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
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Full Time
Full Time
Emeritus
Emeritus
External Collaborators
External Collaborators
Executive Fellows
- Konstantinos Apostolatos
Co-founder & Managing Director, Enlighten Advisory - Marco Arcelli
CEO, ACWA Power - Andrea Baldo
CEO, Mulberry - 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 - Cristina Ventura Serra
General Partner & Chief Catalyst Officer, White Star Capital
Publications
Journal Articles (refereed)
Journal Articles (refereed)
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, 57 (3), 933-960.
SOHL, T., MCCANN, B. T., VROOM, G. (2024). The Transmission of economic shocks in multidivisional organizations. An Empirical analysis of the global retail industry. Organization Science. doi:10.1287/orsc.2022.16521. (Online first)
SIMETH, M., WEHRHEIM, D. (2024). On "Innovation and Institutional Ownership". Journal of Corporate Finance, 86, Article 172230. doi:10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2024.102569.
VERY, M.-A., CAPRON, L., GUILLÉN, M. (2024). Do financial crises moderate the influence of stakeholder rights protection on M&A activity. The influence of institutional logics and power? Global Strategy Journal. doi:10.1002/gsj.1504. (Online first)
RICART, J. E. (2024). Public-private partnerships and sustainable development – designing relational business models. Journal of Business Models, 12 (1), pp. 36-42.
MAORET, M., MOREIRA, S., SABANCI, H. (2024). Closing the gender pay gap. Analyst coverage, stakeholder attention, and gender differences in executive compensation. Organization Studies, 45 (4), 495-521. doi:10.1177/01708406231200725.
EKINCI, E., WEHRHEIM, D. (2024). Holdup, knowledge transferability, and productivity. Theory and evidence from knowledge workers. Journal of Industrial Economics, 72 (1), 193-252. doi:10.1111/joie.12356.
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.
Working Papers
Working Papers
BLANCO, I., GARCÍA, S., WEHRHEIM, D. (2024). R&D disclosure and short-term investors: Evidence from mandated patent disclosure.
SAMILA, S., SIMETH, M., WEHRHEIM, D. (2024). Institutional ownership and corporate scientific research.
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.
Proceedings
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).
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.
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.
BURFORD, N., SHIPILOV, A. V., FURR, N. R. (2023). How GDPR changed European companies’ tech stacks. Harvard Business Review.
CALDART, A., MORENO, JUAN, J. (2023). Tesla y el nuevo sector de automoción: ¿realidad o ilusión?. Casos prácticos. Harvard Deusto Business Review (330).
FERRARO, F., ALEX EDMANS (2023). ESG is dead, long live ESG. IESE Business School Insight (163), pp. 62-67.
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. (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.
ARIÑO, A. (2024). Alianzas. Emprender juntos con visión y confianza. En Fité, R.M. ; Nueno, P.; Mehta, K. and Vilà, J. (Eds.), Primero las personas: pensamiento emprendedor para resolver problemas empresariales (pp. 155-166). Barcelona: Gestión 2000.
VILÀ, J. (2024). Pensamiento innovador para la orientación estratégica de la empresa. En Fité, R.M.; Nueno, P.; Mehta, K. and Vilà, J. (Eds.), Primero las pesonas: pensamiento emprendedor para resolver problemas empresariales (pp. 227-236). Barcelona: Gestión 2000.
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.
Studies
Studies
BORRÀS, J., PLANA, A., RICART, J. E. (2024). El reto de la movilidad en el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona. IESE.
CANALS, J., ORMAZABAL, G., SAKASAI, Y. (2024). How can boards improve their effectiveness? 2024 IESE survey on boards of directors. IESE.
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.
Cases
Cases
BERRONE, P. (2024). Unlucky 13? The Journey of Taylor Swift to Stardom. IESE, SM-1768-E.
ARRIBAS, F. M., CANALS, J. (2024). The Walt Disney Company in 2023: In search of the new CEO. IESE, SM-1763-E.
BERRONE, P., CALDART, A., RICART, J. E., SASTRE BOQUET, I. (2024). Tesla in the 2020s: moment of truth for the "Master Plan" (Update 2024). IESE, SM-1764-E.
VILÀ, J., WEBSTER, A. (2024). Nobel Tree. In search for a novel approach to build and benefit from true customer intimacy. IESE, SM-1755-E.
ROSENBERG, M., DE OCA, M., SASTRE BOQUET, I. (2024). EcoEssence: Creating a sustainable brand in the beauty category. IESE, SM-1762.
Technical Notes
Technical Notes
VROOM, G., RICART, J. E. (2024). Competitive strategy. IESE, SMN-710-E.
CANALS, J. (2024). Can the board of directors be an effective team? IESE, SMN-709-E.
CALDART, A. (2024). Estrategia corporativa. La diversificación sectorial. IESE, SMN-712.
CALDART, A. (2024). Corporate strategy. Sectoral diversification. IESE, SMN-712-E.
CANALS, J. (2022). The Role of the Board of Directors in Corporate Transformation. IESE, SMN-708-E.