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	Enrique Dans Professor of Information Systems and Technology IE Business School

Enrique Dans is not afraid to admit he likes to try out every new technological gizmo that comes on to the market. But while this is partly driven by his appetite for gadgets, it also relates to Prof Dans’ approach to the study of technology and business, in which it is what exists around him that sparks ideas and theories. “My environment sparks my research, so I want to feel the way the new technology impacts me first,” he says. “And I try to keep my research in close contact with reality. I hate ivory towers.” Prof Dans is also among those who see blogging as a new and important forum through which to air and exchange academic ideas. He is also an avid consumer of information and keeps up with the latest developments in information systems via dozens of online newspapers and journals. However, this approach comes as no surprise, since the interests pursued by Prof Dans include the new economy, the effects of technology on consumer behaviour and the consequences of new technological developments for business in general. His ideas and research on these areas have been published in international magazines and Prof Dans’ articles about new technologies and their application to the business world appear regularly in the general and financial press - and, of course, on his website. “There’s a lot to talk about these days,” he says. PhD in Management, specialising in Information Systems, Anderson School, UCLA, USA. MBA, IE Business School. BSc, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Post-doctoral studies, Harvard Business School, USA. Professor of Information Technologies and Systems, IE Business School, 1990 to present. Full Professor, IE Business School, 2000 to present. International Management Fellowship Programme Instructor at the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA, USA, 1997 to 2000. Associate Professor,IE Business School, 1993 to 2000. Assistant Professor,IE Business School, 1990 to 1993. Consulting in the Information Systems field, 1990 to present.