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What are smart cities? Can new technologies really help to work for a more sustainable planet? The director of the Postgraduate Course in Innovation and Design Thinking, Susana Domingo, explains the case of Barcelona, which has been applying innovation to this end for years.

The progress of bigtech in finance seems unstoppable, with a trajectory marked by their ability to attract new users to their platform and to offer activities that complement their core business. What will their fields of action be, and how should they be regulated? Lecturer David Igual analyzes the future of these large technology companies. 

Integrating sustainability into Human Resource Management (HRM) was a necessity even before the COVID-19 induced transformation of work. We have yet to see what a "post-COVID" world looks like, hence, sustainable people management needs to be constantly and consistently re-imagined. 

International teleworking is a reality with a remarkable level of complexity, currently lacking regulation and not exempt from risks, but it can generate various international opportunities for a company or organization.

The Spanish economic pillars have been adapting to the new world economic reality at the same speed as the tectonic plates: a few centimeters a year, or what is the same, one kilometer every 250 years. This speed is what allows us to understand why it is difficult for our ailing economy to grow.

The three fundamental pillars of the next tax reform are the taxation of corporate tax, the taxation of the digital economy and emerging activities, and the taxation of wealth.

Quins són els temes que han marcat l'agenda mediàtica del 2021? Com evolucionaran de cara a l'any 2022? El professorat de la UPF Barcelona School of Management que ha abordat algunes d'aquestes qüestions més destacades n'analitza la continuïtat de cara al nou any.

Winning the lottery is always a reason to rejoice, but you have to know how to manage the money you win so that it does not lose value. What are the options? Andrei Boar, professor of Finance, Accounting and Control, suggests some alternatives according to investor profiles. 

How much does a drug cost? How long does it take to produce? And how long does it take to market? The process of researching, developing and bringing a drug to the patient is long, complex and costly. Maica Fernández, Teacher Assistant of the Health Economics and Pharmacoeconomics programs at UPF-BSM illustrates the process and answers questions about the case of covid-19 vaccines. 

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The Sustainability Observatory, led by Oriol Montanyà, receives the Barcelona Sustainable Tourism Award in the economic field for having built an educational bridge between scientific knowledge and social needs.

Christmas campaign this year forecasts an increase in household spending of between 14 and 22 percent compared to 2019. Now, how will this consumption revitalization have an impact on small businesses? The director of the Chair Future Scenarios on Retail, Tourism and Services, Josep-Francesc Valls, analyzes the behavior of consumers and retailers.

With the new Spanish Climate Change Law, companies will have to calculate their carbon footprint, as well as draw up and publishing greenhouse gas reduction plans. What impact will this have on the future of this businesses? Fàtima Vidal, faculty in the Business & Management Strategy Department, analyzes the consequences. 

Teleworking, as applied in the wake of the pandemic, generates a digital overconnection that becomes detrimental to health, especially for women. This is the main conclusion reached by the latest study carried out by the UPF-BSM Business Leadership Observatory. 

3,941 people took their lives in Spain in 2020, the highest number ever recorded in history. What tools exist to put a stop to this reality? The Director of Technology Academic Area, Ana Freire, advocates for emotional education and responsible use of technology, which can be a great ally in the detection of mental health issues.