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February 14, 2019

By Wayne Visser

Climate marches won’t change the world – but they will speed up change in the world

Sustainable Transformation

Public protests – like today’s Students for Climate march in Brussels – usually register as nothing more than a blip on the radar of the daily news cycle. Some group is dissatisfied with something. They exercise their democratic right to wave a few placards and chant some clichéd slogans.

Column

January 24, 2019

By Jan Beyne

More than 200 sustainable mindsets at the SDG Exchange Day

Sustainable Transformation

On January 9, 2018, more than 200 full-time master’s (FTM) students attended the SDG Exchange Day at Antwerp Management School.

Expertise

January 10, 2019

By Hugo Marynissen

How an Executive PhD can help you to become a ‘knowledge leader’

Corporate

Making a distinction between an Executive PhD and a “traditional” PhD is tricky. In both cases, students go through the process of acquiring sound research skills, they undertake rigorous research, and at the end of the process they will make a unique contribution to knowledge. In the

Expertise Report

January 7, 2019

By Karen Wouters

Leadership Lab: Strengthening teams for shared leadership: shifting from me to meaning

Human Resources

Our last leadership lab of 2018 was hosted by Fluvius who has taken its recent merger (between Eandis en Infrax) as an opportunity to introduce a new way of working centered around shared leadership and teamwork. A huge undertaking for an organization with more than 5000 employees who

Expertise Research

December 12, 2018

By Jan Beyne

A call for sustainable and responsible action

Sustainable Transformation

Do we need to stop CSR? Do we need a ‘new story of business’? We need a new enlightenment. How do we deal with the concept of sustainability and responsibility today and in the future? Is the triple bottom line really dead? And is stakeholder management immortal?

Research Column

December 5, 2018

By Lars Moratis

Do Belgian organizations embrace the SDGs?

Sustainable Transformation

How do Belgian companies and organizations handle the SDGs now and how can they do more in the future? This research question was the basis of the SDG Barometer, which was elaborated by Antwerp Management School together with Louvain School of Management & the University of Antwerp.

Expertise

November 12, 2018

By Andries Reymer

5 reasons why startups should consider working together with traditional businesses

Strategy & Innovation

In today’s rat race with fast-paced changes and new technologies, startups pop up éverywhere. You can find some numbers on this fact in the blog written by my colleague Vincent Molly.

Expertise

October 19, 2018

By Geert Scheipers

Shaping a smarter business: 10 simple rules for digital transformation

Strategy & Innovation

On October 8, 2018, Professor Michael Porter received what we believe to be a long overdue honorary doctorate from the KUL. Driven by a sharp analytic eye, impressive teaching and consultancy skills, tons of energy and hints of pure brilliance, the forefather of such time-tested subjects

Column

October 15, 2018

By Wayne Visser

Purposeful Leadership – A Tribute to Kofi Annan

Sustainable Transformation

The recent death of Kofi Annan gives me pause to think about the nature of leadership – and especially what makes one leader stand out, as Annan clearly did. What makes a leader good, or inspiring, rather than simply effective?

Expertise

September 25, 2018

By Geert Scheipers

Digital transformation: A good friend’s advice

Strategy & Innovation

On beer, friends and the value of good theory… Every so often we meet up with a few old friends to have a drink. A couple of weeks ago, we gathered in the beautiful oak guesthouse of one of them, hidden in the seclusion of her impeccable garden. After enjoying a few of the best beers

August 29, 2018

By Guus de Mari

Align business and IT and become a hero

Digital & IT

5 reasons why IT experts should start an executive IT-master now Why should you start an executive master program and stimulate your career when budgets are still limited? In five short reasons, I give you food for thought and help you to take your decision to start a career changing

Expertise

July 31, 2018

By Vincent Molly

Why family businesses should consider working together with startups

Strategy & Innovation

Startups are everywhere. In this era of fast-paced change, new technologies and disruption, there is plenty of opportunity to let entrepreneurship thrive. Evidence can be found in the many companies being launched every day all over the world. Statistics show that in countries like