eei annual report 2011-12

Activity ReportYear 2011 - 2012

With the collaboration of

INDEX

1. ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute:

Background, Mission and Outlook 06

2. Overview of 2011-12 10

3. 2011/12 activities

3.1 Research 14

3.2 Training 20

3.3 Dissemination 32

4. Our team 60

5. Sponsors 73

Annex 78

1. ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute

6 ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute

1. ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute: Background, Mission and Outlook

The ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute (EEI) aims to be a benchmark for entrepreneurship in Europe that is acclaimed worldwide. Our mission is based on: relevant research, hands-on training, direct involvement in social debate and support for enterprising projects - all with a view to fostering the development of society.

The history of the EEI dates back to 1967 when ESADE establishing a team of entrepreneurs and

professionals from the world of management with the role of tutoring promotion projects of final year

students of the Bachelor of Science. In 1984, Professor Montse Ollé offered for the first time the subject of

Creation and New Business Management at 5th course of licensure. And in 1997, ESADE founded the Center

for Entrepreneurship (CEI), led by Professor Eugenia Bieto, current Director General of ESADE. The CEI was

evolving, with a strong educational and social impact. Was implemented in all government programs the

subject of “Creating Business “, with the support of Professor Montse Ollé, competitions began Business

Plans, and launched the Springboard Technology supported by the Generalitat de Catalunya.

From 2000 onwards, the BAC focussed increasingly on research: a contribution to the programs and

support for entrepreneurs. In 2005 the GRIE (Research group in entrepreneurship) was set up with a dozen

researchers with working on different fields in the common area of retailing. Prof. Marcel Planellas, the

group’s head researcher spearheaded efforts and managed to have the research group acknowledged as

a “new” group by the government of Catalonia.

As time went by it became obvious that this officially “new” group already had considerable experience,

and just 3 years later, in 2008, it was upgraded to a “consolidated” research group.

That same year the decision was taken to merge the BAC and the GRIE, the more research-oriented activity,

to form the ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute (EEI).

Our basic outlook is based on those three cornerstones:

Knowledge creation We conduct research into the different realms of entrepreneurship and the family

firm, touching upon functional areas, entrepreneurs, globalisation, training in entrepreneurship, creativity

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and innovation. Our lines of research are dynamic and change, to keep abreast of the major issues on the

frontier of entrepreneurship.

Hands-on training based on and fed by knowledge creation. Designed to pinpoint new opportunities and to

develop the skills necessary to create and develop new lines of business in new organisations and family

firms; to identify entrepreneurship; to foster creativity in companies; and to fund entrepreneurial projects.

Involvement in social debate We transfer this knowledge to society and companies by organising public

events for audiences involved in the business world, by taking part in conferences and disseminating

knowledge in the media and publications.

Our ambitious projects are intended to position ESADE as Europe’s foremost university in the field of

entrepreneurship, so we seek to optimise our resources and to ensure the interaction and involvement of

all those concerned.

2. An overview of 2011-12


2. An overview of 2011-12

The 2011-12 year was a very enterprising year very in keeping with our mission. The description of the

projects we have carried out would fill several pages, but they are mentioned in the rest of the report. In

the meantime we will highlight the three major ventures implemented in 2011-12:

• Master in Science in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• EGarage

• Start-Up Spain

The Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIE) was taught successfully for the first time

in 2011-12: a state-recognised, one-year master focussed entirely on innovation and entrepreneurship.

A dream that finally came true for EEI staff under the leadership of Prof. Jordi Vinaixa. The group of

graduates is already working on the projects to be carried out in future years. Full details of this program

are given on page 20.

Since the 2010-11 year, the EEI team has been working on a meeting place where entrepreneurs,

teachers and students can create new start-ups. A multi-purpose space to help generate ideas and

facilitate creativity, debate and encounters. A “garage” à la Palo Alto for ESADE entrepreneurs. The

project was approved at the beginning of the 2011-12 year under the leadership of Prof. Luisa Alemany,

with technical assistance from Prof. Lotta Hassi, and the enthusiastic participation of MIE students,

following which the space was designed and its requirements specified right down to the last detail. Each

team of students prepared “prototype garages” and on March 1st 2012, the EGarage was inaugurated

at ESADECreapolis. See page 30 for everything that has happened since its “unofficial opening” in March

2012.

Finally, a series of conferences entitled “Start-up Spain” was begun in Madrid in conjunction with the

Rafael del Pino Foundation and chaired by Javier Santiso. The success of the three held last year has

encouraged us to carry on promoting this event which has, in just one year, been acknowledged as a

benchmark in the sector.


In short, 2011-12 was an enterprising year. The EEI year is already working hard on many more

activities for the year that has just got under way. We hope you find our report interesting reading.

October, 2012

The ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute wants to thank Banco Santander and Agrolimen for its support to

the research activities of the Institute.

Jordi Vinaixa

EEI Academic Manager

Luisa Alemany

EEI Director

3. 2011-2012 activities


3. 2011-2012 activities

Research is one of the EEI cornerstones. We work towards increasing the number of researchers, the quality

of publications and strengthening international networks through the most relevant academic conferences,

research seminars and visiting professors from the most acclaimed universities in entrepreneurship.

In January 2012, the researcher Magdalena Markowska joined the post-doc

research team. Magdalena obtained her PhD at Jönköping International Business

School, Sweden in 2011 and her research focuses on the role of identity and agency

in entrepreneurship. During her two years with EEI, Magdalena will work mainly in

research.

Lourdes Urriolagoitia PhD also joined our team in July 2012. Lourdes is an experienced

researcher in entrepreneurship, particularly in the area of social retailing, and will

be researching material for case studies. One aim our institute has set itself for

2012-13 is to create a collection of case studies covering the entire spectrum of

entrepreneurship in a variety of key industries such as internet, biotechnology, clean

energies and technology in general, many with the involvement of entrepreneurs or investors who are

former ESADE students. The case studies will be published and distributed by the European Case Clearing

House (ECCH).

The end products of EEI research, reflected in their publications and participation in academic

conferences and congresses, are listed in the Appendix: an indication of the work and knowledge

developed in recent years.

3.1. Research

3.1.1. PUBLICATIONS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES


Many of the articles published are of academic interest, particularly:

• Alemany, L. & Scarlata, M. R. (2012). Philanthropic venture capital from a global perspective:

Definition and investment strategy. In D. J. Cumming (ed.) (Ed.). The Oxford handbook of

venture capital (pp. 274-300). Oxford (U.K.): Oxford University Press.[ISBN: 978-0-19-539159-6]

• Rosenbusch, N., Brinckmann, J., Mueller, V., (2012): Does acquiring venture capital pay off

for the funded firms? A meta-analysis on the relationship between venture capital investment and

funded firm financial performance, Journal of Business Venturing.

• Di Lorenzo, F., Almeida, P., Parada, P. (2011): Aspirations, performance and changes in

partnering behavior: Evidence from the pharmaceutical industry 1990-2006 SMS 31st Annual

International Conference Strategic Management Society (SMS) Miami, Fla. (U.S.),

06/11/2011 - 09/11/2011

• Markowska, M. (2011) Entrepreneurial Competence Development: Triggers, Processes &

Consequences. JIBS Dissertation Series No. 71, Jönköping: JIBS

• Vives, L., Svejenova, S. (2011): To, from and beyond the margins: Business models: Towards

an integrative framework Management Research: The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of

Management Vol. 9, nº 3, 09/2011, p. 230 – 242

The research findings of the White Paper on Entrepreneurship in Spain, commissioned

by the Fundación Príncipe de Girona were presented to their royal highnesses the princes

of Asturias and Gerona at the Zarzuela palace and the media in Madrid on October 27th

2011. In addition, in January 2012, the following book went on sale:

• Alemany, L. & Planellas, M. (2012). Emprender es posible. Barcelona: Planeta. [ISBN: 978-84-234-2865-6].


Our third Entrepreneurship Research Series, held in 2011-12 and chaired by Prof. Jan Brinckmann,

welcomed the following speakers:

Anssi Tuulenmäki

Research Manager & Chief Innovation Activist

Aalto University (Finland)

CEO, Mindustry Ltd

Date: 17th October 2011

Schedule: 12.30 to 14 h

Vangelis Souitaris

Professor of Entrepreneurship

Cass Business School (London,UK)

Date: 16th January 2012


3.1.2. ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH SERIES


Dimo Dimov

Professor of Entrepreneurship, Director of Doctoral Programmes

Newcastle University (Newcastle,UK)

Date: 13th February 2012


Sharon Alvarez

Associate Professor, Management and Human Resources

Fisher College of Business (Ohio, USA)

Date: 23rd April 2012


Luca Berchicci

Associate Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and New Business Venturing

Erasmus University (Rotterdam, Nederland)

Date: 9th May 2012

Schedule: 15.00 to 16:30 h


STEP PROJECT FOR FAMILY ENTERPRISING, directed by Prof. Alberto Gimeno. A project instigated in 2005

by Babson College (USA) and developed by six business schools around the globe: ESADE (Spain), HEC

(France), Jönköping International Business School (Sweden), Universita Bocconi (Italy), Universität St.

Gallen (Switzerland), Universität Witten/Herdecke (Germany), and Babson College (USA).

The aim of this long-term study is to investigate entrepreneurship in different generations in family firms:

their ability to grow and generate social and economic value and perpetuate their entrepreneurial legacy

for many generations.

