The Academic Leader defines the topic to be studied, poses the principal inquiries, identifies and invites the best thinkers on the issue – representing different disciplines and nationalities, directs contributions, leads discussion and oversees the resulting publication.
Marta Elvira, Professor of Strategic Management & Managing People in Organizations and Chair of Family-Owned Business has received the grant in support of the project “Family-firm Governance vis-à-vis Employee and Environment Orientation.” She will be aided in her research by IESE Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship Jeroen Neckebrouck, and by post-doctoral researcher Sumeet Malik. The project will encompass two studies: ‘Family Firms and Employees’; and ‘Family Firms and Environment’, that aim to increase current understanding about family firms’ care for nonfamily stakeholders by investigating specifically family firms’ orientation towards employees and the environment. This research will inform managers regarding crisis management and policymakers about the particular family firm characteristics that lead to better outcomes.
This article synthesizes the key insights from the international conference “From Polarization to Understanding: Bridging Divides in Business and Society,” jointly organized by IESE Business School and the Social Trends Institute. Through interdisciplinary dialogue among leading scholars, the event examined the psychological, institutional, and organizational drivers of polarization and explored frameworks for rebuilding trust and social cohesion.
The study, funded by the Social Trends Institute, analyzes 40 million transaction records from the Bank of England between 1694 and 1827, reconstructing investment portfolios to reveal patterns of wealth distribution. It aims to provide insights for promoting inclusive economic growth and shaping policy development.
