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AMP Media: A Game Plan for Disruption
The New Year has started with a bang for the media industry. Sony Pictures Entertainment found itself hacked in November and decided to release its controversial new movie, The Interview, online...
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Cosmopolitanism and Values for Humanistic Leaders
In Humanistic Perspectives on International Business and Management, IESE professors Carlos Rodríguez-Lluesma and Marta Elvira together with Anabella Dávila, look at how business leaders and...
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What Are the Genuine Responsibilities of the CEO?
Back when John Antioco, CEO of the video club Blockbuster, had the opportunity to acquire Netflix, he turned down the offer. Today, not a trace remains of Blockbuster, whereas Netflix’s market...
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Learning to Do Business in Africa
Africa’s 56 countries are home to 100 million people. But it’s probably the continent that business executives know least about. And yet estimates suggest that more than one million new African...
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Jarding: We Need Leaders Who Believe in Politics
“Society needs more leaders dedicated to public service and thinking about future generations. We have too many politicians who have locked themselves into short-term thinking and only worry about...
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Location, Location … Timing
Opportunities in real estate are moving. As the US and Europe come to terms with the bursting of huge housing bubbles, property markets in Latin America, Africa and Asia are booming. The International...
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IESE MBA Ranks 7th Worldwide According to Financial Times
The IESE MBA has cemented its international reputation by ranking among the world's top 10 in the Financial Times for the fifth consecutive year. The British newspaper placed IESE Business School...
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The Digital Revolution Will Reach Everyone
A company started fewer than five years ago in San Francisco in has put taxi drivers in half the world on the defensive. We’re talking about Uber, a company that connects passengers with the drivers of...
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Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?
The crisis of 2008 is the "greatest disintegration of the world’s core financial system that has ever happened." And a crisis of similar magnitude is "almost certain to happen again."This was the...
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MBAs Tackle Poverty, Malnutrition and Access to Healthcare
February marks a special stage for MBA students with the start of the elective course: The Project in Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship. The course gives students a chance to take a deep...
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Oil Prices to Rise to $70 a Barrel … Or Not?
Philip Whittaker is Associate Director of the world-renowned Boston Consulting Group, whose focus is on predicting oil prices. At the IESE Barcelona 5th Global Energy Day conference this week, he made...
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Big Prizes for Bright Ideas
Cutting edge research and innovation in teaching have been recognized by IESE this month.Professors Víctor Martínez, Gaizka Ormazabal, Heinrich Liechtenstein and Rob Johnson have received the Research...
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Women on Boards: Can Quotas Create Success?
Despite important progress in the incorporation of women into the labor market, women are still underrepresented in management and on boards of directors – a situation with potentially negative...
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Creating the Collaborative Travel Revolution
Spending the night in a castle or a five-star apartment with views were once exclusive luxuries that are now within the reach of people on a budget. This is the promise of Airbnb – a notable success...
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Alumni Association Re-elects Jorge Sendagorta as President
The IESE Alumni Association has re-elected Jorge Sendagorta (PADE ’90) as its president for the next three years. Jorge Sendagorta, who first took up the position in 2012, is also president and CEO of...
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A Year of Social Responsibility Initiatives
Job creation, social change, and support for entrepreneurship ... These are some of the themes of the IESE Annual Report 2013-2014, which details all of the school’s activities and includes an...
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New Rules in the Global Energy Market
The debate over the price of crude, the rise of new players, the challenge of lowering emissions, and the role of renewables ... These were just some of the topics covered during the 12th Energy...
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Greece Under the Spotlight
Uncertainty about Greece’s future within the European Union began the moment that Syriza’s election victory and the new Greek constitution were confirmed. The main point of conflict is over the public...
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Growing a Smarter, More Sustainable Europe
Barcelona is to become a "Lighthouse City," spotlighting the ways that European metropolises can develop more sustainably – and IESE will play an integral role. The city was selected alongside Cologne...
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Iceland’s Experiment in Doing Things Differently
"A modern economy is not built on relationships between companies and financial institutions; it’s built on its community of people." This was the message shared by Iceland’s President Ólafur Ragnar...
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