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Busquets Carretero, Xavier
Associate Professor, Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences at Esade
URL Associate Professor
Academic Director, Master of Science in Digital Business
Investigador, GRIE - Grupo de Investigación en Iniciativa Emprendedora
Education
- Phd in Management Sciencies.
- Máster en Dirección y Administración de Empresas. ESADE
- Ingeniero de Telecomunicaciones.
Biography
Xavier Busquets specialises in the digital strategy, innovation governance and corporate digital transformation areas.
He is the Director of the Executive Master in Digital Business taught alongside SCU in Silicon Valley, California and in Digital Leadership taught in association with IDC Spain.
He teaches in the Bachelor in Global Governance, Double Degree in Business Administration & Law, MBA and Executive MBA programmes, as well as custom programmes for companies.
His research focuses on the role of executives and innovation, in particular, the role of Chief Information Officers CIOs, network theory and complex systems. He has specialised in the banking, insurance, fintech, healthcare and communications industries. He was awarded the IBM Faculty Award in both 2007 and 2011 for his contribution to research in technological innovation and banking services. He has served as Co-Chair of the European Conference on Information Systems ECIS 2014 and the International Conference on Mobile Business ICMB 2008, and also as Member of the Organising Committee for Smart Business Network in Beijing 2008.
His articles have appeared in international journals, he has authored numerous case studies and he participates regularly in academic conferences. In 2006 and 2007, the North American Case Research Association NACRA recognised two of his case studies consecutively as the best written outside of the US and Canada.
Prior to joining ESADE in 2002, he held several executive positions at and consulted for companies such as Telefónica, Retevisión, Hewlett Packard and Siebel Systems. In addition, he has vast experience in executive education programmes and consulting projects.
Selected publications
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Marlasca, X. (2023, November). La transformación de ILUNION Hotels: una empresa abierta para todos [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J., Ramírez-Peinado, S., Peiró Posadas, M. & Camacho, M. (E-pub ahead of print). (2023). Novartis Oncology Spain: Agile innovation and the RWE cell. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/20438869231165537.
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Sarkis Dos Santos, A. (2021). La gestión de la inteligencia artificial en el futuro: El papel de las estrategias de Estado.
- Garrido, D., Antequera, D. R., Busquets Carretero, J., López del Campo, R., Resta Serra, R., Jos Vielcazat, S. & Buldú, J. M. (2020). Consistency and identifiability of football teams: a network science perspective. Scientific Reports, 10 (1), 19735. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76835-3.
- Herrera-Diestra, J. L., Echegoyen, I., Martínez, J. H., Garrido, D., Busquets Carretero, J., Io, F. S. & Buldú, J. M. (2020). Pitch networks reveal organizational and spatial patterns of Guardiola's F.C. Barcelona. Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 138, 109934. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2020.109934.
- Martínez, J. H., Garrido, D., Herrera-Diestra, J. L., Busquets Carretero, J., Sevilla-Escoboza, R. & Buldú, J. M. (2020). Spatial and temporal entropies in the Spanish football league: A network science perspective. Entropy, 22 (2), 172. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/e22020172.
- Buldú, J. M., Busquets Carretero, J., Echegoyen, I. & Seirul.lo, F. (2019). Defining a historic football team: Using Network Science to analyze Guardiola's F.C. Barcelona. Scientific Reports, 9 (1), 13602. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49969-2.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2019). Liderazgo de redes generativas de innovación digital.
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Seirul·lo de Vargas, F. (2019). Caso práctico: FC Barcelona. Gobernando líderes.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2018). Multiasistencia: transforming the digital ecosystem. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, 8 (2), pp. 97-109. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41266-017-0029-z.
- Buldú, J. M., Busquets Carretero, J., Martínez, J. H., Herrera-Diestra, J. L., Echegoyen, I., Galeano, J. & Luque, J. (2018). Using network science to analyse football passing networks: Dynamics, space, time, and the multilayer nature of the game. Frontiers in Psychology, 9 (OCT), 1900. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01900.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2018). El futuro ecosistema de la salud: explorando posibles escenarios.
- Álvarez Vázquez, R. & Busquets Carretero, J. (2018). La organización de la función de datos en la empresa.
