Innholdsfortegnelse for July/August 2020 i The European Business Review

• Max Viessmann • The CEO Viessmann Group, a German manufacturer of heating, cooling and climate solutions. • The great-grandson of founder Johann Viessmann. • He oversees the private company's climate solutions portfolio and drives the digital transformation and cultural renewal of the group. • He was a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group in its Munich and Shanghai offices. • He studied industrial engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and at the TU Darmstadt. If knowledge is power, then shared knowledge must surely be the way for a company to maximise the potential of its employees. Here, Max Viessmann, CEO Viessmann Group, explains how, in a changing world climate, that principle enables the company not only to thrive commercially, but also to fulfil its vision of making…

David De Cremer is Provost ‘s chair and professor in management and organizations at NUS Business School, National University of Singapore. He is the founder and director of the Center on AI Technology for Humankind at NUS Business school; which is a platform developing research and education promoting a human-centered approach to AI development. Before moving to NUS, he was the KPMG endowed chaired professor in management studies at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He is named one of the World’s top 30 management gurus and speakers in 2020 by the organization GlobalGurus and has published over more than 300 articles and book chapters. He is also a best-selling author with his book “Huawei: Leadership, culture and connectivity” having sold more than one million copies. His newest book “Leadership…

Since selling his shipping company in 2006, Peter Lorange has been a successful entrepreneur and owner of a highly diversified family office. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost business school academics, having held the position of president at IMD, Lausanne for 15 years, as well as several positions on shipping company boards. His entrepreneurial journey spans key areas such as education, shipping, investments and, predominantly, family businesses. Peter founded the Lorange Network, a digital learning and networking platform, in 2017. He is Norwegian and lives in Küssnacht am Rigi, Switzerland.…

Two months ahead of most other businesses in dealing with COVID-19, companies in China offer key insights into what it takes to regroup, rebuild, and position for growth. Two months from now, how well will companies around the world be adapting to the challenges posed by COVID-19? The actions and experiences of businesses in China suggest some answers. Chinese companies are about two months ahead of most other businesses in their efforts to mitigate the virus’s effects. By the end of March, for example, construction was back to 80 percent of previous levels, from a low of 20 percent. Home appliance production had rebounded to more than 90 percent, from lows of 50 percent. Even while factoring in varying levels of government oversight and incentive in different countries, these figures…

The potential of robots to assist and even replace humans in a variety of work areas was already appreciated long before the advent of COVID-19. But now, in the context of that global health crisis, the notion of a device that can work tirelessly in environments where humans are at risk has boosted interest in the sector. Claus Risager of Blue Ocean Robotics tells us more about this fascinating industry. Q Hello, Mr Risager. Thank you for sparing us a little of your time. It’s a great pleasure to have the opportunity of talking to you. To begin with, is there such a thing as a typical workday for you and what might it look like? A In the early morning, I exercise on a cross-trainer while I watch the…

The novel coronavirus has affected countries around the globe. It is non-discriminatory in terms of who it hits. It is oblivious to race, gender or culture and agnostic to national borders. Given these facts, one might expect to see a largely uniform response to the coronavirus across the world. But that has not been the case. Why not? The answer may lie in cultural differences. In countries where people tend to place a higher emphasis on group welfare, we’ve generally seen widespread compliance with nationally announced public health measures. But in countries which are more individualistic, such as the U.S., we’ve seen pockets of intense resistance to recommended guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and/or the Center for Disease Control (CDC) on things like mask wearing, physical distancing, and…

As users of digital technologies in their personal lives, many executives pine for their internal IT systems to give them a similar experience and to be just like IT is in their daily lives. They point to the simplicity, ease of use and hassle free nature of the digital services they use and question why corporate IT makes it so complicated. Apps on their smart phone make services available at the push of a button. Software can be easily installed and configured at the click of an icon. Plug a printer into a USB port on a lap top and it is ready to print. If they want to use a Tablet there is no problem; they just buy one from the local electronics store, connect to the internet via…

It is no secret that within the business world companies have a starting date, but also that one day they will die. All of them! Most companies, however, do not write their own ending. Rather, it is what happens around them (i.e. the context) that decides when a company comes to its ending. Companies do differ, however, in their ability to extend their “survival” horizon. Some companies die young whereas others are able to keep going and deal with external threats for a long time. The tech world is a place of coming and going of start-ups. Mostly these start-ups suddenly excel and then sell out to one of the bigger companies. Surviving for a longer time is not very much on the mind of young tech entrepreneurs. It’s a…

Bhaskar Pant is the Executive Director of MIT Professional Education, where he oversees a large portfolio of MIT developed education programs designed for working professionals around the world. Mr. Pant is also a globally experienced instructor in intercultural communication for professionals; for over two decades, he has taught courses and seminars on intercultural communication that include engineering students and staff at MIT, as well as management graduate students and professionals attending Harvard University’s Extension School. Mr. Pant is the lead instructor of the fall 2020 online MIT Professional Education course, “Cultural Awareness for Global Business”. Previously, Mr. Pant served in senior management positions globally for media, media technology and education organizations such as Time Warner/ CNN (in India), Sony Corporation (in Japan and the US) and the Educational Testing Service…

Dr. Joe Peppard is on leave of absence from Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Sloan School of Management. He researches, teaches, and consults in the domains of IT leadership; digital strategy and innovation; the execution of digital transformation programs; the creation of value from IT investments; and the role, structure, and capabilities of the IT unit in contemporary organizations. Findings from his studies have been published in leading academic and practitioner journals including Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, Journal of Information Technology and MIS Quarterly Executive. His most recent book is Taking The Reins as CIO: A Blueprint for Leadership Transitions (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).…

Andre Vilares Morgado is Professor of Marketing at AESE Business School. He has authored several prize winning case studies, while continuing his research in the field of industrial marketing and regular work with companies in sales, business development and training projects. Professor Morgado has published in prestigious publications and scientific journals featuring various marketing subjects. He combines his teaching profile with an extensive professional and business background of more than 10 years dedicated to the fast pace telecommunications industry. Andre holds a Ph.D. in Management awarded by the University of Lisbon.…