Achieving Virtual Collaboration Without Personal Proximity
By Nikos Mylonopoulos, Associate Professor of Digital Business, Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2021

The sudden inversion of work practices from mainly co-present to mainly virtual has exposed rifts, maladjustment, resistance, volatility in performance, degradation of well-being, and the depletion of social capital. Of course, not every individual, team, and organization experiences the same effects to the same degree: Some are further ahead on the virtual collaboration curve, while…

Digital Transformation: A Model of Modern Governance for Society and Business
By Vangelis Morfis, Marketing and Operations Director for Greece, Cyprus and Malta at Microsoft | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2021

In Greece, the digital transformation of both the state and businesses is taking place at a rapid pace, as the new conditions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic saw important steps towards digital transition taken in a period of just a few months. Innovation and technology will undoubtedly be the accelerator of the Greek economy.…

Bristol Myers Squibb: A Human-Centric Company in the Truest Sense of the Word
By Zefi Vlachopioti, Market Access Lead, Bristol Myers Squibb Greece | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2021

As one of the world’s leading biopharma companies, Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) has been serving its mission to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases for over 150 years. Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) started its business operations in Greece in 1961 and has since been creating its own legacy…

It’s Our Responsibility: The Real Marker of Success Is Giving Back
By Dimitris Demos, Managing Director, Demo S.A. Pharmaceutical Industry | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2021

At Demo, successful entrepreneurship is not just about growth and financial results—it is also a matter of social responsibility and sustainable development. Putting action to words, in 2020 Demo allocated over €1 million to support the Greek National Health System, NGOs and employees. Committed to contributing positively to the community, society and the environment, through…

ESG Investing Trends During the Pandemic
By Maya Hennerkes, ESG Sector Lead for Financial Intermediaries, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2021

Not long ago, the letters “ESG” seemed like a secret code for a number of tree-hugging environmentalists. Today, sustainability is habitually on the agenda everywhere from the annual gathering at Davos, shareholder meetings of major companies, or private equity conferences. Often, expressions of ambition in sustainability were not matched with the necessary action. Then, a…

Stretching for the Future of Work
By Theodosios Anagnostopoulos, Talent Information Solution Leader for Greece, Mercer Marsh Benefits | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2021

The future of work is here and is now—or as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella puts it: “We’ve seen two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months.”1   From a human resource management point of view, the last 12 months have convinced us that the future is provoking, exciting and flexible. The disruption brought on…

Strength from Within
By Georgios Fabios, President and CEO, Medichrom International | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2021

From crucial pharmaceuticals to natural supplements and beauty products, Medichrom has been supplying the Greek and foreign market with quality products for almost half a century.   Founded in 1974, in the Markopoulo area in the eastern outskirts of Athens, Medichrom International has almost fifty years of experience in producing quality pharmaceuticals for the Greek…