularly or whereby many different stakeholders are involved. Visualization techniques help to make that sort of problems insightful and solve them. Or why you