From military strategy to corporate strategy
Prof. Frédéric Fréry explains where the analogy between corporate strategy and military strategy comes from, but that business may have more in common with seduction than war.
Price rises: speculation does not take place only on the stock exchange
Food & beverage specialist Francesco Venuti comments on the latest developments of the inflation situation in the agri-food sector and beyond.
Lessons of strategy and management from Game of Thrones
While we wait for the prequel to Game of Thrones, Ghislain Deslandes talks about what managers can learn from the highly popular TV series – or not.
EU Data Act: what impact on value creation?
Louis-David Benyayer reflects on the new rules proposed by the European Commission on who can use and access data generated in the EU.
Play hard, work hard: the metaverse is not just a game
Andreas Kaplan comments on an article claiming that Microsoft bought Activision because “gaming is the new social media.”
Platform growth strategy: From the octopus to the metaverse?
Prof. Frédéric Fréry comments on research identifying a growth pattern specific to platforms and wonders if their next evolutionary stage will be the metaverse.
Can James Bond wait any longer before he switches to Jaguar?
Finance specialist Christophe Thibierge discusses the much-postponed release of the latest James Bond movie and Jaguar’s announcement that it will not be launching any new models before 2025.
“Before considering new debt, Europe should make full use of its common debt”
On the occasion of the EU summit at Versailles, Jérôme Creel suggests an alternative to deal with the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and to build a “European defence.”
Europe brings Poland into line – others may be next
Prof. Vincent Smith discusses a column in The Economist saying ‘Polexit’ is unlikely but missing a few points, including recovery from Covid in Hungary and the impact of the war in Ukraine.
“Work intensity is a more pressing issue than overtime work”
Prof. Argyro Avgoustaki discusses an article that blames the ‘Great Resignation’ on overwork, which has increased during the Covid-19 era.
European economy climate stress test: companies have a lot more to lose than the ECB thinks
Although the first climate stress test in the euro area has not really grasped the scale and the true nature of the risks climate change will pose to the economy and businesses, it confirms the need to take them seriously, say Profs. Aurélien Acquier and Jérôme Creel.
Lab rats: management misery made in Silicon Valley
Prof. Ghislain Deslandes reviews a book which takes a critical look at some of the modern-day practices of the gig economy.
