Jordi Canals (born 1960 in
Barcelona
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) is a former Dean of
IESE Business School
IESE Business School is the graduate business school of the University of Navarra. Founded in 1958 in Barcelona where its main campus is located,López, T. & Pampliega, J“La fundación del IESE (1956–1958)” Universidad de Navarra, Bibliotec ...
–
University of Navarra
, image = UNAV.svg
, latin_name = Universitas Studiorum Navarrensis
, established = 17 October 1952
, type = Private, Roman Catholic
, chancellor = Fernando Ocáriz Braña
, president = María Iraburu Eliz ...
, where he is also Professor of Economics and General Management.
Biography
He holds a PhD in Economics from the
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona ( ca, Universitat de Barcelona, UB; ; es, link=no, Universidad de Barcelona) is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, in Spain. With 63,000 students, it is one of the biggest universities i ...
, awarded as Best PhD Thesis. He is a scholar in the areas of
strategic management
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,
corporate governance
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and
globalization
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.
He is the author of numerous books and academic articles, including ''Leadership Development in a Global World: The Role of Companies and Business Schools'' (2013), ''The Future of Leadership Development'' (2011), ''Building Respected Companies'' (2010), ''Managing Corporate Growth'' (2001).
Prof. Canals served as Guest Scholar at the
International Monetary Fund
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, Visiting Scholar at the
World Bank
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, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the
Harvard Business School
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and Guest Scholar at the
Brookings Institution
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.
He is a board member of the European Foundation for Management Development, the Global Foundation for Management Development, the Academy for Business and Society, and a founding member of the European Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee. Formerly, he served on the board of
Graduate Management Admission Council
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and the
European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM) is an international institute, network and society for organization and management studies located in Brussels, Belgium.
History
The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Man ...
. Prof. Canals was also a member of the Corporate Governance Commission set up by the Spanish Government in July 2002.
IESE Business School's Dean 2001–2016
As IESE Business School's Dean, Prof. Jordi Canals worked with his colleagues to help develop IESE in four areas: internationalization, ideas, innovation and impact.
In 2015 the school offers
MBA
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, Executive MBA and Executive Programs in Barcelona, Munich, New York and São Paulo, and works with partners in China, Kenia and Mexico.
In the field of academic research the school has established new Academic Chairs and Research Centers, to achieve by 2015 the 21 chairs and 14 centers.
During this period it has been extended development co-operation, especially through The Africa initiative. IESE contributes to the development of local businessmen, entrepreneurs and leaders, and gives support to several recent schools of management:
Lagos Business School
Lagos Business School (LBS) is the graduate business school of Pan-Atlantic University, owned by the Pan-Atlantic University Foundation (PAUF), a non-profit foundation registered in Nigeria. LBS was founded on inspirations from the teachings of ...
(
Pan-Atlantic University
Pan-Atlantic University is a private, non-profit educational institution in Lekki, Lagos State.
Timeline
The university had its origin as the Lagos Business School (LBS), established in 1991. The federal government approved the university a ...
, Nigeria),
Strathmore Business School (
, Kenya) and MDE Business School (Ivory Coast).
In 2008 IESE Business School celebrated its 50th anniversary and in 2014, the half century of the Harvard-IESE Academic Committee.
In March 2016 Jordi Canals announced he would step down as IESE Dean in August and return to his position as professor.
Franz Heukamp
Franz Heukamp (born September 6, 1973, Germany) is the dean of IESE Business School and has held this post since 2016. He is also business management scholar and Professor of Managerial Decision Sciences at IESE Business School, University of Na ...
is Canals successor from 1 September 2016.
Publications
* Building Respected Companies; Rethinking Business Leadership and the Purpose of the Firm – Cambridge University Press, 2010, Hardback,
''Building Respected Companies; Rethinking Business Leadership and the Purpose of the Firm'' – www.cambridge.org
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References
External links
IESE Business SchoolUniversity of Navarra
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Living people
University of Barcelona alumni
University of Navarra faculty
1960 births
Fulbright alumni