Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio; Lumbreras, I.; Martí, C.; Rodríguez-Colubi, E.
Corporate volunteer work builds a sense of organizational pride and belonging, while also improving the work environment and boosting the company's image. It's no surprise, then, that most businesses say they are satisfied with the experience, according to a new report on the situation in Spain.
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Alvarez-Novoa, M.; Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio; Contreras, I.
The current economic crisis has forced companies and professionals to seek alternative business options outside of Spain. At the same time, expatriation is increasingly being viewed as an obligation rather than a promotion opportunity. According to a survey, a significant percentage of expatriate employees believe that refusing the move would have had negative repercussions on their career prospects.
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Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio; Opazo, Magdalena; Barios, M.
Is it possible for an established business to increase its income 17-fold over the space of less than 20 years? The experience of the UEFA Champions League suggests that it is. As a study led by IESE Prof. Sandalio Gómez shows, the sporting and financial strategies applied since 1991 have led to spectacular growth in this competition.
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Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio; Lumbreras, I.; Martí, C.; Barios, M.
More and more companies are offering corporate volunteer work, with the goal of motivating employees and enhancing their sense of pride in contributing to society. Such is the conclusion of the 2010 report on corporate volunteer work in Spain, which provides useful information for designing and carrying out volunteer programs within a company.
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Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio; Contreras, Ignacio
Many companies have been forced to reassess their objectives and business strategies, including their employee and executive pay systems. The authors take a comprehensive look at current trends in fixed and variable pay, and recommend ways in which companies can improve employee and executive compensation policies.
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Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio; García-Lozano, A.; Gómez E.
How big a differential will I receive next year if I meet all my objectives? Many executives in the financial and insurance sector are wondering this in light of a new European directive on variable compensation that must be adopted by the end of 2010. IESE Prof. Sandalio Gómez and the consulting firm KPMG analyze the impact of this directive on regulators, financial entities and companies.
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Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio; Kase, Kimio; Urrutia de Hoyos, Ignacio
There are few better illustrations of the shifting synergies of financial and sporting success than Real Madrid, which has gone through five presidents, nine coaches and hundreds of millions in signings since 2000 with little to show for it. A new book on Value Creation and Sport Management analyzes this club, among many other entities, to reveal the virtuous circle of value creation in the global industry that sport has become.
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Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio; Lumbreras, I.; Martí, C.; Opazo, Magdalena; et al.
Employee loyalty and improved reputation: these are two advantages of making volunteer work part of corporate policy. Although this kind of activity has been on the rise in recent years, its presence in companies is still scant, as explained in a report on corporate volunteer work in Spain.
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Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio; Gracia, M.D.; Opazo, Magdalena
The Spanish government recently unveiled a series of measures aimed at dealing with the nation’s unemployment rate, which is higher than in any other European country as a result of the recession. Amidst public calls for labor reform, IESE Prof. Sandalio Gómez examines specific characteristics of the Spanish job market and analyzes their impact on unemployment.
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Bofarull, Cristina; Gracia, Ignacio; Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio
With barely a million inhabitants, the Spanish city of Valencia recently hosted the America’s Cup, MotoGP and Formula 1. How the city has gone from losing 13 points in industrial indices 15 years ago to becoming a leading light in the organization of major events is the subject of a new strategy case that questions this game plan for urban development.
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