Why Environmental Sustainability is Hard for Business

There are six essential differences that exist between the world view of the men and women who actually run most business see the the world and the way activists, journalists, and legislators see environmental sustainability and unless there is increased mutual understanding it will be difficult to make progress Specifically, I feel of these different groups.
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Localization: A Way to Deal with Expat Cost Pressures?

Expatriates are expensive, and this doesn’t come as a surprise. Indeed, according to the latest Brookfield Global Relocation Trends report (2014) expatriation cost pressures continue to be a predominant concern among multinational corporations. Although the majority of companies (98%) are still using long-term assignment policies, most probably with a balance sheet compensation approach, the continuous…
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Women's leadership: reaching the top

“Looking at the world through women’s eyes”. This was the theme of the associations at the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in September 1995, which the UN has revived on its 20th anniversary to discuss the day after the celebration of this year's International Women's Day (March 8). Being encouraged by IESE,…
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What does it mean for a country to default?

The case of Greece has put the subject of sovereign default back in the news. What does it mean when a country is in default? What are the implications? Many people have asked me about this, so I think a little clarification is in order: . Argentina's government may default even though many Argentine companies…
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