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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Full Time
Full Time
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
Publications
Journal Articles (refereed)
Journal Articles (refereed)
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.
ARTS, S., CASSIMAN, B., HOU, J. (2023). Position and differentiation of firms in technology space. Management Science. doi:10.1287/mnsc.2023.00282. (Online first)
, MCALLUM, K., ELVIRA, M., VILLAMOR, M. (2023). “I only tell them the good parts”. How relational others influence paid careworkers’ descriptions of their work as meaningful. Management Communication Quarterly. doi:10.1177/08933189231180133. (Online first)
BOULONGNE, R., DURAND, R., FLAMMER, C. (2023). Impact investing in disadvantaged urban areas. Strategic Management Journal. doi:10.1002/smj.3544. (Online first)
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.
GALDINO, K. M., ELLIS, K. M., LAMONT, B. T., ARIÑO, A. (2023). Institutional determinants of ownership stake in cross‐border acquisitions in Africa. The moderating role of geographic distance. Thunderbird International Business Review, 65 (3), 311-323. doi:10.1002/tie.22329.
BERRONE, P., ROUSSEAU, H. E., RICART, J. E., BRITO, E., GIULIODORI, A. (2023). How can research contribute to the implementation of sustainable development goals? An interpretive review of SDG literature in management. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT REVIEWS, 25 (2), 318-339. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12331.
BOULONGNE, R. (2023). A Cognitive approach to the expected value of work integration social enterprises (WISEs). Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 17 (1), 95-131. doi:10.1002/sej.1436.
BARUFFALDI, S., SIMETH, M., WEHRHEIM, D. (2023). Asymmetric information and R&D disclosure. Evidence from scientific publications. Management Science. doi:10.1287/mnsc.2023.4721. (Online first)
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.
RICART, J. E. (2020). The CEO as a business model innovator in an AI world. In Jordi Canals, Franz Heukamp (Eds.) (Eds.), The Future of management in an AI world: redefining purpose and strategy in the fourth industrial revolution (pp. 185 - 203). Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan.
Studies
Studies
BLAZQUEZ, M. L. (2023). Oportunidades y retos empresariales en la implantación de la Formación Profesional Dual: el punto de vista de las empresas. IESE.
, PLANA, A., ALIAGA, D., BORRÀS, J., RICART, J. E. (2023). MES Barcelona: el impulso público-privado a la transición energética. IESE.
, PLANA, A., ALIAGA, D., BORRÀS, J., RICART, J. E. (2023). MES Barcelona: Driving the Energy Transition Through Public-Private Partnerships. IESE.
BERRONE, P., MULTINACIONALES POR MARCA ESPAÑA (2022). Barómetro del clima de negocios en España desde la perspectiva del inversor extranjero. Resultados 2022.
BERRONE, P., MULTINACIONALES POR MARCA ESPAÑA (2022). Barometer of the Business Climate in Spain from the Foreign Investor's Perspective. Results 2022.
Cases
Cases
RAVENTÓS, A., CANALS, J. (2023). Mango: Strategic Choices in a Disruptive Context. IESE, SM-1736-E.
RAVENTÓS, A., CANALS, J. (2023). Mango: retos estratégicos en un entorno incierto. IESE, SM-1736.
BOULONGNE, R., SAMILA, S., SINGH, P., WEHRHEIM, D. (2023). Nikon. IESE, SM-1741-E.
OÑORO MEDRANO, A., SASTRE BOQUET, I., TÀPIES, J. (2023). ILUNION: el crecimiento corporativo sostenible y responsable (B). IESE, SM-1745.
SAMILA, S., BERRONE, P. (2023). OpenAI and the Large Language Model Market. IESE, SM-1742-E.
Technical Notes
Technical Notes
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.
FERRARO F., F., PATHAK, R. (2021). The Responsible Investing Landscape: From SRI Through ESG to IMPACT. IESE, SMN-704-E.