Management

Firms’ ability to innovate and protect the fruits of their R&D investments is of ever-increasing importance in a world of fast-paced competition and imitation. With regard to protection, R&D managers are normally faced with the choice between keeping innovations secret and filing for patents. Compared to secrecy, patents have the distinct advantage of granting their

The importance of leadership for positions of responsibility is essential for the future of a company. A manager who is a real leader is able to motivate their team to give their best, commit themselves, and get involved in their project. A survey conducted by Lee Hecht Harrison among 1,900 leaders all over the world

Nowadays, the figure of a business manager is gaining importance. Every day, new business challenges come up, and workers look for leaders and reference people to guide and orient them in their business career. Being the manager of a company is much more than only being the director or the owner of a company. These

The Impact of Patient Safety Culture on Health Care Quality and Employees’ Quality of Life in Hospitals Aida Ortega, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí Miriam Sánchez-Manzanares, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Mirko Antino, ISCTE Lisboa Purpose: Patient safety is a central concern and goal in health-care organizations. Past research has highlighted the importance of

Leadership is a core ingredient for your projects success. However, it is not a mistake free experience. The first thing to know is that most leaders are not born leaders, but learned. This means that through practical experience you can Strengthen your assertive communication, negotiation and empathy abilities. What are the most common mistakes in

Nine months ago, the British voted to leave the European Union. Despite the current rejection of the British by most of the other Europeans, it may be precisely in multicultural United Kingdom where the identity of the future Europe is being forged. I have been living between Madrid and London for three years, and since

In the business world, good communication is essential. If several companies are to face a business together, they must speak the same commercial language, not necessarily the same language. In fact, in the international arena it is common for companies doing business to belong to different cultures, languages, countries and beliefs. However, these situations must

Our colleague Nikolaos Kavadis has recently accepted a four-year term at the European Academy of Management (EURAM). The term includes representing the Corporate Governance interest group of EURAM, coordinating its activities, and managing its program during the annual conference. EURAM is a major scholarly community in management with members from 49 countries in Europe and

Last October 30th, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid organized the 5th Madrid Work & Organizations Symposium in Puerta de Toledo. The Symposium, an annual conference organized in collaboration with IESE and IE Business School, invites top scholars from all around the world to present their own state-of-the-art research on work and organizations. This year, we

Recognize the opportunity, define a clear message, and evoke emotion. According to research from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the INGENIO Institute, a joint center of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia and the CSIC, these are the three keys to success in environmental campaigns on social networks. The research has also received