Jordi Canals (born 1960 in
Barcelona
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) is a former Dean of
IESE Business School
IESE Business School is the Catholic Church, Catholic graduate business school of the University of Navarra. It was established in Barcelona in 1958 by Opus Dei. From 1963, in collaboration with Harvard Business School, it offers a two-year Maste ...
–
University of Navarra
The University of Navarra is a private Catholic research university located on the southeast border of Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of '' Opus Dei'', as a corporat ...
, 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 (official name in ; UB), formerly also known as Central University of Barcelona (), is a public research university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was established in 1450. With 76,000 students, ...
, 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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"Corporate governance" may ...
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
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution funded by 191 member countries, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is regarded as the global lender of las ...
, 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
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) is an international non-profit organization of business schools that provides products and services to academic institutions and prospective graduate management education students. The organization ...
and the
European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management. 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
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular a ...
, 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 (
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 ...
, Nigeria),
Strathmore Business School
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(
, 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 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
Academic staff of the University of Navarra
1960 births
IESE Business School faculty