Strategic Management Department

Head: Pascual Berrone

The Strategic Management Department focuses on providing managers with the tools and insights needed for the development and practice of strategy in organizations.

In a broad sense, strategic management is the key distinctive task of a general manager. The department has defined core teaching and research areas to train managers in this unique role.

Coursework includes Competitive Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Strategy Process, International Strategy and Innovation and Strategy.

In their research, the department’s faculty is exploring the most recent and influential ideas in strategic management.

Areas of expertise

  • Sustainability
  • International business
  • Corporate governance
  • Competitive strategy
  • Organizational design
  • Innovation
  • Family business
  • Strategic alliances
  • Globalization and strategy

Head.

Pascual Berrone

Pascual Berrone

Professor

Strategic Management

Full time.

Africa Ariño

Africa Ariño

Professor

Strategic Management
Romain Boulongne

Romain Boulongne

Associate Professor

Strategic Management
Natalie Burford

Natalie Burford

Assistant Professor

Strategic Management
Adrian Caldart

Adrian Caldart

Professor of the Practice of Management

Strategic Management
Jordi Canals

Jordi Canals

Professor

Strategic Management
Bruno Cassiman

Bruno Cassiman

Professor

Strategic Management
Marta Elvira

Marta Elvira

Professor

Strategic Management and Managing People in Organizations
Fabrizio Ferraro

Fabrizio Ferraro

Professor

Strategic Management
Ricard Gil

Ricard Gil

Professor

Strategic Management
Massimo Maoret

Massimo Maoret

Professor

Strategic Management
Joan Enric Ricart

Joan Enric Ricart

Professor

Strategic Management
Mike Rosenberg

Mike Rosenberg

Professor of the Practice of Management

Strategic Management
Sampsa Samila

Sampsa Samila

Professor

Strategic Management
Jieun Shin

Jieun Shin

Assistant Professor

Strategic Management
Giovanni Valentini

Giovanni Valentini

Professor

Strategic Management
May-Anne Very

May-Anne Very

Assistant Professor

Strategic Management
Joaquim Vilà

Joaquim Vilà

Professor

Strategic Management
Govert Vroom

Govert Vroom

Professor

Strategic Management
David Wehrheim

David Wehrheim

Associate Professor

Strategic Management

Visiting.

Herman Daems

Herman Daems

Visiting Professor

Strategic Management
Choelsoon Park

Choelsoon Park

Visiting Professor

Strategic Management

Emeritus.

Rafael Andreu i Civit

Rafael Andreu i Civit

Professor Emeritus

Strategic Management and Operations, Information and Technology
Carles Cavallé

Carles Cavallé

Professor Emeritus

Strategic Management
Rafael Fraguas

Rafael Fraguas

Professor Emeritus

Strategic Management and Analysis of Business Problems
Miguel Ángel Gallo

Miguel Ángel Gallo

Professor Emeritus

Strategic Management
Pankaj Ghemawat

Pankaj Ghemawat

Professor Emeritus

Strategic Management
Josep Tàpies

Josep Tàpies

Professor Emeritus

Strategic Management

External collaborators.

José Miguel Argüelles

José Miguel Argüelles

Senior Lecturer

Strategic Management
Fernando Bagnoli

Fernando Bagnoli

Lecturer

Strategic Management and Analysis of Business Problems
Jose Paulo Carelli

Jose Paulo Carelli

Lecturer

Financial Management and Strategic Management
Alfonso Chiner

Alfonso Chiner

Lecturer

Strategic Management
Rosa María García

Rosa María García

Lecturer

Strategic Management
Miquel Lladó

Miquel Lladó

Senior Lecturer

Strategic Management
Juan Luis López Cardenete

Juan Luis López Cardenete

Senior Lecturer

Strategic Management
Angel Proaño

Angel Proaño

Lecturer

Strategic Management
Francisco Román

Francisco Román

Senior Lecturer

Strategic Management

Executive fellows.

  • Marco Arcelli
    CEO, ACWA Power
  • Andrea Baldo
    CEO, Mulberry
  • José Luis Blasco
    Global Sustainability Director, Acciona
    CEO, Acciona Carbon Technologies
  • Henk de Jong
    Ex-CEO, Versuni
    Member of the board of the University of Groningen (RUG), IDFA (international documentary festival) and Global Factories (Medical devices)
  • Helmuth Ludwig
    Professor of Practice, Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University
    Member of the Board, Hitachi Ltd
  • Juan Moreno
    Corporate Strategy Director, La Farga
  • Alejandro Oñoro
    CEO, Ilunion
  • Pau Relat
    President, Mat Holding Group
    Chairman of Governing Board, Fira de Barcelona
  • Julia Sánchez Abeal
    CEO, Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía
  • Cristina Ventura Serra
    General Partner & Chief Catalyst Officer, White Star Capital

Former collaborators.

