Knowledgecast (Audio version)

INSEAD Professor Soumitra Dutta talks to INSEAD Knowledge Editor-in-Chief Shellie Karabell about this year's Global Information Technology Report findings, and looks back on the ten-year history of the report which he helped found and which he co-authors. The report again shows Scandinavian countries among the most technologically-advanced of the 138 surveyed, and presents a robust image of the Asian and Middle east regions.

Can playing hardball and playing nice get women what they want? Men ask. Women traditionally don't - simply because being "pushy" could result in negative social consequences, which, for women, tend to be about as important as the material benefits at stake. Linda Babcock, an economics professor at Carnegie Mellon University explains her latest research

Family-owned companies need to be run with emotional, as well as professional leadership, experts say. That’s one area where senior family members often have a crucial role to play.

129: Will your strategy succeed?

128: The art of the deal: Is ethics in the picture?

127: The next Microsoft: Here's a partial list...

Author and independent stock analyst Cyrus Mewawalla tells INSEAD Knowledge that deregulation, greed and deceit are at the root of today's financial crisis, and suggests ways to return to ethical banking.

125: Teaching the spirit of entrepreneurship

124: Business ideas for social change

123: How to make friends and gain influence … by losing employees

122: Innovation or imitation in China and India?

121: Today’s TV network, tomorrow’s Tudou

120: Bank investments in private equity: an unfair advantage?

119: The gender gap

118: The ties that bind