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Business Schools: Differentiate or Disappear – How KLU Stands Out

Business schools often offer similar programs, making them seem interchangeable. Most provide comparable courses with a global focus, promote large…

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Understanding Stereotypes and Discrimination: Why They're Not the Same

Managing diversity and fostering an inclusive organization should be at the heart of any leader. In my class on diversity I typically start by asking…

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The market inside

Many business leaders think of their market as being “out there”, in the customer sphere. Understanding from “in here” what the customer “out there”…

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Lessons in Inclusive Leadership from the World of Sports

Growing up in the U.S., I played basketball, rugby, field hockey, and baseball—sports that taught me the value of teamwork and belonging. Living in…

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The forgotten role of logistics in achieving net-zero

Logistics is often thought of as merely the process of moving things from one place to another. The appearance of the word on the sides of lorries…

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Uncovering Parallels in Humanitarian and Trafficking Supply Chains to Disrupt Exploitation

While humanitarian supply chains aim to save lives, trafficking supply chains operate with a similarly complex but opposing purpose: exploitation.…

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How Voter Support for Authoritarianism Is Linked to Political Anomie

Our study, conducted alongside my colleagues provides intriguing insights into this phenomenon. We discovered that voters are often drawn to…

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Improving Access to Drugs: The Critical Role of Supply Chain Risk

A simple way of thinking about medical criticality, supply chain risk and their interactions can lead to more sustainable solutions for drug…

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The Broken Big Pharma Blockbuster Business Model and the Future of Personalized Medicine

The pharmaceutical industry, once dominated by the development, production, and sale of blockbuster drugs, is undergoing a paradigm shift.…

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