Judith Viader is the general manager of Frit Ravich, a second-generation company specialized in the manufacture of chips, snacks and nuts, and snack-food distributor with over 1,000 employees, ex...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2024/frit-ravich-a-business-built-on-trust/
As the MiM cohort of 2024 approaches graduation next June, reflections on their journey reveal a profound correlation between the effort invested throughout the program and the satisfaction deriv...
https://blog.iese.edu/mim/discovering-the-power-of-business-case-methodology-the-art-of-discussion/
Así es como yo definiría la estructura de propiedad de la inmensa mayoría de empresas en España y me atrevería a decir que en el mundo. En las empresas norteamericanas (USA) y las inglesas h...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2024/empresa-de-capital-cerrado/
Report highlights: Despite the challenges, some 89% of business angels in Spain show a willingness to invest by 2024, suggesting confidence in the market’s long-term potential. The gender gap i...
Some weeks ago, the US Supreme Court addressed one of the most dividing issues currently facing social media. The question at hand is how far platforms can go in silencing critics without overste...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2024/04/26/freedom-of-speech-vs-censorship-in-social-media/
As part of the IESE Master in Management program, students recently embarked on an exhilarating journey to the lively metropolis of New York City. This international module, held in March 2024 on...
Truth be told, implementing and managing a board of directors in a family firm isn’t an easy task for a variety of reasons, including the unique nature of each family and company and its specif...
On 9 and 10 April 2024, IESE Business School joined 48 of Europe’s most promising deep-tech scaleups in Brussels and Leuven for the European Innovation Council (EIC) Scaling Club ‘Ignition Fo...
Los múltiples comentarios derivados del post publicado hace dos semanas titulado “Visión, oficio y gestión”, han suscitado una cierta polémica, en términos de la incorporación de direct...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2024/director-general-externo/
We are delighted to share that IESE Business School has been awarded the Special Mention for the ‘organization that best supports entrepreneurship in Madrid’ by Madrid’s Family Business Ass...
The Family Business Association of Madrid (ADEFAM) was created to support and defend the interests of family businesses in the Autonomous Community of Madrid. On April 8, IESE had the great honor...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2024/adefam-recognizes-iese-for-its-entrepreneurial-ecosystem/
The debate over open-source AI models will be a long and contentious one. On one side are people who argue that there is a big danger if the technology and its development are open since it could...
https://blog.iese.edu/artificial-intelligence-management/2024/open-source-ai-debate-tech/
Guest contributor: África Ariño Professor of Strategic Management · Holder of the Joaquim Molins Figueras Chair of Strategic Alliances · IESE As explored in the first article in this series o...
Sigo con el tema de la visión que todo empresario de éxito tiene con respecto al futuro de su empresa. ¿Es suficiente la visión para dirigir una empresa de éxito? La pregunta es retórica. E...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2024/vision-oficio-y-gestion/
Rahul Jain is the CEO and Co-Founder of Peach Payments, an electronic payment solutions provider based in Cape Town, South Africa. Its specific focus is the African continent, where the local inf...
Getting promoted young is a virtuous circle that raises pay expectations for everyone, but especially women. The time taken to reach top positions plays a critical role in determining pay for bot...
https://blog.iese.edu/mim/for-women-early-promotion-is-vital-to-reducing-the-gender-pay-gap/
En el post anterior tratábamos el tema de la visión de la empresa y mencionábamos la idea del propósito. Me comprometí a desarrollar el tema en un nuevo post y esto es lo que pretendo hacer ...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2024/vision-y-proposito/
Adopting emerging technologies through open innovation: An IESE Business School bootcamp for DIH4CAT From 12 to 14 March 2024, IESE Business School’s campus in Barcelona was home to 20 top exec...
On March 8th, 2024, IESE Master in Management Admissions welcomed 80 selected top-tier students from around the globe to partake in the Third Edition of the High Potential Leadership Experience o...
Developed and emerging economies face increasing workforce shortages. This makes skilled migrants an important part of the global labor market. We know that skilled worker migration has significa...
Family businesses are economic motors and drivers of social cohesion around the world, which is why it’s important to better understand their impact on diverse stakeholder groups. To learn more...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2024/an-analysis-of-family-firms-and-their-stakeholders/
In today’s fast-paced global environment, growth isn’t an option for family businesses: it’s an imperative to ensure their long-term success and continuity. This reflection and the role of ...
