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Meyer’s Management Models -episode 2: 'Digital Platform Map'

What are digital platforms, and can they emerge in my industry as well? A platform is any type of system that facilitates many-to-many interactions (M2M). An example of a platform in the physical world is a marketplace, as it lets multiple sellers interact with multiple buyers. This is

Interview

July 16, 2019

Learning how to be a better leader

Becoming a better leader thanks to a brain scan? It sounds futuristic, but in professor Steven Poelmans' NeuroTrainingLab it is business as usual.

July 16, 2019

"The outcome of the in-company project confirmed our beliefs, the students exceeded our expectations""

Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) recently entered into a partnership with a jewelry trade association and wanted to be fully prepared. They needed a market research done, quickly and efficiently. Niki and Eva, preparing for their master’s degree in Management at Antwerp Management

Case

July 3, 2019

This is how you innovate faster and smarter

How can you better tap into the innovative potential in your company? For the past year, Aquafin has been working with fifteen innovation accelerators, who meanwhile have over a dozen of ideas in the pipeline. Appeared in De Standaard in Dutch on Wednesday June 12, 2019.

Opinion Column

July 3, 2019

Meyer’s Management Models - episode 1: 'Mind the Gap'

Organizations constantly change, in ways both intended and unintended. When managers deliberately set out to alter an organization, shifting it from its current state to a future state, we speak of implementing change. The challenges involved in successfully implementing change depend on

Report Research

June 27, 2019

Public & Social Profit sector

Fire Department Zone Antwerp prepares for the future

A year ago, Antwerp Management School and the fire department Zone Antwerp (BZA) embarked on a 4-year research project to better prepare the fire department for the future. What are the first results?

Interview

June 14, 2019

A talk with Dries Van Noten: 'Fashion is too volatile'

Vans loaded with boxes full of clothes are driving in and out of the former warehouse Godfried at Het Eilandje in Antwerp. Almost twenty years ago, Dries Van Noten had this impressive building renovated, and now it is bursting at the seams. We presented five (apparent) paradoxes to the

Research

May 9, 2019

Prime Foundation Partner Melexis about the yin and yang of high performance and well-being

Melexis develops and produces integrated semiconductor solutions, mainly for the automotive industry. Or as CEO Françoise Chombar puts it: “We make your car smarter, cleaner and more attractive.” Melexis thus wants to contribute to the creation of the best imaginable future. They've been

Testimonial

May 5, 2019

By Theo Van Leest

"Now I really understand how my organization is doing from a financial point of view."

Theo van Leest is owner of the Digital Legit Company. DLC helps organizations to tackle the challenges of IT projects and understand their impact on business. To improve his customer services, Theo wanted to gain insight into the financial ins and outs of an organization. He was already

Interview

April 9, 2019

Start to Lead: learning to trust your own leadership

Wannes Dierckx is a project manager at the software company JD-Consult. JD Consult is a relatively young company that has grown rapidly in a short period of time. Wannes had quite some know-how and got promoted to a leadership role. Being an expert and being a leader, however, requires a

Column

March 1, 2019

Start to Lead: taking time to discover your leadership DNA