ABSTRACT
International Institute for Management Development (IMD) is triple-accredited and tends to enjoy relatively flattering rankings for its programmes. The IMD Foundation originated about thirty years ago from the merger between two similar “independent academic institutions”, IMEDE and IMI. Direct assessments include a range of data collected at the end of the modules/programmes and again four months later. These data tend to be student-provided, with the advantages and disadvantages of such data. Indirect assessments include alumni's delayed attitude toward the school and corporate clients’ willingness to work with us again. Conducting research keeps us intellectually alive and alert, focused on questions and curious about the world and how it functions.
