IESE
2002087
213364481
2008-05-19T00:30:13Z
83.42.209.73
/* Notable alumni */
{{Infobox University
|image_name = IESE Business School Logo.png
|name = IESE Business School
|established = [[1958]]
|type = [[Private school|Private]]
|dean = [[Jordi Canals]]
|city = [[Barcelona]]
|country = [[Spain]]
|students = ~600
|staff = 171
|campus = [[urban area|Urban]]
|website = [http://www.iese.edu www.iese.edu]
|endowment = US$ 32.64 Million
}}
[[Image:IESEbusinessschoolopusdeicorporatework2.jpg|right|frame|IESE Business School of the University of Navarra: A top business school, according to ''Financial Times'' and the ''Economist Intelligence Unit''.]]
'''IESE Business School''', the graduate business school of the [[University of Navarra]], is ranked as a top 5 [[business school]] in [[Europe]] and is renowned for its [[MBA]] and Executive MBA programs. IESE has campuses in [[Barcelona]] and [[Madrid]]. IESE is an initiative of [[Opus Dei]], a personal prelature of the Catholic Church. The endowment of IESE in December 2006 stood at an all time high of US$ 32.64m
IESE stands for "Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa" in Spanish and in English: "Institute of Higher Business Studies" or "International Graduate School of Management".
==Features==
Its main features are:
* An international character that combines a global mindset with an understanding of the different cultural, institutional and social dimensions that play a role in business in different regions.
* A general [[management]] view of companies and business problems and challenges.
* A culture of learning that helps participants ask not only what, but why and how.
* The human and ethical values indispensable for personal growth and corporate sustainability.
* The belief that business leaders can have a profound impact on people and society through professionalism, integrity and spirit of service, fostering in this way true corporate social responsibility.
* A personalized approach to management education.
* Rigorous research on real problems which are relevant to the business world. [http://www.iese.edu/en/IESEExp/Welcome/Mission/Mission.asp]
* Comprehensive international exchange programs with top schools (e.g., [[Columbia Business School]], [[Kellogg]], and the [[Tuck School of Business]] at [[Dartmouth College]])
==Some of the Programs Offered==
[[Image:IESEmadrid.jpg|thumb|right|270px|IESE Madrid Campus]]
* MBA
* Executive MBA
* Global Executive MBA
* General Management Programs
* [http://www.iese.edu/SFP Short Focused Programs]
* Ph.D in Management
* Custom Programs
* Alumni Continuous Education Programs
* International Faculty Development Program
==Brief History==
*1958: IESE Business School Established in Barcelona
*1963: Harvard-IESE Committee meets to guide the IESE MBA program
*1964: IESE establishes Europe’s first two-year MBA program
*1973: Europe’s first entrepreneurship course offered at IESE
*1980: Bilingual program, Europe's first, created
*1989: International Advisory Board established
*1991: International Faculty Development Program for faculty members in Europe formed
*1994: IESE begins offering executive education programs in partnership with other leading business schools including Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan and University of Michigan
*2000: Europe's first Global Executive MBA established
*2002: Advanced Management Program in Brazil established
*2003: Executive Development Program in Egypt established
*2004: Advanced Management Program in Munich established
*2005: Inside India Program established
*2007: King and Queen of Spain Inaugurate Expanded IESE Campus in Barcelona, New York City research center established
==Ranking==
IESE ranked as number one business school in the world based on the study of the [[Economist Intelligence Unit]] of 2005 and 2006. The ranking criteria of the Economist are (a) Open new career opportunities (35%), (b) Personal development/educational experience (35%), (c) Increase salary (20%), and (d) Potential to network (10%). [http://mba.eiu.com/site_info.asp?info_name=wmba_rank_method]
It ranked 11th in the world based on the study of the [[Financial Times]] in 2008. [http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/mba/rankings.html] and 1st non-U.S two year business school according to Forbes magazine. [http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/16/best-business-schools-biz-07mba_cz_kb_0816bschool_land.html]
In its Executive Education 2000 survey published on May 23, [[The Financial Times]] ranked IESE one of the world's leading providers of open enrollment and in-company programs for global senior managers. In the global Top 20 ranking, IESE ranked 9th in the world and 2nd in Europe. The Financial Times also named IESE No. 1 in the world in two categories: internet usage and relevance of teaching in the workplace.
IESE is one of the world's pioneers in [[joint-venture]] executive education, offering open-enrollment programs in partnership with leading U.S. business schools and companies since 1994. The school's in-company programs have attracted such leading clients as [[Bertelsmann]], [[British Telecom]], [[Boeing]], [[Fortis]], [[Henkel]], [[Sun Microsystems]] and [[Volkswagen]] in recent months. [http://www.iese.edu/aplicaciones/news/view.asp?id=9&cs=1&lang=en]
==Notable alumni==
*[http://www.londonspeakerbureau.co.uk/speakers/viewSpeaker.aspx?speakerid=353 Isabel Aguilera], Executive Management Program Certificate, IESE - CEO, [[Google]] Spain and Portugal "Google Iberia"
*Alfredo Biel Castán, MBA, IESE - CEO, [http://www.bonsaitech.com Bonsai Technologies group, S.A.]
*Ruben Bonet, MBA, IESE - CEO, [http://www.fractus.com Fractus]
*Javier Cebrián Sagarriga, MBA, IESE - Chairman, [http://www.bonsaitech.com Bonsai Technologies group, S.A.]
*Andrea Christenson, MBA 1983, IESE - CEO & Owner, [http://www.kaethekrusepuppe.de/ Käthe Kruse Puppen GmbH]
*Jacobo González-Robatto, E-MBA 1986, IESE – CEO, [http://www.barclays.es Barclays Spain]
*Luis Hernández de Cabanyes, MBA, IESE – Chairman, [http://www.rentacorporacion.com Renta Corporación]
*William MacDonald, MBA, IESE – CEO, [[Lazard]] Asesores Financieros S.A.
