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How Big Data, AI and Blockchain Are Changing Finance
Giné, Mireia; Antón, MiguelArticle ART-3200-EFinance, Information TechnologiesThe marriage of finance and technology has given rise to new players that are transforming the financial industry. Many of these fintech firms deliver more economical, flexible, user-friendly services, disintermediating financial services and capturing a considerable part of traditional banks' market share. The days of banks serving as the only access point to the financial system are over. Instead, new technologies are ushering in new forms of a...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Business School Insight, 154
IESE InsightMagazine REV-86-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Decision Analysis, Finance, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe new responsibilities of business for people, the planet and our future prosperity. As the tide turns against single-use plastics, know where your business stands. Interviews with Lise Kingo (U.N. Global Compact) and Juvencio Maeztu (IKEA). Leadership qualities, and a PPP framework, for the SDGs. Giving and receiving feedback better. 5 tips to knock an M&A disaster on its head. The effect of worldview on relational mobility. Decide ethically, ...Starting at €22.00
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IESE Business School Insight, 155
IESE InsightMagazine REV-87-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Finance, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementWhat executives and directors need to know as firms increasingly look for purpose beyond profits and deal with a changing ownership environment. Four responsibilities for the board. Interviews with Amra Balic (BlackRock) and veteran board chairman Herman Daems. Ways in which technological disruption may transform corporate governance. The future of banking. Keys when going digital overnight. Tips for managing virtual teams. Cash is king: advice f...Starting at €22.00
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The Real Value of Say-on-Pay
Giné, MireiaArticle ART-2313-ECorporate Governance, FinanceIn light of the financial crisis, shareholder activism is growing around the globe, leading to Say-on-Pay policies, which give shareholders the opportunity to voice their opinions on executive pay, and put pressure on boards to justify and explain pay packages more clearly to shareholders, if not redesign them completely. In several high-profile cases, large companies have failed to obtain approval of pay packages for their CEOs due to such activ...Starting at €8.20
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Responsible Investing Takes Root
Ferraro, FabrizioArticle ART-2314-EFinance, StrategyResponsible investment is moving from being a niche in the asset management universe to increasingly becoming mainstream. In Europe, especially, it appears to be taking off. This article identifies some of the key drivers and the challenges that responsible investment poses to investors and managers as they try to take this novel field and embed it into their institutional practices. Looking to the future, the author highlights three areas that h...Starting at €8.20
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Stepping Out of the Confines of Finance
Sagnier, Pablo; Baón, LuisArticle ART-2315-EFinance, Leadership and People ManagementThe upheaval in the world of corporate finance brought on by the global financial crisis is transforming the role of the CFO, who is assuming bigger responsibilities to deal with the changes taking place inside and outside of companies. Based on a series of panel discussions held with the heads of finance from large global corporations representing various industries, the authors identify the new profiles and functions that are emerging for the n...Starting at €8.20
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How to Fuel Healthy Growth
Fernández Terricabras, AlbertArticle ART-2711-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThere are three main reasons for the chronic shortage of resources faced by many SMEs: financial expectations not adjusted to actual results; the tensions of growth; and poor financial management. In this article, the author explores the most common problems in these three areas and proposes strategies for dealing with them. Solutions might include developing more professional management systems or broadening the sources of financing. Although mo...Starting at €8.20
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Balancing the Trade-Offs Between Competition and Stability
Vives, XavierArticle ART-3054-EEconomics, FinanceDoes too much competition in banking hurt society? What policies can best protect and stabilize banking without stifling it? This article addresses the critical relationships between competition, regulation and stability, and the implications of coordinating banking regulations with competition policies. The author presents some key challenges that bankers and regulators face in trying to manage the trade-offs between competition and stability. H...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 2. Third quarter 2009
IESE InsightMagazine REV-2-EAccounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Decision Analysis, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Technologies, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis edition of the IESE Insight review shows how working together with others can multiply your company¿s own best effort. A study by Kathleen M. Eisenhardt (Stanford) and Pinar Ozcan (IESE) reveals how even small firms with few resources can use strategic alliances to strengthen their market position, gain new capabilities and resources, and grow during difficult times. Thomas Vollmann and Carlos Cordón (IMD) present a tested process to ...Starting at €22.00
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IESE Insight. Issue 15. Fourth Quarter 2012
IESE InsightMagazine REV-36-EAccounting and Control, Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyClaus Rerup (Richard Ivey School of Business) presents a framework for companies to improve their capability to pick up on signals that impending crises give off before they happen. The corporate communications consultant Alfonso González-Herrero looks at the key issues that companies must address, with forecasting and planning, in order to safeguard their reputations. IESE's José R. Pin provides a guide to help managers lead and communicate, so ...Starting at €22.00