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Last week, many world leaders traveled to New York City for the 74th United Nations General Assembly. The week started with a lot of attention for the 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg and Donald Trump as they briefly crossed paths. Unfortunately, the real outcomes of the events

Opinion Column

September 30, 2019

Meyer’s Management Models - episode 4: Revenue model framework

What are the different ways to generate income as an organization? All organizations need money to operate and thus require ways to generate sufficient income. An organization’s revenue model is the specific manner by which it acquires funds – it constitutes the way in which the

Opinion Column

July 29, 2019

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

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

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March 1, 2019

Start to Lead: taking time to discover your leadership DNA

“Spot on”, according to Elena Secuianu, 29 and HR Manager at the Mediterranean Shipping Company Belgium. She started working there two years ago and has recently been promoted to team leader. She was on the lookout for a training program to finetune her leadership skills when Antwerp

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January 24, 2019

By Jan Beyne

More than 200 sustainable mindsets at the SDG Exchange Day

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

Research Column

December 5, 2018

By Lars Moratis

Do Belgian organizations embrace the SDGs?

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.

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October 15, 2018

By Wayne Visser

Purposeful Leadership – A Tribute to Kofi Annan

By Sebastiaan de Neubourg, w.r.yuma

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?

Research Column

June 28, 2018

By Dominik Mahr

How Big Data Transforms Service Management and Stimulates Opportunities for Service Research

Strategy & Innovation

The Big Data gold rush transcends business categories. Global spending on Big Data has exploded to reach $125 billion in 2015[1], making it a major game changer across virtually all industries [2], likely to grow at double-digit rates in the years to come. Broadly, Big Data are

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March 16, 2018

How we made the world’s first 3-D printed sunglasses from plastic waste