Profs. Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair Awarded Gold Prize
Prof. Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair have been named Gold Prize winners by the International Finance Corporation (IFC)  and Financial Times second annual essay writing competition for the paper "Corporate Strategy and Market Creation in Context of Deep Poverty."
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5th Annual Conference "Doing Good Doing Well"
The Conference is not only designed to immerse MBA students in the world of responsible business, but also to initiate an exchange of ideas between students and more of 50 professors and professionals.
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Profs. Mair and Seelos, awarded for the practical implications of their research
IESE Professors Johanna Mair and Christian Seelos were recently awarded the Strategic Management Society Conference (SMS) "Best Conference Paper for Practice Implications Award." The paper, titled "Profitable Business Models and Market Creation in the Context of Deep Poverty: A Strategic View" and published in the Academy of Management Perspectives , reflects a growing awareness of "Base of the Pyramid" strategies, which can generate successful business opportunities in income-poor communities.
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> Social entrepreneurship: Seeing institutional voids as spaces of opportunity. 
Mair, J., Martí, I. and Ganly, K.

> Entrepreneurship for social impact: Encouraging market access in rural Bangladesh. 
Mair, J. and Martí, I.

> How social entrepreneurs enable human, social, and economic development. Seelos, C.; Mair, J.

> Profitable business models and market creation in the context of deep poverty: A strategic view. Seelos, C.; Mair, J.

> The Sekem initiative: A holistic vision to develop people. 
Mair, J; Seelos, C.