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Polish Wind Farm: Giant Opportunity or Tilting at Windmills?

Two Polish entrepreneurs were so passionate about windmills that their friends nicknamed them "Don Quixote." Their plan to make money through free wind energy convinced banks to back their ambitious wind farm project. But when the project encounters delays, some begin to question whether they have adequately accounted for all the risks associated with such a large-scale capital project. Were these two about to live up to their deluded eponym?

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Information Technologies

What It Takes to Be a Digital Leader

Sieber, Sandra; Káganer, Evgeny; Zamora, Javier

Executives in their 40s or 50s will never be Digital Natives -- those who have grown up with technology and have never known anything else. While we cannot change the age we were born into, we can control our literacy of today's digital culture. IESE professors offer winning tips to help today's leaders step over the digital divide, so that technology becomes a source of innovation rather than alienation.

 

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Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Healthy Employees Build Healthy Businesses

García Lombardía, Pilar; Peiró, Andreu

More companies are creating programs to promote healthy habits among their workforce. The effects are positive not only for employees but for the organizations themselves, which benefit from reduced absenteeism, enhanced motivation and greater productivity. A new report by IESE's International Research Center on Organizations (IRCO) discusses the state of such programs in Spain and around the world.

 

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Economics

Invest With Awareness: Lessons From the Construction Sector

Arce, Oscar; Campa, José Manuel; Gavilán, A.

Finance

Arbitration: A Better Option for Resolving International Conflicts

Sancho, Carlos; Santomá, Javier

Information Technologies

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Stocks Riskier Than Bonds?

Javier Estrada

Most investors view stocks as riskier than bonds because they fluctuate more in the short-term. But, when it comes to long-term risk, it’s a different story, according to IESE’s Javier Estrada whose research is featured in Forbes.

 

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Economics

The Rise of Machines

Morten Olsen

Some economists believe that technological development is leading to greater inequality. What can we do to prevent technological development from leaving certain segments of society behind?

 

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