The United Nations has created an open list of institutions that recognize the importance of CSR education. IESE is one of the first Spanish business schools to sign up. Joan Fontrodona, professor of business ethics at IESE, voiced his support for the launch of this initiative, arguing that the issue of CSR must be addressed [...]
This study addresses the question of how private-equity firms – and, by extension, all owners – can add to the competitive position of their companies. In addition, the study analyzes more than 100 academic articles examining the link between ownership type (public, family, and private equity) and governance practices and performance. It also features the [...]
In this working paper IESE Profs. Johanna Mair and Christian Seelos explore how the outcomes of innovation for inclusive growth – the novel organizational recipes – can be scaled to match the dimension of poverty. The analysis reveals that closure is an organizational factor with important implications for achieving scale in the context of poverty. [...]
Business schools have made a very important contribution to management education over the past decades. The new economic and social context has created new challenges for them. Their capabilities will have to evolve if they want to have a deeper impact.
This new working paper by Professor Jordi Canals discusses business schools’ new role in the [...]