Kimio Kase

Kimio Kase

Former Collaborator

Strategic Management
Jaume Llopis

Jaume Llopis

Former Collaborator

Strategic Management

Publications

Journal Articles (refereed)

BURFORD, N., SHIPILOV, A., FURR, N. (2025). Ecosystem synergies as drivers of acquisitions. Strategic Management Journal. doi:10.1002/smj.3729. (Online first) ANCKAERT, P.-E., CASSIMAN, B. (2025). Fostering creativity through the exploitation of scientific and technological knowledge. Industrial and Corporate Change. doi:10.1093/icc/dtaf022. (Online first) HERMANSEN, A. S., PENNER, A., BOZA, I., ELVIRA, M., GODECHOT, O., HÄLLSTEN, M., HENRIKSEN, L. F., HOU, F., LIPPÉNYI, Z., PETERSEN, T., REICHELT, M., SABANCI, H., SAFI, M., TOMASKOVIC-DEVEY, D., ... VICKSTROM, E. (2025). Immigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs. Nature. doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09259-6. (Online first)

Working Papers

CANALS, J. (2025). Estrategia de la empresa ante cambios geopolíticos disruptivos (WP-1318). Barcelona: IESE. WEHRHEIM, D., MELERO, E., PALOMERAS, N. (2025). Inventors' job security and types of innovations. BLANCO, I., GARCÍA, S., WEHRHEIM, D. (2024). R&D disclosure and short-term investors: Evidence from mandated patent disclosure.

Proceedings

ARIÑO, A., BERRONE, P., RICART, J. E., SOBREPERE, X., YONG, A. (2024). Navigating complexity and novelty. A stakeholder governance framework for PPP projects. Academy of Management Proceedings. VERY, M.-A., LEE, M. (2021). Selling out, really? Post-acquisition performance of CSR-oriented products. Annual Meeting Proceedings: Virtual 2021. Academy of Management Proceedings. ROUSSEAU, H. E., BROMILEY, P., BERRONE, P. (2020). A Behavioral perspective of search in nonprofit organizations. Academy of Management Proceedings (pp. 14089). Briarcliff Manor, NY:

Books

CANALS, J. (2023). Boards of directors in disruptive times. Improving corporate governance effectiveness. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. CANALS, J. (2023). Transformarse para perdurar. Consejos de administración y gobierno de la empresa en épocas de cambios disruptivos. Barcelona: Deusto. ROSENBERG, M. (2022). Learning to fly. How to manage your career in a turbulent and changing world. Anthem Press.

Edited books

CALDART, A., RICART, J. E., CARRERA, A. (2019). General Management in Latin and Ibero American Organizations: A Humanistic Perspective. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. MAORET, M., JONES, C. (2018). Frontiers of Creative Industries: Exploring Structural and Categorical Dynamics. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited. ROSENBERG, M., SEAGER, P. (2017). Managing Media Businesses. A Game Plan to Navigate Disruption and Uncertainty.

Book Chapters

GIL, R., ZANARONE, G. (2025). Governing relationships. Theory, evidence, and opportunities (2nd ed.). In Ménard, C., Shirley, M.M. (Eds.), Handbook of new institutional economics (pp. 621–649). Cham: Springer International Publishing. ROSENBERG, M. (2024). El véhiculo eléctrico. Nada es gratis. En Fité, R.M.; Nueno, P.; Mehta, K. and Vilà, J. (Eds.), Primero las personas: pensamiento emprendedor para resolver problemas empresariales (pp. 121-130). Barcelona: Gestión 2000. RICART, J. E. (2024). Construyendo ciudades smart centradas en las personas. En Fité, R.M.; Nueno, P.; Mehta, K. and Vilà, J. (Eds.), Primero las personas: pensamiento emprendedor para resolver problemas empresariales (pp. 131-135). Barcelona: Gestión 2000.

Non-refereed articles

ROSENBERG, M., FERRARO, F., BERRONE, P. (2025). Pathway to the C-suite: The chief sustainability officer (CSO). IESE. LOPEZ, D., OLIVER, M., VILÀ, J. (2024). Transformación innovadora. El fin del departamento de innovación tal y como lo conocemos. Harvard Deusto Business Review (347). SAMILA, S. (2023). AI: Beyond the hype. IESE Business School Insight (165), pp. 62-67.

Studies

RICART, J. E., OLIVER, J. (2025). Governance of the 37th America's Cup in Barcelona - A Public-Private Partnership Model. IESE. BLAZQUEZ, M. L., ARRIBAS, F. M., LAS HERAS, M., PÉREZ DEL VALLE, J., CANALS, J. (2025). El futuro del trabajo: educación, tecnología y competencias necesarias. IESE. BERRONE, P., RICART, J. E., GIULIODORI, D., GIULIODORI, A. (2025). Índice IESE Cities in Motion 2025. IESE.

Cases

FERRARO, F., PALKOVSKY, A., KOWSZYK, Y. (2025). Rio Tinto and the Jadar Project. IESE, SM-1778-E. BARCELONA, R. G., FERRARO, F. (2025). ACEN's energy transition mechanism. Subtitle profitably funding a low carbon strategy? IESE, SM-1777-E. VROOM, G., SASTRE BOQUET, I. (2025). Spotify: Face the music (Update 2025). IESE, SM-1779-E.

Technical Notes

CANALS, J. (2025). Developing more effective boards of directors. IESE, SMN-720-E. MORENO, J., CALDART, A. (2025). The new giants of the road: How Chinese automakers are redefining global leadership. IESE, SMN-719-E. MORENO, J., CALDART, A. (2025). Los nuevos gigantes del asfalto: Cómo las automotrices chinas están redefiniendo el liderazgo global. IESE, SMN-719.

Outputs in other media

BOULONGNE, R. (2023). Why impact investors should finance companies in disadvantaged urban areas. IESE Insight. RICART, J. E. (2020). ¿GOBERNANZA INTELIGENTE? ABC Empresa, Madrid. CANALS, J. (2020). Desempleo juvenil y colaboración público-privada. Expansión, Madrid.