> Return to the #80 Newsletter Susanne Koster recently defended her dissertation titled “Four Essays on Capability Investment Decision-Making”. She investigated the important decisions that large firms face when deciding which new technologies to invest in to respond to the technological challenges shaking the industry. She collected a detailed dataset on the corporate venture capital investments and the technology licensing deals of firms in the chemical and the pharmaceutical industry. The…
Success Stories
JIBS Research in Excellence Award
> Return to the #79 Newsletter Prof. Sebastian Reiche has been awarded a Silver Medal for research in excellence from the Journal of International Business Studies. The award is in recognition of Reiche’s intellectual contributions published in the journal, and more specifically for having published at least 5 significant papers in JIBS during the first 50 years of its existence. The Silver Medals will be given to the Awardees at the AIB…
IESE Library Webpage
> Return to the #78 Newsletter The IESE Library has launched a new webpage with a modern responsive design and improved search functionality. It offers a fresh new look, better organization, more efficient navigation, clearer information about the resources and services that users need and greater all-round security. Please take a look around the site and experience the new design. Your feedback, as always, is appreciated. Please email us at library@iese.edu
Corporate Finance and Economies of Agglomeration
> Return to the #77 Newsletter The idea of agglomeration which is becoming very important to public policy and business owners, is the main focus of Mahsa Memarian’s recently defended dissertation, “Essays on Corporate Finance and Economies of Agglomeration”. The author identifies the important effects of urban agglomeration and geographical characteristics of the firms’ locations on their economic activities, financial performance and corporate decisions. The dissertation is based on a theoretical perspective…
Moments of Disruption in Your Career
> Return to the #76 Newsletter “Moments of Disruption in Your Professional Career” is a thought provoking piece published by Joaquín Solana, member of the IESE Alumni Association, on LinkedIn. The article reviews the book Disrupt Your Career and features observations on its content that have even captured the attention of its authors. Prof. Solana discovered the book by chance in the IESE Library collection (he is a frequent user) while leafing…