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Make the right study choice and boost your career opportunities

Choosing what to study is never easy. It’s a big decision and, with your future in mind, you need to take the current labor market situation into account. Right now, about 104,000 Flemish students are studying subjects that are unlikely to lead to jobs. You make your very first study

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October 4, 2017

Project Valerie: Smart innovation is… targeted market research

The competitiveness of technology-driven businesses depends heavily on their ability to innovate. Successful innovation is crucial for ensuring the survival of an enterprise. Furthermore, customer input is invaluable for the efficient development of new products or services. However,

Expertise

October 3, 2017

Public & Social Profit sector Strategy & Innovation

Why public finance urgently needs a place on the agenda

For many years, Johan De Cooman has been teaching the financial management module in the Master in Public Management at AMS. With established demand from government organizations and alarming reports in the media, we recognized the need to offer some broader, deeper education in this

Report Opinion

October 2, 2017

By Koen Marichal

Leadership with a small ‘l’

A few weeks ago, Doctors for Doctors organized an evening devoted to the film Burning Out by the Belgian Jérôme Le Maire. The award-winning documentary shows the lives and the silent suffering of surgeons, anesthetists, nurses and other personnel in the operating theatres of Paris’s

Expertise Research

September 26, 2017

By Eddy Laveren

15 success factors for merger and acquisition processes

Sustainable Transformation

There are reports every day in the financial press on mergers and acquisitions in SMEs and major corporations. After all, acquisitions are a way of boosting and solidifying your company’s competitive position. But they can also create problems. Bringing a newly merged entity safely into

Expertise Opinion

September 22, 2017

By Nils Wuytens

Companies with intangible assets & asset-less companies

A friend of mine who is a recruiter at an international software company told me that he always ends interviews with the same question: “What is the deciding factor when choosing an employer?” In the past, he received obvious replies, such as a job with interesting content, development

Expertise Opinion

September 20, 2017

By Peggy De Prins

Jobs of the future: death knell or opportunity?

The concept of the “Future of Work” is gaining traction, not just in academic discussions and institutions, but in enterprises and labor negotiations as well. It’s a thought that can create panic and fascination at the same time. What will the jobs of the future look like?

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September 14, 2017

By Anne Lemaire

Showing vulnerability as a leader… a delicate balance

For the September 5 Leadership Lab, doctoral candidate Johannes Claeys met with members of our Connect program in the Kapel van de Ontluiking in Groot-Bijgaarden. Next week, he presents his PhD on “Leadership and Vulnerability” at Tilburg University. During our meeting, he gave us a sneak

Expertise Opinion

September 14, 2017

From inspector to confidant: the independent role of the internal auditor is more important than ever

Internal audit aims to provide as much reassurance as possible about the internal operations of an organization. Internal audit as an activity has existed for a long time but it has gone through a number of evolutions. What does it mean to work in this area today? Ben Broeckx, Academic

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September 13, 2017

By An Cosaert

Disruptival The Experience: a retrospective

On Thursday, August 31, Disruptival The Experience was held for the very first time. Participants and knowledge partners alike were full of praise for what was a successful day of new experiences and look forward to 2018’s edition – as it is already certain that there will be another one

September 11, 2017