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Cabrerizo, J. (2018). El gobierno de la transformación digital.
- Busquets Carretero, J., Cano Giner, J., Huete, L., HUGAS SABATER, J. & Nuñez-Cacho Utrilla, P. (2017). Hibridación: Claves para una estrategia única online/offline.
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Seirul.lo de Vargas, F. (2017). Caso práctico: FC Barcelona. Gobernando líderes: una reflexión sobre el fútbol como sistema de juego complejo.
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Cabrerizo, J. (2016). El gobierno de la transformación digital.
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Álvarez, C. (2015). Banco Sabadell acquires Banco CAM: Leveraging a cloud computing strategy. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, 5 (1), pp. 8-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/jittc.2015.3.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2015). Caso Banc Sabadell acquiring CAM 2012.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2015). Erratum: Discovery paths: Exploring emergence and IT evolutionary design in cross-border M and As. Analysing Grupo Santander's acquisition of Abbey 2004-2009 European Journal of Information Systems 2015 24:2 178-201 DOI: 10.1057/ejis.2014.38. European Journal of Information Systems, 24 (2), pp. 227. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2015.3.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2015, March). Discovery paths: Exploring emergence and IT evolutionary design in cross-border M and As. Analysing grupo Santander's acquisition of abbey 2004-2009. European Journal of Information Systems, 24 (2), pp. 178-201. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2014.38.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2014). The digital agenda of the CEO.
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Reig Majoral, M. (2014). Introducción. Estudio PARTNERS Núm. 3, Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación como motor de transformación de la esfera pública. Retos y oportunidades (pp. 11-15).
- Ridao Martin, J. (2014). Reig Majoral, M., Busquets Carretero, X. (Ed.), Estudio PARTNERS Núm. 3, Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación como motor de transformación de la esfera pública. Retos y oportunidades. DOI: https://doi.org/B- 25.235-2010.
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Fuster, J. M. (2014). Internet y democracia: explorando la geografía de lo nuevo. Estudio Partners. Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación como motor de transformación de la esfera pública. Retos y oportunidades (pp. 12-26).
- Busquets Carretero, J., Rodón Mòdol, J. & Añón, J. M. (2014). Multi-assistance case. 4ta. Conferencia Iberoamericana en Sistemas, Cibernetica e Informatica, CISCI 2005, Memorias (pp. 198-203). International Institute of Informatics and Systemics, IIIS.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2012). La creación de un nuevo Modelo Bancario: El caso de la compra de Abbey por el grupo Santander.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2012, July). Digitally enabled business models: The case of social networks in banking [Paper presentation]. 2012 SRII Global Conference.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2012, June). Multiasistencia: business model innovation [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J., Kohli, R., Navarro, P. & Plana, T. (2012). Innovation in banking business models exploring the emergent customer role in social networks. Proceedings - 2012 Annual SRII Global Conference, SRII 2012 (pp. 827-835). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/SRII.2012.94.
- Busquets Carretero, J., Rodón Mòdol, J. & Vera Vinardell, L. (2011). Santander acquires Abbey: The Jack project.
- Busquets Carretero, J., Cano Giner, J., Colet Petit, E., Garcia Gay, R., Rodón Mòdol, J., Wareham, J. & Sesé Muniategui, F. (2010). Dirección de sistemas de información. El MBA de ESADE: todos los conocimientos para alcanzar el éxito profesional (pp. 329-360).
- Colet Petit, E., Fontcuberta Llanes, J., Garcia Gay, R., García Lancha, O., Iglesias, O., Mària Serrano, J., Parada, M., Platikanova, P., Rodón Mòdol, J., Roig Navarro, C., Royo Morón, C., Sayeras Maspera, J., SUÁREZ BARRAZA, M. F., Vinaixa Serra, J., Vives, L., Wareham, J., Alfaro Faus, M., Batllori Lloveras, G., Gimbert Ràfols, X., HERAS FORCADA, M. Á. & Sesé Muniategui, F. (2010). El MBA de ESADE: todos los conocimientos para alcanzar el éxito profesional.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2010). Orchestrating network behavior for innovation.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2010). Orchestrating Smart Business Network dynamics for innovation. European Journal of Information Systems, 19 (4), pp. 481-493. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2010.19.
