Monthly Archives: December 2018

INSEAD in the NEWS

 

Business, Government and Media must regain public trust 
Following the launch of the Campaign for INSEAD: A Force for Good event at its Europe Campus, focus turned to Singapore, where the recent INSEAD Forum Asia and the Campaign for INSEAD Launch brought together leaders from across Asia to discuss more responsible leadership. INSEAD Press Release
Global, 13 December 
Media coverage: 

Nasdaq, AsiaOne, MarketInsider, MoneyAM, 
Zonebourse, FinanzNachrichten, MarketScreener, 
StreetInsider, Wallstreet Online, L’essential

(TV) EU ‘not likely’ to backtrack on Brexit, professor says
Douglas Webber, Professor of Political Science at INSEAD, discusses the possibility of getting the Brexit deal through the parliament. CNBC Asia
Singapore, 12 December  
Other coverage:
(Radio) Money FM 89.3, MSN, Yahoo! UK

 

(Podcast) Wie käuflich sind wir? Werbung, Schnäppchen, Sonderpreise – was uns wirklich beeinflusst
Hilke Plassmann, INSEAD Chaired Professor of Decision Neuroscience, PI at the Brain and Spine Institute, Sorbonne University and Associate Professor of Marketing, shares her research on price placebo effects. She discusses her two recent research papers showing that price labels influence our liking of wine: The same wine tastes better to participants when it is labeled with a higher price tag with some suggestions about what customers can learn from this effect for the holiday season. MDR.de
Germany, 12 December 
In German 

(TV) First Look Asia with Professor Antonio Fatas
Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics at INSEAD, comments on the latest development of Brexit.  
(For the video, please email us.) Channel NewsAsia
Singapore, 11 December

 

 

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Wage transparency works: Reduces gender pay gap by 7 percent
INSEAD Professor of Economics Morten Bennedsen’s latest research shows for the first time that that wage transparency really works, reducing gender pay gap. The results of this study, Bennedsen says, raise the bar for policy makers and business leaders.   INSEAD Press Release
Global, 6 December 
Media coverage: 

Bloomberg, Asian Correspondent, Human Resources (Singapore), Peru 24, The Business Times (Singapore), Fin24, El Comercio, The Edge (Malaysia), Finance and Commerce, Valor Economico

Is the European Union on the brink of disintegration?
Douglas Webber, INSEAD Professor of Political Science, analyses in his new book European Disintegration? The Politics of Crisis in the European Union, whether the European Union’s foundations are strong enough to maintain unity should crises emerge.  INSEAD Press Release
Global, 5 December 
Media coverage: 
Harvard Business Review

(TV) China has the upper hand in a long drawn out trade war: Professor Antonio Fatas
The U.S. and China may be on equal grounds right now, but over time, the Chinese economy will become bigger than the U.S. and that will give Beijing the upper hand over Washington, says Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics at INSEAD. CNBC Asia 
Singapore, 2 December  
Other coverage:
CNBC, UDN News (Taiwan)

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Haier’s CEO gives distinguished lecture at INSEAD
On 23 November, INSEAD welcomed Mr Zhang Ruimin, Chairman and CEO of Haier Group, to its Europe campus in Fontainebleau, France. Mr Zhang shares about Haier’s Rendanheyi model and how it enables Haier to maintain the vitality of venture enterprises in the Internet Age. Peter Zemsky, INSEAD Deputy Dean, and Felipe Monteiro, Affiliate Professor of Strategy at INSEAD, comment. INSEAD Press Release
Global, 26 November 

Media coverage: 
China.org, People.cn, EastDay, China.com, Hebei Finance, Jiangsu China,  Human Resources Director

Hope something productive comes out of G-20: Analyst
Pushan Dutt, Professor of Economics & Political Science at INSEAD, says that the best we can hope for is that the U.S. and China negotiate in good faith; but he expects the trade imbalance to deteriorate further.  CNBC Asia
Singapore, 30 November 
Other coverage: 
Yahoo! Finance, MSN

CFOs: This is How You Help Staff Set Goals Especially During Tough Times
Amitava Chattopadhyay, Professor of Marketing at INSEAD, points out that business leaders and senior management executives might want to set small incremental goals for their staffers rather than a status quo one especially when expecting a tough time ahead. 

CFO Innovation
Hong Kong, 30 November 

 

 

 

 

 

(TV) Channel NewsAsia – Primetime Asia News: Wed 28 Nov 2018 (9m20s) 
Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics at INSEAD, analyses the impact of a hard and soft Brexit deal. He shares what he thinks would be the most likely outcome and what this means for Asia.  Channel NewsAsia
Singapore, 28 November