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Howard Yu

Howard Yu

Howard Yu is the LEGO professor of management and innovation at the IMD Business School in Switzerland and author of "LEAP: How Businesses Thrive in a World Where Everything Can Be Copied." His research covers areas including change management, organisational design, strategy implementation, digital disruption, big data, technology management and value creation.

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Western self-sufficiency in computer chips is just not going to happen

By: - January 8, 2025

American microchip giant Intel is looking for a new CEO following Pat Gelsinger’s shock resignation. This represents more than just a corporate shake-up. It’s the end of an era in which one company could totally control a strategically vital American technology. Under Intel’s roof is the entire process for making computer chips – from research […]