How to Overcome a Negative Country-of-Origin Effect

In 1887, the English government passed a law requiring products manufactured outside of England to be labeled with their country of origin to protect British products from foreign copycats of lower quality. Still today, the label “Made in…” likely has one of the most significant impacts on people’s perceptions, value attribution and purchasing behavior across…
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IESE Cities in Motion Index 2017

Today more than ever, cities require strategic planning. Only then can they consider pathways to innovation and prioritize what is most important for their future. For the fourth consecutive year, we are pleased to present a new edition of our IESE Cities in Motion Index (CIMI). Since its inception, the CIMI has empirically validated our…
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When Robots Are Not Science Fiction Anymore

‘Rise of the machines’, ‘Robots are taking over’ and ‘AI is here to replace humans’ – don’t these sound like science fiction movie titles, which bring to mind images of human-like robots with burning eyes and hands, made of steel? And if not inspired by ‘Terminator’ movies, maybe you picture the ‘old-school looking’ robots like…
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