Strategy Amid Crisis: How to Build Strategic Agility for Your Business
By Dr. Kyriakos Kyriakopoulos, Professor of Strategy and Marketing, Academic Director of the Executive MBA, Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece | Business Partners May-Jun 2022

As we navigate through what often seems like an endless succession of crises, businesses must build on two key pillars if they hope to seize fleeting opportunities. The pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the energy crisis have crystallized a new competitive environment where change is fast, volatile, and complex. With change becoming endemic, markets…

The Hybrid Work Challenges Facing HR Professionals
By Pantelis Kouzis, General Manager, EKA Hellas | Business Partners May-Jun 2022

The Great Resignation has revealed just how much the way people think about work has changed, causing many companies to reassess their practices, procedures and policies. Yet as hybrid seems to be the future of work, employers must recognize and overcome the unique challenges that this new work model poses for their organizations. According to…

The Remote Work (r)Evolution: Meeting the Demand for Keeping the Future of Work Remote
By Angie Alevizou, Senior Associate, DRAKOPOULOS | Business Partners May-Jun 2022

Perhaps the most obvious impact of the pandemic on the labor force has been the dramatic increase in remote working, with around 62% of employees aged 22 to 65 now working from home all or most of the time. And while it might have started as a necessity, today the vast majority (approximately 83%) of…

FedEx Express to Serve Greece with International E-Commerce Proposition
By Business Partners | May-Jun 2022

Part of a portfolio of services that balances speed and cost, the FedEx® International Connect Plus (FICP) service helps global e-commerce businesses offer the delivery times customers want and the affordable pricing that gives their business an edge. FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation and the world’s largest express transportation company, has further expanded…

Squaring the Energy Transition Circle in Southeastern Europe
By Business Partners | May-Jun 2022

Produced by AmChamGR and the Atlantic Council, a new report explores how US-Greece energy cooperation can deliver enhanced energy security and integration in Southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean while promoting regional stability and driving the green transition. Southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean region play a critical role in the transatlantic community and ensuring…

Coping with Digital Transformation
By Thanos Dimitriou, Managing Director, Ox Design Digital Agency | Business Partners May-Jun 2022

As Europe works toward its digital targets for 2030, Greece must double down or risk being left behind. Examining the progress made toward the EU’s Digital Decade ambition, Deloitte’s latest study for Vodafone took a deep dive into the details and progress of each EU member state and ranked the countries according to progress made…

International Women’s Day 2022
By Alexandra Loli, PhD, Publisher | Business Partners Mar-Apr 2022

Celebrating the cultural, economic, social and political achievements of women, International Women’s Day, held annually on March 8, is an opportunity to reflect on the struggle for gender equality, reproductive rights and an end to gender-based violence. With its roots in the fight for women’s suffrage and female workers’ rights, the first International Women’s Day…