At the first STEP South Africa Family Business Workshop, held in November 2011 at the University of the

Western Cape (UWC), Prof. Alberto Gimeno read the paper:

Gimeno, A. (2011) Culture and values for entrepreneurial activities. South African Family Business Meeting

(STEP). Johannesburg.

During the 2011 STEP Global Summit it was announced

that the successful candidate for hosting the 2013

STEP Global Summit was the ESADE Entrepreneurship

Institute.

SUCCESS FACTORS OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS

For the seventh year running, Prof. Jan Brinckmann of

EEI and Prof. Dietmar Grichnik of Universität St Gallen,

Switzerland, furthered their research into the success

factors of new companies. Their findings were published

in the acclaimed Journal of Business Venturing

ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION As a result of the findings of the White Paper on Entrepreneurship in

Spain conducted by ESADE under the auspices of the Fundación Príncipe de Girona, a research project

was undertaken to investigate entrepreneurial education amongst children and young people. The

3.1.3. RESEARCH PROJECTS:


project is directed by the professor and philosopher José Antonio Marina (Universidad De Padres), José

Manuel Pérez Díaz-Pericles (founder of Valnalón, Asturias) and Luisa Alemany (ESADE Entrepreneurship

Institute). The aim of the study is to “draft a proposal for an educational model incorporating the study of

entrepreneurship in primary and secondary school and vocational training which can be implemented in

all of Spain’s autonomous regions”.

The first phase of the project included a series of conferences on enterprising education in January

2012 which provided a meeting point for all the people, professors and public and private institutions

already working on the subject of entrepreneurship in Spain. The conferences were highly productive

and acted as a springboard for gathering material and sharing the best practices.

In late June, a report was submitted with recommendations on how to design and evaluate the programs.

The study will be published in 2012-13, probably in the first term.


3.2. TRAINING

3.2.1. PROGRAMS

Master in Science

Master in Science in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIE):

Master in Science in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIE) MIE was taught for the first time beginning in

September 2011 MIE. This program, designed to train young people in all areas of retailing and innovation,

consists of a core area and four specialised tracks: 1) Innovation management; 2) Corporate innovation; 3)

Entrepreneurship; and 4) Sustainable energies, in conjunction with KIC-InnoEnergy, European Institute of

Innovation and Technology (EIT). This eminently hands-on program is taught entirely in English with guest

innovators, entrepreneurs and investors taking part in many classes.

MIE content and structure:


Another feature of the MIE is that it welcomes graduates from all disciplines. A foundation course in

management is available before the MIE for students from other backgrounds, mainly engineering and

science.

Profile of MIE 2011-12 students Average age 24. The first group to graduate was very international:

• 73% from the European Union

23% Spanish

18% German

12% Italian

6% Belgian

14% other

• 12% from South America

• 15% from Asia

The MIE program offers several types of scholarship as an incentive for the most innovative, creative and

enterprising young graduates:

• European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT / KIC InnoEnergy) scholarships:

12 scholarships.

• ESADE scholarships awarded by the International Business Models Competition (IBMC):

2 scholarships for talented recent graduates with initiative and a business idea that could be a

great opportunity, plus the ability to design and test an appropriate business model.

In the Masters in Science in Marketing, Finance and International Management, the EEI professors teach

the following subjects:

• Preparing a Business Project

• Preparing an In-company Project

• Venture Capital & Private Equity


Custom university programs

Within the framework of the Master in Science and PhD programs run by the European Institute of

Innovation and Technology (EIT), ESADE participates in the entrepreneurship modules taught by the

partner universities of KIC InnoEnergy, a consortium we belong to1. Custom programs taught this year:

• From Science to Business, 28th November – 2nd December 2011

• Introductory Crash Course in Entrepreneurship, 30th January – 3rd February 2012

• Introductory Crash Course in Entrepreneurship, 2nd – 20th February 2012

• Corporate Innovation and Intrapreneurship, July 16th – 27th 2012

• Business Management and Entrepreneurship Summer School, July 2nd – 27th 2012

Master in Business Administration (MBA)

Entrepreneurship, a compulsory unit in this program, culminates in the presentation of a business plan.

The other units are: Entrepreneurial Finance, Marketing for entrepreneurs, Business Models and Corporate

Entrepreneurship.

The fourth edition of this program included Innovation Speed Dating, held on March 27th 2012 in

ESADECreapolis and our new venue, the E-Garage. This event was an opportunity for entrepreneurs and

inventors in the worlds of technology, art and medicine to contact full-time MBA students seeking to

develop a business plan. Twenty-eight entrepreneurs from different industries took part.

This event was rounded off by Putting ideas to test. Experiment, a session dealing with innovation directed

by the Aalto researcher Lotta Hassi.

*To learn more about EIT, visit http://eit.europa.eu/ and for a close look at InnoEnergy, visit http://www.kic-innoenergy.com/


Executive Education

Executive Education features two types of courses: open programmes and custom programmes. The

open programmes being developed and taught by EEI are designed for both entrepreneurs and investors.

Custom programmes in response to a company or institution’s specific needs are designed in conjunction

with the customer.

EEI is actively involved in providing courses for executives and self-employed persons in the realms of

entrepreneurship, corporate enterprise, globalisation and growth strategies, and family SMEs.


3.2.2. OPEN PROGRAMS:PROGRAM FOR OWNER-DIRECTORS

This program, taught from March to June 2012, is designed for persons who have been responsible for

decision-taking for at least 4 years during their career.

The four groups it caters for mainly are:

1) Founders (entrepreneurs) looking to reinvent themselves and

breathe new life into their companies

2) General managers running a family firm, who may or may not

own the firm

3) Shareholder partners in companies who need to be trained

to carry out governance functions in boards of administration or

family boards

4) Successors with management responsibilities in a

family firm

3.2.3. OTHER PROGRAMS

The EEI faculty also collaborates in the following programs:

• The Georgetown-ESADE Global Executive MBA (GEMBA)

• The Global Advanced Management Program (GAMP)

• Executive MBA Program

• Executive Master en Dirección de Operaciones y Servicios

• Executive Master in Digital Business


Particular mention must be made of the collaboration of Prof. Jordi Vinaixa, EEI Academic Director and

professor in ESADE’s Department of General Management and Strategy, in the Corporate Entrepreneurship

subject of the following programs:

• Management Development (PMD) en ESADE Buenos Aires (Argentina)

• Programa de Formación para la alta Dirección (PFAD) en ESADE Buenos Aires (Argentina)

• Advanced Management Program (AMP) en Curitiba (Brazil)

• Advanced Management Program (AMP) en Campinas (Brazil)

3.2.4. CUSTOM PROGRAM

MOMENTUM PROJECT

June and July 2012

This program was designed by ESADE’s Social Innovation Institute in conjunction with EEI, under the

auspices of BBVA.

When held for the second time, in 2011-12, this course was more condensed than the first year and

consisted of two phases. Phase 1, in June 2012, covered the subjects the teams needed to build the

foundations for preparing the strategic growth plan for their companies. For four days, ESADE professors

gave classes on growth strategies, social enterprise, leadership and social impact assessment.


Phase 2, taught in July, focussed on creativity, innovation, commercialisation, marketing and

communication.

The focal point of these classes was to analyse the world in which enterprise takes place. Considerable

time was dedicated to studying and discussing the case studies and working in groups on the best

strategies to enhance the results of each one.

TRAINING COURSE FOR TECHNOLOGY RECOVERY MANAGERS for FECYT (Science & Technology

Foundation of Spain, Ministry of Science and Innovation)

April to June 2012

April 2012 saw the start of the second Technology

Recovery Managers course for the FECYT.

Participants are trained to promote R+D+i projects and help build bridges between the academic and

business worlds. Program run in conjunction with TeaCegos and ISIS Enterprise (Oxford University).

The aims of this program are two-fold: 1) to train executives in technology transfer, a new career option

in science and technology in Spain; and 2) to capacitate researchers to embrace a business philosophy

and facilitate cooperation between universities, research centres and industry. The program is designed

for PhD holders hired by INNCORPORA – Torres Quevedo 2011 and graduates with at least 3 years’ work

experience in scientific research, technology development, R&D management, etc.

FROM SCIENCE TO BUSINESS PROGRAM for the ICFO (Institut de Ciències Fotòniques)

May 15th –18th 2012

The From Science to Business program, designed in conjunction with the Institut de Ciències Fotòniques

(ICFO), was held in 2011-12 for the 4th time since its inauguration in May 2008.


The aim of this program is familiarise participants with the

business and management environment with a view to

transforming their scientific discoveries into robust business

ventures. Participants are equipped with the basic tools to be

able to build suitable business models and assess the feasibility

of the new science-oriented company.

EXECUTIVE GROWTH PROGRAM, EMPRENDEDOR XXI, La Caixa

In 2011/12, for the second consecutive year, the Executive Growth Program was designed, approved and

marketed in conjunction with IESE for the EMPRENDEDOR XXI competition run by La Caixa in 2012.

This is a special award for high-growth Spanish companies run by entrepreneurs. As part of the CRECES

award, La Caixa gave the winners this management course held in September 2012.

3.2.5. Other seminars

ESADE CODECAMP

September 2011 to June 2012

ESADE CodeCamp is the brainchild of Prof. Jan

Brickmann with help from academic assistant,

Veronica Torras. This seminar, held on the first and

third Thursday of each month from 19.00 – 21.00, is

designed for anyone thinking of creating and promoting their own on-line company.