In our last discussion, we touched on the resilience of radio and briefly mentioned the rise of podcasts. Today, we’d like to delve into an intriguing trend affecting this newer media format. H...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2024/03/10/the-renaissance-of-podcasts/
Radio, one of the most enduring forms of media, continues to stand strong throughout time. While it’s easy to think that podcasts, live streams, and other contemporary media formats have oversh...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2024/03/10/is-radio-still-a-thing/
In our quest to shape a brighter, more inclusive world, IESE MiM Admissions is aware of the unique value that women offer and therefore we are committed to increasing the number of women in leade...
https://blog.iese.edu/mim/celebrating-mim-women-on-the-iwd-march-8th/
IESE, through the Career Development Center, has hosted the MiM Career Forum on March 4th and 5th on Madrid Campus, and March 11th and 12th Online. More than 35 companies have joined this adventu...
https://blog.iese.edu/mim/navigating-the-iese-career-forum-on-march-4-5/
Around the world, women are increasingly taking charge of their family businesses and reaching breakthrough levels of success. In many cases, they are the first generation of women to take the re...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2024/women-in-family-business/
Hemos insistido muchas veces en este mismo post, que la visión de la empresa es fundamental a la hora de guiar nuestra estrategia. No hay que confundir la visión con el propósito, ni con la mi...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2024/el-empresario-el-consejo-y-la-vision-de-futuro/
Shareholders often span different generations in long-consolidated family firms, and not all play an active role in the business. In these cases, family assemblies are a vital conduit to bringing...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2024/five-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-family-assemblies/
Hace unos meses, prometí seguir hablando del tema de cómo pensar de una manera ordenada acerca del futuro de mi empresa. Lo hice en un post que titulé El futuro de mi empresa. Siento haberme d...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2024/a-vueltas-con-el-futuro-de-mi-empresa/
Having just returned from our annual family skiing trip I have been reminded of how important it is to conserve and restore your energy resources. A few consecutive, full days of skiing can easil...
https://blog.iese.edu/expatriatus/2024/02/19/how-to-manage-your-energy-in-a-global-role/
Spain’s fashion heavyweights have joined forces to promote the circular economy. Inditex, Decathlon, H&M, Ikea, Kiabi, Mango and Tendam recently created a new association to manage textile and ...
Last week, IESE Business School in Madrid hosted a transformative event, the “Young Women in Business Panel”, an evening that illuminated the diverse and brilliant journeys of six accomplishe...
Junior Kone is currently studying for a Master in Management at IESE in Madrid and hopes to start a career in management consultancy It is a challenging time for graduates starting out in the wor...
IESE Business School is committed to empowering women to succeed in their careers, offering networking opportunities, vital skills training and expert guidance In 2022, Maggie Wang gained a maste...
https://blog.iese.edu/mim/how-iese-creates-a-springboard-for-women-in-business/
Constantin Conrad (MBA-18) and Charlotte Conrad Palermo (PMD-23) share their experiences as third-generation leaders of the Leschaco Group, a global logistics service provider with operations in ...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2024/leschaco-bridging-borders-since-1879/
Hace años edité un libro llamado Familia Empresaria en el que colaboraron varios colegas del IESE. Uno de ellos fue Pedro Nueno que comentaba, entre otras cosas, lo que se describe en este post...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2024/revitalizar-comprar-vender/
The Foro de Reflexión is a collaboration between IESE’s Chair of Family-Owned Business and the Instituto de Empresa Familiar designed to foster and support family business initiatives in key a...
