Making Deals Successful
Making Deals Successful
Why do certain transactions pay off and others don’t? Is integration success blind luck or a manageable and transparent process? These were...
“The key principle behind our success is paranoia.”
Urs Wietlisbach recalls the founding period of the Partners Group and reveals the key factors behind the success of his firm. He then speaks...
Tomorrow’s Leadership – Creating Shared Value at the core
Corporate Social Responsibility has now moved from being a hot topic to a globally accepted business practice. This is very positive. But, if we...
Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg: Innovation as usual
The term “innovation” has become a buzzword in business literature. What is your personal definition of this word?
I like to use a very...
The Best of both Worlds
Since Henkel went public in 1985, total revenue has nearly quadrupled and the workforce has grown from 31,000 to about 50,000 employees worldwide. The concept that...
“At Lombard Odier we believe the Sustainability Revolution will be the...
Patrick Odier is Senior Managing Partner of Lombard Odier. Founded in 1796, the Geneva-based private bank has been committed to sustainability for generations. Sustainability...
Innovation ist kein Selbstläufer
Kein Zweifel: Im Vergleich zu früheren Zeiten geht es uns heute besser denn je. Noch im 19. Jahrhundert lebten die meisten Menschen in bitterer...
Starke Unternehmer für neue Herausforderungen
Zurich Schweiz zeigte im ersten Jahrzehnt des neuen Jahrtausends Merkmale, die aus vielen erfolgreichen Unternehmen bekannt sind: Die Kundenorientierung drohte aufgrund der Fokussierung auf...
Responsibility for the Base-of-the-Pyramid: Infrastructure Solutions for Rural India
Today, numerous scholars and articles as well as managers and corporate initiatives focus on the opportunities that C.K. Prahalad and Stuart L. Hart have...
Der Umbau unserer Industriegesellschaft Anmerkung aus der Praxis eines Energieunternehmens
Die Transformation des bestehenden Systems der industriellen Produktion ist eine der zentralen Aufgaben, vor der die Menschheit im 21. Jahrhundert steht. Das Ziel muss...