Strategic Management Department
Head: Fabrizio Ferraro
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
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Head
Head
Full Time
Full Time
Visiting
Visiting
Emeritus
Emeritus
External Collaborators
External Collaborators
Executive Fellows
- Marco Arcelli
Chairman, EP New Energy - Andrea Baldo
CEO, GANNI - Henk de Jong
CEO, Philips Domestic Appliances - Helmuth Ludwig
Professor of Practice, Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University
Chair of the Board, Circor International
Member of the Board, Hitachi Ltd - Juan Moreno
Senior Managing Director Business Development and Supply Chain, AGP eGlass - Pau Relat
CEO, Mat Holding Group
Chairman of Governing Board, Fira de Barcelona
Former Collaborators
Publications
Journal Articles (refereed)
Journal Articles (refereed)
BARUFFALDI, S., SIMETH, M., WEHRHEIM, D. (2024). Asymmetric information and R&D disclosure. Evidence from scientific publications. Management Science, 70 (2), 1052-1069. doi:10.1287/mnsc.2023.4721.
MCALLUM, K., ELVIRA, M., VILLAMOR, M. (2024). “I only tell them the good parts”. How relational others influence paid careworkers’ descriptions of their work as meaningful. Management Communication Quarterly, 38 (1), 171-202. doi:10.1177/08933189231180133.
BOULONGNE, R., DURAND, R., FLAMMER, C. (2024). Impact investing in disadvantaged urban areas. Strategic Management Journal, 45 (2), 238-271. doi:10.1002/smj.3544.
CAPO, F., VACCARO, A., BERRONE, P. (2024). Revitalizing urban places. How prosocial organizations acquire saliency in the eyes of resisting stakeholders. Journal of Business Ethics, 189 (4), 655–675, doi:10.1007/s10551-023-05562-2.
GIL, R., ARGYRES, N., ZANARONE, G. (2024). Does supply concentration encourage cooperation? Evidence from airlines. Management Science. (Forthcoming)
GIL, R., XING, J. (2024). Political backlash and consumer boycotts. Impact of the NFB relocation on movie demand in Quebec. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE. (Forthcoming)
ARTS, S., CASSIMAN, B., HOU, J. (2023). Position and differentiation of firms in technology space. Management Science, 69 (12), 7253-7265. doi:10.1287/mnsc.2023.00282.
EKINCI, E., WEHRHEIM, D. (2023). Holdup, knowledge transferability, and productivity. Theory and evidence from knowledge workers. Journal of Industrial Economics. doi:10.1111/joie.12356. (Online first)
BERRONE, P., GÓMEZ-MEJÍA, L. R., XU, K. (2023). The Role of family ownership in norm-conforming environmental initiatives. Lessons from China. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 47 (5), 1915-1941. doi:10.1177/10422587221115362.
OLIVEIRA, N., ARIÑO, A., LUMINEAU, F. (2023). Time in international strategic alliances. Progress and prospect. Journal of World Business, 58 (4), Article 101456. doi:10.1016/j.jwb.2023.101456.
Working Papers
Working Papers
BLANCO, I., FERRARO, F., VALENTINI, G., WEHRHEIM, D. (2022). Meet me halfway. Financial analysts and strategic change.
CANALS, J. (2022). The Changing Nature and Functions of Boards of Directors (WP-1307-E). Barcelona: IESE.
CANALS, J. (2022). From Financial Performance to ESG Results: How to Assess the Firm's Overall Impact (WP-1308-E). Barcelona: IESE.
CANALS, J. (2021). Deciding the Firm's Future: The Role of the Board of Directors in Corporate Strategy (WP-1302-E). Barcelona: IESE.
CANALS, J. (2021). The Role of Corporate Purpose in Corporate Governance. A framework for boards of directors and senior managers (WP-1301-E). Barcelona: IESE.
Proceedings
Proceedings
ROUSSEAU, H. E., BROMILEY, P., BERRONE, P. (2020). A Behavioral perspective of search in nonprofit organizations. Academy of Management Proceedings (pp. 14089).
BONET, R., ELVIRA, M., VISINTIN, S. (2020). Hiring temps but losing perms?. The Effects of temporary hiring on turnover in a dual labor market. Annual Meeting Proceedings: Virtual 2020. Academy of Management Proceedings.
ELVIRA, M., SABANCI, H. (2020). Leaps of faith. Cross-industry mobility, industry status, and executive compensation. Annual Meeting Proceedings: Virtual 2020. Academy of Management Proceedings.
KONING, R., SAMILA, S., FERGUSON, J. -P. (2020). Inventor gender and the direction of invention. (pp. 250-54). AEA Papers and Proceedings.
ESCRIBANO PINTO, P., DUFOUR, L., MAORET, M. (2017). Will I socialize you? An IPO model of supervisors' involvement in newcomers' socialization. Academy of Management Proceedings.
Articles in other publications
Articles in other publications
SAMILA, S. (2023). AI: Beyond the hype. IESE Business School Insight (165), pp. 62-67.
SAMILA, S. (2023). IA: más allá del revuelo. IESE Business School Insight (165), pp. 62-67.
FERRARO, F., ALEX EDMANS (2023). ESG is dead, long live ESG. IESE Business School Insight (163), pp. 62-67.
FERRARO, F., ALEX EDMANS (2023). El ESG ha muerto, viva el ESG. IESE Business School Insight (163).
