Lluís G. Renart
Is the fashion sector different in Eastern Europe from Western Europe? What obstacles do companies in the sector run into when it comes to growing their business? To examine these issues, IESE Prof. Lluís Renart analyzes the dilemma faced by the Polish fashion firm LPP in early 2008, when the company’s executives actively sought an alternative to organic growth and succeeded in identifying one.
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Josep Maria Rosanas
Many theories about organizations completely ignore two crucial factors: learning and ethics. In his research paper, IESE Prof. Josep María Rosanas proposes basic principles for an ethics-based theory of decision making in organizations and offers companies three criteria to use in this process.
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Manel Baucells, Rakesh K. Sarin
What’s the secret to a happy life? Professors Manel Baucells and Rakesh K. Sarin weigh in with their contribution to this ageless conundrum. Besides striking a better balance between work and leisure, they recommend some “reframing activities,” such as putting your life into perspective and making broader comparisons. But these activities require effort, discipline and, most importantly, time – which holds the key to it all.
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