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Spain: “More than Adjustments, Reforms are Needed”
“Changes - not tweaks - in the rules of the game” are needed in Spain today, said IESE Prof. Antonio Argandoña, discussing reforms required for the country to adapt to the current social and economic...
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Necessity as the Mother of "Green" Inventions
In recent years, firms have been increasingly scrutinized for wrongdoing concerning the environment.Investors discount share prices of polluting companies, governments introduce policies that place a...
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A Certain Transformation
“Insurance is a fundamental economic pillar and has come through the crisis well. That said, in five years the sector will be very different from today and there will be both winners and losers along...
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App-wardly Mobile
Five years ago the mobile app market didn’t exist but by 2015 it will be worth $60 billion, says Prof. Javier Zamora. Mobile software exploits the contextual information the mobile can access, making...
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“Healthcare is a Great Spanish Asset”
In the context of the crisis of Western economies, healthcare, a fundamental part of the welfare state, is coming under scrutiny. The healthcare system has become a key question for developed...
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Maximize your Board Potential
Is the board an asset or a liability? Shareholders would like the board to be an asset. But this requires that it is established in the right way. The objective of a company is to create value in a...
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Maximize your Board Potential
Is the board an asset or a liability? Shareholders would like the board to be an asset. But this requires that it is established in the right way. The objective of a company is to create value in a...
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The Effect of Long-term Unemployment
The proportion of long-term unemployed is rising and this may have implications that will persist long after the economy recovers, says Prof. Núria Mas. Older workers may effectively drop out of the...
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“Social Recommendations are the New PR”
“Social networks are not shop windows where you hang a product; they are telephones you can use to communicate and interact,” said Fernando Polo, CEO of Territorio Creativo, a speaker during the...
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“We’ve Made Profits Because We’ve Taken Risks”
Perfectly turned out in their gowns and mortarboards in the bright spring sunshine, on May 3 the Class of 2013 of the IESE Executive MBA Barcelona put an end to two years of hard work that have changed...
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IESE Family Business Expert Named IFERA Fellow
IESE Prof. Josep Tàpies has been named a Fellow of the Inernational Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA). He was was nominated for his many years of significant contributions to the family...
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Building on a Strong Foundation
IESE and the elBulli Foundation formally announced their joint venture today at a breakfast held on the school’s Barcelona campus which was catered by renowned pastry chef Cristian Escribà. The first...
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A Framework to Weigh Up Health Innovation Options
In most Western economies, health-care systems are facing significant challenges. Scientific and technological innovation in patient treatment has steadily increased life expectancy and quality of...
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Vital Patrimony: Key to Business Family Longevity
A company's "vital patrimony" is a set of memories and/or possessions that a family identifies as testimony or symbolic of its existence. This concept was the focus on the Continuous Education...
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Innovate, Differentiate and Export
The food and beverage sector today is increasingly impacted by consumers’ circumstances and behaviors. Due to the crisis, customers have become more prudent, selective, demanding and informed. More...
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Changing the World Through Business
Catalina Parra (MBA ’96) enjoyed a successful consulting career until one trip, which required that she spend four months in Calcutta, changed her world view. Since then, she has launched three...
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“The Best Role Model is the Servant Leader”
“I think the best role model is the servant leader,” Brian Duperrault, president & CEO of Marsh & McLennan Companies, told graduates of the 2013 class of IESE’s MBA Program, on May 10.“The...
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FT Ranks IESE Executive Programs 2nd in the World
The Financial Times has ranked IESE Business School executive education programs second in the world in its recently-released annual survey. The school climbed two places in the overall results this...
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Getting to Grips With the Digital Dimension
Businesses need to ask themselves if they have the digital leaders capable of meeting their customers' changing demands. These leaders need to be able to translate technology into business impacts and...
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IESE and Cornell Team Up for Tourism Summit
Travel and tourism industry experts from Europe and North America will gather at IESE Business School in Barcelona on May 17 for the 3rd Annual Tourism Summit, organized jointly by IESE and the...
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