ESADE CodeCamp is held bimonthly and is designed for technologists and anyone interested in starting

up a company and making it grow. CodeCamp equips them with start-up and growth tools.


The main features are:

•Seminars are free of charge, subject to a commitment to attend

• In English

• An international outlook

• It is not necessary to have a business idea, help will be given to find one and optimise it

• Programming skills are required

3.2.6. MENTORING TEAM

Most of the units concerning retailing and company start-up require students to draft and present a

business plan. EEI has more than 70 tutors who mentor and help with these projects.

These tutors, directed by Prof. Jordi Vinaixa, are experts in a variety of areas, functions and industries.

They have plenty of work experience and are fully capacitated to act as tutors.

They work as follows:


Projects mentored in 2011-12:

Program Projects presented/mentored

ADE (business promotions) 62 (*)

BBA (end-of-degree assignment) 113

MSc 80

FT MBA (Business Plan) 49

MBA PT 20

MDOS (Entrepreneurship) 5

EMBA (ICP-Intrapreneurship) 30

Executive Education Programs 6

365 (*)

In the 2011-12 year, three new applications have been developed and implemented:

• Tutor management: compilation and management of tutor data including CV, work experience,

mentoring experience and contact details.

• Mentoring community: place where tutors can access documents and information that facilitate

their work as tutors, and a forum for sharing ideas and concerns.

• Mentoring team space a place where tutors can communicate with each mentored team, share

documents, receive part deliveries from students, a forum for queries, etc.

(*) September 2011 to June 2012. Two assessment committees pending (possibly 5 more projects)


3.3. DISSEMINATION

The e-garage was inaugurated in March 2012.

The E-Garage is a new space on ESADE’s Sant Cugat

campus aimed at providing ESADE students with resources

and a place for starting up their business ideas. A place

where things happen!!

It’s also a place for the members of enterprising student clubs: their space!

The mobile furniture in this multipurpose place can be moved around to create a single work area or up to

four different areas:

• Entrepreneurship - EGarage:

-Work area

-Networking chill-out area with a kitchen and notice board

• Innovación - ISchool:

-Classroom area for 40 to 50 participants

-Work area with six separate areas with standing tables and blackboards

Aim:

• To be a springboard for ESADE students’ new business projects

•To be a meeting point for enterprising students, the EEI

(professors and tutors) and ESADECreapolis

• To be the most innovative business school in entrepreneurship

3.3.1. EGARAGE


Why?

• To learn and apply what we learn in the most hands-on way

• To encourage people who are thinking being entrepreneurial

• Because many students are starting out and need (and ask

for) help along the way

Who for?

• Students on the Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIE)

• Students on ESADE’s Sant Cugat campus who are setting up a business

• ESADE enterprise clubs: E3, MBA

• Entrepreneurs in Residence

Unofficial Opening Day –March 8th 2012:

This space for our students was inaugurated with a week of activities showing them what it has to offer

Official Opening Day – June 14th 2012

The official opening was attended by:

Eugenia Bieto, ESADE General Manager; Carles Brugarolas, 1st Deputy Mayor for economics and

business, Sant Cugat del Vallès City Council; Alfons Sauquet, Dean of ESADE Business School; Manel

Adell, CEO Desigual; José Manuel Villanueva, cofounder of Privalia; and Luisa Alemany, Director, ESADE

Entrepreneurship Institute.


Activities carried out

The E-Garage carried out a variety of activities in the last quarter of 2011-12, some of which are listed

below:

GaragePill: shorts sessions on specific areas of interest to students taught by EEI faculty or collaborators.

• March 5th 2012: How to start up, the lean start-up way by Prof. Jan Brinckman, ESADE

Entrepreneurship Institute

•March 6th 2012: Business Models by Prof. Jordi Vinaixa, Academic Director, ESADE


• March 7th 2012: Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures by Prof. Luisa Alemany, Director, ESADE


GarageWorkshop: Very lively, hands-on, well-attended workshops.

• March 8th 2012 - Design thinking drive innovation: organised by Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

students with help from Alexandra Rodriguez, academic assistant.

•April 13th 2012 - CSI: Creative Skills for Innovation by Google Ireland: Marc Ginjaume, Account

Manager; Carlos Álvarez, Online Account Strategist; and Vladimir Palacio, Innovation & Creativity

Specialist at Google Ireland gave a session covering two areas: Growing Businesses Online and

Enhancing Innovation.


GarageTalk: talks and conferences in which entrepreneurs share their experience of entrepreneurship

•March 8th 2012: Make your Dreams come true by Javier Perez-Tenessa, founder and CEO of eDreams

• March 8th 2012: We take care of everything but the house cleaning by Jaume Gomà, Co-founder

and CEO of Ulabox.com

• May 3rd 2012: by Pau Garcia-Milà, founder and CEO de eyeOs .

GarageLunch: discussions with entrepreneurs, innovators, investors and other people from interesting

backgrounds in small groups of 10 to 15 students to facilitate interaction with the guest speaker, over a

pizza-and-salad lunch.

• April 18th 2012 - Marc Bartomeus, founder and Managing Director of Ariol Capital

• April 20th 2012 - Maria Alegre, founder and CEO of Chartboost


Cine Forum:

• March 12th 2012 - KONY 2012

• July 4th 2012 - Steve Jobs: One last thing. In conjunction with the ESADE Alumni group “Alumni

Giving Back” and the participation of Antoni Flores, CEO Loops Innovation


PRESENTATION: WHITE PAPER ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SPAIN

On December 21st 2011 the ESADEFORUM hosted the presentation of the findings of the White paper on

entrepreneurship in Spain, a study conducted by the ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute.

The participants were:

Antoni Esteve, presidente de la Fundació Príncep de Girona; Mònica Margarit, directora de la Fundació

Príncep de Girona; Eugènia Bieto, directora general de ESADE y Luisa Alemany, directora del ESADE

Entrepreneurship Institute.

START-UP-SPAIN

Start-Up Spain, created in the last quarter of 2011, consists of a series of get-togethers with entrepreneurs

and investors from Spain and elsewhere designed to encourage discussions about ideas to generate

more local and international entrepreneurs in Spain, and an efficient investment network. The intention

of this venture is to fast-track the transformation of the Spanish economic model into an innovative

economy.

The aims of the Start-Up Spain sessions held in Madrid under the auspices of the Rafael del Pino

Foundation and the Campus Party, were two-fold: to encourage political debate by using ideas; and to

have an impact on the future development of policies to promote entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs,

technology companies and venture capital must be given priority if Spain is to emerge from the crisis.

Start-Up Spain began in November 2011 with the first Start-Up Spain 2011 talk. Directed and promoted

by Prof. Javier Santiso, it was attended by over 500 participants and became a Twitter trending topic.

3.3.2. OTHER ACTIVITIES


• November 30th 2011 – Driving Spain towards becoming an innovative economy

Round table: European and American entrepreneurs

in Spain. Why choose Spain for our projects? How

can Spain appeal more beyond its frontiers?

Introduction: Luisa Alemany “Are we Spanish

entrepreneurial?” Director, EEI

Chaired by Javier Santiso, Professor, ESADE

Speakers:

Francois Derbaix (Toprural, Founder and CEO – Belgium)

Niklas Gustafson (conZumo, Founder and CEO – Sweden)

Michael Kleindl (Plenummedia, Founder, and Smartclip, Founder – Germany)

Ana María Llopis (Ideas4all, CEO and Founder – Venezuela and Spain)

Bernhard Niesner (Busuu, Co-Founder and CEO – Austria)

Joshua Novick (Antevenio, Founder and CEO – USA)

Iván Retzignac (MedicAnimal, Founder and CEO – France and USA)

Round table: Policies – Discussion and Conclusions

Chaired by Marcel Planellas, Professor ESADE

Speakers:

José Cerdán (Acens, CEO)

Jesús Encinar (Idealista.com, Founder and CEO)

Gustavo García (BuyVip, Founder and CEO)

• 23 April 2012 – Why do/did people invest in Spain? How can we ensure they will invest

in Spain in the future?

Introduction: Foreign venture capital funds that have invested in Spain or in start-ups founded by Spaniards.

Javier Santiso, Professor, ESADE


Presentation. Venture capital: Europe vs USA

Hendrik Brandis, Founder and Partner, Earlybird, Munich

Round table: Foreign venture capital funds that invest in Spain. Why do/did they invest in Spain? What

must we do to ensure more like them invest in the future?

Chaired by Javier Santiso, Professor, ESADE

Speakers:

Hendrik Brandis (Germany), Founder and Partner, Earlybird. Head office in Munich.

David Carratt (UK), partner, Kennet Partners. Investor in BuyVip, Madrid. Head office in London

Yuval Cohen (Israel), CEO, StageOne. Head office in Tel Aviv

Tom Henriksson (Finland), Partner, Open Ocean Capital, Finlandia. Investor in Zentyal, Saragossa. Head

office in Helsinki

José Marín Founder and Partner, IG Expansion, business angel and investor. Head office in Madrid

Vadim Tarasov (Russia), Investment Manager, Bright Capital, Digital Strategy Consultant, Media3. Head

offices in Moscow and Barcelona

Blake Winchell (USA), Partner, Fremont Ventures and Partner Ventures. Investor in Identified, Palo Alto.

