The Future of Leadership Development: Corporate Needs and the Role of Business Schools

Canals, J. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1349326925 / ISBN 13: 9781349326921

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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328 pages. 9.25x6.10x0.72 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Future of Leadership Development: Corporate Needs and the Role of Business Schools
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1349326925
• ISBN 13: 9781349326921
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.48 kilograms

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Synopsis

The current financial crisis highlights the need to rethink business leadership and the role of business schools in helping firms develop the leaders of the future. This book brings together the perspectives of deans of top international business schools,  and the views of CEOs and senior business leaders.

About the Author

JORDI CANALS is the Dean and Professor of General Management at IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain. His areas of expertize include corporate strategy and corporate governance. He is the author of several books and articles, including Universal banking (1996), Managing corporate growth (2000) and Building Respected Companies (2010). He was a Fulbright Scholar, a Research Fellow at the Harvard Business School and a Visiting Scholar at The World Bank and The Brookings Institution, and a member of the government commission on corporate governance reform in Spain.