News | 7th October 2019

INSEAD inaugurates a chair in environmental sustainability

The Chair demonstrates INSEAD’s ongoing commitment to address the critical environmental issues business and society are facing. It will support knowledge creation targeted at sustainable operations management, the circular economy, and extended producer responsibility. Professor Atalay Atasu will serve as the first Chair holder in recognition of his teaching and research in this area. 

News | 18th September 2019

Asian firms' sentiment bounces from low but recession fears grow

Confidence among companies in Asia lifted slightly in the September quarter from 10-year lows, but most firms do not plan on hiring or expect business to pick up as they see a risk of a global recession looming, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey found.

News | 3rd September 2019

INSEAD Professor elected President of M&SOM Society, wins Responsible Research Award

Appointment and award exemplify global movement towards responsible research in business.

News | 20th August 2019

Singularity University and INSEAD announce partnership to develop leaders to transform business and society

Partnership to co-design intensive learning experiences and co-develop joint research on cutting-edge topics in technology and the world.

News | 24th July 2019

Global Innovation Index 2019: India makes major gains as Switzerland, Sweden, U.S., Netherlands, U.K. top ranking; trade protectionism poses risks for future innovation

Released jointly by INSEAD, WIPO, Cornell University and the 2019 GII Knowledge Partners, the Confederation of Indian Industry, Dassault Systèmes - the 3DEXPERIENCE Company - and the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) – Brazil and Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae).

News | 9th July 2019

Study identifies the best healthy eating nudges

Study of real-life experiments from many disciplines shows the most effective ways restaurants and grocery stores can influence healthy eating.

News | 26th June 2019

An unexpected product benefit can be a powerful marketing tool

Framing a surprise benefit as such may stoke consumer desire.

News | 21st June 2019

INSEAD professors win prize for sustainability course

INSEAD Professors Andre Calmon and Jackie Stenson have been named Grand Prize Winners of the Page Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Business Education. This is the first time in the prize’s 11-year history that INSEAD has won the prestigious competition.

News | 19th June 2019

Trade tensions kick Asian business confidence to 10-yr low

Confidence among Asian companies in the June quarter fell to its lowest since the 2008-09 financial crisis, as a U.S.-China trade war disrupts global supply chains and shows little sign of easing soon, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey found.

News | 13th June 2019

New study: Gig economy boosts mental health for self-employed

Self-employed people in the UK gain a significant boost to mental health, a new study reveals. Women and people with no college degree benefit the most from this effect. Gig economy workers drink less, are under less strain, and are more confident.

News | 4th June 2019

INSEAD LaunchPad at STATION F welcomes new resident start-ups

The accelerator programme opens opportunity for INSEAD alumni entrepreneurs in the world’s largest start-up ecosystem.

News | 23rd May 2019

INSEAD launches new Master in Management programme, offering talented young graduates the ideal launchpad for a global career

The 10-month accelerated programme combines innovative learning with problem-solving to prepare young graduates for a global career.

News | 13th May 2019

INSEAD installs solar energy at school for underprivileged children in Sapang Palay, Bulacan

The project is a joint effort between the INSEAD Career Development Centre, the INSEAD Energy Club, JJ-Lapp Cable and the Zenises Foundation.

News | 3rd May 2019

INSEAD, Cartier and McKinsey & Company announce the laureates of the 2019 Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards

The seven laureates of the 2019 edition of the Cartier Women’s Initiative are revealed at the annual Awards ceremony held at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco, the heart of the global start-up and innovation scene.

News | 30th April 2019

Food packaging claims mislead consumers with ideas of health

Research finds four distinct ways that food brands claim to be “healthy” and how those types of claims influence consumers’ expectations and choices for breakfast cereals, despite not being linked to the actual nutritional quality of the product.

News | 25th April 2019

INSEAD emerges as biggest winner in the 2018 EFMD Case Writing Competition

INSEAD professors have received five category awards in the 2018 EFMD Case Writing Competition. This represents the most number of awards won by a single business school this year, making INSEAD the biggest overall winner.

News | 24th April 2019

A director’s death improves firm’s pro-social behaviour

When a company director dies, the impact extends beyond the loss of skills and social capital, affecting the strategic and CSR activities of the firm.

News | 23rd April 2019

Singapore tops Asia Pacific in talent competitiveness for the 6th straight year

• The 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) sees six Asia Pacific countries ranking in the top quartile. 
• Seoul becomes the first Asian city to break into Top 10 in the 3rd edition of the Global Cities Talent Competitiveness Index (GCTCI). 