ELVIRA, M. (2022). Profundizando en la relación entre empresas familiares y sus ‘stakeholders’. Harvard Deusto Business Review (326).
Books
Books
CANALS, J. (2023). Transformarse para perdurar. Consejos de administración y gobierno de la empresa en épocas de cambios disruptivos. Barcelona: Deusto.
CANALS, J. (2022). Boards of directors in disruptive times. Improving corporate governance effectiveness. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
ROSENBERG, M. (2022). Learning to fly. How to manage your career in a turbulent and changing world. Anthem Press.
BERRONE, P., RICART, J. E., BRITO, E. (2022). Cities and Governance. The Rise of cities as global actors. Barcelona: IESE.
BERRONE, P., RICART, J. E., TATGE, L. (2022). Cities and technology. Building cities in the age of information. Barcelona: IESE.
Edited books
Edited books
CALDART, A., RICART, J. E., CARRERA, A. (2019). General Management in Latin and Ibero American Organizations: A Humanistic Perspective. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York: 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.
VON KROGH, G., TAKEUCHI, H., KASE, K., CANTÓN, C. G. (2013). Towards Organizational Knowledge. The Pioneering Work of Ikujiro Nonaka. Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan.
CANALS, J. (2012). Leadership Development in a Global World. The Role of Companies and Business Schools. Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan.
Book Chapters
Book Chapters
ROSENBERG, M. (2023). Business and sustainability. In Reiche, Sebastian B.; Stahl, Günter K.; Mendenhall, Mark E. ; Oddou, Gary R. (Eds.), Readings and Cases in International Human Resource Management (7th ed.) (pp. 482-498). Abingdon, Oxon ; New York: Routledge.
CANALS, J. (2022). Can they fix it?. In Cornuel, Eric ; Thomas, Howard ; Wood, Matthew (Eds.), The Value & purpose of management education: Looking back and thinking forward in global focus (pp. 198-200). Abingdon, Oxon ; New York: Routledge.
BONET, R., ELVIRA, M., VISINTIN, S. (2021). Voluntary turnover in the Spanish cultural and institutional context. In Allen, D. ; Vandarman, J. (Eds.), Global Turnover. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York: Routledge.
RICART, J. E. (2021). El propósito en el gobierno corporativo y el modelo de negocio. En Delgado Gómez, José Manuel; Huerta Arribas, Emilio; Ocaña Pérez de Tudela, Carlos (Eds.), Empresa, Economía y Sociedad. Homenaje a Vicente Salas Fumás.. Madrid: Fundación de las Cajas de Ahorros - FUNCAS.
GIL, R. (2021). La política de competencia y antimonopolio en el ámbito de la cultura en España. En Ateca Amestoy, Victoria; Ganuza, Juan-José & Prieto Sacristán, Jesús (Eds.), Economía y cultura. Una mirada hacia el futuro (pp. 263-293). Madrid: Fundación de las Cajas de Ahorros - FUNCAS.
Studies
Studies
BERRONE, P., RICART, J. E., GROSSI, F. (2024). Índice IESE Cities in Motion 2024. IESE.
BERRONE, P., RICART, J. E., GROSSI, F. (2024). IESE Cities in Motion Index 2024. IESE.
ELVIRA, M., TORRES, B., REVILLA, M. D. M. (2024). Vínculos profundos: Un análisis riguroso sobre las relaciones entre las empresas familiares y sus stakeholders. IESE.
BERRONE, P., MULTINACIONALES POR MARCA ESPAÑA (2023). Barómetro del clima de negocios en España desde la perspectiva del inversor extranjero. Resultados 2023.
BLAZQUEZ, M. L. (2023). Oportunidades y retos empresariales en la implantación de la Formación Profesional Dual: el punto de vista de las empresas. IESE.
Cases
Cases
PASTORIZA, D., ARIÑO, A., CALLEJA, R. (2024). Shifting alliances in the golf industry: The PGA Tour, the European Tour, and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (B). IESE, SM-1758-E.
PASTORIZA, D., ARIÑO, A., CALLEJA, R. (2024). Shifting alliances in the golf industry: The PGA Tour, the European Tour, and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (C). IESE, SM-1759-E.
VROOM, G., ISAAC SASTRE BOQUET (2024). Spotify: Face the Music (Update 2024). IESE, SM-1761-E.
SASTRE BOQUET, I., FERRARO, F. (2024). GANNI's new skin: Toward responsible fashion (B). IESE, SM-1760-E.
PASTORIZA, D., ARIÑO, A., CALLEJA, R. (2024). Shifting alliances in the golf industry: The PGA Tour, the European Tour, and the Saudi Public Investment Fund (A). IESE, SM-1757-E.
Technical Notes
Technical Notes
CANALS, J. (2024). Can the board of directors be an effective team? IESE, SMN-709-E.
CANALS, J. (2022). The Role of the Board of Directors in Corporate Transformation. IESE, SMN-708-E.
VROOM, G., DESHMANE, A., SASTRE BOQUET, I. (2021). The Music Industry in the 2020s. IESE, SMN-706-E.
HUETE, L. M., ESCARIO, C., GARCÍA AREVALILLO, J. (2021). Los agujeros negros y otros cambios disruptivos. El desafío de decidir y ejecutar estrategias ganadoras en mercados inestables. IESE, SMN-698.
CANALS, J. (2021). The CEO: Mission, Tasks and Responsibilities. IESE, SMN-705-E.