Deusto Business School: innovation through knowledge

With internationally recognised experts from countries including the UK, Norway, Germany, Italy, Chile, Sweden, Denmark, India, and Spain.

Academic Director:

Guillermo Dorronsoro
Director of Technological Innovation at Innobasque, PhD in Industrial Engineering, Lecturer for the Engineering School of Bilbao, and MSc in Regional Planning and Urban Development at the Valencia Polytechnic. He began his professional career in strategic consultancy (Socintec/Indra and Accenture), before taking up management positions in energy companies (Iberdrola and Naturcorp/ Millennium Energy) and Research and Technology centres (IK4 Alliance). He has been Chairman of the Basque Foundation for Energy Technologies and Trustee of a number of advanced services companies (Pridesa,Kristina, Aesol, etc.), participating in the start up of several public-private collaboration initiatives. 

Faculty:

• Lawrence Abeln (Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK)
  Director of the Executive Education within the Judge Business School in Cambridge, which serves to partner with industry in the development and delivery of management educational programmes. Since 1993, Dr Abeln has held key leadership positions at major business schools including extensive experience in MBA, academic programmes, curriculum development and executive education. He has written on trends in graduate management education and been quoted in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times. He has appeared many times on ABC, CBS and other television and radio affiliates for economic commentary. Prior to joining the School, Dr Abeln was Director of the MBA Programme at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. His research Interests cover international management; comparative employment practices and industrial relations; the role of international financial institutions; project management; organisational theory and leadership.
• Gotzon Azkarate (Tecnalia, Bilbao)
  PhD in Engineering Sciences of Materials from the ISMCM of Paris. Currently, he is coordinator of the Technology and Innovation Management area of INASMET, the Basque Country Technology Centre on Materials, from which he collaborates with the Foundation OPTI as responsible for technology foresight studies in the sector of transports and materials. Prior to joining INASMET he worked as technology consultant, Professor on Materials at the University of Mondragon and researcher in processes of deterioration of materials.
• Eduardo Bueno (Autonomous University, Madrid)
  Professor Bueno received a PhD in Economic Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. He is Full Professor in Business Administration -area of business organization- at the Autonomous University of Madrid, where he is also Director of the Research Institute of Business Administration (IADE) and Director of the research centre on knowledge society (CIC). As a representative of this university, he is Co-Director of the Science and Technology Park of Madrid. Among other academic appointments, he is associate profesor at the University Complutense of Madrid, and he is frequently invited as Visiting Professor in many European and Latin American universities. Professor Bueno has published several scientific articles and monographs, such as 'Organization: Structure, Processes and Models', 'Strategic Management of the Firm', 'The Foundations of Economics and Business Organization'.
• Steinair Bjartveit (Norwegian Management School, Oslo)
  Partner and consultant in B&E Consulting As and Lecturer at the Norwegian School of Management, He provides a unique understanding of leadership and management challenges by combining historical and academic perspectives with experimental learning. This approach has been benchmarked by Ashridge as the leading edge of business school innovation. Steinar is an experienced certified management consultant that has worked with several CEOs and top management teams both in Norway and internationally.
• Phil Cooke (Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Cardiff)
  Research Professor in regional economic development, and founding director of the Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Wales, Cardiff. Among many other publications, he co-edited 'Regional Innovation Systems'. He has been Special Theme editor of The Journal of Technology Transfer and Editor of European Planning Studies. He is UK government advisor on innovation, and advises national & regional governments, the EU, OECD, World Bank and UNIDO on regional innovation systems. In 2003 he was elected Academician of the UK Academy of Social Sciences. He is also honorary Fellow of the University of Ottawa School of Management, the Canadian ISRN and Swedish CIND and CIRCLE research centres, the University of Lund, Sweden, and the European Research Area (ERA) Review Committee of the European Commission and the Royal Society Task Force on Nanotechnology.
• De Meyer Arnoud (Judge Business School, University of Cambridge)
  President of the Asia Pacific Decision Sciences Institute. He is Non-Executive Board Member of the Management Board of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, member of the Board of Dassault Systemes, Paris, Option International, N.V., Belgium and the European Operations Management Association. Member of the EPSRC College. Previously, Professor De Meyer has been a member of the Singapore Economic Review Committee and the Advisory Board of the Waseda Asia-Pacific Institute, and a board member of Infocomm Development Authority, Singapore (2000-2003), Sentosa Island Corporation, Singapore, Ancorabel, N.V., Belgium, the Euro-Asia Centre, Fontainebleau, Video Management, Belgium, and Terbeke International N.V., Netherlands. Before joining Judge Business School, Professor De Meyer was associated for 23 years with INSEAD as a professor and as Dean for the MBA programme, Executive Education and the Euro Asia Centre.
• Guillermo Dorronsoro (Innobasque, Bilbao)
