Harald Borner, global head of talent at SAP points out that they have every conceivable technology tool to collect and share knowledge, and help people find out anything…

How does knowledge matter? is the theme of the SMS conference, and there have been some great contributions. The CEO of power producer e.on explained very clearly

The SMS conference reminds me of a long-standing puzzle. We have known for decades that investors value growth in earnings – because they either get rising dividends or…

Another gem from SMS – unpublished as yet – by Fjeldstad, Gao and Burkay of BI Norwegian School of Mgmt. How come Google and eBay, dominant global players…

Just heard a keynote talk from Prof David Teece – father of the ‘dynamic capabilities’ concept. He has an outstanding record not only as a top strategy prof…

Sorry for the recent silence – now at the annual Strategic Mgmt Society [SMS] conference in Cologne, Germany. Like every conference it’s a mixed bag, but some real…

Strategy+Business reports on a debate on this issue at the Academy of Management [the big annual get-together of management academics].

Also in Sloan Mgt Review, good to see a warning from Boris Groysberg and friends about the risks of hiring outside stars. Getting your hands on scarce talent

Neat article on this in Sloan Management Review

Good to know that, as in earlier tough times, applications at business schools are running at record rates [+20% on last year in one case I heard of] .…