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WORLD COMPETITIVENESS CENTER

Dedicated to the advancement of knowledge on world competitiveness

For more than 30 years, the IMD World Competitiveness Center has pioneered
research on how nations and enterprises compete to lay the foundations for
future prosperity. We are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge on world
competitiveness by offering benchmarking services for countries and companies
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The macro-contextual drivers of the international mobility of managers and
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by Arturo Bris, Shlomo Ben-Hur, José Caballero, Marco Pistis, Journal of Global
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China’s latest diplomatic move will extend its trade, energy, financial, and
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The IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook is the leading annual report on
the competitiveness of countries and has been published by IMD since 1989. It
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The IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking assesses the capacity and
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The IMD World Talent Ranking assesses the extent to which nations develop,
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The IMD World Competitiveness Center and the Hinrich Foundation combined their
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Center (WCC) unpacked the three key trends that have emerged globally;
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The macro-contextual drivers of the international mobility of managers and
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