IMD is a business school based in Laussane, Switzerland. IMD was formed in January 1990 through the merger of independent management education centers International Management Institute (Geneva) (IMI), established in 1946 by Alcan, and Institut pour l'Etude des Methodes de Direction de l'Entreprise (IMEDE) Lausanne established in 1957 by Nestlé.
It is one of the world's premier business and management institutions. In 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, it was ranked first in open programs worldwide by the Financial Times.
Education
IMD has two main educational offerings:
> Degree programs: the MBA and the EMBA programs
> Executive education: open enrollment and company custom programs
IMD Global Centers
IMD Global Family Business Center
For close to a generation, IMD has worked with leading global family businesses. The Global Family Business Center pursues ongoing, highly relevant research and provides a wide range of educational offerings.
IMD Global Value Chain Center
The IMD Global Value Chain 2020 Center is a consortium initiative with corporations to explore and develop future best practices in business models and value chains. The research program centers on twelve strategic questions derived from mega-trends that have changed value chains over the last decade as well as emerging mega-trends that will dominate in the next decade.
IMD Global Board Center
IMD has provided board education for leading organizations for the last 35 years. The IMD Global Board Center carries out governance research and provides a wide range of education opportunities to support long-term business success through a strong board.
The IMD Global Center for Sustainability Leadership
The IMD Global Center for Sustainability Leadership runs learning events and carries out empirical research, case studies and company-specific projects to mainstream corporate sustainability strategies.
Research Centers
IMD World Competitiveness Center (WCC)
The IMD World Competitiveness Center has been a pioneer in the field of competitiveness of nations and enterprises since 1989. It is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge on world competitiveness by gathering the latest and most relevant data on the subject and by analyzing the policy consequences. The WCC conducts its mission in cooperation with a network of 54 partner institutes worldwide to provide the government, business, and academic community with the following products: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, World Competitiveness Yearbook Online, special country/regional competitiveness reports, and workshops on competitiveness.
The Center for Corporate Sustainability Management (CSM)
CSM is a research and learning initiative at IMD. CSM aims to be the academic partner of companies on their "sustainability journey," helping them to embed their sustainability strategies in a variety of ways. CSM endeavors to build a sustainable business advantage for its member companies through social and environmental strategic action.
The Evian Group IMD
Founded in 1995, The Evian Group IMD is an international coalition of corporate, governmental, and opinion leaders, committed to fostering an open, inclusive, equitable and sustainable global market economy in a rules-based multilateral framework. It advocates trade liberalization to achieve growth and sustain the momentum of globalization. The Evian Group believes that international trade and investment has the great potential of uniting people through greater mutual understanding and common interest across countries, continents, cultures, and generations.