Head office in California

Round table: Venture capital funds and business angels with head offices in Spain and foreign backing.

Why did they set up in Spain? Why do/did they invest in Spain? What must we do to ensure more like them

invest in the future?

Chaired by Luisa Alemany, Director, ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute.

Speakers:

Alberto Benbunan (Venezuela), Managing Director, Mobile Dreams Factory and business angel. Head

office in Madrid

Antonio Fontanini (Italy), business angel established in Madrid.

Nicolás Goulet (USA, Ireland), Founder, Adara Venture Partners. Head office in Madrid

Allan Majotra (India, Spain, USA), Venture Partner, Axon Capital. Head office in Madrid

Stefan Mathesius (Germany), Director, Government of Andalusia Funds. Head office in Seville.

Gary Stewart (USA), Director Academia Wayra, Madrid and Barcelona. Head office in Madrid.

Christopher Pommerening (Germany), Founder, Active Venture Partners. Head office in Barcelona.


ESADE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT – QUEST FOR TALENT

On March 2nd 2012 the Quest for Talent was held for the third

time by the MBA Entrepreneurship Club in conjunction with the

EEI, providing a meeting point for European entrepreneurs in fast-

growth companies and Europe’s best MBAs.

The event consisted of three segments:

1) An elevator pitch competition about a business idea

2) A series of round tables discussing matters of concern to growing companies, particularly

in high-tech industries:

Panel 1: New Economy (Growth)

Speakers: Kai Kühne (airbnb), Eduardo Cruz (evolium), Pep Gomez (fever), Yannis

Niebelschütz (founderslink)

Panel 2: New Economy (Technology)

Speakers: Santiago Miralles (ESADE), Pedro Martinez (avant studio), Michel Kisfaludi

(eyeos), Sergi Quinto (good deal)

Panel 3: Shared Value

Speakers: Liu Yan (Xindanwei), Patrick Spain (first stop health), Joe Benso (oneloudr.com)

3) A recruitment fair where growth companies could offer employment to MBA students.

The aims of this fair were two-fold: to create new job opportunities for MBA students and to

put growth companies in contact with the finest talent.


Taking part were: AB Biotics, Airbnb, Arambla, Busy Meals, ePages, eyeOS, Good Deal, Glossy Box,

Knoid, Mammoth Hunters, OneLoudr, Peer Transfer, Share a Bite, Trademob, UGE Iberia and World

Reader.

The participating MBA students hailed from the following business schools: ESADE, Barcelona, Spain;

IESE, Barcelona, Spain; London Business School, London, UK; INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France; and

HEC, Paris, France.


MOMENTUM PROJECT

The Momentum project to promote social

enterprise in Spain began in February 2011. It

focuses on two lines of work: the development

of a program to consolidate and heighten the

impact of these enterprises and the creation of an

ecosystem of support for social entrepreneurs.

For the second year running, the EEI, in conjunction

with ESADE’s Institute of Social Innovation and

BBVA, supported and collaborated with the

Momentum project. Prof. Alfred Vernis, an expert

in social enterprise, was the project manager and Luisa Alemany, Director of EEI, is a member of the

Momentum Scientific Committee.

The development model consisted of:

Some students on the MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the MBA program acted as mentors.

To learn more about Momentum, visit http://momentum-project.org/es

ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR BAN, ESADE’S BUSINESS ANGELS NETWORK

Work has continued in conjunction with ESADE Entrepreneurship Alumni to support ESADE BAN: a

network of private investors seeking to foster investment and enterprise in Spain.


Fernando Zallo and Marta Campillo are the directors of all

activities. The network’s growth in Madrid and Valencia in

2011-12 deserves a mention.

EEI works hand in hand with Entrepreneurship Alumni to organise investment forums, where

entrepreneurial projects seek finance from the Business Angels’ Network, many of whose members

studied at our School of Business Angels.

The network has an on-line platform allowing information about entrepreneurial projects seeking

investment to be consulted confidentially and securely.

Prof. Jordi Vinaixa, EEI academic director, is a member of the project selection board.

In the ESADE BAN investment forums, about 13-14 forums a year, enterprising projects seek finance

from the Business Angels’ network.

Within the framework of these forums, Prof. Luisa Alemany organised an on-going training session

by the ESADE Business Angels’ School, followed by personal presentations for investors of 5 or 6

projects chosen from those posted on-line.

Agenda:

• Lunch with ESADE BAN investors

• On-going ESADEBAN training for business angels by an ESADE professor

• Presentation of enterprising projects

• Networking between investors and entrepreneurs

Barcelona:

• October 10th 2011: 21st ESADE BAN Investment Forum. School of Business Angels session by Prof.

Luisa Alemany, director of ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute and ESADE professor.


• November 22nd 2011: 22nd ESADE BAN Investment Forum. School of Business Angels session about

“Investment bargaining and structure” by prof. Miguel Trías, Chairman of ESADE Alumni and chair of

Mercantile Law at the ESADE Law School.

• November 30th 2011: ESADE BAN ICT breakfast. Presentaction of ICT projects

• January 24th 2012: 23rd ESADE BAN Investment Forum, with a talk by the Catalan Finance Institute

on the “new lines of ICG-IFEM co-investment with private investors” by Joan Martínez, General Sales

Manager and Teresa Torres, Director of IFEM

• February 16th 2012: 6th Healthcare Investment Forum, Barcelona 2012. Organised in conjunction with

the Barcelona Medical Association, Barcelona Activa and Biocat. The aim of this forum is to provide a

meeting place where companies with projects in the realms of biotechnology, medical equipment, health

services and information technologies related to the health sector can contact interested investors.

• March 20th 2012: 24th ESADE BAN Investment Forum. School of Business Angels session given by Prof.

Luisa Alemany, Director, ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute and ESADE professor.

• March 28th 2012: Are you an entrepreneur? Come and get to know ESADE BAN.

• April 19th 2012: ESADE BAN. Seed Investment Forum. Presentation of ten seed-stage enterprising

proposals on the lookout for finance and, in some cases, mentoring to speed the project up in its early

stages. A public forum open to private investors, mentors, venture capital funds and business angels

interested in innovative, enterprising projects.

• June 5th 2012: 25th ESADE BAN Investment Forum. School of Business Angels session “Investment

opportunities in digital business” given by Xavier Busquets, professor in the IT Systems Management

Department and professor of the Executive Master in Digital Business program.


• June 20th 2012: 2nd Cleantech Investment Forum. Organised by ESADE BAN in conjunction with

Barcelona Activa as part of the EcoEmprenedor XXI program. This forum was a meeting point for investors

and entrepreneurs seeking finance, active in the clean technologies industry with projects related to

renewable energies, energy saving and efficiency, waste and water treatment, composting and other

realms related to the environment.

Madrid:

• June 19th 2012: ESADE BAN Investment Forum Madrid International Lab

• March 22nd 2012: 5th ESADE BAN Investment Forum Madrid

• January 19th 2012: ESADE BAN Investment Forum Madrid, Wayra

Valencia:

• March 27th 2012: 5th ESADE BAN Investment Forum, Region of Valencia

• November 30th 2011: 4th ESADE BAN Investment Forum, Region of Valencia

Saragossa

• May 9th 2012: ESADE BAN presentation. School of Business Angels session “What is a business angel? Key

facts and figures” by Joan Riera, EEI academic assistant.


BACKING FOR THE ON-GOING TRAINING OF ESADE ENTREPRENEURS AND INVESTORS

EEI, in conjunction with the ESADE Alumni group Entrepreneurship Alumni, provides on-going training

events and activities for entrepreneurs and investors such as the well-established Capital Risk Forums

and High-Growth Company Forums.

CAPITAL RISK FORUM

• November 8th 2011 – Barcelona

22nd Capital Risk Forum: Restructuring

Funds. Opportunities in times of crisis.

Speakers: Jordi Bricio, partner and director,

PHI Industrial Acquisitions; Eduardo Navarro,

chairman, Sherpa Capital; Luisa Alemany,

director, ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute;

and Miguel Trías, chairman, ESADE Alumni,

professor of Law at ESADE and partner in

Cuatrecasas.

• February 1st 2012 - Madrid

Capital Risk Forum: Restructuring Funds. Opportunities in times of crisis. Speakers: Dominique

Barthel, general manager ASCRI; Jordi Bricio, partner and director of PHI Industrial Acquisitions; Eduardo

Navarro, chairman, Sherpa Capital; and Luisa Alemany, director, ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute.

•February 7th 2012 – Barcelona

23rd Capital Risk Forum: Start-Ups and Venture

Capital. Speakers: Félix Arias, Senior Manager at High

Growth; Daniel Sánchez, General Partner, Nauta Capital;

Josep Ll. Sanfeliu, Partner Ysios Capital Partners; Luisa

Alemany, Director, ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute;

and Miguel Trías, Chairman, ESADE Alumni, professor

of Law at ESADE and partner in Cuatrecasas.


HIGH GROWTH COMPANIES FORUM:

• September 20th 2011 – Eurekakids and Nice Things: Eirk Mayol and Jordi Pascual explain how the

turnover growth of these two companies is far above average despite the current crisis.

LAST THURSDAYS @ Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona

Building on last year’s experience, this activity

has consolidated itself as the perfect opportunity

for entrepreneurs, investors, service providers,

persons involved in entrepreneurship, professors,

business plan tutors and students to exchange

opinions, share experiences and foster new

business opportunities whilst enjoying a drink in

the outstanding setting of The Banker’s Bar at the

Hotel Mandarín Oriental, Barcelona.

