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[caption id="attachment_30399" align="alignleft" width="300"] Global healthcare company Grifols is a clear example of the article's thesis.[/caption] Recent research has shown that new multinationals increase their international performance when they expose to developed countries during the early years of the firm or the beginning of the international expansion. The benefits of this early exposure will outweigh the costs when there is a learning orientation and it is limited to just a few countries, according to an article co-authored by Esteban García-Canal… 
The UB Business School welcomes a new cohort of 20 new MSc in Business Research students from around the world. 45% of the students are from Europe, with 30% from the Americas, 15% from Asia and 10% from Africa and Middle East. Overall, eight different nationalities are represented. Background disciplines include Business (30%), Economics (30%), Communication (15%), Engineering (15%), Industrial Relations (5%) and Tourism (5%). Students have previously studied at universities such as Universidad de Buenos Aires, University of Barcelona,… 01/10/2018
Meet the Executive MBA class of 2019
The UB Business School has welcomed 22 new students on the Executive MBA programme. As many as 73% of all students are international students. Overall, 11 different nationalities are represented. The Executive MBA at the UB Business School is a professional degree with students having 7 years of working experience on average. Members of the class of 2019 were employed in the following industry sectors prior to enrolment: Logistics (14%), Real State (14%), Consulting (14%), Banking (10%), Sales (10%), Consumer…
The first cohort of MSc in International Business (MIB) students is a diverse group of 26 highly capable graduates from all corners of the world. Around 90% of our students are from abroad, with 17 nationalities represented. The large majority of students come from Europe (65%), followed by the Americas (27%) and Asia (8%). Students on the MIB typically have an undergraduate degree in Business Management or International Business from universities such as the University of Vienna, University of Basel, University of…
MSc in Business Research and Executive MBA graduates at the UB Business School celebrated their academic achievements with friends and relatives during the Graduation Ceremony at the Faculty of Economics and Business. The ceremony took place on July 11th, 2018 in the Aula Magna of the 696 Building for MSc in Business Research Graduates and on July 12th, 2018 in the Aula Magana of the 690 Building for the EMBA graduates. All graduates wore the academic dress –made up of… 
The integration of management systems provides the managerial support needed to foster the adoption of cleaner production technologies both in developed and developing countries, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production by UB Business School researchers Alfonso Hernandez-Vivanco, Merce Bernardo and Claudio Cruz-Cazares. However, integration of management systems does not have a significant effect on sustainable product innovations, research shows. Therefore, the authors conclude that more efforts are required to accomplish a sustainability approach in the development of new products. The UB Business School researchers are among the first to relate… 
PhD students in Business at the UB Business School had the opportunity to connect with their peers from Uppsala University (Sweden) during a networking event organised by the UB's PhD in Business Students’ Association on 15th June 2018. The purpose of this event was to connect doctoral students in Business from both higher education institutions. The networking session started with a welcome speech by the director of the PhD in Business programme, Dr Esther Hormiga, followed by different networking activities…
The UB Business School will host the Barcelona Marketing & Business Models International Summer School from 16 to 20 July, 2018. Participants will examine the latest topics and challenges in the discipline of marketing during one week of intensive course at the University of Barcelona, one of Europe’s leading universities. The programme includes cultural activities, such as a guided tour around Barcelona, and a visit to the Chocolate Museum and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hospital de Sant Pau. The…
The UB Business School researcher Paloma Fernández has been awarded the Jaume Vicens Vives prize to the best book on Economic History of Spain and Latin America for her book Evolution of family Business. Continuity and change in Latin America and Spain (Edward Elgar Publishing), coedited with Andrea Lluch. The prize is awarded annually by the Spanish Economic History Association based on the scientific excellence and the contribution to the field of Economics History. The book analyses the identity and…
Students of the Executive MBA at the UB Business School took part in a dynamic workshop on leadership last week. During two intensive days, the group met in a hotel in Sitges, on the coast of Barcelona, on May 11th and 12th 2017. The workshop offered practical training through game-based experiences, group dynamics, role-plays, practical cases, videos and multimedia content. At the end of the stage, participants had a better understanding of leadership in the framework of the management of change, one of the major challenges of the…