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En el post anterior enfatizamos en la necesidad de renovar nuestro modelo de negocio y las capacidades necesarias para poder mantener la empresa en situación competitiva. Hoy me gustaría analiz...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2024/la-revitalizacion-y-la-propiedad/
2023 has unfolded as a year of remarkable events within the media landscape, from the writers’ strike and influencer scams to the notable renaming of Twitter. Some of these developments were an...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2024/01/17/media-predictions-2024/
If you’ve been following our blog, you’re likely aware that we enjoy delving into media trends. In previous posts we’ve touched upon various implementations of AI in the media sector. Howev...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2024/01/17/ai-in-media/
Over the past year, the ascent of chat GPT and AI has sparked widespread debates across industries. The media sector, in particular, has shown keen interest in the potential outcomes that AI deve...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2024/01/17/integrating-ai-in-content-creation/
In my last article published in October 2023, I raised the issue of external directors by saying they could either be independent or not. It’s not a question of how much they’re paid, as some...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2024/the-role-of-an-external-director/
Declining productivity is a constant concern for both governments and companies, especially small- and medium-sized ones. And it’s no wonder: private enterprises generate over 80% of jobs in de...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2024/trust-and-communication-the-keys-to-higher-productivity/
¿Duran o no duran las empresas? Esta es la cuestión. Es usual ver cómo a las empresas familiares se les coloca el sambenito de que no duran por las dificultades derivadas del cambio generacion...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2024/la-necesaria-revitalizacion/
Climate change sell-out or landmark global warming fightback? Whatever your point of view, Cop28, the 28th such meeting of its kind, was not short on controversy. This year the event was held i...
As 2023 draws to a close, I would like to look back and ahead as I have done in past years. The ancient Roman god Janus—the god of beginnings and endings, gates, transitions, time and, duality�...
https://blog.iese.edu/expatriatus/2023/12/19/what-will-the-future-of-global-mobility-look-like/
Numerous studies blame gender-based job segregation for the stubborn gender wage gap. However, women who do the same work as men in the same company are still not paid the same as their male coun...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/gender-wage-gap-fixing-the-ladders-broken-rung/
Mi intención al ponerme delante del ordenador para escribir este post era retomar el tema de los aspectos que hay que considerar a la hora de pensar si ha llegado el momento de vender la empresa...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/consejos-a-la-hora-de-vender-la-empresa/
Javier Cottet is the president of Cottet Óptica, a family-owned Spanish firm that traces its roots to the late 1800s in industrial France. In 2019, the company revitalized its business model wit...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/cottet-optica-serving-customers-since-1902/
Recent research by McKinsey confirms the adaptability, resilience and impact of family-owned firms, whose structures and best practices leave them uniquely equipped to navigate business challenge...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/mckinsey-45-equals-fob-outperformance/
Después de haber escrito sobre justicia y eficacia en mi anterior post, me gustaría ofrecer hoy una reflexión sobre otras virtudes que adornan al buen empresario. En la época de los filósofo...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/el-empresario-la-fortaleza-y-la-prudencia/
In a prior discussion, we touched upon the issue of beauty influencers eroding trust on online platforms through dishonest reviews (see the new scammers). Initially, this led to a loss of trust a...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2023/11/25/the-beauty-community-gets-ugly-again/
Over the past few months, we’ve been closely following the writer’s strike in Hollywood. These professionals, awakened to the use of artificial intelligence in creativity, and fueled by susta...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2023/11/20/writers-guild-is-back/
As it has been explored in previous posts, creativity wields diverse values, especially when amplified by the dynamic channels of social media or specific platforms, such as fan-generated content...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2023/11/20/outsourcing-creativity/
In this post, our intention is to shed light on a topic that often goes unnoticed amidst discussions about trends and current events in the media sphere. Rather than delving into the usual commen...
With corporate responsibility gaining traction around the world, more and more business leaders are considering the ethical dimensions of management. Among global scholars, pension funding is one...
En un post publicado hace dos años y que titulé ¿Qué define a un empresario?, hablaba de las comunidades de personas que integran una empresa -tanto internas como externas- y cuáles eran las...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/justicia-y-eficacia/
I recently had the great honor of interviewing Ibukun Awosika for IESE’s This Is Real Leadership podcast. Ibukun Awosika has had a long and illustrious career as an entrepreneur, leader, speake...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/a-conversation-with-ibukun-awosika/
The family council is the ideal forum for owner families to reach consensus on the core decisions regarding their business. It is the preventive mechanism par excellence to analyze, discuss and d...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/7-ideas-to-avoid-tensions-in-the-family-council/
IESE Africa Initiative just concluded a month of enriching exchanges and collaborations with two of its Associate Schools in Africa: Nigeria based Lagos Business School (LBS) and Strathmore Busin...
