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<item><title>Closing the Digital Divide: Connectivity is Just the start</title>
<description><![CDATA[It’s no longer about having the li<span></span>nk or the hardware or the infrastructure. It’s about what you do with it all]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Shale Gas and the Environment</title>
<description><![CDATA[The recent shift in energy generation towards shale gas is likely to have an important impact on greenhouse gas emissions and therefore on global warming. However whether this impact will be positive or negative is much debated.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Shale Gas: Hype or Hope?</title>
<description><![CDATA[A two-thirds plunge in U.S. natural gas prices thanks to soaring output of shale gas has given a boost to U.S. industry that is now being felt in the rest of the world. The impact in terms of competition threatens to be particularly strong in Europe where high labour and energy costs are discouraging investment and driving companies elsewhere.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Down to Basics</title>
<description><![CDATA[How do you manage 250000 employees in 23 countries on six continents working in six industries all still emerging from the Soviet mould?]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:24:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>What’s in a Brand?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tradition culture craftsmanship all contribute to the brand you buy. But how much more are you willing to pay for that label?]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Networking in the Middle East</title>
<description><![CDATA[Competition for jobs in the Middle East is heating up and job candidates are finding that making contact on the ground is the only way to stay ahead of the pack.]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-management/talent-management/networking-in-the-middle-east-2449</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:46:00 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>India Business Dialogue 2013</title>
<description><![CDATA[INSEAD professors &amp; top Indian business leaders will join the INSEAD India Business Dialogue in the heart of the country’s financial capital Mumbai on April 20th where they will share their thoughts on the direction of Indian business and the country’s economy. The dialogue will focus on two themes: how Indian companies are increasingly venturing abroad and examine best practices and the capabilities needed as well as how firms are working to develop nurture and bring new markets into play at home.]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/business-finance/india-business-dialogue-2013-2435</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>India Business Dialogue Highlights</title>
<description><![CDATA[INSEAD professors &amp; top Indian business leaders will join the INSEAD India Business Dialogue in the heart of the country’s financial capital Mumbai on April 20th where they will share their thoughts on the direction of Indian business and the country’s economy. The dialogue will focus on two themes: how Indian companies are increasingly venturing abroad and examine best practices and the capabilities needed as well as how firms are working to develop nurture and bring new markets into play at home.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Arab Flair for International Women&#039;s Day</title>
<description><![CDATA[Arab women are educated determined and have increasing government support. What’s standing in their way? A report from the INSEAD seminar in Abu Dhabi.]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-management/women-in-business/arab-flair-for-international-womens-day-2431</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:18:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>The Wisdom of Default</title>
<description><![CDATA[Germany’s support for the euro has thus far been consistent but behind the united façade there are signs of cracks in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s united CDU party. Some members are even mentioning the “D” word when it comes to countries such as Greece.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:05:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Finding Growth at the Base of the Pyramid</title>
<description><![CDATA[As competition in emerging economies intensifies multinationals are searching for new growth opportunities. Could the poorest of the poor hold the key?]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-politics/finding-growth-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid-2428</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:18:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Are Accountants and CFOs Killing Innovation?</title>
<description><![CDATA[What can you do when penny-pinchers get in the way of your disruptive ideas to make necessary often disruptive changes in your company?]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/innovation/are-accountants-and-cfos-killing-innovation-2417</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:02:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>INSEAD Professors’ Fund Ranked Number One</title>
<description><![CDATA[Investing in companies announcing share buybacks as a strategy is returning market-beating results]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Are You Becoming “Clique-ish”?</title>
<description><![CDATA[New hires often seek professional advice from colleagues of the same nationality or background as a means of settling into a new environment.  But this reliance on compatriots can work against you.]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-management/organisational-behaviour/are-you-becoming-clique-ish-2392</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:35:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>What do Voltaire and Social Media Have in Common?</title>
<description><![CDATA[“We must cultivate our garden.” – Candide Voltaire 1759]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:53:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Analyst Forecasts: How to Read Between the Lines</title>
<description><![CDATA[Accurate financial information is critical to investors. But is consistency more important than accuracy? And what’s the trade-off for investors?]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/business-finance/analyst-forecasts-how-to-read-between-the-lines-2413</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:17:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>All That Glitters is not Gold</title>
<description><![CDATA[Great Britain was a winner in the 2012 Olympic medals race. But now that the cheering has stopped British business feels like an “also-ran” in the economic stakes.]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-politics/all-that-glitters-is-not-gold-2376</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:18:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Frugal Innovation: A New Business Paradigm</title>
<description><![CDATA[GUEST COMMENTARY:  What do Renault-Nissan Siemens and Unilever have in common?  They are all pioneers of a groundbreaking business strategy called frugal innovation.]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/innovation/frugal-innovation-a-new-business-paradigm-2375</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>What They Can’t Always Teach You In B-Schools…</title>
<description><![CDATA[Michael Kowalzik never thought he’d be running a successful German technology company when he graduated from INSEAD in 2000. Then again the products and services he is providing for global companies didn’t exist twelve years ago. He had to invent a whole new business model.]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/innovation/entrepreneurship/what-they-cant-always-teach-you-in-b-schools-2372</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:24:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey Shows Business Sentiment Rising</title>
<description><![CDATA[Business sentiment at Asia's top companies rose slightly in the fourth quarter reversing two consecutive quarters of decline according to the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey which was published today.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>A Christmas Story: Sugar Soars, Profits Drop</title>
<description><![CDATA[One German confectioner is saying “Bah humbug!” to the Christmas cookie business weary of high sugar prices low profit margins and tough sales competition.]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/business-finance/marketing/a-christmas-story-sugar-soars-profits-drop-2336</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to Succeed in Business</title>
<description><![CDATA[Have fun hold onto the stair rail and communicate well – advice from the executive who transformed formerly sleepy U.K.-ba<span></span>sed engineering firm AMEC plc into one of the best-performing companies on the London Stock Exchange in just six years.]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-management/how-to-succeed-in-business-2338</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>What Makes Industrial Excellence?</title>
<description><![CDATA[European managers reveal the strategies that put them ahead at the annual event created by INSEAD WHU (Germany) and IESE (Spain).]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/world/europe/what-makes-industrial-excellence-2346</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:08:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Super Storm Sandy: The Aftermath</title>
<description><![CDATA[The winds and water have subsided the power is back on in most places but relief efforts still face logistical challenges.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:54:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
<item><title>The EU's Boardroom Quota Battle Is Over, But Women Cannot Yet Rest</title>
<description><![CDATA[INSEAD Professors respond to the passing of a European law that requires women to represent 40 percent of company board members by 2020.]]></description>
<link>http://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-management/the-eus-boardroom-quota-battle-is-over-but-women-cannot-yet-rest-2331</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:21:00 +0000</pubDate></item>
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