  Director of Technological Innovation at Innobasque, PhD in Industrial Engineering, lecturer for the Engineering School of Bilbao, and MSc in Regional Planning and Urban Development at the Valencia Polytechnic. He began his professional career in strategic consultancy (Socintec/Indra and Accenture), before taking up management positions in energy companies (Iberdrola and Naturcorp/Millennium Energy) and Research and Technology centres (IK4 Alliance). He has been Chairman of the Basque Foundation for Energy Technologies and Trustee of a number of advanced services companies (Pridesa, Kristina, Aesol, etc.) participating in the start up of several public-private collaboration initiatives.
• Bengt-Åke Lundvall (Aalborg Business School, University of Aalborg)
  Professor of Economics at Aalborg University. He coordinates the worldwide research network Globelics. He and Christopher Freeman developed the concept of a national innovation system in the eighties. Professor Bengt-Åke served as Deputy Director for the Directorate of Science, Technology and Industry at OECD (1992-95) and currently gives policy advice to governments in many countries and international organisations such as UNESCO, the World Bank and the European Commission. Among others, his books include: How Europe?s Economies Learn (2007), Innovation Policy in the Globalising Learning Economy (2001), and the best seller 'National Systems of Innovation' (1992).
• Patricio Morcillo (Autonomous University, Madrid)
  PhD in Economic Sciences at the París IX-Dauphine University and at the Autonomous University of Madrid. At the latter university Patricio Morcillo is Full Professor in Organization Studies. Professor Morcillo has been 'Maître de Conférence' associated with the Sorbonne-Nouvelle University of Paris; Director of the Research Institute in Business Administration (IADE) at the Autonomous University in Madrid; Director of the specialized journal Madri+d (1998-2008). He is very active in consultancy in which has been advising national and international companies. In research Professor Morcillo has authored several articles and books such as "Strategic Management in Technology and Innovation", 'New Keys of Strategic Management', and 'Innovation and Entrepreneurial Culture'.
• M. Davide Parrilli (Deusto Business School, University of Deusto)
  Associate Professor in Economics and Business Studies at the University of Deusto, Senior Research Fellow at the Basque Institute of Competitiveness and Director of the Economics and Business Administration PhD Programme. Davide holds a PhD from the University of Birmingham and an MPhil from IDS-Sussex University, UK. He has been Coordinator of the Latin American Graduate School in Industrial Development Policies and of the related EU-ALFA project. Davide has lectured and researched in several European and Latin American universities and has advised international (EU, IADB, ECLAC, UNIDO) and national agencies for SME promotion in different countries. Davide has published scientific journal articles and academic volumes, such as SME Cluster Development (Palgrave, 2007) and High-technology, Productivity and Networks (Palgrave, 2008).
• Carlos Osorio (University Ibañez, Santiago & Miami)
  Professor of Innovation and coordinator of the module on Execution at Adolfo Ibañez School of Management's Multinational MBA. His work focuses on innovation processes and architecture of complex socio-technical systems. He is affiliated with the Berkman Centre for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, and was visiting research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, Boston, US. An engineer by training, Carlos holds a PhD in Technology, Management and Policy from MIT and, as a Fulbright Scholar, earned a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University.
• Josune Saenz (ESTE, University of Deusto, San Sebastian)
  Josune has a PhD in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Deusto and is associate professor of the Department of Finances and Accountancy at the ESTE (Deusto Faculty of Economics and Business Administration). Since the academic year of 2006/07, Josune has combined her activity at the Faculty with research work at the Basque Institute of Competitiveness. Her research is currently focused on the areas of intellectual capital, knowledge management and innovation. She has published a number of articles in international journals, such as: Journal of Intellectual Capital, Journal of Knowledge Management, The Learning Organization, Management Research News and The International Journal of Intellectual Capital and Learning.
• Daniela Velte (Innovation System Unit, Tecnalia, San Sebastian)
  Daniela has a First Degree in Economics and Translation from the University of Heidelberg. She has a wide curriculum in foresight and technological watch thanks to her participation in numerous national and European projects, among which EFONET European Foresight Network; BewareE: Reducing the Energy Consumption of Residents by Behavioural Changes; RES Market Places; EurEnDel: Technological and Social Visions for Europe's Energy Future; Ecoservices for a Sustainable Future in the European Union. Likewise, she has numerous publicatios and she is a co-author of several books such as 'European Energy Futures 2030' (2007), and 'Sustainable Consumer Services. Business Solutions for Household Markets' (2005). She has participated in the creation and management of diverse observatories (Ihobe, Iberdrola, Caf, Aclima) on competitive intelligence systems.
• Shailendra Vjakarnam (Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, University of Cambridge)
  Shai is Director for the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK. He started his working career in small companies, leaving to complete his MBA and PhD at Cranfield School of Management, UK, where he stayed on the faculty for ten years, before taking up a Chair in Enterprise at Nottingham Business School. In 1990 Shai co-founded Transitions, combining his academic interests with the practical 'how-to' for businesses. As a result of this he has worked with over 400 businesses in workshops, consulting assignments through his business 'Transitions' and as coach, mentor and non-executive director. Shai is on the editorial board of the International Small Business Journal and the Journal of Strategic Change. He is Visiting Professor at Nottingham Business School and at the University of Reading, UK.