IMD has found a successor to its current President, Dr. Peter Lorange, in the person of Dr. John R. Wells, Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and a seasoned business leader. Dr. Wells will take IMD’s reins as of Spring 2008.

The number of hedge funds now operating in the markets is more than nine thousand. Compared to about 3,130 stocks which are currently traded on the New York Stock Exchange, there are currently three times more hedge funds.

Cyclical overcapacity is a phenomenon where we see excess capacity, or "overcapacity", going up and down over time. It tends to occur in capital-intensive industries such as steel, chemicals, petrochemicals, pulp and paper.

When automobile construction and repairs became computerized, there was widespread feeling that many mechanics would not be able to make the switch. Despite this, the vast majority learned how to use computers. The reason they accepted the change? The benefit of doing so was crystal clear and instead of being the disaster scenario predicted, the automobile industry provided one of the greatest change success stories of all time.

A firm’s ability to generate timely market insights is a critical competency that has spawned extensive information support industries. Traditional market research providers have a panoply of finely honed offerings that include conducting market experiments, fielding surveys and calibrating sophisticated market response models. Firms can get help setting up and operating massive customer databases. And last, but not least, numerous professional voyeurs now offer services ranging from watching consumers shop to listening in on customer exchanges on the Internet.

Today it is easier than ever for companies to operate globally. So why are so many struggling to staff their cross-border operations with the right executives? And how would a global career benefit you? Here are Professor Maury Peiperl's views on what is becoming a hot HR topic, global mobility.

Many managers and leaders are struggling to move from strategy to execution and for some reason, it's not happening. But what are the typical obstacles that individuals and companies are facing which stop them making the project happening?

Do you understand the meaning of corporate identity and how it should be used to its best advantage? Professor Stuart Read sheds light on the corporate identity enigma and explains some important do's and don'ts...

Research into the competitiveness of private enterprises has a longstanding tradition. The question is, what new insights can the relatively new discipline of investigating the competitiveness of nations bring to the table? What are the links between the two and how do enterprises and nations differ in their definitions of success?

Finance has become a highly sophisticated science of recent years, but when correctly managed in conjunction with tried and tested basics it can bring even greater value to corporations. The question is, as always, whether the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t – or can the two be happily married?