Entrepreneurship
With growth stagnant in the E.U., European business leaders should cast their sights on the opportunities that exist in Africa, say participants in a recent forum on this emerging market. Africa’s billion-strong market cannot be ignored. Changes have been made to improve the business environment there, so that entrepreneurial activities can flourish.
Entrepreneurship
Prats Moreno, Mª Julia; Agulles, Remei
More than half of all corporate acquisitions fail. However, the multinational services company, ISS, has managed to become a leader in the areas in which it operates, thanks to its policy of acquisitions in the new countries or sectors that it takes on. IESE’s Julia Prats and Remei Agulles explain the keys to its success.
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Leadership and People Management
Santana, L.; Heras Maestro, Mireia las; Mao, J.
Are future leaders ready to take on the diversity they will face in their careers? To deal with varying perspectives, leaders need cultural intelligence: the awareness of one’s own assumptions, along with the ability to consider other views. As always, theory is no substitute for practice. There are measures that companies can take to develop culturally intelligent leaders, even for those who don’t travel.
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