*Jordi Mercader Miró, MBA 1969, IESE – CEO and chairman of the board, [[Grupo Agbar]]
*[http://www-5.ibm.com/es/press/biografias/ Amparo Moraleda Martínez], MBA, IESE – President of [[IBM]] Spain, Portugal, Greece, Israel, and Turkey
*Javier Robles, PDG (General Management Program) 1990, IESE – President, [[Danone]] Spain
*[[Juan Antonio Samaranch]], former President of the [[International Olympic Committee]]
*[http://www.burson-marsteller.com/tmp1028/ste100/bios/valera?secLoc=1000&subsecLoc=1006 Carmen Valera], MBA, IESE - CEO, [http://www.burson-marsteller.com Burson-Marsteller] Spain
*María del Pino Velázquez, MBA 1991, IESE – CEO, [http://www.unisono.com/ Unisono]
*Rafael Villaseca Marco, MBA, IESE - CEO [[Gas_Natural|Gas Natural SDG, S.A.]]
*Raymundo de Xesus Sanchez, MBA 1999, IESE - Strategic Planning Manager, [[Cemex|CEMEX]]
*Ermenegildo Zegna, MBA, IESE - CEO, [[Ermenegildo_Zegna|Ermenegildo Zegna]]
==Supported Business Schools==
As IESE was aided by [[Harvard Business School]] in its establishment, IESE has continued this charitable activity by aiding the establishment and continued operation of high-quality business schools in various countries, mainly developing. These schools include:
*[http://www.ipade.mx/ IPADE] (Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa)
[[Universidad Panamericana Sede México|Universidad Panamericana]],
[[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]],
Founded in 1967
*[[IAE]] (Escuela de Dirección y Negocios)
[http://www.austral.edu.ar/ Universidad Austral],
[[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]],
Founded in 1978
*[http://www.pad.edu/ PAD] (Escuela de Dirección de la Universidad de Piura)
[[Universidad de Piura]],
[[Peru]],
Founded in 1979
*[http://www.aese.pt/ AESE] (Associaçao de Estudos Superiores de Empresa)
[[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]],
Founded in 1980
*[http://www.inalde.edu.co/inalde/ INALDE] (Instituto de Alta Dirección Empresarial)
[[Universidad de La Sabana|Universidad de la Sabana]],
[[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]],
Founded in 1986
*[http://www.lbs.edu.ng/ LBS] (Lagos Business School)
Pan-African University,
[[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]],
Founded in 1992
*[http://www.ide.edu.ec/ IDE] (Instituto de Desarrollo Empresarial)
[[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]],
Founded in 1993
*[[CEIBS]] (China Europe International Business School)
[[Shanghai]], [[China]],
Founded in 1994
*[http://www2.um.edu.uy/ieem/ IEEM] (Instituto de Estudios Empresariales de Montevideo)
[http://www.um.edu.uy/ Universidad de Montevideo]
[[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]],
Founded in 1994
*School of Business Administration
[[University of Asia and the Pacific]],
[[Manila]], [[Philippines]],
Founded in 1995
*[http://www.ise.org.br/ ISE] (Instituto Superior da Empresa)
[[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]],
Founded in 1997
*[http://www.ese.cl/ ESE Business School] (Escuela de Negocios)
[[Universidad de los Andes (Chile)]],
[[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], [[Chile]],
Founded in 1999
*[http://www.sbs.ac.ke/ SBS] (Strathmore Business School)
[[Strathmore University]],
[[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]
==IESE International Case Competition==
The '''IESE International Case Competition''' is an annual [[business case]] competition run by IESE for [[MBA]] students from across the world. The competition has been held since 1995, and is sponsored by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.
===Winning Teams===
*2006:
**1st: [[London Business School]] - Mauricio Achurra, Ian Craig, Christophe Haugen, Grant Smith
**2nd: [[MIT Sloan School of Management]] - Tal Ben-Shahar, Scott Roberts, Yulia Shpilman, Bryant Vernon
*2005:
**1st: [[MIT Sloan School of Management]] - Jed Finn, Prem Pavoor, Brian Greenfield, Mark Shalhoub
**2nd: [[Wharton School of Business]] - Matthew Jeffers, Michelle Tejero, Madhur Aggarwal, CK Siu
*2004:
**1st: [[Richard Ivey School of Business]] - Larissa Chaikowsky, Rayomand Golwala, Monica Chen and Marcel Guay
*2003:
**1st: [[Kellogg School of Management]] - Attila Toth, Paolo Cuomo, Alberto Spangaro and Arlindo Eira Filho.
==References==
*Murray, Shailagh. [http://www.careerjournal.com/myc/school/19990322-murray.html A Renegade Among Schools Proves It Can Hold Its Own]. Wall Street Journal.
*Pfeffer, Jeffrey. [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/08/01/8382249/index.htm The benefits of company as family]. Business 2.0 Magazine. CNNMoney.com.
==External links==
*[http://www.iese.edu IESE Website]
*[http://www.iese.edu/SFP Business Issues for 2007 according to IESE]
*[http://education.guardian.co.uk/mbas/story/0,,577269,00.html Article at Guardian Unlimited]
*[http://webalumno.iese.edu/clubs/cc/Case.htm IESE Case Competition Website]
*[http://www.rolandberger.com/ Roland Berger Website]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Spain]]
[[Category:Business schools in Spain]]
[[Category:Education in Barcelona]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1958]]
[[de:IESE Business School]]
[[es:Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa]]
[[pl:IESE]]
[[pt:Instituto de Estudos Superiores da Empresa]]
[[zh:IPADE商学院]]