https://blog.iese.edu/africa-initiative/2023/a-month-of-enriching-partnerships/
Así se titula un artículo de Michael E. Porter y Mark R. Kramer publicado hace años en la Harvard Business Review. En el mismo los autores defienden la idea de que el propósito de toda corpor...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/la-creacion-de-valor-compartido/
In traditional economic-based views on governance, owners are often portrayed in a somewhat passive role, with an emphasis on the incentive structures they install to motivate employees and other...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/evolving-perspectives-on-ownership-in-family-firms/
En el post anterior decíamos que cada accionista ha de aportar al conjunto adecuadas dosis de iniciativa, dinero y poder para llevar adelante los negocios y fines. En la ley de sociedades de cap...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/tiene-mi-empresa-socios-prisioneros/
After years of working alongside her parents, Parima Ijaz founded her own company as an extension of the original business. In this Forbes article, she offers five insights for people who are con...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/5-tips-for-working-in-your-family-business/
Robust corporate governance systems in family firms shouldn’t be any different than those in well-managed non-family firms – at least in theory. In practice, it’s another story. Boards of d...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/8-pillars-of-a-professional-board-of-directors/
Empiezo este post citando palabras textuales de mi querido y admirado colega Luis Manuel Calleja (q.e.p.d.). Son estas: “No vale cualquier socio para cualquier negocio, ni cualquier negocio par...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/tiene-mi-empresa-los-accionistas-convenientes/
Family-owned firms reported their largest growth increase in 15 years according to the 11th PwC Global Family Business Survey, carried out across 82 countries between October 2022 and January 202...
En el post anterior mencionamos el método del caso como una forma de aprender basada en la formulación de las preguntas adecuadas a cada caso. El método del caso se empezó a utilizar en la Ha...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/antes-de-formular-preguntas/
At the start of a new academic year, let me first extend a warm welcome to everyone! The Chair of Family Business team is back, with our batteries fully charged and ready to continue offering you...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/seven-communication-insights-for-business-families/
En nuestro penúltimo post de antes del verano decíamos que en posts sucesivos íbamos a ofrecer una forma ordenada de pensar en el futuro. Para ello es crítico saber preguntar. Saber cuál es...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/es-la-pregunta-no-la-respuesta/
Just when we thought the Twitter/Musk chronicles had settled and a balance had been struck between the CEO’s personality and the company’s profitability, Elon Musk surprises us yet again with...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2023/09/03/from-twitter-to-x/
A few weeks ago, we shared news about the highly anticipated return of Bob Iger, one of the most celebrated CEOs in the history of entertainment. Now, we delve into the first decisive actions he ...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2023/09/03/reignited-magic-iger-strikes-back/
Product placement and the influence of prominent figures have become significant sources of additional income within the realm of social media platforms. Even Netflix has utilized the strategy of...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2023/09/03/the-new-scammers/
Summer is meant to be hot. Indeed, more often than not vacationers might complain about the lack of sufficiently warm ‘beach’ weather or the rainy days that interfere with their planned activ...
https://blog.iese.edu/expatriatus/2023/08/08/will-extreme-heat-reshape-the-world-of-work/
Durante el fin de semana me llegó el informe anual de la Cátedra de Empresa Familiar del IESE. En la carta de presentación que hace su titular, mi colega Marta Elvira alude a la figura del ár...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/un-par-de-similitudes/
From academic sessions and new research lines to conferences and ongoing communications with our readers, the Chair of Family-Owned Business made important inroads in 2022-23 to elevate and advan...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/2022-23-annual-report/
By their nature as family-owned, some family businesses think they can be more familiar and informal in their approach, and less commercial and regimented. This confusion can lead their operation...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/business-and-family/
Decíamos en el post anterior que conviene mirar a largo plazo, tratar de entender cómo será nuestra empresa en el futuro y pensar en una configuración institucional sólida. El propósito del...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/el-futuro-de-mi-empresa/
What’s the scoop on Meta? Rumor has it, this tech giant is making a comeback, riding the wave of virtual reality’s rising popularity in the industry. What’s more, Apple just dropped a bombs...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2023/07/07/project-92/
Creativity seems to have lost its allure as a source of entertainment. The witty one-liners that once graced American sitcoms and TV shows now resemble an old tale. The relentless consumption of ...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2023/07/07/writers-guild-strike/
In my last blog post, I wrote about Johann Hari’s latest bestseller Stolen Focus. In the book Johann creates urgency about the collective collapse of our ability to pay attention. His main prem...