June 28th 2012

Valentín Giró (Lic&MBA 1987) and Olga

Porro (Lic&MDE 2011), participants in the

Momentum Himalaya project sponsored

by BBVA, shared the goodwill and social

enterprise they encountered during this project

in a village 3,500 m above sea level at the

heart of the Nepalese Himalaya. They gave

presentations of the initiatives they have been

creating in conjunction with the local community

to contribute to the financial sustainability of the local school: more than 100 children aged between 5 and

14 live in the village. Their intention is to reduce the reliance on external donations with a view to improving

the students’ education and quality of life and help them achieve a future with more opportunities. For

more information: Momentum Project Himalaya.


May 31st 2012

Luke Miller (MBA 2009), co-founder partner

of Offset Options, explained how he set up an

environmental IT company with fellow MBA

students from ESADE Barcelona and analysed

some of the pros and cons of a Spanish start-

up and how to build a portfolio of customers

in USA, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Offset Options

is one of the first Spanish companies to join

the Seedcamp portfolio in London and has

already provided its partners in the travel, event and logistic industries with millions of data points. Before

founding Offset Options, Luke worked for Tesco and the Royal Bank of Scotland in the United Kingdom

and on UN projects in Mongolia.

April 26th 2012

Maite Barrera (Lic&MBA 98), founding

partner of BlueCap, shared her experience

as an entrepreneur in this company, a

benchmark strategy consultancy for senior

banking management.

January 26th 2012

Blair MacLaren (MBA 07), partner in Active Venture Partners, shared his experience in mergers, buyouts

and venture capital. As a partner in this venture capital company he has managed several investments

and disinvestments in early-stage technology companies in Spain and elsewhere in Europe. Before

joining Active Venture Partners, Blair worked as a mercantile lawyer in the UK, providing consultancy

services for start-ups, SMEs and large companies.


November 24th 2011

Jacinto Roca (Lic&MBA 99), co-founder of Wuaki.tv, a

company funded by ESADEBAN. Jacinto explained how

he had the idea of replicating the online video club being

developed so successfully in the USA by Netflix; how the

creative and funding processes were developed using

ESADE’s Business Angels Network and other business

angels; and his attitude towards growth and possible new rounds of investment. Jacinto Roca worked

previously in Diamong Cluster, Nauta Capital and was also a founder of Accura Wellness Center.

October 27th 2011

Paco López (Lic&MBA 76), promoter and founding

partner of the Libros de Cabecera publishing house

specialised in business titles, and Mar Galtés,

journalist in the economics section of the newspaper

and writer, presented their book AVENTURAS DE

EMPRENDEDORES. 57 historias de creatividad y valentía

en la empresa published by Libros de Cabecera. The

audience heard why they wrote this book, about their experiences when interviewing entrepreneurs, Paco

López’s experience as an entrepreneur and investor and Mar Galtés’s experience as a journalist writing

about entrepreneurs and business.

September 29th 2011

Joan Margenat (MBA PT 04), founder of Plan B!, explained how he founded Weekendesk Iberia (Bongo),

subsequently bought out by Smart & Co. who renamed his brand Smartbox, and how he financed the

company, and also about its rapid growth, subsequent sale and the creation of a new brand with Plan B!

Smartbox and Plan B! are currently the two market leaders in this industry.


PARTICIPATION IN EXTERNAL EVENTS

EEI organises and/or give talks at well-established and acclaimed forums in the world of entrepreneurship.

SEEDCAMP Mini Barcelona –November 16th 2011

The last-but-one Mini Seedcamp in 2011, held on November 16th 2011 at

ESADECREAPOLIS and organised in conjunction with EEI, was attended

by European start-ups who received advice from over 70 mentors in the

realms of entrepreneurship, venture capital, business development and

corporate development.

Seedcamp is an early-stage investment

and mentoring program for start-ups.

The monthly Mini Seedcamps are an

opportunity for entrepreneurs to present their

companies, make contacts, receive advice

and compete for investment via Seedcamp.

Each year Seedcamp invests in some 20

companies, with an average investment of

€50,000 in exchange for a 10.8% stake in the business. They help start-ups grow by providing mentoring

network support and stakeholding.

BUSINESS INCUBATORS AND E-BUSINESS: WAYRA’S EXPERIENCE – December 15th 2012

Alumni Entrepreneurship, the ESADE Alumni BIT Club and ESADE

Entrepreneurship Institute presented the Wayra project with a talk by Gonzalo

Martín-Villa, Wayra’s General Manager, who shared his experience in the

business incubator launched by Telefónica and the future challenges.


Wayra was established in April 2011 to create and promote ICT companies. In less than eight months it

was already present in eight countries (Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela and

Chile). It has already been launched in Madrid, and is currently in the process (until January 8th 2012) of

receiving ideas for e-projects.

Speakers:

Gonzalo Martín-Villa, Managing Director of Wayra

Ginés Alarcón, Chairman, ESADE Alumni BIT Club

Xavier Busquets, professor, ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute, and academic sponsor of the BIT Club

Fernando Zallo, Director, ESADE BAN

2012 CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL FORUM – May 25th 2012

The challenges faced by corporate venture capital programs along the road to achieving their strategic

and financial targets were discussed with contributions from agents with different viewpoints: academia,

European companies, US companies, independent venture capital. The event will lead to conclusions that

may contribute to the sustained growth of venture capital in Spain and the European Union.

Prof. Javier Santiso of the ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute, participated in the round table Enmarcando

el problema. Análisis de los objetivos del capital de riesgo corporativo, retos y enfoques de la organización,

los resultados históricos y situación actual. (Putting the problem in perspective. Analysing the aims of

corporate venture capital, corporate challenges and viewpoints, past results and current situation).


BIZBARCELONA, Enterpreneurs’ Congress June 14th 2012

EEI took part in:

• Social enterprise: new challenges, new opportunities by Alfred

Vernis, EEI professor.

• How to sell your company in two minutes by Joan Riera, EEI

academic assistant

• Relaunch your business. Now or never! Basics and Advice by Joan

Riera, EEI academic assistant

• Launch and fast-growth phases. Common mistakes and how to

avoid them by Joan Riera, EEI academic assistant

• International Business Idea Competition: Prof. Luisa Alemany was

on the nominating board at Barcelona HiT.

III IMPULSA FORUM - June 20th 2011

The Impulsa Forum organised by the

Fundación Príncipe de Girona aims to provide

a melting pot for global experiences, pinpoint

the best practices and create a positive

attitude towards entrepreneurship amongst

young people whilst helping them develop their

talents and focus their efforts and commitment

on making their dreams come true.

It was against this backdrop that the academic assistant Lotta Hassi gave her talk In a complicated world,

entrepreneurship needs cooperation.


SUPPORT FOR ALUMNI ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Alumni Entrepreneurship is a well-established

section of the ESADE Alumni association. EEI

academic director, Dr Jordi Vinaixa, is actively

involved in its board of directors as its academic

sponsor.

SUPPORT FOR ESADE STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUBS

EEI collaborates directly with the ESADE entrepreneurship clubs set up by students on degree, MSc and PhD

programs, and also by MBA students:

E3 ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUB: founded in 2009-10 by a

group of students on university business administration programs

with a view to fostering entrepreneurship. It brings together

students on degree and MSc business programs (particularly the

MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship).

The club regularly organises events with logistics and dissemination help from EEI:

• Powerpoint Karaoke 1st Edition – October 20th 2011: improvised elevator pitch competition

• Body Language Conference & E3 Season Opening –March 28th: by Prof. Nichilas Kerrell

• Powerpoint Karaoke 2nd Edition – April 26th 2012: improvised elevator pitch competition

• Get whatever you want – bargain! May 3rd 2012: by Prof. Ramon Nogueras

Particularly noteworthy was TEDxESADE, organised for the

third year running on June 8th 2011 in conjunction with EEI.

TEDxESADE is a brainchild of E3 Initiative, an event to which

some of the most innovative thinkers and leading entrepreneurs

in ESADE and society as a whole were invited to discuss the topic “Rethink, Reshape, Renew”:


“Achieving WOWness”: by Alex Barrera, founder and CEO of Press42

“Rethink your start: 5 reasons to build your own business”: by Feargal MacConulladh, founder and CEO

de Securiforest.

“Learn how to be lucky”: by Lane Becker, cofounder of Adaptive Path.

“Social Entrepreneurship“: by Alfred Vernis, member of the Social Innovation Institute (SII). Vernis is also

co-director of the NGO Management and Leadership and Social Innovation programs, and is director of

ESADE’s Social Enterprise Knowledge Network (SEKN).

“Design experiences you´ll remember for life”: by Ian Collingwood, founder of the cosultancy

UXdna; mentor and expert in user experience (UX) and design thinking in Seedcamp, Leancamp and

LeanStartupMachine.

“Disruptive technology for affordable housing”: by César Martinell, CEO of César Martinell & Associates,

a foremost architecture firm in Barcelona.

MBA ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUB:

Organised and run by MBA students with a view to fostering entrepreneurship and preparing students for

their transition into socially responsible businesspeople.

Organises the annual Quest for Talent.

ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT AWARDS

II NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS: INSPIRING YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

The Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs competition held for the second time awarded a business management

course to a talented young entrepreneur.


