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Strategy & Innovation (7)

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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

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 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.

Expertise

June 23, 2017

By Lode Barrezeele

First Aid in Fraud Investigation

Strategy & Innovation

When fraud occurs, it doesn’t normally just involve small amounts of money. An organization may suffer not only heavy material losses but also damage to its reputation. Hence anti-fraud policies are increasingly important in ensuring a safe organization with secure working practices. What

Expertise Interview

June 22, 2017

By Antwerp Management School

‘Guanxi’, or how to get into the Chinese inner circle

Strategy & Innovation

China is no longer the country of mass production; they are looking for added value. The One Belt One Road Dialogues anticipate that change can bring Europe and China together to work on building the future. Dean Paul Matthyssens and Dorinela Munteanu, International Business Director at

Expertise Interview

June 21, 2017

By Antwerp Management School

AMS and China: a history that’s writing the future

Strategy & Innovation

When you set up a business strategy to trade with Chinese partners, you will often hit a wall. Good intentions on both sides can get lost in translation, which can lead the initiator to feel defeated. We sat down with Paul Matthyssens, Dean of Antwerp Management School and Dora Munteanu,

Report

June 13, 2017

By Dorinela Munteanu

Chinese-European dialogues: sharing leadership insights

Strategy & Innovation

The LEAD-IN event which took place in the impressive surroundings of Antwerp Port House, was not only about doing business in China, but also, in keeping with the objectives of LEAD-IN, sharing inspiring leadership experiences about different leadership styles in the context of China and

Report

May 24, 2017

By An Cosaert

Why it’s never too soon to get involved in corporate venturing

Strategy & Innovation

Exponential Academy recently organized a popular event on the topic of corporate venturing. Carine Lucas of Agoria gave a fascinating overview of the potential that corporate venturing offers. The challenges faced by the start-up eSafe, under the guidance of Renson, and an inspiring tale

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

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

March 10, 2017

By Remco Lenstra

Design Thinking Incorporated

Strategy & Innovation

"If you rewind through design history, the most thrilling periods are the ones of the greatest change, when designers interpreted shifts in science, technology, behavior and politics for the rest of us. Take the explosion of innovation during the 1920's „machine age" and the 1960's „space