Thought Leadership Meets Business
How business schools can become more successful

Insights into the delivery of high-quality executive education at a top-ranking business school.

Peter Lorange (Author)

9780521897228, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 27 March 2008

262 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.56 kg

Review of the hardback: 'Nestlé and IMD have had a strong learning partnership for many years. I can personally attest to the value that we have both derived from the knowledge sharing that goes on between our two institutions. This book encapsulates the essence of IMD's winning formula and will be of interest to both academic and business leaders.' Peter Brabeck-Latmathe, Nestlé

For leading corporations, talent is perhaps the only truly sustainable competitive advantage. In light of this, leading international corporations need to be staffed by the best possible executive talent from around the world. This talent revolution places a burden on business schools to offer highly focused learning, based on practical research. In addition, business schools face fierce competition in this sector, not least from the rapid growth in management education in India and South East Asia. Thought Leadership Meets Business offers significant insights into the factors that have led to the delivery of high-quality executive education at the top-ranking International Institute for Management Development (IMD). Drawing on the experience and wisdom gained by IMD President Peter Lorange over a distinguished career of more than twenty years, this book offers a powerful model for business school success.

List of figures
List of tables
Foreword
Preface
1. Background and conceptual framework
2. Key academic programs and academic value-creation
3. The critical role of R and D
4. Marketing strategy
5. Institutional learning
6. Human resources strategy
7. The learning partner perspective
8. Business school leadership issues
9. Conclusion: so, what are the key success factors?
Appendices
Index.

Subject Areas: Management: leadership & motivation [KJMB], Economic theory & philosophy [KCA]