Institute for Emerging Market Studies

Research

Global Economy

Major reforms and market transformations in India, China, Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Global expansion of emerging economies. Business opportunities in pockets of g

Grloowbtahl Strategies Internationalization of mid-market firms, strategies for winning a global niche. Internationalization from emerging markets to emerging markets.

Sustainable Development

Business strategies addressing the United Nations’Sustainable Development Goals: ESG, responsible Consumption Duisgtiatianla tbrlaen ssofuorrcminga taionnd souf ptphley lcivhianign se nvironment, of business models and of consumer behavior. Innovations for, in, and from the emerging economies. Management, governance, and policy in the digital age.

20+ applied research reports in cooperation with EY, HKUST, ISB, WWF, Nord University Business School, Korea

Maritime Institute, the Russian Ministry for Economic Development, Arctic Council, Arctic Economic Council, and UNDP.

Book From Rhino To Unicorn received the Business Book of the Year Award at Saint-Petersburg Economic Forum and became the best seller on Amazon and No. 1 Bestselling Book on The Wall Street Journal globally.

Further studies:

• Mapping the Future of the Arctic
• Transformation of the Global Supply Chains
• Evolution of Digital Ecosystems
• Climate Policy of China, India, and Kazakhstan

Consulting

Commissioned research reports on;

• economic policy
• sustainability
• infrastructure development
• transportation and logistics
• digital transformation

Cooperation with EY on their consulting projects

Reports for Russian regional administrations:

• Yugra Administration, on Tourism, Fish, and Forestry.
• Sakhalin Administration on International Development.

Reports for Korean Maritime Institute:

• Russian-Korean Cooperation in the Arctic.
• Application of technologies of the fourth industrial revolution in the Arctic.
• Application of technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Arctic
• The role of inland waterways in the development of the Northern Sea Route

National Digital Strategies

• Digital Armenia
• Digital Turkmenistan (contracted by UNDP)

Education

Themes of the educational programs and courses

• International Strategy
• Global Trends in Business and Society
• Sustainable Development and ESG Transformation
• Digital Transformation
• 10+ teaching cases on digital transformation and the Belt and Road, one written exclusively for dual-degree HS EMBA program.
• >500 hours of lectures taught by IEMS speakers as School’s professors for the programs. IEMS speakers receive positive feedback from program units and students, usually getting not lower than 9 out of 10 points in student’s feedback forms.

Programs and courses developed by IEMS:

• Global Trends in Busines & Society
• Strategy in Business
• Bioeconomy and Sustainable Forestry
• Indian Module for HS EMBA

IEMS regular contributions to SKOLKOVO programs:

• MBA
• MOOVE
• Practicum Global Shift
• Exporters 2.0
• Chief Digital Transformation Officer
• Productivity Leaders

IEMS corporate programs:

• Sustainability for METALLOINVEST (online)
• Study Tour to India for KINOPLAN

Outreach

• Publications in Russian and international business media
• Hosting business and policy dialogs on- and offline
• Moderating and speaking at leading business forums
  

88 Articles

More than 80 articles and comments in Russia’s and World business media 

119 Expert Presentations

More than 100 expert presentations delivered at business conferences, forums and roundtables

34 Home Events 

More than 30 home intellectual events were held in partnership with EY, HKUST, CREC, Nord University and other partners

>40 Thousand Views

IEMS online events and streams have more than 40 thousand views on YouTube