> 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…
Success Stories
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…
Leading Companies Through Storms and Crises
> Return to the #75 Newsletter Principles and best practices that should inspire top management and corporate communications in facing conflicts, controversies, crises and scandals are the focus of the new book published by IESE Prof. Yago de la Cierva, Leading Companies Through Storms and Crises: Principles and Best Practices in Prevention, Crisis Management and Communication. Some of the data used to develop the study was obtained by using the resources available…
Evaluating Research Activity
> Return to the #74 Newsletter IESE’s Corporate Information Unit is in charge of compiling information required by Comisión Nacional de la Actividad Investigadora (CNEAI) to recognize the merits in the research activity developed by IESE faculty and researchers. These research merits are evaluated by section, each of which must cover six years of Research (Sexenios). Information on the research activity of some IESE professors was submitted for consideration in 2017. The…
The IESE Endowment
> Return to the #73 Newsletter The IESE Endowment is an investment fund that seeks to support research activities and scholarship programs, as well as the overall institutional development of IESE. The fund is the result of generous contributions from alumni and corporate sponsors that provide a stable source of income that can be devoted to strategic projects, including general research grants, support for a Research Center or a scholarship fund for…