News | 26th March 2019

INSEAD research reveals next American recession could be coming soon

The U.S. economy has never managed to sustain a low rate of unemployment without generating imbalances that lead to a recession.

News | 20th March 2019

INSEAD, the Blockchain Research Institute and Coursera partner to offer universal and transformative learning programme on blockchain

The Blockchain Revolution for the Enterprise is a four-course Specialisation designed by Don Tapscott, Adjunct Professor of Technology and Operations Management at INSEAD.

News | 20th March 2019

Asian business sentiment lingers near 3-year low as trade war drags

The latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asian Business Sentiment Index finds that confidence among Asian companies held near three-year lows in the first quarter as a U.S.-China trade dispute dragged on, pulling down a global economy that is already on a downward path. 

News | 20th March 2019

Less profitable airlines are more safety conscious than highly profitable ones

Airlines with lower profitability are more concerned with survival and sell airplane models perceived as less safe.

News | 15th March 2019

New welcome weekend for incoming students hailed as a success

Statement by Ilian Mihov, Dean of INSEAD

News | 25th February 2019

INSEAD professor’s Uber case study wins the ‘Ethics and Social Responsibility’ category in The Case Centre’s Awards and Competitions 2019

Professor N. Craig Smith is a third-time award winner in this category. 

News | 6th February 2019

INSEAD Continues its Global Campaign in Dubai

INSEAD is continuing to advance its vision on business as a force for good by holding the Global Business Leaders Conference (GBLC), as well as the Middle East launch of The Campaign for INSEAD on 24 February 2019.

News | 5th February 2019

13 INSEAD cases emerge as The Case Centre best sellers in 2018

13 INSEAD cases have been listed among The Case Centre’s most popular cases of 2018. The Case Centre is a global organisation dedicated to promoting the case method in management education.

News | 21st January 2019

2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index: Nurturing entrepreneurial talent identified as key to the competitiveness of nations and cities

• Entrepreneurial talent has become a key differentiator in relative talent competitiveness
• Talent still drawn to small, high-income economies and the United States
• Washington, DC is the top performer in the cities’ ranking
• Five-year analysis shows talent gap widening between unequal economies

News | 17th January 2019

INSEAD Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society joins SDG Tent at Davos

New INSEAD institute to host thought leaders, chief executives and experts to seek solutions that achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

News | 16th January 2019

Why some companies are more profitable for years longer than their competitors

In a new paper “Performance persistence in the presence of higher-order resources”, Phebo Wibbens found that companies with “higher-order” resources can greatly outlast their competitors.

News | 9th January 2019

New research reveals the enduring benefits of hiring a star

Working alongside a creative “master” will increase innovators’ creativity and the chance that, one day, they too will become a star.

News | 19th December 2018

Asian business confidence wallows near 3-year low on trade worries

The 2018 Q4 Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asian Business Sentiment Index edged up to 63 in the October-December quarter, slightly above a near three-year low of 58 seen in the previous period.

News | 6th December 2018

Wage transparency works: Reduces gender pay gap by 7 percent

New research shows that the much-discussed measure of requiring firms to disclose gender segregated wage-statistics to clarify differences in women´s and men´s wages reduces the pay gap by 7 percent. An important step in the right direction and knowledge that can boost the ambition to ensure women the same pay for same work, researchers say.

News | 13th December 2018

Business, Government and Media must regain public trust

Academics, business and government leaders at INSEAD Forums discuss responsible leadership and global stewardship.

News | 5th December 2018

Is the European Union on the brink of disintegration?

A new INSEAD book analyses Europe’s ability to stay united.

News | 27th November 2018

Haier’s CEO gives distinguished lecture at INSEAD

Rendanheyi model cultivates talents to generate continuous value creation.

News | 12th November 2018

INSEAD launches its biggest fundraising campaign

The school’s largest capital campaign centres on business as a force for good.

News | 7th November 2018

Why modest goals are so appealing

Achieving a small incremental goal is perceived as easier – and more satisfying – than maintaining the status quo.

News | 5th November 2018

Sustainability pioneer achieves the Five-fecta

INSEAD is proud to announce that Professor of Technology and Operations Management Luk Van Wassenhove has been named Fellow of INFORMS for his pioneering work on closed loop supply chains (sustainability) and humanitarian operations.