Are entrepreneurs born or made (in business schools)? The word ‘entrepreneur’, was first coined by Richard Cantillon, an Irish-French economist, in his book Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en Général (written around 1730!), where he defines entrepreneurs as non-fixed income earners, risk-bearers and people that brought equilibrium to the market by correctly predicting consumer preferences….
Many MBA students aspire to gain some overseas work experience through their MBA. Several of our IESE Class of 2020 students successfully achieved this last summer and worked with companies across the globe. In a recent webinar, Suryansh Shrivastava, Marika Morita and Seung Ri Baek (Felix) talk about their summer internship experiences outside of their…
To increase the awareness toward global issues among our MBA students, IESE’s Responsible Business Club (RBC) initiated the first business trek to visit SDGs players in Geneva earlier this month. We had a packed schedule, visiting organizations like UNHCR, UNICEF, WEF, IFRC, GAVI, The Global Fund, DNDi, WHO, WBCSD, DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Bamboo Capital Partners,…
This summer I did my internship at Amazon Madrid. It was an intense but very rewarding experience. I chose Amazon because I was seeking a challenging work experience that pushed me to my limits. Prior to the MBA, I had 5 years of experience in sales operations, account management, and performance/acquisition marketing in the advertising…
I had a very interesting introduction to the Social Action Club, far from what the typical MBA student goes through. Like most students who enter the MBA – overwhelmed by the academics, professional clubs and the focus on developing a career – I was blind to what I could give back to my community. A…