MEKBiz
Funded by the European Commission and hosted by Esade business school, MEKBiz (Mainstreaming EU Knowledge in Business Studies and Strategy) was a one-year project that aimed to promote discussion, research, and teaching on EU issues.
The project, led by EsadeGeo, ran from September 2014 to October 2015 as part of the European Commission's Jean Monnet Program within Erasmus+. After completion, MEKBiz was chosen as a success story and an example of best practices by DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture.
MEKBiz brought together twenty international experts focusing on four of EsadeGeo’s specific specializations (Global Governance, Global Political Risk, Global Economy, and EU-China Business Relations) to reflect and develop innovative research about the EU context and strategies for European businesses given their position in the Union and as players in a globalizing world.
The analysis culminated in a twelve-chapter E-book with a first chapter by Javier Solana, Former European Union High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy. MEKBiz research was furthermore disseminated through international conferences (held in Madrid, London, and Washington D.C.) and a series of research workshops.
Additionally, in collaboration with Esade’s teaching programs, the experts involved in the project honed innovative academic content and tools developed from their research. These materials were made available as open-access educational resources to be used by other EU teaching institutions.
The outputs developed in this project (a research E-book, teaching sessions, and a collection of innovative teaching resources) aimed to benefit both students – by gaining practical knowledge to improve their employability – and EU businesses in search of strategies to operate in the changing, globalized world.
E-Book
The Global Context: How Politics, Investment, and Institutions Impact European Businesses
Edited by Javier Solana & Angel Saz-Carranza
With a first chapter written by Javier Solana, Former European Union High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, this twelve-chapter E-book discusses innovative research about the EU context and strategies for European businesses given their position within the Union and as players in a globalizing world. EsadeGeo experts and external counterparts have collected their original applied research on the Union, its workings, and their practical impact on businesses, for use both in educational and business contexts. The E-book's content is aligned with EsadeGeo’s four specializations: Global Governance, Global Political Risks, Global Economy, and EU-China Business Relations.