As one of the keynote speakers for the recently held Global EMBA China Symposium, CEIBS Professor Pascal Lamy provided a breakdown of some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities regarding China’s evolving role in shaping global trade.

With health concerns still at the forefront of headlines around the world, will 2021 see the large-scale return of fans to major sporting events? And, even if proper protocols are followed, are the economic benefits with the risk? CEIBS Professor of Economics Bala Ramasamy and Open University of Hong Kong’s Matthew C. H. Yeung look at the monetary impact of hosting one of the world’s premier motorsports races.

The role and influence of leaders on the regular operations of their organisations has been the topic of much research. But, when trouble strikes, are all leaders equally adept at guiding their ships through rough waters? CEIBS Professor Katherine Xin and colleagues from the Geneva School of Economics and Management and Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) examine the significance of leaders’ founder status and gender on coping with crises.

Google search traffic for ‘leading through a crisis’ shot up in March 2020. The coronavirus pandemic hit and managers worldwide were suddenly faced with a severe challenge to their businesses. How do you manage through troubling times and come out of the other side with minimal collateral damage?

The world economy is under great pressure due to the outbreak of COVID-19, and the situation may turn out to be a big wake up call for global supply chain management. Over the past three decades, despite some setbacks, supply chains in most industries have seen increasing global divisions of labor, which also explains why COVID-19 is having such a great impact on global supply chains. What changes will happen in global supply chains after COVID-19? And how should we respond to the changes?