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October 10, 2023

By Robin De Cock

5 key questions to build KPIs for innovation reporting

Strategy & Innovation

This second article in our series of three on corporate innovation focuses on the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) innovation leaders use to report and communicate their progress. These metrics assess the success and effectiveness of innovation efforts, provide information about

Expertise

September 8, 2023

By Wayne Visser

10 Sustainable Transformation Trends - literature

Sustainable Transformation

The Sustainable Transformation Lab delved into the intersection between business, society and the environment and shone a spotlight on 10 of the most significant sustainable transformation trends for business.

Expertise

August 29, 2023

By Robin De Cock

Corporate venturing: challenges in measuring return on innovation

Strategy & Innovation

With the increase of technological, business and societal disruptions, innovation climbs even higher on corporate to-do lists. With it comes the increasing importance of corporate venturing, which provides as many opportunities as it does challenges. This article is the first in a series

Expertise Opinion

August 29, 2023

By Yuri Bobbert

How Digital Security leaders can influence Environmental and Sustainability Goals (ESG)?

Sustainable Transformation Digital & IT Strategy & Innovation

“How on earth does cybersecurity relate to the subject of sustainability?” was what some students at the Antwerp Management School must have thought when the AMS guest lecture of Ad Krikke started. Sustainability still triggers most people's thoughts about environmental challenges

Expertise

August 23, 2023

By Wouter Van Bockhaven

Navigating the River-lution: harmonize social, ecological, and economic interests

Strategy & Innovation

During the summer months, the tranquil canals and rivers of the North Sea Region come alive with kayakers and canoers, offering a peaceful escape from our fast-paced digital lives. However, beneath the surface of these serene landscapes lies a growing struggle for waterway authorities and

Expertise

July 18, 2023

By Kirsten Vanderplanken

The economic cost of climate change in 4 numbers

Sustainable Transformation

The Earth's climate is rapidly changing, and its consequences are becoming increasingly visible across the globe. As extreme weather events intensify and temperatures continue to rise, the economic toll of climate change becomes a pressing concern for nations and industries alike. In this

Expertise Research

April 28, 2023

By Kirsten Vanderplanken

The impact of climate change on employees in 4 numbers

Human Resources

Climate change is a pressing global issue that affects many aspects of our daily lives, including our work environments. In the workplace, climate change creates new risks for occupational health and safety: physical health risks, mental health challenges, changes in work patterns and

Expertise Research

March 23, 2023

By Steven Poelmans

A toxic culture is not just about toxic leadership

Leadership

The term “toxic leadership” is all over the news these days, most recently, e.g., in the articles about Plopsaland. But what is toxic leadership? In the news, it is often associated with “transgressive behavior” or “a strict level of control”. The question is: when do you cross the line?

Expertise Research

January 25, 2023

By Kathleen Vangronsvelt

1 in 3 people come to work sick. What message are you giving your employees?

Human Resources

Don’t want your employees to come to work sick? Then check your organization’s absenteeism culture: what (implicit) message are you giving your employees about being sick and working?

Expertise

January 13, 2023

By Antwerp Management School

Running an intellectual marathon: PhD for Executives

Corporate

Hans Vanoorbeek is Managing Partner of BV Capital Partners and Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Vlerick Business School. He was in search of a well-organized, flexible PhD program that would allow him to combine working, teaching and doing in-depth research. The PhD Program for

Expertise Research

January 11, 2023

By Kathleen Vangronsvelt

4 mechanisms that play a role in absenteeism

Human Resources

Absenteeism is defined as a "failure to show up for scheduled work" (Johns, 1997). Whether involuntary or voluntary, legitimized or not, white or black or grey… Many researchers are not concerned with that. The line is often thin, and as a manager or HR professional, you will rarely know

Expertise Research

December 16, 2022

By Kirsten Vanderplanken

The hidden cost of saving on heating

Human Resources

With temperatures dipping below zero for the first time this year, some already dream of a white Christmas (could it be?). But this first burst of winter also has a less miraculous consequence. The cold temperatures go hand in hand with another rise in energy costs. A bitter pill for