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IE Business School Alumni Help Fight Covid-19
From free services to 3D printing, IE Business School alumni set example and step up to fight Covid-19.
As the world wrestles with the Covid-19 pandemic and the number of infected cases globally climbs daily, IE Business School community members have stepped up to show leadership and resilience. We applaud the agility, resolve and compassion these alumni have shown in the face of adversity. If you or someone from your class has launched an initiative to address issues, shortages or distress caused by the coronavirus, please let us know.
Abel Matutes, Chief Executive of the Hotel Business for Palladium Hotel Group and IMBA Class of 2006 graduate, was the first to offer health authorities the use of his hotel for additional hospital space for Covid-19 patients. Just meters from the overflowing Gregorio Maranon Hospital in Madrid, the group’s Ayre GH Colon turned into Spain’s first hospitalized hotel, with 361 rooms. “Very proud of the entire Ayre GH Colon team that is coordinating with [Madrid’s] health department,” Matutes said on Twitter.
02 Apr 2020
IE Community, Programs, The School
Forbes Names Two IE Alumni to 30 Under 30 List
Two Business school alumni snagged coveted spots on Forbes’ list of 30 Under 30 –Europe 2020, the annual roundup of the brashest risk-takers of ...
30 Mar 2020
IE Community, Programs, The School
The Economic Implications of the Coronavirus
The crisis in Europe began with a lockdown in Italy’s Lombardy region. It was the starting point of the big falls in the stock markets of Europe, ...
27 Mar 2020
Faculty
A Rewarding Experience at 12:00 pm (CET Time)
On Wednesday, March 18, I held my last Marketing session with my group from the Master in Management, which started in January. It is a group that I ...
25 Mar 2020
Leadership and the Social Essence of Human Beings
Sometimes the universe insists on reminding us that, as human beings, we have an eternal obligation to improve ourselves. What better time to ...
25 Mar 2020
Coronavirus Outbreak: How Should Brands Respond?
Consumption of media (including social media and Netflix) and usage of e-commerce are expected to rise sharply as more and more people quarantine ...
24 Mar 2020
The (Remote) Employee Experience
The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has confined us to our homes, while at the same time forcing organizations to pull out all the stops to implement teleworking across the board.
Many employees who had never before worked remotely are now doing the same tasks from their homes that they once performed on-site at their workplaces.
24 Mar 2020
How Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Can Help Against COVID-19
Fortunately, new cases of COVID-19 have slowed in China, but it is crucial to flatten the curve worldwide. If we can slow down the rate of infection, ...
20 Mar 2020
The True Values of a Company and the True Value of People
A company is more than just a physical and virtual space; it is also a human space where people must be cared for. Organizations like to say that ...
19 Mar 2020
Is the stock market discounting a cash-crunch?
The Ibex 35 has lost about 40 percent of its value over the last month. This time, though, banks and financial engineering are not the direct ...
19 Mar 2020
A Cybersecurity Stress Test
The current situation is giving rise to new work habits—rather hastily, in some cases. Many companies have been forced against their will to accept ...
18 Mar 2020
Pandemic Generosity and Digital Transformation
As the ancient Chinese proverb says, “Spilled water can not be retrieved.” After being flooded with messages urging ...
18 Mar 2020
Purpose: Darwinian Medicine
The great business dynasties have wisely demonstrated their ability to apply perspective, responsibility, and common sense in turbulent times. From ...
17 Mar 2020
Reaffirming the Value of the Individual
A crisis is the time that comes after death of one era but before the birth of the next one. The coronavirus will surely be remembered as a turning ...
16 Mar 2020
What Hat Will We Wear During the Crisis?
What measures should be adopted to address the coronavirus crisis, and with what perspective? The economic consequences of the virus, like those of a natural catastrophe, are a tsunami that will impact the health of all citizens and the dynamics of the productive apparatus. Factories will close, broken production chains will need to be mended, and the price of assets—particularly stocks—will plummet. What should be done in the short and medium term?
The stock and real-estate markets are experiencing a strong correction that will have various consequences. First, the poverty effect will drive down household consumption, especially of durable goods. Second, the loss of asset value will make it harder for companies to secure financing. Third, as a consequence of the aforementioned factors, business owners will become significantly less confident of their ability to turn a profit and will consequently scale back investments.
This contraction of the demand for consumption and investment, in tandem with a sharp drop in oil prices, will lead to a considerable decrease in inflation and economic growth worldwide over the coming months.
16 Mar 2020
Why the coronavirus lockdown is a great opportunity to strengthen family ties
In the coming days, many families around the world will be obliged to confine themselves to their homes to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
13 Mar 2020
IE Community, The School
Four Teams of IE Students Win First Utopica Challenge
The winning students will travel to Colombia in May as part of the project that helps improve the lives of the women who grow coffee beans in Cauca.
13 Mar 2020
Programs, The School
Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller and Truly Human Leadership
Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller and his team joined IE Center for Corporate Learning Innovation in a conversation about Truly Human Leadership.
11 Mar 2020
The School