The competition is open to entrepreneurs aged

under 30 and is designed to help successful young

entrepreneurs receive management training.

In the final held on March 1st 2012, the scholarship for

ESADE’s Director and Owner program was awarded to

Pep Gómez, aged 19. At the age of 14, Pep created his first company, Mewid, a microblogging tool.

Subsequent projects included Generación net and Redondea – designed for the music scene and musicians

seeking to organise their own tours. These and other projects such as taking part in the Campus Party,

were soon heard of by Bernardo Hernández, founder of companies including Tuenti and Idealista.com and

currently Product Manager for Google, who offered to take him to Silicon Valley, the cradle of technology

and innovation. At the moment his aim is to pursue his education in order to expand his latest creation,

Fever Inc.

The 4 runners-up were:

Judit Milá and Jordi Torras: created the video game company U-play at an early age, like the other runners-

up. Their customers include the PRISA group, NBA, FC Barcelona, Planeta and Caja Navarra.

Joan Arús: aged 20 when he created his first company, Comompocos SCP, dedicated to the online sale of

exclusive products. The positive experience and his business acumen led him to carry on developing his

project in the UK in conjunction with his partner in Australia. The end product has just been made in China.

David Reche: his passion for technology led him to create his first company at the age of 16: Binred, an

internet portal. The success of this venture won an award that encouraged him to carry on developing

ideas such as mundodelcafé.com and capsulandia.com – a benchmark website in the online world

of coffee.


II INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MODEL COMPETITION

To attract the most innovative, creative and enterprising young graduates seeking a career in the fields

of innovation management or entrepreneurship to the MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the 2nd

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MODEL COMPETITION (IBMC) was organised as a challenge for talented recent

graduates with initiative and a business idea that might be a great opportunity, who know how to design and

test a suitable business model.

The first prize was a full grant for the tuition fees of the new master was awarded to Timo Wilhelm Steitz. The

second prize, a grant for 50% of the tuition fees of the master, was declared vacant.


EEI web page

www.esade.edu/entrepreneurship

4. Our team


Directors

Director:

Luisa Alemany

Associate professor. Department of Financial Management and Control

Entrepreneurial Finance

[email protected]

@luAlemany

Academic director:

Jordi Vinaixa

Associate professor. Department of Financial Management and Control

Entrepreneurship / Business Plan

[email protected]

Management

Manager:

Mercè Saura

EEI dissemination and knowledge transfer: communication and marketing;

management of publicity events; management of e-Garage.

[email protected]

@mercesaura


Faculty

Family Business

Alberto Gimeno

[email protected]

Innovation and Technology

Xavier Busquets

[email protected]

Entrepreneurship /

Family Business

Ignacio Mur

[email protected]

Corporate Entrepreneurship

Eugènia Bieto

[email protected]

@eugeniabieto

Entrepreneurship in Tech-firms

Jan Brinckmann

[email protected]

@janbri

Leadership

Carlos Losada

[email protected]


Start-ups y Geopolítica

Javier Santiso

[email protected]

@JavierSantiso

Entrepreneurship /

Franchises

Dimo Ringov

[email protected]

Creativity / Business Plan

Silviya Svejenova

[email protected]

Internationalization /

Global born

Pedro Parada

[email protected]

Entrepreneurship

Marcel Planellas

[email protected]

@marcelplanellas

Creativity / Innovation

Enric Segarra

[email protected]

Entrepreneurship /

Family Business

Ignacio Mur

[email protected]


Faculty

International alliances /

Business Plan Innovation

Luis Vives

[email protected]

@ProfVives

Social Entrepreneurship

Alfred Vernis

[email protected]

@alfredvernis

Entrepreneurship /

Internationalization

Montse Ollé *

* Montse left us in December 2011. We sincerely

appreciate her valuable work and involvement in

entrepreneurship.


Entrepreneurship

Ferran Andreu

fernando.andreu@alumni.

esade.edu

Entrepreneurship

José Carlos Ramos

[email protected]

@josecarlosramos

Entrepreneurship

Juan María Alfonso

juanmaria.alfonso@esade.

edu

@JavierSantiso

Entrepreneurship

Javier Aguilar,

[email protected]

Entrepreneurship

Javier Nieto

[email protected]

@JavierSantiso

Corporate

Entrepreneurship /

Entrepreneurship in

emerging countries

José Ernesto Amorós

[email protected]

Contributors


Innovation / Design thinking

Lotta Hassi

[email protected]

Entrepreneurship

Joan Riera

[email protected]

@RIERA_JOAN

Contributors

Sondos Abdelgawad

Strategic entrepreneurship and how the paradigm of strategy can be increased by adding entrepreneurial

concepts. Processes in which established companies develop and maintain their entrepreneurial

capabilities.

[email protected]

Dissertation director: Silviya Svejenova

F.Xavier Barrull

Rhetoric and narratives in Entrepreneurship.

[email protected]

Maria Batet

Specialist in developing educational programmes that integrate entrepreneurship training into the School.

[email protected]

Researchers


Entrepreneurship

Joan Riera

[email protected]

@RIERA_JOAN

Myrto Chliova

Entrepreneurship and social factors of companies and the link between business and the creation of

social value.

[email protected]

Dissertation director: Jan Brinckmann

Dissertation director: Alberto Gimeno

Francesco Di Lorenzo

The economy and strategic management, and the management of innovation. Theories about the

company (particularly in evolutionary economics), alliance portfolio, mergers and buyouts, co-evolution of

corporations and their environment, and the innovative capability of companies and regions.

[email protected]

Dissertation director: Pedro Parada

Neus Feliu

Corporate governance and business strategy. Main fields: family firms, interaction between economic,

psychological, legal and social aspects of family firms, corporate governance in family firms and the

management of knowledge and resources.

[email protected]


Jan Hohberger

Inter-organisational learning and strategic innovation.

[email protected]

Magdalena Markowska (postdoc)

The role of identity and agency in entrepreneurship.

[email protected]


Fernando Paiz

Growth in start-ups, the psychology of the entrepreneur and teaching methods to foster entrepreneurship

at university, and, in business policy, corporate identity and its impact on corporate strategy.

[email protected]

Dissertation director: Jan Brinckmann

Mª José Parada

Strategy and entrepreneurship in family firms: in values, leadership and governance structures. The

development of governance structures in family firms; fostering the transformation of values in family firms;

narratives as a powerful tool for conveying values and business behaviour transmission; the transmission

of the entrepreneurial attitude in family firms; and private equity and synergies in family firms.

[email protected]


Barbara Slavich

Organisational theory, strategy and entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial creativity, creativity models,

business management and growth in creative industries, interpersonal and inter-organisational networks,

and people management in creative contexts.

[email protected]

Lourdes Urriolagoitia

Academic Collaborator in the Department of Strategy and General Management Social Entrepreneurship.

[email protected]

Maika Valencia

Researcher

[email protected]

Investigadores

5. Sponsors


The ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute wants to thank Banco Santander

and Agrolimen for its support to the research activities of the Institute.

Research Academic

Year 2011-12Prepared: November 2012


Academic Year 2011-12

RESEARCH - ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-12

Profile

Description

1) ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute is an interdisciplinary group comprising different profiles of researchers

and academics from different fields such as Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Finance, Family Business, Social

entrepreneurs and others.

2) The ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute aims to become an international reference point in the field of

entrepreneurship, family businesses, venture capital, entrepreneurial creativity, as well as innovation and

growth through an active educational model, a rigorous research program and an active presence in the

social debate.

Main participants in group

1) Luisa Alemany

2) José Ernesto Amorós

3) Eugenia Bieto

4) Jan Brinckmann

5) Xavier Busquets

6) Alberto Gimeno

7) Carlos Losada


8) Ignacio Mur

9) Pedro Parada

10) Marcel Planellas

11) Dimo Ringov

12) Javier Santiso

13) Enric Segarra

14) Silviya Svejenova

15) Alfred Vernis

16) Luis Vives

17)Sondos Abdelgawad

18) Francesco Di Lorenzo

19) Neus Feliu

20) Lotta Hassi

21) Jan Hohberger

22) Margaret Kalinowski

23) Maria José Parada

24) Mariarosa Scarlata

25) Barbara Slavich

26) Lourdes Urriolagoitia

27) Maika Valencia


Main research questions addressed

The main areas we investigate are:

1) Company creation, growth and financing (venture capital, F&F, private equity, business angels, etc.),

2) Entrepreneurial spirit in family firms,

3) Success factors for new entrepreneurs,

4) Creativity and innovation,

5) Internationalization processes, strategic alliances and born global enterprises,

6) Corporate entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship

7)Educating young people to become entrepreneurs

Academic Output

Refereed journal publications published/accepted

1. Almeida, P.; Hohberger, J. & Parada, P. (2011). Individual scientific collaborations and firm-level innovation.

Industrial and Corporate Change, 20(6), 1571-1599.

2. Brinckmann, J., Hoegl, M., (2011): Effects of Initial Teamwork Capability and Initial Relational Capability on

the Development of New Technology-Based Firms. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Vol. 5, Nr. 1, 37–57.

3. Brinckmann, J. & Kim, S.M., (forthcoming): Beyond institutional forces: The impact of an individual’s

characteristics on business planning. Journal of Management.

