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Expertise

September 8, 2017

By Steven De Haes

Rethinking governance approaches for digital transformation in incumbent organizations

Digital & IT

Digital transformation is high on many organizations’ agenda. While a lot of start-ups and entrepreneurs use digital technology very successfully for growth and innovation (eg, new greenfield online banks or e-commerce businesses), incumbent firms often face challenges in successfully

Expertise

September 7, 2017

By Antwerp Management School

Blended learning: from learning objective to optimal learning method

Public & Social Profit sector Corporate

Are you familiar with blended learning, the buzzword of modern education? A term that sounds so cool but vague at the same time that many people wrongly associate it with new technologies or “tree-hugging” lecturers. In reality, however, blended learning is about developing curricula. At

Expertise Opinion

September 6, 2017

By Jesse Segers

“Nomadic professionals, make your choices meaningful”

Human Resources Strategy & Innovation

Opening minds. Touching souls. Energizing business. That’s what Antwerp Management School stands for. As a business school, energizing business is, of course, a goal. Opening minds is also obvious. How can your mind not be opened after numerous classes and field trips? But what about

Report

August 29, 2017

By Sara Bastiaensens

Future of Work: a unique experience!

Human Resources

As a junior researcher with the Next Generation Work expertise center, I was able to take part in the first Future of Work program. During this six-day program, HR professionals and people managers worked together to discover the future of work and how they could help shape it. The

Interview

August 28, 2017

By Antwerp Management School

Why public-sector professionals shouldn’t be afraid to delve deeper

Public & Social Profit sector

The public sector is extremely large, employing people in many different functions and organizations. But many of these professionals lack the time to make their work broader and deeper. Often, they realize that they are missing that extra bit of knowledge that would let them take their

Expertise Section

August 21, 2017

By Andries Reymer

Value-Based Pricing: Value Detection

Strategy & Innovation

A few weeks back, I discussed the various methods of setting prices. We looked at cost-plus, competition and value-based pricing. The value-based method is seen as the best way to use your own strengths to outshine the competition. Prices based on value and the client’s willingness to pay

Expertise

August 18, 2017

By Steven De Haes

Digital leadership & e-leadership skills: leading the digital transformation strategically

Digital & IT

Leadership is vital to the development of any business and therefore also crucial for a successful digital transformation. Digital transformation is on the agenda of most organizations, public or private, big or small. In our increasingly digitized economy, company leaders have no choice

Expertise

August 17, 2017

By Antwerp Management School

How an executive PhD can boost your business and career

Corporate

Whether you are a C-level business executive wanting to broaden your vision or an experienced professional from a field such as law or medicine, a PhD program may be the enriching challenge you are looking for. Antwerp Management School gives executives the chance to acquire the highest

Expertise Research

August 16, 2017

By Wim Coreynen

PSS #5 - How product-oriented manufacturers can scale up Product-Service Systems

Strategy & Innovation

Many manufacturers acknowledge the importance of moving toward product-service systems (PSS) – combining products and services to meet customers’ needs – and yet they often find themselves unable to exploit PSS to their full potential.

Column

August 10, 2017

By Peter Branders

Why there’s more to doing an MBA than learning about business

A few weeks ago, I graduated from Antwerp Management School’s Executive MBA program. After two years of hard work I finally reached the finish line of this unique experience.

Opinion

August 8, 2017

By Antwerp Management School

Why you can assert ownership of your career but not of your job

Human Resources

People no longer view careers the way they used to. In Voka Tribune, Prof. Dr. Ans De Vos looks back on the development of the vision on careers in the past 6 years. The focus of career policy has shifted. In the (recent) past the focus was on how one’s capacities grew within an

Column

July 6, 2017

By Dirk Le Roy, partner Sustenuto

How to make a meaningful contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Transformation

For many, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become the new framework on the subject of sustainability. Connecting this to current action on social responsibility may sound easy, but it is far from straightforward if it is to be in any way meaningful. How can businesses and