https://blog.iese.edu/expatriatus/2023/06/29/how-do-we-address-our-lost-attention-a-follow-up/
Ya decíamos en el post anterior que el empresario se siente como creador de una obra y lo último que quiere es vender el resultado de tanto esfuerzo. Afortunadamente, no todo se puede medir con...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/mi-empresa-valor-y-precio/
Innovation is the name of the game in today’s hypercompetitive markets: in order to survive, companies need to continuously innovate their products, processes and operations. Based on conventio...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/how-employee-incentives-drive-innovation-in-family-firms/
Stakeholder capitalism has gone mainstream with the rise of the sustainability agenda. For family businesses, the fundamentals of shared value are well-known and woven throughout the family capit...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/how-family-firms-are-guiding-the-sustainability-journey/
Preparando mi intervención en una mesa redonda que me han pedido que modere sobre gobernanza en la familia empresaria, he visto que uno de los temas que vamos a desarrollar es el de quién debe ...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/igualdad-equidad-y-justicia/
Guest contributor: Carolyn Chen Sociologist · Author · Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California-Berkeley · Co-Director of the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion Much has be...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/the-purpose-of-work-when-productivity-becomes-a-religion/
Este es un blog dedicado al empresario y su mundo. Sin embargo, hoy voy a entrar en un tipo particular de empresarios. Los que han querido convertir su empresa en una empresa familiar o incluso h...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/basta-con-un-consejo-de-administracion/
What are the essential skills in the 21st century? A quick internet search suggests that these are skill sets that enable success in a globalized and technological world. As such, we can think of...
https://blog.iese.edu/expatriatus/2023/05/26/can-i-have-your-attention-please/
Comcast is a silent giant. Whether you are a resident of the United States and have utilized their television services or not, the success of Comcast is undeniable. Currently, it holds the title ...
https://blog.iese.edu/the-media-industry/2023/05/25/broadcasters-blurring-the-lines/
From small businesses to large-scale multinationals, most of the world’s enterprises are family-owned. For their heirs, joining the family business isn’t always a given, with many opting to d...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/the-pros-and-cons-of-joining-the-family-firm/
En el post anterior hablábamos de cómo solemos reaccionar las personas ante una situación de cambio y de cómo el gestor del cambio debe conocerse muy bien a sí mismo y saber practicar cierta...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/profundizando-sobre-la-gestion-del-cambio/
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https://blog.iese.edu/nature-and-finance/2023/05/15/hello-world/
We are happy to present our updated Chair webpage, created under the umbrella of IESE’s corporate site. In addition to showcasing our academic team and research lines, the new page includes lin...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/presenting-our-updated-chair-webpage/
Ramon Roqueta Segalés is a winemaker, agricultural engineer and CEO of the Roqueta Origen Group. A fifth-generation member of “wine-growing entrepreneurs,” he shares how the business has gro...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/roqueta-origen-a-legacy-of-wine-growing-entrepreneurs/
Decíamos en el post anterior que un proceso de cambio es un proceso político y que por lo tanto sólo será posible estudiarlo y gestionarlo desde una perspectiva antropológica, psicosociológ...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/el-cambio-y-los-juegos-de-iniciales/
My name is Maggie Wang, and I am from Shanghai, China. Before joining the IESE MiM program, I was working as a technology consultant at HPE in Hong Kong after earning my bachelor’s degree in el...
Succession is the most critical challenge faced by family businesses since it touches the very heart of family and firm: its foundational bricks and future legacy. It’s difficult because it aff...
https://blog.iese.edu/family-business/2023/succession-and-family-vision/
Suelo empezar mis clases sobre gestión del cambio con una transparencia invitando a los participantes del programa a adivinar de quién es la siguiente frase: Se debería recordar que no hay nad...
https://blog.iese.edu/empresario-mundo/2023/maquiavelo-y-el-cambio/