Economics
Following the election of anti-austerity parties in France and Greece, calls are growing for governments across the euro zone to introduce measures to promote growth. However, according to IESE Prof. Pedro Videla, the only way out of recession for the region’s cash-strapped economies is to bite the bullet, increase purchase tax, cut spending and lay the foundations for more sustainable government expenditure.
Accounting and Control
Fernández Terricabras, Albert
Do you spend enough time planning strategy? Are the meetings you hold actually productive? Do you regularly track and review the results of your short- and long-term strategies, and change them when necessary? Alberto Fernández offers tips for avoiding 12 common pitfalls in strategic planning and follow-up.
More 
Accounting and Control
Barth M. E.; Ormazabal, Gaizka; Taylor, D.J.
The big three rating agencies -- Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch -- have already received plenty of blame for the 2007-08 financial crisis. Now, a new study provides evidence suggesting that their risk assessment procedures for asset securitizations were inadequate.
More
Strategy
Mas, Núria; Valentini, G.
Marketing
Abdel, Wissam; Ribera, Alberto
Strategy
Ghemawat, Pankaj