Srividya Jandhyala

In this thought-provoking discussion, Srividya Jandhyala, an associate professor at ESSEC Business School and author of The Great Disruption, highlights the shift in geopolitics from enabling markets to creating challenges for businesses. She explores how rising national security concerns and protectionist measures affect companies, including small businesses like shrimp farms. Jandhyala emphasizes the need for executives to adapt quickly, utilize former diplomats, and develop new risk management strategies to navigate today's complex global landscape.

Srividya Jandhyala, a management professor at ESSEC and author of The Great Disruption, explores how geopolitics now shapes corporate strategy. She discusses the shift from a flat world to structural geopolitical headwinds. Short takes cover corporate nationality trumping product, lessons from mining and energy, the Jenga of accumulating frictions, and how AI and localization are remaking business decisions.

Srividya Jandhyala, an Associate Professor at ESSEC Business School and author of The Great Disruption, discusses how shifting geopolitics are impacting modern business strategies. She highlights that managers now need policy skills in their roles and identifies four key geopolitical factors influencing decisions. Jandhyala emphasizes the constraints of remote work and the rising importance of corporate nationality in determining geopolitical risks. She warns that focusing too much on geopolitical issues may distract CEOs from core operations.