4. Di Lorenzo, F.; Almeida, P., Parada, P. (2011). Performance, aspirations and the change in partnering

behavior: evidence from the pharmaceutical industry 1990-2006. Submitted to Organization Science

5. Esteve, M; Di Lorenzo, F; Inglés, E & Puig, N. (2011) Empirical Evidence of Stakeholder Management

in Sports Clubs: The Impact of the Board of Directors, 11 (4), 423-440. European Sport Management

Quarterly.


6. Gimeno, A. & Vives, L. (2012). La internacionalización de la empresa familiar española. Experiencias, (5),

1-16.

7. Gimeno, A. (2012). Struktuturelles Risiko und Mentalle Modelle. Familienunternehmen. (3/2013), 92-98.

8. Giró Catá, V. & Vernis, A. (2012). Taking a team to the top: The K2 magic line leadership challenge.

Developing Leaders: Executive Education in Practice (6), 58-63.

9. Jones, C.; Maoret, M.; Massa, F. & Svejenova, S. (2011), Rebels with a Cause: Formation, Contestation and

Expansion of the De Novo Category ‘Modern Architecture’, 1870-1975. P. 1-23. Organization Science.

10.Parada, P. (2012). Cómo preparar y aprovechar la expansión internacional. Harvard Deusto Business

Review, (213), 4-14.

11.Rosenbusch, N., Brinckmann, J., Bausch, A. (2011): Is innovation always beneficial? A meta-analysis of the

relationship between innovation and performance in SMEs, Journal of Business Venturing, Vol. 26, Nr. 4,

441-457 (top 10 most downloaded papers in JBV, 17 citations to date).

12.Rosenbusch, N., Brinckmann, J., Mueller, V. (Accepted.) Does acquiring venture capital pay off for the

funded firms? A meta-analysis on the relationship between venture capital investment and funded firm

financial performance, Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Business Venturing.

13.Santiso, J. (2011). Agentes emergentes en los mercados de capitales: BRIC, fondos soberanos y los nuevos

depositarios de capital. Economistas (128), 66-71.

14.Santiso, J. (2011). Los nuevos argonautas latinos. Economía Exterior, (59), 101-108.

15.Scarlata, M.R.; Alemany, L. & Zacharakis, A., (2012), Philanthropic Venture Capital: Venture Capital for

Social Entrepreneurs?, Vol. 8, No. 4, 2012 Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship.

16.Svejenova, S.; Strandgaard Pedersen, J. & Vives, L. (2011). Projects of passion: Lessons for strategy from

temporary art. Advances in Strategic Management, 28, 501-527.


17.Urriolagoitia, L. & Vernis, A. (2012) May the Economic Downturn Affect Corporate Philanthropy? Exploring

the Contribution Trends in Spanish and U.S. Companies. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 41(5)

759–785

18.Vives, L. & Svejenova, S. (2011). To, from and beyond the margins. Management Research. The Journal of

the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, Vol. 8 Iss: 3

19.Vives, L. & Svejenova, S. (2011), Business Models: Towards an Integrative Framework. Management

Research. The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management, Vol. 9 Iss: 3, pp.230 - 242 (

20.Winter, S.G.; Szulanski, G.; Ringov, D. & Jensen, R.J. 2011). Reproducing Knowledge: Inaccurate Replication

and Failure in Franchise Organizations. Organization Science . vol. 23 no. 3 672-685

Refereed conference papers published/accepted

1. Alemany, L. (2012). Capital Riesgo Filantropico. Financiando a los Emprendedores Sociales Gobierno

Vasco. Emprendeduria Social. Portugalete, Bilbao, 23/05/2012

2. Brinckmann, J. (2012). TBD. 2012 Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Fort Worth,

Tex. (U.S.).

3. Brinckmann, J., Grichnik, D., Singh, L., (2011): What drives strategic flexibility of nascent ventures: An

analysis of the roles of resource endowments and resource management, Strategic Management

Conference, Miami, 2011.

4. Brinckmann, J., Grichnik, D., Singh, L., (2011): Sources of strategic flexibility in emergent organizations:

An analysis of the roles of resource endowments and resource management, Academy of Management

Conference, San Antonio, 2011.

5. Di Lorenzo, F.; Almeida, P. (2012). A behavioral perspective on inventors’ mobility: the case of

pharmaceutical industry. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings 2012


6. Di Lorenzo, F.; Almeida, P., Parada, P. (2011). Performance, aspirations and the change in partnering

behavior: evidence from the pharmaceutical industry 1990-2006. Submitted to Organization Science

7. Gimeno, A. (2011). : Culture and values for entrepreneurial activities. South African Family Business

Meeting (STEP). Johannesburg.

8. Gimeno, A. (2011). Chairman of the Conference. Private Wealth Management APAC Summit 2011. Macao.

9. Gimeno, A. (2011). Modelos de Empresa Familiar. Jornada. Barcelona.

10.Gimeno, A. (2012). Gestió transformadora de l’empresa familiar.ESADE Alumni; Club Tarragona ESADE

Alumni. Tarragona, 02/02/2012

11.Gimeno, A. (2012). Gestión transformadora de la empresa familiar.ESADE Alumni; Club Canarias ESADE

Alumni. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 09/02/2012

12.Gimeno, A. (2012). Alternatives financeres de l’emprenedoria familiar.Confederació de Comerç de

Catalunya (CCC). Emprenedoria i el món financer. Barcelona, 16/05/2012

13.Gimeno, A. (2012). La transformación de la empresa familiar vista desde la família empresaria .Associació

Catalana de l’Empresa Familiar (ACEF). XIV Assemblea Ordinària i Extraordinària de l’Associació

Catalana de l’Empresa Familiar. Barcelona, 14/06/2012.

14.Gimeno, A. (2012). Modelos de empresa familiar y la incorporación de sus futuras generaciones.America

Empresarial LTDA. Family Business Summit 2012. Bogotá (Colombia), 20/06/2012

15.Gimeno, A. (2012). Patrones para el desarrollo de las siguientes generaciones en una familia

emprendedora.America Empresarial LTDA. Family Business Summit 2012. Bogotá (Colombia),

20/06/2012

16.Gimeno, A. (2012). Nuevos paradigmas para la alta dirección.ESADE Alumni; Chapter ESADE Alumni

Colombia. Alumni Chapter Event - Bogotá. Bogotá (Colombia), 20/06/2012


17.Gimeno, A. (2012). Nuevos paradigmas para la alta dirección.ESADE Alumni; Chapter ESADE Alumni

México. Alumni Chapter de México. México, D.F. (México), 21/06/2012

18.Grichnik, D., Brinckmann, J., Kapsa, D. (2011): Strategic orientations and strategy archetypes of nascent

entrepreneurs, Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Syracuse, 2011.

19.Hassi, L.; Tuulenmaki, A. (2012) Experimentation-driven approach to innovation: developing novel offerings

through experiments, Proceedings of XXIII ISPIM Conference, 17.-20.6., Barcelona, Spain.

20.Iñesta Codina, A.; Rovira, X. ; Serlavós, R. & Valencia Silva, M. (2012). The integrative module in the

bachelor of business administration: Training undergraduate students in creative problem solving. INBAM

2012. Valencia.

21.Markowska, M. (2011) Entrepreneurial Competence Development: Triggers, Processes & Consequences.

JIBS Dissertation Series No. 71, Jönköping: JIBS

22.Markowska, M. (2012) Celebrity Restaurateurs: Narratives of Entrepreneurial Competence Development.

Paper accepted for presentation at BCERC conference in Fort Worth, TX, USA - June 2012

23.Markowska, M. (2012) The Role of Innovative Entrepreneurs in Fostering Value Creation and Local

Development. A Case of Scandinavian Rural Gourmet Restaurateurs. Paper accepted for presentation at

BCERC conference in Fort Worth, TX, USA - June 2012

24.Markowska, M. & Welter, F. (2012) The Role of Goal Orientation and Role Models on Development of

Entrepreneurial Competence. Paper accepted for presentation at ACERE conference, Fremantle, Australia

– January 31 – February 3, 2012

25.Markowska, M. & Wiklund, J. (2012) Advancing Entrepreneurial Learning Theory by Focusing on Learning

Mode and Learning Target- Paper accepted for presentation at Academy of Management conference in

Boston, MA, USA – August, 2012


26.Ringov, D. (2011). Biased agents, unbiased organizations: Can organizations mitigate individual biases?.

SMS 31st Annual International

27.Valencia Silva, M.; Lamolla, L.; Amorós J. E. & Planellas, M. (2012). Business goals and performance

relationships in new ventures created by women entrepreneurs. INBAM 2012. Valencia.

Other academic outputs

BOOKS; MONOGRAPHS; STUDIES

1. Alemany, L. & Planellas, M. (2012). Emprender es posible. Barcelona: Planeta. [ISBN: 978-84-234-2865-

6].

2. Chliova et al, (2012). Aprendiendo de las empresas sociales. Barcelona: Esade. [ISBN: 978-84-88971-60-

9]

3. Navarro Colomer, C. & Vernis, A. (2012). Bones pràctiques internacionals de suport a l’emprenedoria

social. Barcelona: Generalitat de Catalunya. [D.L.: B-3023-2012]

4. Planellas, M. & Urriolagoitia, L. (2011). La alianza estratégica entre Grupo Vips y Fundación Hazloposible.

Un ejemplo de colaboración empresa-ONG. Barcelona: ESADE. Instituto de Innovación Social. [ISBN: 978-

84-88971-53-1].

