> Return to the #99 Newsletter The first IESE doctoral dissertations have been added to Dadun, the open access repository of the University of Navarra. These theses are now available in the IESE Business School – Tesis Doctorales y Tesinas collection. We are looking forward to disseminating more theses in the near future. We would like to express our gratitude to the doctors who have agreed to include their theses in…
Success Stories
Exchange Gifts
> Return to the #98 Newsletter The Library’s Christmas initiative, which invited patrons to exchange gift recommendations for book suggestions, was a success. The library received a bunch of recommendations, all of which have been added to the library’s collection. This initiative not only helped to expand the library’s collection but also fostered a sense of community among patrons. By sharing their favorite reads, patrons were able to connect with each…
Dynamic Decisions
> Return to the #97 Newsletter Dynamic decisions : energy PIVOT, adaptive moves, winning BOUnCE, the new book published by the IESE Alumnus Ricardo G. Barcelona, highlights how some managers and policymakers sleepwalk into decision paralysis. The author frames ambiguity as a source of opportunity as extant advantages obsolesce, new entrants could disrupt to gain dominance. Some managers could repurpose, reframe, and reconfigure their resources and processes to create tomorrow’s profitable…
New Library Services Platform
> Return to the #96 Newsletter The IESE Library has implemented a new Library Services Platform, whose main goals are to help us become a digital-first library and offer a better search experience to our users. Exlibris’ Alma-Primo is a new generation service platform that will allow us to manage print, electronic and digital materials in a single interface as well as integrate it with other campus information services. The new…
The Logic of Gift – Making Sense in Business and Management
> Return to the #95 Newsletter Diego Arias recently defended his dissertation, “The Logic of Gift – Making Sense in Business and Management“. The dissertation aims to study how gift-giving is integrated within management and its implications for business. For this purpose, Diego first built a morally-based taxonomy of three categories and eight types of gift-giving from Aquinas’ moral object of the action. Second, he studied how the gift and exchange…