Thought Leadership Meets Business: How Business Schools can become more Successful »

Peter Lorange has been President of IMD (International Institute for Management Development) in Lausanne, Switzerland, since
1993. He is Professor of Strategy and holds the Nestlé Chair. He was formerly president of the Norwegian School of Management and, before this, was affiliated to the Wharton School, Pennsylvania. Professor Lorange has written or edited 15 books and some 110 articles on the topics of global strategic management, strategic planning and entrepreneurship for growth.

Insights into the delivery of high-quality executive education at a top-ranking business school.

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1 Background and conceptual framework 1

2 Key academic programs and academic value-creation 32

3 The critical role of R&D 68

4 Marketing strategy 90

5 In situational learning 118

6 Human resources strategy 137

7 The learning partner perspective 162

8 Business school leadership issues 182

9 Conclusion: So, what are the key success factors? 207

Appendix I 222

Appendix II Core references 225

Index 230