5. Santiso, J. (2012). Las economías emergentes y el reequilibrio global: retos y oportunidades para España.

Madrid: Fundación de Estudios Financieros. [ISBN: 978-84-615-5811-7].

6. Santiso, J. (2012). La década de las multilatinas. Madrid: Fundación Carolina y Siglo XXI. [ISBN: 978-84-

323-1491-9 ].

7. Santiso, J. & Dayton-Johnson, J. (2012). The Oxford handbook of Latin American political economy. New

York: Oxford University Press. [ISBN: 978-0-19-974750-4].


BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Alemany, L. & Scarlata, M. R. (2012). Philanthropic venture capital from a global perspective: Definition

and investment strategy. In D. J. Cumming (ed.) (Ed.). The Oxford handbook of venture capital (pp. 274-

300). Oxford (U.K.): Oxford University Press.[ISBN: 978-0-19-539159-6]

2. Almeida, P.; Hohberger, J. & Parada, P. (2011). Informal knowledge and innovation. In M. Easterby-Smith,

M. A. Lyles (eds.) (Ed.). Handbook of organizational learning and knowledge management (2nd ed.) (pp.

383-402). Chichester (U.K.): John Wiley & Sons.[ISBN: 978-0-470-97264-9]

3. Avendaño, R. & Santiso, J. (2011). Asian opportunities and diversification strategies: An outlook for Latin

American trade. In K.C. Fung & A. García-Herrero (eds.) (Ed.). Sino-Latin American economic relations (pp.

36-69). Abingdon, Oxon (U.K.); New York, N.Y. (U.S.): Routledge.[ISBN: 978-0415681728]

4. Avendaño, R. & Santiso, J. (2011). Asian opportunities and diversification strategies: An outlook for Latin

American trade. In K.C. Fung & A. García-Herrero (eds.) (Ed.). Sino-Latin American economic relations (pp.

36-69). Abingdon, Oxon (U.K.); New York, N.Y. (U.S.): Routledge.[ISBN: 978-0415681728]

5. Markowska, M & Prat-i-Pubill, Q. “There is no plant without a rich soil: Advancing the universal conditions

for a context-specific Entrepreneurial University” in “HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

EDUCATION. Volume 4 – Entrepreneurial University Handbook” edited by Allain Fayolle & Dana Redford.

6. Planellas, M. & Urbano, D. (2012). Iniciativas empresariales en Catalunya In Institut d’Estudis Catalans

(Ed.). “Anuari Societat Catalana d’Economia” (pp. 87-97). Barcelona: Institut d’Estudis Catalans (IEC).

CASES

1. Casaburi, I. & Parada, P. (2011). (12/2011).Case Stdy: Lenovo Brand in Europe (A).

2. Vernis, A. & Giró Catá, V. (11/2011).Emprender, una aventura. Historia de un pequeño equipo y un gran

sueño: la escalada del K2 por la Magic Line.


Publications submitted for review

1. Parada, P. (Entregado: Aceptado para revisión 24/06/11). Beyond Strategic Alliances II - Parada,Almeida,Di

Lorenzo. Organization Science

2. Parada, P. (Entregado: Aceptado para revisión 24/06/11). Individual-level Scientific Collaborations and

Firm-level Innovation - Parada,Almeida,Hohberger. Organization Science

3. Di Lorenzo, F; Almeida, P. & Parada, P. (under review). Aspirations, Performance, and Changes in

Partnering Behavior: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry 1990 - 2006”, submitted to Organization

Science in June 2011

4. Almeida, P.; Hohberger, J. & Parada, P., (work in process). Beyond Strategic Alliances: The Impact of

Individual Collaborations. Strategic Management Journal 1, 1-1.

5. Rufin, C.; Parada, P. & Serra, E. (work in process). The paradox of multidomestic strategies in a globalizing

world: evidence from nonmarket strategies in developing countries. Business & Society 1, 1-1.

Other academic outputs

BOOKS; MONOGRAPHS; STUDIES

1. Alemany, L.; (2012) Educación Emprendedora. Financed by Fundación Príncipe de Girona

Additional sources of funding

1. Endowment Banco Santander

2. Endowment Agrolimen


Institutional Contribution

PhD students supervised

1. Sondos Abdelgawad – PhD student under co-supervision with Prof. Shaker Zahra, Robert E. Buuck

Chair of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Strategy & Organization in the Carlson School of

Management at the University of Minnesota (SS). Thesis: Entrepreneurial capabilities: A portfolio

towards continuous opportunity exploitation.

2. Myrto Chliova – PhD student (JB) researching the effectiveness of microfinance as a tool for poverty

alleviation, the multiple non-financial motivations of entrepreneurs, and finally the creation of the

field of social entrepreneurship and the institutional entrepreneurship exercised by pioneers in this

area

3. Francesco DiLorenzo - PhD student under co-supervision with Prof. Paul Almeida, Georgetown

University (PP). Thesis: Corporate strategy and innovative performance: a behavioural perspective

4. Neus Feliu- PhD student under co-supervision with Prof. Ivan Lansberg (AG).

5. Margarete Kalinowski – PhD student under co-supervision with Prof. Luis Vives (SS)

6. Fernando Paiz Mendoza - PhD student (JB). Thesis: Antecedents to Entrepreneurial Opportunity

Recognition

7. Maria Jose Parada - PhD student under co-supervision with Prof. Leif Melin, JIBS (AG) Thesis:

Developing governance structures in family businesses: finding patterns and unlocking the black

8. Dominik Drerup (in Cooperation with Dietmar Grichnik from WHU Vallendar) (JB)

9. Felizitas Eichinger (in Cooperation with Dietmar Grichnik from WHU Vallendar) (JB)

10.Luv Singh (in Cooperation with Dietmar Grichnik from WHU Vallendar) (JB)

11.Diana Kapsa in Cooperation with Dietmar Grichnik from WHU Vallendar (JB)


Research contributions to academic programs

1. Master in Science y PhD European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT),

a) From Science to Business, 28th November – 2nd December 2011

b) Introductory Crash Course in Entrepreneurship, 30tj January- 3rd February 2012

c) Introductory Crash Course in Entrepreneurship, 2nd-20th February 2012

d) Corporate Innovation and Intrapreneurship, 16th- 27th July 2012

e) Business Management and Entrepreneurship Summer School, 2nd- 27th July 2012

2. MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship: program development and Summer School (august 2011)

3. Entrepreneurial Finance Blocked Seminar (Bocconi)

Other relevant activities

1. Organizer of the ESADE Entrepreneurship Research Series (JB):

2. 17th October 2011: Anssi Tuulenmäki, Research Manager & Chief Innovation Activist, Aalto University

(Finland) and CEO, Mindustry Ltd

3. 16th January 2012: Prof. Dr. Vangelis Souitaris, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Cass Business School

(London,UK)

4. 13th February 2012: Prof. Dr. Dimo Dimov, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Director of Doctoral

Programmes, Newcastle University (Newcastle,UK)

5. 23rd April 2012: Prof. Dr. Sharon Alvarez, Associate Professor, Management and Human Resources,

Fisher College of Business (Ohio, USA)


6. 9th May 2012: Prof. Dr. Luca Berchicci, Associate Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and New

Business Venturing, Erasmus University (Rotterdam, Nederland)

7. Innovation Speed Dating (MBA) 27th March 2012 (JV)

8. Co-organizer 2nd Quest for Talent MBA 2nd March 2012 (JB)

9. Organizer of the Foro de Capital Riesgo ESADE Alumni (LA)

10.Organizer of the High Growth Forum (LA)

11.Organizer of the Last Thursdays in Hotel Mandarín (EEI team)

12.Co-organizer TEDxEsade in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 13th April 2012 (EEI)

13.Opening new space EGarage in ESADE Sant Cugat Campus

14.Visiting professors: Researcher Lotta Hassi, Aalto University (Findland) (from Feb 2011 till today) (In)

15.Dimo Ringov is an ad hoc referee for Organization Science, Research Policy, the European

Management Review, and the Academy of Management Journal (Business Policy and Strategy

division).

16.Dimo Ringov is a member of the Academy of Management, the Strategic Management Society and

INFORMS.

17.Dimo Ringov (2011) Attended GMRI Workshop. Washington, DC (USA), 09/2011

18.Dimo Ringov (2011) Attended SMS Conference. Miami, FL (USA), 11/2011

19.Dimo Ringov (2012) Attended GMRI Workshop. Barcelona (Spain), 06/2012

20.Dimo Ringov (2012) Attended DRUID Conference. Copenhagen Business School, 06/2012

21.Dimo Ringov (2012) Attended Academy of Management Conference. Boston, MA (USA), 08/2012

22.Dimo Ringov participated in the committee of the PhD thesis Organizational Integrity in Hybrid

Organizations: A Study of the Historical Evolution of a Social Enterprise. IESE. 2012

23.Dimo Ringov (2012) Referee of the academic journal Reviewer for Organization Science, AoM and

SMS.2012


Dissemination & Diffusion

Participation in international research networks

1. EGOS

2. FFI (Family Firm Institute)

3. IFERA

4. STEP Project

5. CEMS Faculty Group

6. EFER (European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research)

Other media presence

1) Constant interaction with the media in different domains.

The ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute wants to thank Banco Santander and

Agrolimen for its support to the research activities of the Institute.

Barcelona, November 2012

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