Expertise

April 21, 2017

A structured CSR policy in 7 steps

In 2017 it is vital that companies be sustainable. Sustainability is not just about company car emissions, but the whole production process and business strategy. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a company’s strategy for assessing and taking responsibility for its impact on the

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April 20, 2017

By Sue Schiepers

Art and business, a crystal-clear combination

Sue Schiepers opened her own art gallery in Hasselt at the start of 2017. It was a first: it is the first glass gallery in Belgium. She is passionate about the arts, but also perfectly at home in the business world. In 2015 Sue started the Executive MBA at Antwerp Management School. She

Expertise

April 19, 2017

By Tim Huygh

Towards the dynamic governance of digital assets

Digital & IT

In the early 1990s, the early days of research into IT governance, there was a certain preoccupation with the division of IT-related decision-making. One of the dominant research themes was the centralization/decentralization of decision-making power (or a combination of the two), and the

Expertise Opinion

April 14, 2017

By Remco Lenstra

Three reasons why you are the one holding back innovation

Strategy & Innovation

In the many conversations we at the Business Design & Innovation Expertise Center have with people from various companies, we will regularly hear people say something along the lines of: “I know that we have to apply Design Thinking, but it’s so hard to get the rest of the

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April 13, 2017

By Caroline Van Rompuy

“The IT Masters will almost immediately pay off”

Digital & IT

Getting accepted by business leaders as a strategic partner whilst also being an IT person is not as easy as it might seem. Caroline van Rompuy knows this better than anyone: this is part of the reason she started the Master in IT Governance and Assurance in 2015, from which she is due to

Expertise

April 11, 2017

By Koen Marichal

Which leadership style is most effective?

Human Resources

The search for the most effective leadership is as old as time and starts with the idea that behavior is developable and that certain acts by leaders have a better effect on their employees than others. So if we know which behavior is most effective, then we just need to teach it to our

Report Interview

April 10, 2017

By Antwerp Management School

Executive MBA students turn the page in Nungwi with their Community Project

Sustainable Transformation

For many of us - indeed perhaps most of us at this school - education is something that is easily taken for granted. However, in many places around the world this is not yet the case and that is something that Veerle Limbos and her 7 EMBA colleagues understand only too clearly. Through

Expertise

April 7, 2017

By Sofie Jacobs

Diane Von Furstenberg and the success of Belgian fashion designers

Strategy & Innovation

Fashion is big business. It is certainly big business in Antwerp, a fact which is now being increasingly recognized around the world. Diane Von Furstenberg, born in Brussels and now the embodiment of the American dream, received an honorary degree from the University of Antwerp on March

Interview

April 6, 2017

By Antwerp Management School

On the road again: why our Dean values international partnerships

Corporate Strategy & Innovation

Behind every management school stands a motivated dean. Paul Mathyssens, Dean of Antwerp Management School since 2013, gives us a unique insight into an important aspect of his job. He explains why he spends much time abroad and therefore invests in inward and outward internationalization.

Expertise Section

April 5, 2017

By Jesse Segers

Leaders of paradoxes: 4 important organizational types

Human Resources

In the blog series ‘Leaders of paradoxes’ Prof. Dr. Jesse Segers explains us what the invisible tensions are to what leaders get exposed. In this first part he illustrates which 4 important organizational paradoxes can be defined.

Expertise Opinion

March 30, 2017

By Hans Mulder

The Software Assembly Line

Digital & IT

From x hours per function point to x function points per hour Automating software production increases productivity. However, progress in this area is only sporadic. Why? What is holding things back? On the other hand, it’s just a matter of time. We’re on the eve of a breakthrough. We are

Expertise Interview

March 28, 2017

By Antwerp Management School

The 'purple' integration in HRM

Human Resources

Human Resource Management is often perceived as the company’s ‘soft side’. When HRM take employees’ talents and wishes into account, this adds value to a company; however, it can be a mistake to focus on people knowledge too much to the exclusion of other factors. So how should you tackle

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A structured CSR policy in 7 steps

Art and business, a crystal-clear combination

Towards the dynamic governance of digital assets

Three reasons why you are the one holding back innovation

“The IT Masters will almost immediately pay off”

Which leadership style is most effective?

Executive MBA students turn the page in Nungwi with their Community Project

Diane Von Furstenberg and the success of Belgian fashion designers

On the road again: why our Dean values international partnerships

Leaders of paradoxes: 4 important organizational types

The Software Assembly Line

The 'purple' integration in HRM

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