Accounting and Control
A new European law that went into effect in June 2010 will protect the owners of luxury brands such as Prada or Chanel, which will now be able to restrict sales of their products by unauthorized Internet dealers. IESE Prof. Jose Luis Nueno explains how this measure will affect players such as eBay and the luxury goods sector as a whole.
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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