- Busquets Carretero, J., Loebbecke, C. & Mallart Coch, J. R. (2010, June). Catalan Broadcasting Corporation CCMA: The digital challenge [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J., Lanvin, B. & Torres Mancera, D. (2010). Promoting information societies in complex environments: An in-depth look at Spain's Plan Avanza. The global information technology report 2009-2010: ICT for sustainability (pp. 127-139).
- Busquets Carretero, J., Rodón Mòdol, J. & Vera, L. (2010). Santander acquires abbey. ICIS 2010 Proceedings - Thirty First International Conference on Information Systems .
- Busquets Carretero, J., Rodón Mòdol, J. & Wareham, J. (2009). Adaptability in smart business networks: An exploratory case in the insurance industry. Decision Support Systems, 47 (4), pp. 287-296. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2009.05.006.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2009). Orchestrating smart network dynamics for innovation.
- Busquets Carretero, J., Rodón Mòdol, J. & Vera Vinardell, L. (2009, October). Banco Santander acquires Abbey: The Jack Project A and B [Case study].
- Blanco, J. & Busquets Carretero, J. (2009, October). CISCO Systems: Bridging the gateway between Europe and India [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Mallart Coch, J. R. (2009, July). IMB Barcelona Lab [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Mallart Coch, J. R. (2009, July). IBM Barcelona Lab: Orchestrating innovation in banking [Case study].
- Wareham, J., Busquets Carretero, J. & Austin, R. D. (2009). Creative, convergent, and social: Prospects for mobile computing. Journal of Information Technology, 24 (2), pp. 139-143. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/jit.2009.1.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2009). Dejar volar la innovación.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2009). Orchestrating smart business networks. The Network Experience (pp. 327-335). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85582-8_20.
- Austin, R. D. & Busquets Carretero, J. (2008). Managing differences Innovations case discussion: Specialisterne.
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Mallart Coch, J. R. (2008, October). Scalextric: The digital age [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2008). Orchestrating smart business networks. The network experience: New value from smart business networks (pp. 327-335).
- Austin, R. D., Busquets Carretero, J. & Wareham, J. (2008, February). Specialisterne: Sense & Details [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J., Rodón Mòdol, J. & Wareham, J. (2008). Adaptability in smart business networks. Smart business networks: A new business paradigm (pp. 52-77).
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2007, July). Network Behaviour [Paper presentation]. 23rd EGOS Colloquium.
- Busquets Carretero, J., Rodón Mòdol, J. & Wareham, J. (2007, June). Network Strategy: A Dynamic Approach [Paper presentation]. 20th Bled eConference.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2007, February). Multiasistencia on the Internet C [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J., Rodón Mòdol, J. & Wareham, J. (2007). Multiasistencia: The network orchestrator. Communications of the ACM, 50 (6), pp. 31. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/1247001.1247002.
- Busquets Carretero, J., Wareham, J. & Rodón Mòdol, J. (2007). Network strategy. In Markus, M. L., Hampe, J. F. & Lenart, G., Gricar, J., Pucihar, A. (Eds.), 20th Bled eConference - eMergence (pp. 384-397). Bled eCommerce Conference.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2006, November). Multiasistencia on the Internet B [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2006, October). Multiasistencia on the Internet A [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J. & Mallart Coch, J. R. (2006, October). IBM Barcelona lab: A story of technological innovation [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2006, September). Sony Barcelona Plant A [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2006, September). Sony Barcelona Plant B [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2006, September). Sony Barcelona Plant C [Case study].
- Busquets Carretero, J., Rodón Mòdol, J. & Wareham, J. (2006, June). Adaptability in Smart Business Networks [Paper presentation]. SBNi Discovery Session, Putten 2006.
- Busquets Carretero, J. (2006, February). Multiasistencia on the Internet [Case study].
- Rodón Mòdol, J., Busquets Carretero, J. & Christiaanse, E. (2005, January). Orchestration in ICT-enabled business networks: A case in the repairs industry [Paper presentation]. 18th Bled eConference: eIntegration in Action, Bled. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84925957269&partnerID=8YFLogxK